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We never evolved from being the Wild West

Whose they? Trans people?

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Simple-minded stupidity.

I hate this toon...The Guardian of the pearly gates sounds like a racist sympathizer.

This is exactly how I imagine heaven if it exists: some old white dude sitting behind a desk, looking down helplessly at children, standing before the (note the closed) pearly gates, giving a short one liner about that helplessness.

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Saying you should win an award for this sounds kinda weird. But please know your art is relevant, poignant, and haunting all at the same time. Thank you.

Truth

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Except there is no heaven. Those kids are dead. That's it. That's the tragedy.

Sometimes you gotta decide when's the appropriate time to be a smug atheist, and this isn't one of those times.

Yeah? Thanks for your opinion. You're free to go fuck yourself if you want

Only one country has a significant issue with school shootings. No school should ever have to train kids what to do in case of a active shooter.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/in...

What's you don't see: Some shootings that are listed include where a bullet LANDED on a school campus is counted.

As they should because honestly, I have been to a ton of school campuses and none of them are in an area where someone needs to be firing a weapon under normal circumstances to begin with. And that's in the South where it's rural and people hunt for food 💀

Like what kind of absolute simpleton shoots a gun around a schoolhouse? What is it, a cowboy movie? 🤣🤣🤣 Bodies flying through the air and shit Bald Eagle America Hoo Rah or whatever

Hunting for food is totally fine, hell you guys have a massive wild boar issue which could also feed a hell of a lot of people and prevent a lot of farmland getting destroyed.

How many is some, which ones specificly, and why does that in your view make it any better, kids should not have to fear getting shot. Full stop.

Also you clearly missed the subtext that literally says these numbers are incidents in which at least one person was shot, not the campus, not the general area. People.

You already know they don’t care about that. When the numbers don’t add up the way you want them to you say “whatever” and walk away.. as much as you want them to say “whoa.. I didn’t know that! That changes my position” it’s just not something they will ever do

At this point denying the mountain of evidence and advocating against this shit ending makes them just as complacent as having blood on there hands as far as I'm concerned. You want to shoot a gun, go to a range, you want to feel safe, properly fund and train your police force.

And wait.... Bluesky is "left" Twitter... don't you guys want to defund the police?

By the way, Ronald Reagan, also known as "Grandpa Caligula", or "El Gipper" said that Mensa level quote right around the time Iran was busy blowing the ass end out of American frigates, from behind a fucking Presidential podium no less

So, he doesn't like the government but doesn't mind participating in the government at the absolute TOP LEVEL that one could possibly do that. You see the issue here, correct?

Super weird that people who seem to loathe big government can't seem to unweld themselves from participating in big government. It's almost as if they're incapable of making rational, mature decisions that make sense in the context of anything but ridiculousness

behind a (perfectly fine) Presidential *lectern

I fucking HATE old Ronnie. Especially when it came to gun rights. But a broken clock and all that.

I feel like this should be clarified... I am a "Dolly Parton Conservative", and I absolutely think they should defund and REFUND the payments by the taxpayer of the employment OF *some* law enforcement. Context: most of my family are current or former law enforcement officers in multiple states

The issue: Have you actually seen NYPD's annual budget?! I can't imagine much of anything worse than 9/11 happening in NYC so we have so far established that: 1) NYPD's budget is higher than most countries' GDP. And 2) 9/11 still happened IN SPITE OF THIS FACT

Then, I hear from the "Right", and bizarrely, Libertarians sometimes as well that Law Enforcement Needs More Money™ For fucking WHAT, exactly? Buddy, the Ventura PD rolled up into Los Angeles so hard people literally thought they were the Marines that Hegseth sent

What could the police department who's function is to stop crime, do about planes slamming into buildings. And again funding is nothing without accountability and training in violence prevention. If there not using there budget properly then they need to be held accountable.

The govenment should at all times, be praised when it does something well and held accountable when it does not. The failure of trust in the govenment is a failure of holding them to account. The govenment is suppose to exist for the people, we have allowed them to exist only for money.

If you don't have any guns, how do you hold the government accountable? It will be like UK where they do whatever they want and the people have no recourse.

If you honestly think you can hold the government accountable using guns rather then collective action and protest feel free to give that a try. Let me know how it works out for you.

Sure. While someone is actively breaking into my house or attacking me, I just contact the cops and wait patiently.

They will go straight to “you want to defund the police” I don’t want to defund the police. I want less police trained better - using the same amount of money.

