Man caught trying to enter Magic Kingdom with gun

[Tony the Tigger]

Nobody said you would stop everything but what if you reduced gun deaths in the US from 30K down to 20K a year. Is that not a huge improvement?

Exactly - that's what I meant. Somebody suggested one shooting rampage in Germany meant their gun control laws didn't work.

 

[draybook]

Agree to a point but this is where I think the other big issue might be. The more I see what is happening in the United States the one thing that separates your country from mine (Canada and the only one I can speak to) is the culture of fear. I am not suggesting for a moment that Canada and the US are in the same boat- we're not. The States is a super power and has a much bigger target on their back however I do believe that between the media on one hand and the right wing extremists that have hijacked the GOP that the level of fear is unwarranted.

We had a national election last summer where the incumbent Conservative Party of Canada was facing off with a very formidable Liberal party push. The Conservatives attempted to run our simple 11 week election process (that's about 4 weeks longer than normal) by stressing fear of the "unknown" (Muslims) and by fear mongering. I am a conservative voter by nature however I know myself and many others like me voted against this. The Liberal party promoted a strong sense of security but tied it to inclusiveness and acceptance of all people. I like to think we are very good at this in Canada. I think that might be a primary difference.

If you listen to Trump or any of the GOP leaders today they are constantly pushing an agenda of fear. Yes we need to vigilant- every country can be susceptible to tyranny but is that a real fear? Is that something that will happen over night? especially in a great country like America that has an incredible history of democracy? I don't believe so. I think this attitude and thought process has permeated down to the "every man" and continues to stir up the racial and social problems that haven't been completely solved and this leads to criminal behaviour which in the States means someone starts shooting. For the life of me I don't understand why there are 88 guns/hundred people in the States (per the latest information) and I don't understand why people feel the need to be armed everywhere they go. The only explanation I can come up with is fear.

I suspect it is very hard for us to understand each other coming from very different cultures. Not trying to argue- just saying it doesn't make sense to me or the vast majority of Canadians for example.

I know what your culture is all about, Martin Short explained it all, lol. But seriously, I get where you're coming from.

 

[Kman]

I know what your culture is all about, Martin Short explained it all, lol. But seriously, I get where you're coming from.

lol...yes the Canadian pavillion is EXACTLY what it's like up here (they forgot the igloos)!

 

[Goofyernmost]

For the life of me I don't understand why there are 88 guns/hundred people in the States (per the latest information) and I don't understand why people feel the need to be armed everywhere they go. The only explanation I can come up with is fear.

I suspect it is very hard for us to understand each other coming from very different cultures. Not trying to argue- just saying it doesn't make sense to me or the vast majority of Canadians for example.

There is a reason why you cannot understand the 88 guns per hundred people. That would be because it is a crock of crap. There are many that own multiple guns, (many as collectors) but, not 88 out of a 100 people do. Most of the firearms are for hunting and some for property protection, but, assault weapons are mostly for the testosterone surplussed folks. Comparatively, few feel the need to carry a gun with them even down here in redneck country. So rest assured that we are not all mass assassins. My theory is those that do, buy into the fear as an excuse, they just get their jollies by appearing to be hard***. Most will load their pants long before they get their weapon loaded. It's all a fake courage. The real courage comes from those that fearlessly face life on a daily basis and don't feel the need or even the possibility of being able to use a weapon adequately so why make believe they can.

 

[G00fyDad]

^^^ This.

 

[mimitchi33]

Better still explain what is wrong about this one
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They banned these due to a law that bans toys in food. YouTube videos of eggs are all the rage amongst little kids, and some get disappointed that they can't buy chocolate eggs with toys when they watch those videos.
You know how many kids die from guns each year in North America? Nine a day, or 3,285 a year. You know how many children have died from choking on Kinder Eggs in total? Eight. Guns are more dangerous than chocolate toy eggs. I don't understand why they still ban Kinder Eggs!

 

[LongLiveTheKing]

On my trip last month I was "randomly selected" at all four theme parks to go through the metal detector. It's time for everyone to go through.

Seriously. Of all of the security measures they put you through when entering a park, emptying your pockets and having your bag searched are at the top of the inconvenience list and going through the metal detector is drop dead last

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Seriously. Of all of the security measures they put you through when entering a park, emptying your pockets and having your bag searched are at the top of the inconvenience list and going through the metal detector is drop dead last

#WhatAHassle