tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post3949171571307319463..comments2023-08-17T17:34:11.644+10:00Comments on An Aussie in the World: "SATAN IS ALSO A FISHER OF MEN."Running on empty http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-50472156017854106392017-11-10T05:09:06.709+11:002017-11-10T05:09:06.709+11:00You were right KE.......Greed for money is clearly...You were right KE.......Greed for money is clearly more important than peoples safety and lives. It’s just too sad and awful and must be incredibly frustrating for right minded people like yourself to have to stomach and live with.<br />Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-7103666488787037702017-11-09T19:39:07.514+11:002017-11-09T19:39:07.514+11:00It's overkill.It's overkill.Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-44933897904142378752017-11-09T11:26:13.133+11:002017-11-09T11:26:13.133+11:00There is really very little oversight of guns in U...There is really very little oversight of guns in US if you add in the factor they are not regulated on the internet. The only record keeping is microfilm which is too slow to access. There is also a loophole called Charleston Loophole which is if a gun dealer does a search for records and it takes longer than 3 Days the gun can be purchased. The records would have to be readily available or many will be sold with that loophole. Also no records are needed between private sellers. The laws are not uniform in every state. 36 states have little or no gun laws. AK15s and other high powered rifles are in great demand supposedly for hunting which is totally false and because many are fearful they will be outlawed so they want to aquire one just in case. <br />The NRA spends millions lobbying legislators and they are now working in many other countries promoting gun rights to promote sales for manufacturers. KEthical Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169552208571703884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-47407536996088839442017-11-09T09:17:19.259+11:002017-11-09T09:17:19.259+11:00
Revision, the youngest killed in this mass shooti...<br />Revision, the youngest killed in this mass shooting was an 18 month old baby. The shooter is also revealed to have been through the mental health system. Therefore he should have been prohibited from owning firearms. <br />Earlier this year, President Trump reversed a law that mentally ill people cannot own guns in America. Although that law may have been abused in some instances, it certainly should not have been abandoned altogether.<br /><br />I also read that people can freely sell guns to each other. That should not be allowed, accountable businesses should be the only sellers, and semi automatic weapons should only be owned by the military. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-7909366129189785732017-11-08T19:21:51.845+11:002017-11-08T19:21:51.845+11:00For anyone considering suicide, don't, I care ...<br />For anyone considering suicide, don't, I care that you live. Call one of these numbers in your country or look in the phone book, or see your doctor.<br /><br /><br />http://ibpf.org/resource/list-international-suicide-hotlinesRunning on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-41550312174356560402017-11-08T07:44:59.429+11:002017-11-08T07:44:59.429+11:00Mass shootings make headlines but here’s some numb...Mass shootings make headlines but here’s some numbers that show those killings amount to a rather small minority of a much much bigger problem that has been in evidence for years.<br />Between 2001 and 2013, 406,496 people died as a result of gun violence in America according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.<br /><br />Of this number the majority - 237,052 - were actually suicides as opposed to homicides.<br /><br />Homicides accounted for 153,144 deaths over this period while the rest comprised 8,383 accidental deaths, 4,778 deaths from police shootings and 3,200 where the cause couldn't be determined. <br /><br />In this context, mass shootings make up a comparatively small proportion of overall gun deaths in the US, accounting for around three per cent of homicides in 2017 so far according to the Gun Violence Archive.<br /><br />I don’t know what to say other than it’s too much. Way too much......Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-27305011369020272942017-11-08T01:03:20.424+11:002017-11-08T01:03:20.424+11:00
The sermon did say that satan tempts everybody.<br />The sermon did say that satan tempts everybody.Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-16520904306802826822017-11-07T23:07:02.388+11:002017-11-07T23:07:02.388+11:0090% of Americans suppoert universal background che...90% of Americans suppoert universal background checks to purchase a gun. The political party in control is the one against them. After every mass shooting the people ask for some controls and are told not to politicize the issue.....they refuse to address any controls or will lose the millions of dollars in donations given to them by the NRA. If anything is evil,it is the greed for money over the safety of the people they represent.<br />KEthical Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169552208571703884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-40292914984121532192017-11-07T17:58:51.451+11:002017-11-07T17:58:51.451+11:00