The police need to be well funded, well compensated for risking there lives to keep people safe, while also being held accountable for any abuses of the power that they have been given. As the old phrase that has been seemingly forgotten goes. To protect and serve.

Still not gonna help you if you are activity being attacked and an't call for police. But you can shoot the mother fucker. That ends it

Because clearly everyone having guns has made the situation so much better, which is why the US is such a happy, safe place where nothing bad happens and has the lowest rate of crime in the world right? Just like creating more roads leads to more traffic, more guns just leads to reasons to use them.

that doesn't make it any better????

Dude, seriously?!

Why would it be ok for gunshots anywhere near a school in the first place. A stray bullet can still kill

Should be!

OK. But if this is suggesting that the stats are skewed because someone fired a gun near, and in the direction of a school... And using this to justify an arguement that this means the problem isn't as bad as it looks... If thats someones line... they too can fuck off.

Literally at the bottom of the image.

The footer literally says this is counting incidents where actual people were shot. Also, the number is 10x higher if you’re counting things like bullets falling on school campuses.

Yeah, but that little detail doesn't suit his narrative.

You know what? I fucked up. I admit when I do. Almost every time shootings are brought up, the facts are blown out of proportion, and someone rolling their ankle trying to get away can be counted as "injured during a shooting." You see it so often that I automatically assume the mines are wrong.

Well that's refreshing, good on you for admitting your mistake. So many people don't even attempt to do that I assumed you had just run off.

Nah. You know how it is. Stats get thrown up so often that are wrong and just stop looking at them and call them out. And so many stats are twisted they can't even really be considered. I'll take the L when it's an L.

The problem isn't even the stats, the people who put them together likely are skilled at there job and work hard to make them as accurate as possible, But there's so much distrust and misinformation that gets spread on purpose to make you distrust stats so that others can continue to profit.

If you're smart enough and want to, you can take any data set and word it to fit any agenda. To think people won't is just plain ignorant.

Of course you can, but being overly skeptical of every single bit of data you come across is a little ridiculous. Especially data that has been held up as accurate from multiple sources for literal decades, like the fact that school/mass shootings in the US and way way higher than any other country.

Did you know that those bullets can still hit people?

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If you're an able-bodied white man who DESPERATELY needs military-grade weapons designed only to mow down human life as quickly as possible, either: A. America isn't as gr8 as you pretend it is B. You're the worst hunter in the world C. You're a wussyass bitch D. All of the above

Gun deaths increase gun sales. It's a pyramid scheme of dead bodies.

www.bbc.com/news/world-u... How Corporate greed hijacked the American people:

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Amen.

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If this is about the shooting at that church in Minnesota today, it's not funny.

You're right, it's not funny. It's disgusting. It's horrifying. But the worst part is that it's absolutely correct.

That really is the worst part.

GRRRR 😖 and sadly accurate

i guess they can send just thoughts now???

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Simple as that! Heaven help us!

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To true.

Yes, this is fundamentally the problem. The USA values insecure men's right to buy machines designed for the specific purpose of killing as many people as possible in as little time as possible, over anyone else's right not to get shot.

I've said it before. Free speech means nothing if it cannot bring about change.

America is lost.

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how many is too many i say 1 just fucking 1

We had 1. We banned guns. It's not that hard!

i am just talking about assault weapons i am fine with people owning guns to defend property and hunt and such if you need an automatic weapon to hunt or defend yourself you are a lousy shot and a horrible human being

Well I'm in the UK where we can have properly regulated guns, with a licence and a mental health assessment. We also don't have school shootings on a daily basis. Nobody needs an AR15.

unless you are active military on duty in a warzone then i say that is fine

Military yes, if we must continue to kill each other. Civilians - absolutely no need, unless as you say, they're a shit shot and a terrible human!

back in the day we would meet behind the school and form a circle locking arms two guys would fight bare knuckle until one was KO'd or tapped out that is how you settle a fight only rule is no balls shots

Now that's honest! We just had people try and mug us at the train station, usually unsuccessfully 🤣 Had the odd fight, but the school was very strict... sadly. Some of them could have done with it, TBH!

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We can't even put all the blame on politicians like Trump and Gavin Newsom. Too many people out there just make their own choices and it's not for the better. Though the system promotes selfishness, we still have people choosing to be scummy, apathetic, or quite possibly both to make things worse.

Man, I wish I were that resilient.

Do you still have feelings? Then you're resilient. Don't give up hope, dude, you got this.

Fuck, man. That is some perspective there. Thanks.

Remember that the people who refuse to do anything about this are also the people who call themselves "prolife"

As usual, the gun nuts are like...

They refused to acknowledge and treat mental illnesses and protect their children

It’s another very sad day for gun control advocates.

Mass shooters are anti-Americans who are exploiting the gun law loopholes to kill other Americans. True liberty-loving Americans should close the loopholes. But they can't because the folks they elected don't listen to them.

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School & mass shootings should be in Democrats "top 10 party talking points". Outline problems, policies and solutions. Take the lead on this, Democrats!

yes, fuck trans inferior beings who shoot up churches right?

This has nothing to do with them being trans and everything to do with them having easy access to a gun.

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Nazi góp traitors murderers and support child rape

Why are they so obsessed with guns, what a waste of more young lives.

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This reminds me of the public notice that went out a couple years ago during a heat wave. It went something like this: "to keep from forgetting your infant in the back of the car, leave something important next to them"

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With 140+ school shootings this year... ..."thoughts and prayers" aren't exactly proving an effective response

Damn!

Children should be heard and seen, not shot at and killed

Oooh! That cartoon commentary hits hard...as it should.

"A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Apparently, the arms are not used to the security of a free state, but to give mad men an opportunity to murder children.

This is heartbreaking. And yet so true.

They think they are doing 'God's work'. A mentally sick bunch Republicans

The loudest most organized group in their movement is a literal death cult trying to end the world (see: premillennial dispensationalism)

So the world will die because we allow stupid people to rule?

The irony. It’s mind boggling

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Fixed it for you

This tragedy has nothing to do with them being trans and everything to do with their easy access to guns. Them being trans isn’t what killed anyone. But if you want to take that route, 99.9% of all school shooters are cis. Maybe it’s a cis people problem 🤷🏼‍♀️

Had just reponded to a post asking what the USA does better than any other country - Thoughts and Prayers 🫣😭

Sad but very, very true! It's a perfect description of #MAGA!!!

no child is trans either you get all or nothing decide

Trans children exist. Trans people don’t just suddenly poof into existence at the age of 18.

Nice

😢. I can’t imagine what the parents of all the children who have been killed in school must feel. But I can imagine it’s high fucking time we stop it. We need responsible gun laws now!

This comic makes me cry.

This is too heartbreaking

son this about the trans shooter? say its about the trans shooter, grow a fucking pair you little bitch

The trans shooter? Do you refer to all the other shooters as the cis shooters?

It's because both the gop AND the dems get $ from the nra and the nra is greedy because it has a LOT of parasitic mouths to feed.

Guns are fast becoming redundant for defence against the State - drones, biowarfare, hypercapitalism, and the surveillance state are not going to be defeated by private citizens guns...

The big fallacy is in the lone cowboy standing up and fixing the world. Works fine for Clint Eastwood but in real life we don't stand a chance without each other. The essence of democracy. We must work together to survive.

The delusion persists, unfortunately

Other countries have guns and virtually no shootings let alone school shootings. So what's different about us? Debt slave capitalism > poverty > lack health care > Lack of mental health care > lack of REASONABLE gun ownership laws > News Media with a business model of shock and awe. For starters.

The one in Graz was alarming.

ALL of them are alarming.

There are SO MANY things that this country needs, that we would cheer to see enacted. If only the GOP would allow us to...

If our elected officials weren’t the wizard of oz travelers… no brains, no courage, no hearts!

So sad but true

So sad and infuriating that nutters with guns are more important than the lives of innocent children.

🎼It's never been that hard to buy a gun Now they'll sell a Glock 19 to just about anyone The seeds of tragedy are there In what we feel we have the right to bear To watch our children come to harm There in the safety of our arms🎼

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Well isn't it obvious? They didn't have a new child every month, did they?

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youtu.be/mDFjaIlp74A?... Psychopath or abused kid? a "Criminal mind" Styx

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And they loved their money more too. Don't forget about the greed. People paid by the gun lobby.

Say their names outloud Charlotte Daniel Rachel Olivia Josephine Dawn Dylan Madeleine Catherine Chase Jesse Ana James Grace Anne Marie Emilie Parker Jack Noah Caroline Jessica Avielle Lauren Mary Victoria Benjamin Allison

👇NRA campaign donations/bribes.

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If you think that the problem is firearms, and that giving police more power to intervene in our lives and dictate who should be armed is a good idea, rather than putting all those resources to treating underlying issues such as hatred, then you're on the side of authoritarians like Trump.

