Bower Bird, your theory couldn`t be further from reality. In real life, people who try those types of cute little tactics become statistics. Try anything like you suggest on a hardened fighter and you`ll be laughed at, if you are lucky. The moves aren`t reality, they`re fantasy.
Rather ironic that in the USA those who support gun control do not support controlled immigration. There is probably more of a link between drive-by-shootings and the children of illegal hispanic immigrants than there is between gun ownership and drive-by-shootings. Gang related gun violence is particularly bad in many of the USA's minority neighborhoods.
If not guns it would be something else, such as; what does this make; sulfur sodium nitrate and charcoal in a pipe with nails and screws thrown in? Or place that pipe with a blasting cap in the center of a 55 gal drum of fuel oil some powdered metal fertilizer for something more powerful than TNT Or what about putting a rag in a bottle of gas? That stopped tanks in WW2. The problem is people not guns. When allowed more freedoms we must assume more responsibility and risk. Or we could be like our weenie friends across the pond who bend over and drop em' for the king. NO THANKS. Remember a wise man once said; "Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither LIBERTY or SAFETY", of course that wise man was Ben Franklin in 1755. Reva
Well said, the overly simplistic "logic", the emotional tunnel visioned bleatings of anti gunners everywhere fail to grasp the obvious. When they cite mass shootings as an argument for firearm ban, they only show their own ignorance. A firearm in the hands of an unbalanced p1ssant is way less lethal than a lot of other methods they could use.
... knives. Yes, we all know things other than guns are capable of killing people. Nobody has ever said otherwise. So, back to the original question(s) in the OP: "How many lives were lost due to drive-by knifings last year in America? "How many people were injured due to drive-by knifings?" Just curious. http://www.politicalforum.com/gun-control/228758-drive-shootings.html#post5011066
History is full of horror stories initiated by the inappropriate mixing of incompatable cultures. Only a fool refuses to learn from the past.
None that I'm aware of. Meanwhile, in the land down under... Kinda makes this song take on a different meaning, doesn't it? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPw4f1oN7g&ob=av2e]If You Want Blood, You've Got It[/ame] BTW - Sunday, February 19th, will be 32 years since Bon's passing.
Now that makes me feel old. I remember the day well. Sitting at a mate's place, on bean bags, actually listening to AC/DC when his sister came in and said she'd heard it on the radio. We thought she was just joking and paid no attention. Later that night it was on the news. Came as a huge shock. Bon is big in this city: his grave is here (Fremantle); a statue of him down on the Fremantle Harbour; a huge stencil of his face on the main traffic bridge in Fremantle. Plus, Bon had a band here in Perth - The Valentines - back in the late '60s. They supported The Easybeats at a Perth gig, and that's where Bon met George Young (brother of Malcolm and Angus). The rest, as they say ...
I was responding to this post I believe there has, moot point anyway. Any discrepancy in the statistics would work in my favour.
I am happy that you, especially seeing you are from 'down under' which suffer somewhat repressive firearms laws are so enlightened. When I rail against the king etc I do not mean people with your sentiments, who value freedom as much as any man or woman does. God b less you and your beautiful country! Reva
No such thing as a 'drive by knifing'...using a knife requires more personal contact, and thusly can be more viscious
Not to mention you can kill 10 people with a gun in the same time it takes to kill one person with a knife.
I was being facetious in my response. The concept of "drive-by knifings" is equally as asinine as a "firearm-related-stabbing." Hence, since the OP asked a stupid question, then he deserved the equally stupid answer that I gave him.
No - violent crime happens everywhere. It is just that in civilised countries, the consequences of these violent crimes are far less than in the USA where every swinging-dick thinks he is John Wayne Total Firearm related deaths per 100,000 population Japan - 0.07 UK - 0.46 NZ - 2.66 Australia - 2.94 Canada - 4.78 USA - 10.27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
It's actually possible to drive past someone, throw a knife from one's car, and have that knife penetrate the victim. There's also a very good chance that the victim would die. However, it's quite difficult to stab someone with a gun unless the gun has a particularly sharp barrel. Thus, your statement 'The concept of "drive-by knifings" is equally as asinine as a "firearm-related-stabbing." ' is quite simply not true. However, a gun fitted with a bayonet ...
Nope, it is equally possible (and equally unlikely) to stab someone to death with a carbine or rifle. It would take some strength, and you may have to aim for vulnerable areas, like the eyes or neck, but it is just as possible as a "drive-by stabbing." Nope. The two concepts are equal in their absurdity.
Thank you for your sentiments. The majority of Australians are realistic regarding firearms, it`s only the PC battery hens that fall for the simplistic solution of firearm bans. Since the introduction of the recent anti gun laws, the sale of black market firearms has flourished. One of the silliest aspects of the PC paranoia, is that they only crucify law abiding, licensed shooters, criminals are smuggling in their own guns.
Prove me wrong then. Tell me how many "drive-by stabbing" there are and compare this value to the number of firearm-related stabbings. If the difference between these two values are statistically signficant, then I will admit that you are right and I am wrong. Frankly, I'm pretty confident that both values will be equal to zero.
A knife is silent, and more lethal at close quarters. You`ve failed to mention some of the other alternatives available to a sick mind. Anti gunners over simplify the situation to the point that reality isn`t recognisable to them. One little old lady even thinks she could kick an assailant in the nuts. What do you think street fighters learn all their lives?
As I can't be bothered looking through all 18 pages of this thread, and I know for a fact that I've never said anything in this thread about "firearm bans", who exactly are the "PC battery hens"?
Could it be that the concept of "drive by stabbings" is just a juvenile diversion, an admission of defeat?
