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Feb 5, 2015 12:07 PM
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You know, I've watched a couple different anime that involve high school students owning firearms and other weapons.

To say the implications as an American are unfortunate is an understatement. People have died because of school shootings.

I'm also entirely aware that Japan's gun laws basically don't allow anyone other than law enforcement and the military to own firearms.

What do you think?
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Feb 5, 2015 12:08 PM
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Nothing. Like seriously nothing.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
Feb 5, 2015 12:09 PM
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i agree with you .... :|
i seriously have nothing more to add, you have a point.
Feb 5, 2015 12:10 PM
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ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point
Feb 5, 2015 12:11 PM
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Killaclown said:
ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point


here it is
Feb 5, 2015 12:11 PM
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I don't understand what we're supposed to be thinking about in the first place. There's not much to talk about
Feb 5, 2015 12:12 PM
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Okay
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained
Feb 5, 2015 12:13 PM
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I think that tsukihime is bad because it has knives and shiki is a rapist. He doesn't try and rape somebody until he gets the knife. It was the knife's fault.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
Feb 5, 2015 12:14 PM
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Yea i can't exactly find the question here.

Feb 5, 2015 12:16 PM
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Killaclown said:
ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point


Hypothetical situation here:

A student gets a little salty and holds a grudge against a lot of people in the school. He sees the opportunity and takes it.

Other students die. Even if the other students open fire on the shooter, the shooter might be able to take some of them out.
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Feb 5, 2015 12:16 PM

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There's been school violence in Japan along with at least 3 instances of deranged students killing their family or friends for fun (including 1 this year who killed her friend from a religious meeting for the same reasons).


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black1blade said:
I think that tsukihime is bad because it has knives and shiki is a rapist. He doesn't try and rape somebody until he gets the knife. It was the knife's fault.


lol :")
Feb 5, 2015 12:24 PM

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ClericJanz said:
Killaclown said:
ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point


Hypothetical situation here:

A student gets a little salty and holds a grudge against a lot of people in the school. He sees the opportunity and takes it.

Other students die. Even if the other students open fire on the shooter, the shooter might be able to take some of them out.
dude you are taking anime a lil to serious if thats what you are thinking lol
though i suppose its better than just the shooter having a gun.
besides a weapon is a weapon a kitchen knife can be fatal... hell a fork can
Feb 5, 2015 12:24 PM

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Feb 5, 2015 12:24 PM

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anime about school shootings when?
Feb 5, 2015 12:26 PM

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romagia said:
anime about school shootings when?
eyeshield21 :p
Feb 5, 2015 12:29 PM

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All I can think of is akira.
Feb 5, 2015 12:58 PM

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Killaclown said:
romagia said:
anime about school shootings when?
eyeshield21 :p

lmao no
Feb 5, 2015 12:59 PM

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mayukachan said:
Killaclown said:
eyeshield21 :p

lmao no
but where did he get all those guns!? lol
Feb 5, 2015 1:02 PM

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romagia said:
anime about school shootings when?

Assassination Classroom opens with a class opening fire at their teacher
Feb 5, 2015 1:06 PM

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...Full Metal Panic?
Feb 5, 2015 1:09 PM

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SuperRed said:
...Full Metal Panic?


no, he was just undercover, and he never actually used it, not to my knowledge
Feb 5, 2015 1:14 PM

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Well weapons aren´t only guns,but also knifes etc.And everyone has a knife at home,which he can bring to school.Hopefully that answered your...question (?)
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You know, I've watched a couple different anime that involve high school students owning firearms and other weapons. war.

To say the implications as an American a human being are unfortunate is an understatement. People have died because of school shootings. because of war

I'm also entirely aware that Japan's gun laws basically don't allow anyone other than law enforcement and the military to own firearms. most of the world isn't at war.

What do you think?

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Basically, sure, maybe you're right, but the fact that there are a very few crazy people in the world commiting such atrocities doesn't mean much in terms of the entertaining industry. What I'd really hate is to live in a society where content were to be so severely censored.

As sad as it might be, crazy people will not cease to exist because of censorship in anime or things like that. If someone was crazy enough to shoot people in his school because he watched Assassination Classroom (or whatever, really. That's just a random example I took from this post), then he'll find a way to do something crazy even without the anime. It's not the anime's fault that someone acts that way. The individual is the one to blame, 100%.

A person needs to know how to separate reality from fiction. And if he can't, then he shouldn't be watching anime in the first place, he should be in a rehabilitation center.

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Feb 5, 2015 1:15 PM

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I'm worried that some moron will attempt a moral crusade against anime due to violence. It happened before.
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spoilers?
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PeripheralVision said:
I'm worried that some moron will attempt a moral crusade against anime due to violence. It happened before.
there will always be these idiots.
Feb 5, 2015 1:18 PM

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Paul said:
spoilers?
why is a guy named alice?
Feb 5, 2015 1:23 PM

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anything can be a weapon if you're not afraid.
Feb 5, 2015 1:37 PM

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Paul said:
spoilers?

which show?

