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Poll: More women back tougher gun laws
By Joe Dwinell
Senior Executive City Editor/ Web
http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=195904

Saturday, April 21, 2007

The wave of grief washing over the nation in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre is hitting women hardest, a new poll on gun control reveals.

   Women were nearly twice as likely as men to say gun laws should be tightened, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.

   And more than half of all those polled said they are ashamed the Virginia Tech shootings could happen in this country.

   The widespread mourning for the 32 students and faculty members slaughtered by Cho Seung-Hui stunned even hard-boiled crime veterans. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said criminal profiler John Kelly.

   Kelly, who has consulted on Bay State child murder cases, said investigators need to examine the “dynamics that made up this monster . . . to identify possible future shooters.”

   Many Herald readers also thought the media were wrong to release the disburbing images of Cho’s rant, a Bostonherald.com poll shows.

   Of the more than 1,110 votes, 45 percent said NBC was wrong to broadcast Cho’s “multimedia manifesto.” Another 23 percent said the images had to be shown because they were part of the tragedy.....

That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness."

She shut up. I didn't get laid.

Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid.

END WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE!!


Before they ruin what's left of our country!

Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid.

I'm assuming you either haven't been married long or are just a glutton for punishment.  Never, never, NEVER use logic on your wife.  Unless you like going long periods without sex.

Quoted: Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid. I'm assuming you either haven't been married long or are just a glutton for punishment.  Never, never, NEVER use logic on your wife.  Unless you like going long periods without sex.

3rdpig speak big truth.

Quoted: END WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE!! Before they ruin what's left of our country!

Thompson/VG '08

the little emotional beasts are hard
to deal with....

I'm sure I'm just a dumb, logically thinking male, but wouldn't you think that women would see guns as a great equalizer for them against a larger, stronger would-be rapist, mugger or murderer? Why don't more women embrace shooting and gun ownership?

Are women by nature just too nurturing and look to their man for protection? Is this just a male, female thing that I don't get?

Quoted: Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid. I'm assuming you either haven't been married long or are just a glutton for punishment.  Never, never, NEVER use logic on your wife.  Unless you like going long periods without sex.

Been married almost 12 years. Every now and then I get forced into the logic game. The good news is that I've figured her out. It's like a time-delayed jedi mind trick. I bring up the idea (whatever it is), she shoots it down, but I just drop it. Then 3-6 months later, she comes up with a great idea that very closely resembles mine. It's not as perfect a situation as the immediate "Hey, that's a great idea", but it's worked on a boat, a camper, and rural acreage.

Quoted: Are women by nature just too nurturing and look to their man for protection? Is this just a male, female thing that I don't get?

Actually, I think they are often raised too sheltered, and end up too naive and trusting until they are victimized. Sad but true. I think a little paranoia is a good thing, because it keeps you out of trouble.
This might be a good one for any of the board women to chime in on. Assumedly if they're here, they're not too sheltered, naive or trusting. I'd be curious as to if there were any formative experiences that molded/changed their outlook.

Shit like this explains why we havven't given them the right to . . . Awwwwww SHIT! I suppose I have trust in great-grandpa, but his contemporaries get 25,000 years of interrogation each - after Col. Orlov and his travelling Circus of Sadists are done.

Don't be too quick to jump to conclusions...

My younger sister got me into the ar15 rifle...she's army reserves and was singing the praises of her m16.   She's also w-a-y better with a pistol than I am.

Took my my girlfriend deer hunting two years ago and she's hooked!  I will never get my .243 upper back.

She wants a semi-auto pistol for her own.  Works in a crappy part of town and see the need to defend herself.  

...some soccer moms may think that way,  but not all.  Encourage, cajole,  be patient, teach by example.   (it's a jedi-mind trick)  

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid. I'm assuming you either haven't been married long or are just a glutton for punishment.  Never, never, NEVER use logic on your wife.  Unless you like going long periods without sex. 3rdpig speak big truth.

+1

They took away alcohol, and immediately afterwards we started going nuts. Wives wouldn't stop nagging, and the withdrawal made us give into their demands. We let them vote.
All of a sudden we realized what ridiculous things lack of alcohol instigated, so we ended prohibition


I'm joking

Quoted: They took away alcohol, and immediately afterwards we started going nuts. Wives wouldn't stop nagging, and the withdrawal made us give into their demands. We let them vote. All of a sudden we realized what ridiculous things lack of alcohol instigated, so we ended prohibition I'm joking

Yeah got into a interesting and heated debate with the workplace commie(feminist too) about women's suffrage the other night, long story short she left angry.  

we need to find a reason to send most women elsewhere, at which point we can take back the right to vote - similar to what happened with prohibition.

A man can dream.

For laughs.

Uno

Dos

There are several more.


Wonder how many would sign a petition to repeal the 19th ammendment?

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's because women are inherently dumb. So my wife works downtown, and we went downtown out to dinner last night. It's plenty dark, and I was going to hop on 394, and she says "No, go this way, and you can get right on 94." Turns out it's right through ghetto neighborhood and a quite long area under the freeways that has no streetlights or anything. I chewed her out and she said "Why? I drive this way all the time." I mentioned to her that if she got a flat tire, the homeless people would probably start coming out of the shadows. She said "Oh yeah, cuz we all know homeless people are all criminals" Oy. I countered "No, but mental illness and drug addiction are primary causes of homelessness." She shut up. I didn't get laid. I'm assuming you either haven't been married long or are just a glutton for punishment.  Never, never, NEVER use logic on your wife.  Unless you like going long periods without sex. Been married almost 12 years. Every now and then I get forced into the logic game. The good news is that I've figured her out. It's like a time-delayed jedi mind trick. I bring up the idea (whatever it is), she shoots it down, but I just drop it. Then 3-6 months later, she comes up with a great idea that very closely resembles mine. It's not as perfect a situation as the immediate "Hey, that's a great idea", but it's worked on a boat, a camper, and rural acreage.

Well you do better than me. When women bait me into their stupid shit I take it every time.

Most of my relationships end the same way

GF: How much do you think I weigh?
Me: I'm not answering that, I ALWAYS guess way more, you'll just end up mad
GF: No, I want to know
Me: Ok fine, I would say you weigh...(maybe about 15lbs over her actual weight)
GF: So you think I'm fat?
Me: