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Oh believe me, if that place livens up, they will come (shudder)!
If you love a bit of drama, it was a great place - lots of backline PM's, affairs, lying about being married etc Could almost guarantee a cluster after an OH conference - and all played out on the board eventually - the FB groups took that over though - I think they lasted a month or two before they imploded!
Proud Feminist, Atheist, LGBT friend, and Democratic Socialist
Actually that was my whole point. It was a different time with different results. It was effective. So why would going even further away from that help us?
It's hard for me to imagine. I live in a small town where people don't lock their doors and would even invite strangers into their homes! But even when I lived in a larger town, I would open the door without hesitation, wouldn't occur to me not to.
Sure it would be different if I lived in some of the less salubrious parts of the major cities.
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
on 4/12/14 1:30 am
I agree about mental health awareness and education of children.....add responsible parents who raise their children properly. Your statement about shooting ranges in schools during the 50s doesn't work for me. Different time and completely different society.
on 4/12/14 1:27 am
I understand why they moved them, and perhaps it was also an attempt at livening a dead board by bringing awareness to the people who would be willing to go to OT but think the sex before/after board might be filled with twisted sex maniacs?
I've lived here for 11 years since 2001 (lived in Singapore for a few in between) and have NEVER felt I needed to carry a gun. I really don't live somewhere you see or hear guns.
My son has fallen into the "need to carry" mindset and at present has (I think 4 guns) and has his concealed carry permit - I suppose I could run to his house during the zombie apocolypse?
Stranger shootings in my county are EXTREMELY rare - you are way more likely to be shot by a family member or targetted for a reason (like the Head of Corrections) - I might have had a gun if I were in that sort of a position and who knows, maybe he did? Doubt I'd think to take my loaded weapon to open the door to a pizza guy 
just as he didn't!
Proud Feminist, Atheist, LGBT friend, and Democratic Socialist
Wow, that must be really scary. How awful to feel you need guns. Why would anyone want to carry a concealed gun? If it is to frighten people off, isn't that defeating the object?
do you have to be trained before you can carry a gun? Psychologically evaluated? I have read scare stories of people just being able to go and buy a gun. I assume that can't be true??
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Problem is people get offended so easily nowadays. Plus so many people believe that if they aren't happy something MUST be changed. I know when I don't like something (like a forum topic) I don't read it, but that is common sense and it is so very uncommon today.
My friend's father is in his late 80's. He was leaving the grocery store one morning when two young men approached him threateningly and asked if he was alone. He pulled open his jacket, and said he had a friend with him as he pointed to his revolver. The two probably would-be assaultants ran away.
We have concealed carry licenses in the US because it helps us to feel safer. When everyone finally wakes up and gets their CCL, maybe criminals will be less likely to pick on someone. Without a gun in the US we can feel like the deer during hunting season.
I do not enjoy shooting my gun. I do enjoy knowing that it empowers me. I know that I have been trained to carry and use it properly. I hope I never need to use my fire insurance. I hope I never need to use my gun, but I need both.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I can see your side on this. I don't even have a gun in my house because my wife is very against it. I just don't think what we are doing now is what is going to work. We have lots of laws just need to enforce them. I am all for a universal background check as every state is different. You know give your fingerprint and they run you on all data bases. I just believe if someone means to do harm they will find a way. The founding fathers wanted us to have guns so that the government could not be more powerful then us. You dang Brits drove us away.lol I will not lie I am not 100% sure what the answer is. I do think we need to educate much more on mental illness and signs to look for and how to best respond to people with a mental illness. I admit I could be wrong on the home invasion thing. I had read that a few times but maybe it was slanted information.
