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This was interesting to watch last night on a live ABC feed.

Part way through (apparently after the person was taken into custody) the swat truck and an MRAP showed up and rammed the vehicle from each end.

Now compare that to this pic where the person is showed outside the car at night with the MRAP behind him. The car was rammed by the two police vehicles a little before the sun went down.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-shooting-leaves-4-children-2-adults-dead-1.2701990

Authorities said the teen's information also helped them to intercept the suspect, who led nearly two dozen deputy constables' patrol cars on a chase that ended in a cul-de-sac shortly before 7 p.m. There, the suspect's boxed-in vehicle remained for hours. Finally, about 10 p.m., after hours of waiting and negotiations, the man emerged from his car, raised his hands and sank to his knees as deputies arrested him.

I was in chat last night and some of you had watched it as well. While reading the comments we were confused of if the person was in custody. By some of the comments he was already in custody before the MRAP and SWAT truck showing up. So I question the use of the vehicles after the fact. Yes there could be explosives, but you don't block it end to end. If you do block it, try the sides. I don't know.

Not exactly sure what really happened here. Much confusion.

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4 children dead, another critically wounded. I hope this worth your extremely liberal gun non-regulation, gun-loving American wingnuts.

#priorities

Seems like these shootings are bi-weekly occurrences these days. I love gun-violent movies, TV, video games, comics etc. but I've never shot or learned to shoot a real gun in my life and am proud of it, and I never will...unless my country is being invaded or there is major violent civil unrest within Canada and I need to protect my family from immanent violence where the police/military fail...both unlikely scenarios. If everyone in the US and Canada had this same approach, civilian-on-civilian gun deaths in these countries would be zero. Over 11,000 deaths in the US prevented in 2013 alone, almost 200 prevented in Canada in 2012.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2014001/article/11925/c-g/c-g04-eng.gif

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4 children dead, another critically wounded. I hope this worth your extremely liberal gun non-regulation, gun-loving American wingnuts.

It is "worth it".....many Americans love guns....no guns...no America. Gun homicides in the U.S. have actually declined despite more guns and gun ownership.

US_vs_CDN_homicide_rate.jpg

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Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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I love gun-violent movies, TV, video games, comics etc. but I've never shot or learned to shoot a real gun in my life and am proud of it, and I never will...unless my country is being invaded or there is major violent civil unrest within Canada and I need to protect my family from immanent violence where the police/military fail...both unlikely scenarios.

You should learn how to use one now. That way you won't be struggling when one of these 'unlikely' scenarios occurs.

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It is "worth it".....many Americans love guns....no guns...no America. Gun homicides in the U.S. have actually declined despite more guns and gun ownership.

US_vs_CDN_homicide_rate.jpg

A rate three times that of the next worse developed country is nothing to be proud of. Unless maybe you are an American. Edited by Wilber

"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC

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A rate three times that of the next worse developed country is nothing to be proud of. Unless maybe you are an American.

What would make it better ? Is Canada "proud" of a gun homicide rate TEN TIMES that of Japan's ? Which constitutional right would you be willing to give up just to have better stats ?

Gun%20homicide%20rates.jpg

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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What would make it better ? Is Canada "proud" of a gun homicide rate TEN TIMES that of Japan's ? Which constitutional right would you be willing to give up just to have better stats ?

Gun%20homicide%20rates.jpg

We don't share a 3000 mile border with Japan.

"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC

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Or France.....so what ? Control your borders instead of crying about access to cheaper shopping...including guns.

More flailing. We do control our borders. A Canadian wouldn't want to cross the border to one of those 24 hour gunshops and buy an AR 15 and try to re-enter Canada.

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More flailing. We do control our borders. A Canadian wouldn't want to cross the border to one of those 24 hour gunshops and buy an AR 15 and try to re-enter Canada.

That's a blanket statement. Hand guns are effectively banned in Canada. Gangs in Toronto are getting their gats somewhere.

Blaming the US for illegal guns in Canada is sort of like the US blaming Mexico for Cocaine coming up there.

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That's a blanket statement. Hand guns are effectively banned in Canada. Gangs in Toronto are getting their gats somewhere.

Blaming the US for illegal guns in Canada is sort of like the US blaming Mexico for Cocaine coming up there.

Agreed....a nation is responsible for policing its borders. Worrying about gun homicides/suicides in the U.S. from Canada is a fool's wish.

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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4 children dead, another critically wounded. I hope this worth your extremely liberal gun non-regulation

Actually, guns are highly regulated.

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Or France.....so what ? Control your borders instead of crying about access to cheaper shopping...including guns.

Maybe we should build a fence. How's that working on your southern border? I don 't worry about gun homicides and suicides on the US side of the border. I am concerned about how many are committed on our side with illegally smuggled, restricted weapons from your side.

"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC

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Maybe we should build a fence. How's that working on your southern border? I don 't worry about gun homicides and suicides on the US side of the border. I am concerned about how many are committed on our side with illegally smuggled, restricted weapons from your side.

See...the problem is on "your side"...stop those guns !! Hell, send 'em to us...we love 'em !

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See...the problem is on "your side"...stop those guns !! Hell, send 'em to us...we love 'em !

Guess you should have no complaint about Mexican, Central and South American drugs then.

"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC

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Guess you should have no complaint about Mexican, Central and South American drugs then.

Why not? Want to know how have your cake and eat it too?

More guns.

A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.

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It is "worth it".....many Americans love guns....no guns...no America. Gun homicides in the U.S. have actually declined despite more guns and gun ownership.

US_vs_CDN_homicide_rate.jpg

where did that electrical engineer blogger get his data? That graph doesn't represent a damn thing. He just overlapped values when in reality the US line should be way above the Canadian. That's not misleading, it's just an outright fabrication.

Here's the homicide rates for all forms of intentional homicide.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate_by_decade

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