Before said:
anything can be a weapon if you're not afraid.


You sound like someone who'e been playin too much Saint's Row
NSFW?
Feb 5, 2015 8:27 PM
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ClericJanz said:
Killaclown said:
ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point


Hypothetical situation here:

A student gets a little salty and holds a grudge against a lot of people in the school. He sees the opportunity and takes it.

Other students die. Even if the other students open fire on the shooter, the shooter might be able to take some of them out.

And . . ?
I still don't really see your point
Weapon can be used as a tool to murder other people or for self-defense, so?
Feb 5, 2015 8:36 PM

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WAD1992 said:
Killaclown said:
ummm a lil hard to believe at times, other than that i dont really see your point


here it is


Oh gawd! *Drops the point*
Feb 5, 2015 8:37 PM

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gedata said:
Paul said:
spoilers?

which show?

Sunday Without God
Feb 5, 2015 8:49 PM

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ITT: OP projects insecurities.

Also OP, you're wrong. Civvies can own firearms in Japan. The licensing process begins with a set time window wherein the license holder can only own shotguns and airguns, and after a few years of responsible ownership, can own rifles.
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Feb 5, 2015 8:51 PM

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As long as they don't get brought over to the states I doubt anyone is gonna cause a fuss about it.
Feb 5, 2015 9:54 PM

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romagia said:
anime about school shootings when?

It's called Upotte!!
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Feb 6, 2015 1:48 AM
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Deserada said:
ITT: OP projects insecurities.

Also OP, you're wrong. Civvies can own firearms in Japan. The licensing process begins with a set time window wherein the license holder can only own shotguns and airguns, and after a few years of responsible ownership, can own rifles.


Well, thanks for correcting my error.
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Feb 6, 2015 2:01 AM

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I think it's fucking awesome... seeing little moe girls running around with guns... freaking cool. I love guns. I live in america, and think guns are awesome... I love moe... which is usually in school anime.

guns are cool, high school girls are cute... put em together.... cool and cute.
Feb 6, 2015 6:29 AM
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Guns don't kill people. People kills people. Ban people.
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it happens in real time why can't it happen in cartoons?


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ClericJanz said:
You know, I've watched a couple different anime that involve high school students owning firearms and other weapons.

To say the implications as an American are unfortunate is an understatement. People have died because of school shootings.

I'm also entirely aware that Japan's gun laws basically don't allow anyone other than law enforcement and the military to own firearms.

What do you think?


What do I think about what? You haven't made a point about anything.
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shintai88 said:
ClericJanz said:
You know, I've watched a couple different anime that involve high school students owning firearms and other weapons.

To say the implications as an American are unfortunate is an understatement. People have died because of school shootings.

I'm also entirely aware that Japan's gun laws basically don't allow anyone other than law enforcement and the military to own firearms.

What do you think?


What do I think about what? You haven't made a point about anything.


the OP is trying to say that because of the lack of guns and gun violence in Japan... anime insultingly trivializes guns as well as gun violence, since it's not as serious of an issue of there as it is in America....

To me personally, that's some liberal bullshit. Guns are awesome. Anime is awesome. Cute high school girls are awesome... put em together.

I actually heard an online critic named Jesuotaku make this same exact point when talking about Stella Womens Academy.... and it was bullshit there too. The idea that anime has an insulting portrayal of guns is ridiculous.

it's anti-gun and it's anti-fun
Feb 6, 2015 6:54 AM

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Wonder if anime have kinder surprise eggs in it. Will it get banned?
Feb 6, 2015 12:09 PM

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silversongwriter said:
it's anti-gun and it's anti-fun


This is the quote I will forever remember you by.
Feb 6, 2015 12:12 PM

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Impala said:
Wonder if anime have kinder surprise eggs in it. Will it get banned?
That is actually a good question, but I have to say no. I mean, boku no Pico isn't banned in America, while child porn is. So it would be really stupid if that actually happened.
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Syndiciate said:
silversongwriter said:
it's anti-gun and it's anti-fun


This is the quote I will forever remember you by.
really? hes had so many memorable ones. personally not really a fan of guns (mostly just find them loud and annoying) but shooting things can be pretty fun
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Killaclown said:
Syndiciate said:


This is the quote I will forever remember you by.
really? hes had so many memorable ones. personally not really a fan of guns (mostly just find them loud and annoying) but shooting things can be pretty fun


He does have quite a lot of memorable quotes. Maybe I'll archive all of them someday.
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Syndiciate said:
Killaclown said:
really? hes had so many memorable ones. personally not really a fan of guns (mostly just find them loud and annoying) but shooting things can be pretty fun


He does have quite a lot of memorable quotes. Maybe I'll archive all of them someday.
that would be a funny but messed up Sig
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Killaclown said:
Syndiciate said:


He does have quite a lot of memorable quotes. Maybe I'll archive all of them someday.
that would be a funny but messed up Sig


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