Andy1

Too many gun owners are idiots. A kid shouldn’t be shot just because of a prank. In New York, a gun owner shot a girl who pulled into his driveway to turn around. When people buy the gun, they don’t expect that they may end up in prison because of their poor judgement using that gun.

The reality is… is that Trump is a frail old man with health issues, as is expected for someone his age. Grandpa needs his rest now.

Yea, the 25 age would never be ruled constitutional, but it would be effective. Before everyone spent their time behind screens, we used to go out to clubs, drink and hang out as young men. We went places and did activities with our peers. That is also what seems to be missing from many young men as they brew their hatred of others in isolation or with toxic crap on the internet. Remember the anti smoking public education campaigns years ago. I think they were largely successful in changing public behavior. I would support something like that with guns. Of course the gun lobby would stop it but I can dream…. Personally, I think far too many people buy guns without fully understanding and accepting the supreme responsibility that is assumed with that purchase. The gun is sitting in the house, waiting forever to do its job. People buy it, practice with it a bit, forget about it, get tired of it, maybe their feeling of being in danger is gone, maybe their mental health status changes, maybe their kid now becomes a young distraught man, maybe they just get old and die and the gun still sits there, waiting to be used. Guns last longer than the people who purchase them, thus they are everywhere. Safe storage laws, prosecutions of negligent parents, PR persuasion campaigns to turn them in or discourage their purchase, liability insurance requirements (probably unconstitutional, but I think would be effective). It’s a wicked problem and one without easy answers but to do nothing is also not an answer.

In a dream world - Better more thorough background checks. Longer waiting cool down periods. Mandatory background checks for private sales and gun shows. Ban sales to people with history of any violence or animal abuse. Red flag laws enforced. Restricted sales to men under the age of 25. Young screwed up men are nearly the entire problem. Another effective solution may be strategies to reduce isolation in society which promote relationship building for young men. Im not saying it would be a panacea, but I think it would help…. Not that I expect any of the legal stuff to happen given the court and politics, thus the sacrifice of lives must continue. On a positive note, I read that mass shootings are declining compared to years ago, so maybe we are over the hump or it could just be declining demographics of young men.

Thank God we have the unhindered right to get whatever gun we want. It’s obviously helping to keep us safe. Now if we can only convince our priests to carry. Then maybe we will be safe in church. Until then, the sacrifice must continue.

I don’t hear anyone talking about this. I guess it’s part of the amazing winning deal Trump made with China. A couple months ago, we were taking the student visas away. Now Trump is flipping and opening the door to educate Chinese students so they can take their knowledge back to China. The previous peak for Chinese students here was in 2019-2020 at 372,000. In 2023-24, there were 277,000 getting educated here. What do you all think of it?

So the guy with no medical degree but who has a brain worm is walking around, looking at kids and diagnosing them with “mitochondrial challenges”. That’s where our agency to protect public health is at. Who wants their doctor to listen to this quack?

Sounds like two babbling idiots talking about nothing. Distraction material. Let’s see what September brings.

The only ideology these monsters have is hate with mental illness and access to guns. Thank God we have our 2nd Amendment rights. It has to be this way and nothing will change forever and ever…

The headline say it all. Trump has gone full circle into Mamdani land.

While I’m not tuned into right wing media, I get that perspective here. If there is so much outrage over Trumps policy, I haven’t seen it expressed here on PPP. So what do you think about government taking ownership of businesses?

Looks like socialist Bernie agrees with Trump on owning a share of Intel. This is the world we are in and apparently all the MAGA has no problem with it. I guess Trump is bringing some Bernie into his policy. Bizarro world! https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senator-sanders-favors-trump-plan-take-stake-intel-other-chipmakers-2025-08-20/

Well it didn’t take long. Let’s go to court and find out. It seems to me that burning flags is just about an American tradition of protest speech. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if this SC would agree that money in campaigns is speech but flag burning isn’t. This guy below certainly isn’t inciting a riot, unlike J6.

Interesting comparison. I can understand why the gov bought shares of the failing struggling GM to keep it afloat. So why does Trump want a share of chip companies? Are they struggling like GM? Make it make sense to me.

I tried selling my Trump pearls, but the jewelry store said they were worthless. And in 2.5 years republicans will be screaming about how communist the Dem presidential candidates are. Personally, I think we have a more of a corporate government….government by and for corporations.

History has shown that countries get to fascist dictatorships through a series of steps. It doesn’t happen overnight. The concern of many is that Trump is taking steps walking down that path. Similarly, in every election cycle, the right never hesitates to scream communism at Dem tax or health care proposals. The irony is the Trump admin wants government ownership of chip companies like Intel. Now that sounds like communism. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-eyes-us-government-stakes-other-chip-makers-that-received-chips-act-funds-2025-08-19/

Hey - It’s a good activity to get your ass up off the couch and get some walking in. You can make creative signs. Young and old can participate. No matter what side they are on, you should appreciate the peaceful protesters as there are so many countries, like Russia, whose citizens don’t have that right.

I was hoping to see some of the post game meeting. Still a great watch though. Seeing Tre wring the sweat from his socks was crazy.

The amount of hot air spent here trying to mock or dismiss Fergs little protest is amazing. Like, who cares? You all remember all the Tea Party cranks? The right to peaceful protest is one of the best things about America.

I have been to countries in SE Asia where crime is very low. Punishment for crime is severe compared to USA. Most cops there didn’t carry firearms. As a traveler, I never felt in danger. But the laws also do not allow possession of guns, while we do. Their culture is so different. With our culture and pervasiveness of guns, I think we will always have high crime issues needing lots of enforcement.

Has it ever been “solved”? Trillions have been spent on the drug war, and hundreds of thousands imprisoned and it’s still a problem. And I’m not saying don’t enforce drug laws. Violent crime is the least it has been in decades: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/

The older I get, the more I learn, the less it seems that I know. If it (reducing crime) weren’t complex, it would be solved, or someone would make money solving it.

I’ll admit to occasionally referring to people in the cult. It’s a personal failing of mine and I’m trying restraint on that. One of my pet peeves is that it’s all too common here on PPP to assume someone supports whatever the bozo or ex-bozo in the white house is doing, just because they identify with their party. I’m guilty too. The reality is that we all just cast our vote with whoever we think might be best. Then the bozo gets in there and does all sorts of stuff we as individuals may or may not be 100% crazy about. Each of us are more complex than simple presidential agendas and issues are often far more nuanced than presented in the news. Often, we only know one side of an issue while someone else sees the other side. Addressing crime in cities is a complex problem. By most accounts, crime is falling in cities. Trump wants you to think crime is out of control and rampant in blue cities to justify his strongman policies. I’m not sure if DC is following this general trend, but there is still good reason for restraint when deploying troops. Policing is a very difficult job requiring knowledge of law and civillian rights. Troops do not have the same training. They legally get 30 days to try this out. Let’s see how residents of the city like it as it’s their community.

Lehnerd - take a deep breath and chill my man. No need for emotional accusations as we discuss stupid politics. So you apparently believe that Donald wants to improve the quality of life for people in cities through his deployment of the military. Apparently he must be a stable genius since previous presidents never felt compelled to do the same. It’s not like violence in cities is a new thing. Of course everyone wants safety. It’s all about how it is done. If he truly cared about the issue, he could meet with city leaders to listen and hear what they need.