Gun control in the UK

Discussion in 'Gun Control' started by aldal, Apr 11, 2017.

  1. vman12

    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    According to the dictionary that would be correct.

    a·li·en
    ˈālēən/
    adjective
    adjective: alien
    1. 1.
      belonging to a foreign country or nation.
      • unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful.
        "bossing anyone around was alien to him"
        synonyms: unfamiliar, unknown, strange, peculiar; More
        exotic, foreign
        "an alien landscape"
        incompatible with, unusual for, opposed to, conflicting with, contrary to, in conflict with, at variance with, out of step with;
        rareoppugnant to
        "a vicious role alien to his nature"
        antonyms: familiar
      • relating to or denoting beings supposedly from other worlds; extraterrestrial.
        "an alien spacecraft"
        synonyms: extraterrestrial, unearthly, otherworldly; More
        Martian, Jovian, Venutian
        "alien beings"
        antonyms: earthly
      • (of a plant or animal species) introduced from another country and later naturalized.
    noun
    noun: alien; plural noun: aliens
    1
    .
    a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living.
    "an illegal alien"
     
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    Germany and France, but not UK. Spent most of my time overseas, 10 years or so, in Japan.
     
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    No, not really, if you are British, you are more of a well regarded cousin, not really a foreigner at all.

    Unless you want to import British Gun Control, then you are an unwanted Alien, as in the movie Alien, with Sigourney Weaver etc.... etc.....
     
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    I figue a
    I am from from the Falls...what you'd call the lower whack and we'd consider you an alien there too.
     
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    That was good !
     
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    So, you've never been to the UK and yet you know that we're going to experience the "Islamization and destruction of your culture" - I'm guessing the TV told you this? Perhaps a news article from London or Birmingham maybe?

    So, where else have you never visited but have a considered opinion on?

    Ever been to Australia? Men really do wear hats with corks on and all the ladies really are called shelia.
     
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    Such a funny name for another human being don't you think?
     
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    No.
     
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    You call them "facts" i call them "splitting hairs" - 30,000 less of you is 30,000 less of you - who was holding the gun at the time is a side line ;0)
     
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    Then again, you've always done rather odd things with our language so perhaps the use of the word alien isn't that surprising. It's such a shame that you guys decided to use our language. Speaking Spanish comes so naturally to most Americans, it would've been mocuh better and
    The we can be anyone depending on how general you want the joke to be. The we could be english people, british people or, if you wanted to roll it out a bit then the we could be europeans but you'd be stretching it a bit then.
     
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    Everyone has their words they like don't they.

    A lot of british people who live abroad like to call themselves "expats" - Some brits even think that expat is a term about british people when in fact expat means the same thing is migrant but these 2 words have entirely different meanings in the modern world.

    Where did you get the use of the word alien from? Any idea?
     
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    The dictionary.
     
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    The 'we' then is the joke., particularly where I am from.
    You have given up personal freedoms a long time ago and continue to do so... enjoy May's new internet.
     
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    Expat is short for Ex Patriot, someone that has renounced their former citizenship for another.

    We = Royal plural ?
    example: We are Not amused.....
     
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    Not every life is valuable, precious, or otherwise worth saving. If someone wishes to end their own existence, that a decision for them to make for themselves.
     
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    You are making things up.
     
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    Because Brits are white, eh?
     
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    Well let's have a look at Philadelphia, where nearly 70% of those arrested for murder had prior violent crimes on their records and 62% of the VICTIMS had arrests for violent crime.

    https://www.phillypolice.com/assets/crime-maps-stats/HomicideReport-2013.pdf

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    One Hundred & Twenty-Five (125) or 91% of all murder offenders had at least one prior arrest before they were arrested for murder.
    Eighty-Six (86) or 69 % of the 125 offenders with prior arrests were arrested for a violent crime before they were arrested for murder

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    One-Hundred & Ninety(190) or 77% of murder victims had at least one prior arrest before their death.
    One-Hundred &Seventeen(117) or 62% of the 190 victims with prior arrests were arrested for a violent crime before they were murdered.

    We just need to work harder to make the number of victims with prior violent crimes closer to 100%, then we're at a job well done.

     
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    How very strange, and sad, My comment was made to promote Peace, harmony and unity between our Nations, and you made it into nasty Race Baiting.....

    That was rather ignorant.

    Many British subjects are not White, as are many people from any part of the World, just like a toaster scale, many different shades from light to dark.
     
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    NOBODY makes up more nonsense on this forum than you do.
     
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    I see.

    How times have a posted here?
     
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    CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!!
     
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    Enough to be the "make stuff up" winner HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
     
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    And the congration said:

    *******AMEN**********
     
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