You should look into teaching in bilingual schools in almost any country in the world. Very good pay relatively, and some incredible places to live.
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You should look into teaching in bilingual schools in almost any country in the world. Very good pay relatively, and some incredible places to live.
I've thought of that, but am worried about my wife's job prospects in nursing as she's not fluent in a foreign language.
That, and convincing her of the move. I'm much more keen to live in another country than she is.
Look to places like Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Everyone speaks English and nurses are always needed.
What about other English speaking countries?
Eh?
Explodes? Don't think so, Mike.
Also, I'd wager that civilian ammunition isn't subject to the Convention. NATO 5.56 will be compliant, .223 Remington maybe not.
Also, I'd wager that civilian ammunition isn't subject to the Convention. NATO 5.56 will be compliant, .223 Remington maybe not.
You tell him Dwazza!
Apparently, the ammo stuff he's referencing predates the Geneva Convention and is actually from The Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907. But who needs to worry about facts?
A good summary that explains Moore's confusion/deliberate obfuscation here:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-911286
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-911286
I just dont understand why automatic weapons are allowed, you dont need a full auto 30 round magazine to go hunting ffs.
The gun lobbyists would have more of a leg to stand on if it was just Hunting rifles, long barreled shotguns etc in the hands of licensed civilians, but military grade hardware readily available to everyone who wants it is something the world will look back on in the history books 500 years from now (if we survive that long as a society) and find just as confusing to us reading about the savage practices of the middle ages.
The gun lobbyists would have more of a leg to stand on if it was just Hunting rifles, long barreled shotguns etc in the hands of licensed civilians, but military grade hardware readily available to everyone who wants it is something the world will look back on in the history books 500 years from now (if we survive that long as a society) and find just as confusing to us reading about the savage practices of the middle ages.
To be fair, they are not. Only Semi-Auto. But your point still stands, and I completely agree, mainly because most military only use Semi-Auto, far more accurate if you know what you are doing, and you don't burn your ammo spraying at nothing.
Yeah he's completely out of his gourd in that tweet.
He's talking about "dum dum" rounds used in the 1890s that are banned for military use in The Hague Convention.
Indeed. Just because it visually resembles an M4 does not make it military grade.
@Oo0AahCantona
I do think a magazine limit is something that could and should be done, regarding the 30 round magazine argument.
True. In reality, there's very little difference between this rifle:
And this one:
But the AR-15 is scarier.
I hate to say it but it's coz its black, isn't it?
These ones are a lot less scary as you can see.
True. In reality, there's very little difference between this rifle:
And this one:
But the AR-15 is scarier.
I hate to say it but it's coz its black, isn't it?
You push those boundaries mate. The AR just looks evil, full stop. If you listen to the video of the Orlando shootings, you can hear him doing a fine job on Semi-Auto. I can't watch it anymore, it made me sick just thinking every shot you hear is killing or maiming someone. It's just batshit insane why they are still allowed on sale. But, as I, and many others have said, if nothing changed after Sandy Hook when 20 kids got killed, then sadly, I doubt anything will after 100 odd LGBT folks getting shot and killed will.Trumps argument about people having guns inside the club is just as fecking stupid. Yeah, great idea, allow drunk people to carry guns, i'm sure that will end well wont it? He's a feckwit of the highest order. Also, reports say there were 3 people with guns shooting back at the Orlando killer, obviously none succeeded in killing him, and apparently they won't know if they accidently shot others by mistake until all the forensics and autopsies have been concluded and that could take months.
These ones are a lot less scary as you can see.
I never use the R word, but by feck that's exactly what that is right there. Moronic!
Diane Feinstein had a whole bill proposal made up to ban aesthetic parts of guns she found scary.
Trumps argument about people having guns inside the club is just as fecking stupid. Yeah, great idea, allow drunk people to carry guns, i'm sure that will end well wont it? He's a feckwit of the highest order. Also, reports say there were 3 people with guns shooting back at the Orlando killer, obviously none succeeded in killing him, and apparently they won't know if they accidently shot others by mistake until all the forensics and autopsies have been concluded and that could take months.
