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Terrorism in Nice brought my thoughts to this thread. The weapon used is such a common place and opens ideas for copycats. I wonder if the narrative would have focused on radical islamic terrorism had it happened here and guns cannot be blamed.

[QUOTE=Sarkar07;632803]Surabhi, in this case religion is clearly a motive, nobody is denying it at all. The point is that today it is religion, tomorrow it will be a mental illness and then it will be hatred and so on. The common thing is/wil be easy access to guns that kill many in a matter of ...

Last few posts are good microcosm of why it is so difficult to get consensus on this. What would take for folks who are reacting with calls for gun control, to realize that , it is not where the solution is. A catastrophic terrorist event that has nothing to do with gun perhaps? This is not ...

[QUOTE=Sarkar07;632776]Giving automatic, assault weapons legally and relatively easily to a population is an overarching issue to all instances of a common man going on a killing spree. The motivation could be hate, mental illness, anger, religion or whatever. You mentioned suicide bombing could ...

[QUOTE=Sarkar07;632774]I hear you. Frankly I think becoming a victim of senseless gun violence by a madman is a reality of USA that its residents have to live with. Its not going to go away anytime soon. Every country has its own unsolvable/difficult problems....this is America's.[/QUOTE] Mad men ...

[QUOTE=Sarkar07;632758]"Guns dont kill people, people kill people". Same things they have always said. Killing of innocent pre-schoolers by a madman did not change anything here, why would this? In fact there will now be calls for even MORE guns so people can protect themselves...this country is a ...

[QUOTE=farfromhome;632413]It is 15% now from June 1st. (It says temporary, not sure how far it is true). This congressman Jai Italy has come up with Krishi Kalyan Cess tax too. [URL]http://taxguru.in/service-tax/krishi-kalyan-cess-taxable-services-wef-01062016-impact-india-startup-india-drive.html ...

[QUOTE=techynt;632346]Trump only needs white votes he can win easily hands down.... [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_States[/URL] Whites are >72%. Same as in India, Hindus are around 70%...........you somehow appease them and you are guaranteed to win (my whole extended ...

[QUOTE=vasu123;625553]Hi, what sector is best in india to start the business with low budget like 30-50 Lakhs. i am just exploring the business ideas. I don't have much savings or properties behind. I was exploring food business like restaurant but first thing is choosing exact demanded crowded land ...

[QUOTE=surabhi1973;627371]Some forms of cancer are caused by lifestyle choices
Yoga helps to be disciplined about lifestyle choices
Hence yoga cures cancer.[/QUOTE]

My attempt at sarcasm fell flat:))