I'd be very pleased to see a new law stating that in order to buy a gun, you must take an approved course (that happens monthly or so) that is tax-funded either by state police or local police with federal aid.

This would ensure that all the moron Rambo wannabes actually know something about the weapon they bought and how to properly wield it, and no one's 2nd Amendment rights are infringed.


>> ^VoodooV:

The only problem I have with the 2nd amendment is that it says nothing about being trained or being competent with a firearm
Any insecure idiot who longs for the days of the wild west with delusions of grandeur can buy a gun, but it says nothing about whether or not they can use it well.
If everyone had the same training and skill as that cop I doubt I would have a problem with excessive gun ownership.
But the odds of those idiots actually using a gun well is actually pretty low and in such a case, they'd be more of a liability than a benefit.
It's just like that sift of the old dude who happened to have a gun when the internet cafe he was at was being robbed. He fired it indiscriminately regardless of the nearby bystanders. Fucking asshole was lucky not to have hurt the bystanders instead of the criminals.

Fuck, that mentality scares me.

As a former combat arms Marine, I've had countless hours behind the butt of an assault rifle and I still don't think I could have really done shit in a situation like Aurora. If I had a clear shot, sure, that's easy enough as long as I'm not shot first. But when you have people running around and screaming (not to mention the fucking smoke screen) I'd be very hesitant about returning fire.

Compare that to some 22 year old thinking he's Billy Badass who took a 4-hour concealed carry permit class. Suddenly he's fucking Rambo and thinks he can save the world. Never once do these idiots think about ANY of the details.



>> ^dag:

Couple of Ayn Rand loving freedom fighters. If we only these guys were at that Batman screening I'm sure they would have handled the situation well.

That was fucking terrible.

Thanks! I wanted a double D at first, but my surgeon told me it would be too much for my frame.
In reply to this comment by lurgee:
congrats on the big d!

Fuck you sifty, it is too, valid. *dupeof=http://videosift.com/video/Chocolade-Haas

*dupeof=http://videosift.com/video/Chocolade-Haas



And it even has the same title! For shame!

Blame reddit.
In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Congrats on achieving greatness, old man. It's long overdue.

Dear sweet baby Jeezus, I didn't see that coming! Thanks!
In reply to this comment by Fusionaut:
Congrats, dude!

*quality.

I love this. The afternoon dj on my local classic rock station plays this every day. I smile every time.

Your avatar makes my man-bits tingle.

Dear sweet baby Jeezus, I didn't see that coming! Thanks!
In reply to this comment by Lann:
Congrats on Diamond!

Dear sweet baby Jeezus, I didn't see that coming! Thanks!
In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
I'd been wondering about all those *quality invocations on old sift talk posts... I now understand it.

p.s. Congrats from me too :
>> ^UsesProzac:

Congratulations on diamond.

Dear sweet baby Jeezus, I didn't see that coming! Thanks!
In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
Congrats on the Diamond!!

You are one stealthy sifter.
;

Haha, yeah, that last push was a lot of work for me!
In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Congratulations on diamond. ;

I lol'd.