I never use the R word, but by feck that's exactly what that is right there. Moronic!
Yeah, even in the gun slinging old west most folks knew that mixing booze and guns was a bad idea.
I'll apologize to everyone for my skewed perspective but you all know it's because we have plenty of guns in Canada but a pot less gun violence. It's why I think there's more to America's problem. They definitely need more controls but the root of the problem goes deeper than that, I think.
Yeah, we have discussed it before mate, I agree it goes a lot deeper too. A myriad of problems, mental health, attitude and upbringing, education, advertising, fear and paranoia, and the NRA and Republican party really don't help at all. It's no easy fix at all, but one thing is for sure, if you take Assault Rifles off the shelves today, and have an amnesty for legal ones in circulation, then anyone who wants to go out and kill people in a mass shooting spree is going to have to purchase one illegally. It will make things harder, of that, there can be no doubt. And imho, anything that reduces the odds or reduces deaths is a good thing. But that's just me I guess.
SC recently passed a law to allow guns in places that serve alcohol... You just can't drink if you are carrying. "This'll be great they said"
How bad is your drug and gang problem?
Dwazza's drug problem is well known on the caf, he's recovering, you shouldn't really bring it up mate. As far as I know he isn't in a gang.
Maybe one part of why the drug and gang problem is so bad in the US is the moronic gun laws?
Well, I'm sure at least one person may think that.
In the meantime, the Mexican drug cartels and major gangs are doing whatever they wish regardless of any law. Like gangs have done in every country they exist in...
How much is your wife's and your life worth?
sounds like things may be moving on the background checks after all. Hope so.
people with mental problems and on no fly lists hopefully will not be able to get guns.
people with mental problems and on no fly lists hopefully will not be able to get guns.
I'm sorry, but have I hired you as a financial advisor or life coach?
And to answer your question, worth enough to protect them in the only ways in which I can at the moment, yet some people want to critique things like that and Monday morning quarterback people who are doing the best they can with what they have at their disposal. Well, allow me to apologize for not being born with enough money to up and move wherever, whenever I want, but that's life for the vast majority of the world's population, and it is reality for me, so I make do.
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Indeed. I have my fingers crossed on this happening. Do you have a link?
I'm afraid I've relapsed! Wait, if you didn't really stop it's not actually relapsing, right?
Canada's*
It comes and goes but the gangs keep it amongst themselves for the most part. A good portion of Canadians like drugs.
Currently a 14 hour filibuster in the US Senate about gun violence
All this is that I just don't buy your reasoning for owning guns. As a teacher, you're probably just as likely to die in a school shooting than from some armed home invader.
38 Dem Senators have been on the floor.
You think he goes to school unarmed? He's like John McClane with a pistol taped between his shoulder blades and a grenade hidden in the top drawer of his desk.
I hope you understand how little it means to me that you "don't buy" why I own guns.
All jokes aside, have you ever read what Utah does?
I was interested how fast a semi could be fired and from what I could gather it is as fast as you can pull the trigger (human is limiting step) . While searching I got a few ads for trigger adapters that turn semis into auto. Are these real? Illegal? Even with regular semi it was frightening how fast they fired. Who the feck needs that? Basically 30 rounds in seconds. I hear sales on the gun the guy used skyrocketed after the attack.
I hope you understand how little that means, full stop. Whether you care or not is irrelevant. Progress cares little about how the stubborn ones in the wrong feel and with time it will march on past the idiotic idea that owning a gun in some way protects you. It's just a question of how many more innocent children need to die before it happens.
Ooo look! Another one!
Has the licensing system you spoke of helped keep gun violence out of gang violence up there?
It comes and goes but the gangs keep it amongst themselves for the most part. A good portion of Canadians like drugs.
Ooh look another post that means little!
Missed this yesterday.. We tried this from 1994 to 2004. After GWB came in along with some changes in Congress, it was allowed to lapse. Research on its effectiveness is hard to judge because of the rarity of the use of rifles in gun crime (their words, not mine, mind you).