Originally Posted by Fltpkr (Post 2231694)

Here in The Villages? Who am I most worried about?? Probably an intoxicated, angry and frustrated Villager who is on an emotional edge.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2231511)

Geez. What have we here, this morning?

All I did was tell a little story from the 1970s. And now those cops (who are still carrying, and living in a retirement community in the South) are being called dirt-bags. Even had chapter and verse Fed law looked up to quote at me….wow

It was the 1970s. It was a little story. But, hey, it looks like it even turned out to have a point……

Ya know — like now — in this weird world of 2023 — hosting a big party could mean assuming that anybody and everybody could be armed…..

But, we all know that nobody ever drinks too much.

And nobody ever over-reacts on the subject of guns.

I don’t care if responsible people carry……

What I do care about is the potential for angry guys to take something totally out of context and react in a hair-trigger way.

I was not going to engage in this one. But I just had to defend my little story. (sigh) This is a microcosm of what is happening to us……The art of conversation can no longer be taken for granted. We now often have to approach even in-person discussions like walking on eggs — or like a minefield. Too many people are too easy to set off.

Boomer

I really need to stop looking at these threads.

Originally Posted by Dantes (Post 2231391)

Citizens with guns is the reason for the 4 th of July

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2231392)

The point was, highly restrictive gun control does not reduce crime.........what's your point?? No one says gun-friendly reduces crime. :popcorn::popcorn:

Originally Posted by Battlebasset (Post 2231542)

We don't live in "Florida". We live in a place called "The Villages, Florida".

It is a lazy analysis to take a large diverse piece of land with invented borders and try to prove such a point as this. The Villages is quite safe. Jacksonville? Miami Gardens? Not so much. Peoria, IL? Lots of gun violence. Naperville, IL? Not so much.

Gun violence has much more to do with the people in the community and their respect for the law and law enforcement than anything else.

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2231769)

The 4th. July is also the reason Americans drive on the wrong side of the road, and can't navigate roundabouts!:duck::throwtomatoes:

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2231769)

The 4th. July is also the reason Americans drive on the wrong side of the road, and can't navigate roundabouts!:duck::throwtomatoes:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2231797)

Well, yeah...but at least we can spell words without all those extra "u"s.:D

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2231819)

Withot a dobt!:p

Originally Posted by Pballer (Post 2231800)

For those of you that have a problem with the 2nd amendment, maybe you should move to Japan, Australia, England or Western Europe where guns are restricted and gun violence is rare. Otherwise deal with it. When everyone has unrestricted access to guns, everyone is safer. We need good guys with guns to protect us from the bad guys with guns.

Originally Posted by Maker (Post 2231092)

One could move to Chicago or New York City or Detroit if highly restrictive gun control laws make you feel safer.

Originally Posted by Pballer (Post 2231800)

For those of you that have a problem with the 2nd amendment, maybe you should move to Japan, Australia, England or Western Europe where guns are restricted and gun violence is rare. Otherwise deal with it. When everyone has unrestricted access to guns, everyone is safer. We need good guys with guns to protect us from the bad guys with guns.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2231861)

Or any of the people who have guns who were good people at the mass shooting in Baltimore recently? Those 30 people who were shot, might have a thought about the good guy with the gun protecting them from the bad guy with a gun.