Oregon shootings

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October 2, 2015 at 5:04 pm #31572

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The usual debate about guns.

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/02/oregon-shootings-douglas-county-sheriff-john-hanlin
Oregon shootings: the gun-toting sheriff at odds with Obama

Douglas County sheriff John Hanlin once described gun control as an ‘indisputable insult to the American people’ …

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October 2, 2015 at 8:17 pm #31580

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More people in U.S. killed by shootings in my lifetime than were killed in all U.S. wars combined…

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jan/18/mark-shields/pbs-commentator-mark-shields-says-more-killed-guns/

October 3, 2015 at 3:29 pm #31626

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nittany ram wrote:

More people in U.S. killed by shootings in my lifetime than were killed in all U.S. wars combined…

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jan/18/mark-shields/pbs-commentator-mark-shields-says-more-killed-guns/

I would not have guessed that.

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October 3, 2015 at 6:55 pm #31647

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Nor I.

I though more than a million died in the Civil War. I was way off.

October 3, 2015 at 10:06 pm #31664

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Zooey wrote:

I thought more than a million died in the Civil War. I was way off.

I didn’t realize american wars were that lackluster.

Is it coaching? Or talent? Or leadership?

October 4, 2015 at 2:16 pm #31697

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zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

I thought more than a million died in the Civil War. I was way off.

I didn’t realize american wars were that lackluster.

Is it coaching? Or talent? Or leadership?

I don’t think it’s lack of talent. The US has all the weapons in place. I say it just needs time to gel. Before you know it, it will become a world class killing machine.

October 4, 2015 at 3:49 pm #31703

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zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

I thought more than a million died in the Civil War. I was way off.

I didn’t realize american wars were that lackluster.

Is it coaching? Or talent? Or leadership?

Well, when you go into battle with two first year generals, one second year general, a general who’s never commanded before and one general who’s solid but always hurt, you’re not going to kill as many people as you should.
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