What some Australians are thinking about US gun l...<br />What some Australians are thinking about US gun laws,( in the comments section)<br /><br /><br />https://www.mamamia.com.au/texas-church-shooting/Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-58047355447045994052017-11-07T10:32:15.888+11:002017-11-07T10:32:15.888+11:00It's heartening to hear the glib rhetoric spoo...It's heartening to hear the glib rhetoric spoon fed to the public about the ‘evil doers’ isn’t swallowed by everyone. Neatly packaged garbage that prevents the need to actually sit down and address the real issues which are very complex and would require real effort, not to mention money.<br />It’s so much more complicated than that and you’ve ring fenced the main problems very nicely.<br />It’s impossible for me to navigate the notion of guns being a household essential, let alone people thinking they’re the answer to curb the ever escalating number of murders and suicides they enable. It’s a growing monster that just keeps getting fed.<br /><br />It’s clearly a huge problem but if as you say the NRA has such power and politicians are are too weak or financially dependent on the revenue to enforce strong reforms, it leaves little room for hope of improvement. <br /><br />It’s a volatile subject and easy to condemn, but clearly many people feel firearms are necessary. That’s the really sad thing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-56297503015832742572017-11-07T06:42:15.005+11:002017-11-07T06:42:15.005+11:00My opinion is it is insane to keep blaming evil wi...My opinion is it is insane to keep blaming evil without following it up with actions to do something to stop the evil. America is lax when it comes to mental health care as well as physical healthcare. It has been many years since mental health has been addressed in US. Politicians are using fear of ISIS since 911 to garner votes and the NRA uses fear to sell guns. Lack of mental care, fear of terrorists, and guns, is a combination that is wrecking havoc.<br /><br /> It is not enough to pray....praying for the people to awaken. No, something has to be done to curb these disasters, imho. There is no possible way to stop every evil act but there are things that can be done to reduce the carnage. The NRA has bought many of the politicians. The politicians have voted against any form of gun control and even voted against studying why we have so much gun violence. Everytime gun control is brought up in public discourse many people run out and buy more guns because of fear of guns being taken away or banned...it is a vicious circle.<br /><br />My heart goes out to those families who are affected in Texas. KEthical Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169552208571703884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-88035844971442283752017-11-07T04:31:09.865+11:002017-11-07T04:31:09.865+11:00The truth is people are losing patience because th...The truth is people are losing patience because they’re tired of hearing about these atrocities but have to reconcile the fact that nothing is done about it. In fact those in power bleat on about the ‘right’ to carry arms and are in fact are proposing (if that link is anything to go by) let’s go out and get some more! <br /><br />That is insanity right there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-58989321723637874792017-11-07T00:03:39.172+11:002017-11-07T00:03:39.172+11:00
I think some of the people visible in the above v...<br />I think some of the people visible in the above video were among the slain. The little children had just come in from Sunday school and were sitting in the back pews.<br /><br />https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/these-are-the-victims-of-the-sutherland-springs-church?utm_term=.ru5B4g2Nb#.xeAVzYv1kRunning on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-49257779588565342862017-11-06T19:50:43.022+11:002017-11-06T19:50:43.022+11:00Geepers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/...Geepers<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/06/texas-attorney-general-congregations-should-be-armed-after-church-shootingRunning on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-75368955637107318862017-11-06T18:00:56.057+11:002017-11-06T18:00:56.057+11:00Well he got a dishonourable discharge from the Air...Well he got a dishonourable discharge from the Air Force, apparently, and 12 months confinement, but by then he would have already had high level training in weapons. <br /><br />People in Australia are saying America needs better gun control. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-10829590070698123202017-11-06T17:37:54.309+11:002017-11-06T17:37:54.309+11:00Thank you for this. You honour the dead and the su...Thank you for this. You honour the dead and the suffering with your deep feelings. Mass shootings are beyond my capacity to begin to understand. I can get the feelings behind all kinds of petty evils, but not this. I believe these people have no concept of what another human being is. They know only their own miserable selves. Their humanity is incomplete. Whatever religious, political or social motives they claim are not motives, simply excuses.Rinanoreply@blogger.com