You know who they are going to start by deeming dangerous? Minorities, the LGBTQ+ population, people of color (including Jews), people who don't worship Trump, etc.

THE ABUSEOF THE 2ND AMENDMENT IS REPUBLICANS FAULT FAULT

The far left is more the problem than guns.

Oh boy that’s sound RepugliKKKan “logic”

May it be you next time

Give the guns to the far left

We did, though.

They were a neo-Nazi, dipshit. That's a right-wing ideology.

I typed out this response but decided it wasn’t worth my time thank you

Much obliged!

That sounds mighty uninclusive, you insensitive bigot, they can be both; cognitive dissonance isn't limited to one ideology, after all.

So I bring up an uncomfortable truth and you want me to die. This is why leftism is a problem.

It can be in the leg. I don't think you're genuine.

Just block the son of a bitch and move on.

I don't want the same for you. Because I'm not a crazy leftist.

Obvious bait

The uncomfortable truth you bring up is that you are deranged, but nobody here can help you. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Too sad for everyone!!!😢

God this image and statement are hard to see🥹

The need for a well armed and well trained militia is more necessary than ever before; however, the cost is much too high. We must find a more peaceful way of defending our Democracy.

I think they hate educated people, and so they don't care about what happens to children in schools. 🤔

This is so dishonest.

So sad

What is happening in amerikkka is BULLSHIT! End gun violence, ban assault weapons!

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This is America

I post this at every shooting.

Dang you’re right, we should ban guns so the criminals will stop using guns because it’s against the rules!

We already have more guns than people and your solution is "we need more guns". Other countries have criminals, but they don't have these mass shootings because they have sensible gun laws.

Yeah, it’s almost like the source of the problem involving shootings isn’t the guns but a multitude of other factors, most likely and commonly mental health and the lack of assistance for it

Then explain to me why this is okly a problem in the states? Easy access to guns is the only reason. Wake up.

off topic here but are you a flat earther?

Just admit you don't care about dead kids

So tell me how banning guns will protect children? Because the criminals are not just gonna, follow the rules and not use their guns. Just admit you just want people defenseless and vulnerable.

It’s almost 30 years since the Dunblane massacre. In Scotland. Where there is significant control over firearms. It’s not difficult.

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An excellent point, significantly impeding the ability for people in those situations to have easy access to firearms would certainly help then wouldn’t it.

yes because as we can see, school shootings are being deterred! look at you, you solved our problem, good job not a single one of these people have been shot by some mythical strapped hero turns out, unless you suggest the children have guns, no one is protecting them

There is this funny and rare job type called: Security Officer (Armed or not) Still haven’t explained how banning guns will stop criminals from using guns.

Like, actually, can someone explain to me why it’s always SCHOOLS? Is it maybe because schools are most often, if not always, the most vulnerable, unguarded, undefended locations with easy targets that can’t/won’t fight back? How do you protect sheep from wolves without a dog and or a gun?

Mass shootings happen in places other than schools. By your logic, we should see fewer in places with more guns among the general populace. So show us that data, and I’ll pay attention. But so far, I have no evidence higher rates of gun ownership is correlated with higher rates of safety.

I can’t look it up at this very moment, but I remember seeing a graph report showing that most major shootings happen in areas with significant gun control. This was back in 2019, so I don’t know if the stats have changed since.

I’m not sure what your source is, but the facts suggest the opposite is true. A 2019 BMJ study found that states with more permissive gun laws experienced significantly higher rates of mass shootings. But I’m sure the source of your graph is unimpeachable.

That last line was just an analogy btw, don’t think too deep about it…

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Poor kids. I was terrorized by nuclear drills and nightmares of incandescent annihilation. Kids these days are terrorized by the easy access to firearms in this country (I own firearms myself) which can allow any disturbed classmate, to become a mass murderer. Thoughts and prayers...

It’s gun control that’s required not thoughts and prayers.

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Pin it on the voters. Time to hold American citizens accountable

Hey, God, remember that when their shriveled souls stand at the gates.

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Heartbreaking.

They do love their guns more, though.

Whose they,? Trans people?

Rent free

Fucking cornball

So they is cornballs?

Bro is this really what you want to do with your pathetic retirement? Go find a hole to rot in, shitbird.

The NRA sees this as a playboy cover

With a crime scene photo as the centerfold.

It’s true.

Omg this made me cry

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How many Democratic gun regulation bills have you voted down Republicans??