Immigration issues (split from VT thread), guns, etc. Options

[cupcake]

my proposed gun law changes borne from this incident (laws mind you...something criminals disregard):

-U.S. citizenship required for purchase (no 'resident alien' malarkey)

-abolish gun-free zones except for federal and govt properties and airplanes/ports. Place law-abiding conceal/carry permit owners on a level playing field for defense.

unfortunately, however, I feel that will be the opposite of what come of this...leaving law-abiders even more defenseless, eventually creating a population of outlaws carrying whatever/whenever the hell they want...

[koreanp1e]

no wonder west texas blows. racist moterfucking idiots live here.
they think foreigners are different species who shouldn't have a right to protect themselves against thieves and robbers by bearing arms just because they live in a different landscape.

what kind of twisted non-sensical logic is that ?

I am glad I am out of this shit hole.

[GOB]

no wonder west texas blows. racist moterfucking idiots live here.
they think foreigners are different species who shouldn't have a right to protect themselves against thieves and robbers by bearing arms just because they live in a different landscape.

what kind of twisted non-sensical logic is that ?

I am glad I am out of this shit hole.

and you foreigners think that everyone is out to get you. different species? this is why you come off as weirdos, creating your own members-only colonies, scoffing at american laws and just general regional normality (oddly, though, this is all going on while you're taking complete advantage of our liberal laws and free market systems). i have no problem with immigration as long as it leads to a reasonably quick (and total) assimilation. when you act that way, when you shut out everyone who isn't the exact same as you, you are the different species. most of the people on here aren't even from west texas-- you generalizing about texas tech students is as ignorant as a white guy saying you all look alike.

aww, international students get the short end of the stick. maybe making the effort to extend out from your comfort zone to meet some white and black people would soften the cultural barriers... but nobody does that in college. that takes too much work, and chances are, somebody might end up still not liking you. the horror!

non-citizens most certainly DO NOT deserve the same rights as natural born americans without a hell of a lot of earned trust. they're guests in our country, and they should act as such. how are we supposed to trust immigrants when they are so vocal about how they do not trust us? they don't trust the police, the politicians, the teachers. what kind of nonsensical fantasy logic is that?

funny how i can't go into a chinese or mexican grocery store without being treated like i'm the immigrant, but anytime "you people" feel threatened (or if i can't assist somebody in spanish), there's a public outcry about how this is the most violent and racist country.

hell, maybe a bilingual america is a good thing. it would force anyone who speaks neither english nor spanish to get their shit together or get out.

edit: i realize that this has strayed pretty far from the original topic, but give me a break.