Gun store opening next door to Franklin Sherman Elementary in Mclean

[Anonymous]

At one point this afternoon there were multiple police cars in front of the store with officers out front wearing assault vests. Anyone know what was going on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw the "shooter's" father interviewed on CNN. He blames the guns. Interview was all about the guns. Not once did I hear him asked about his relationship with his son--when he had last talked to him or seen him. He was not asked about anything but did he know that his son had guns.

Easy to pass the blame when you have relinquished your job as a parent.

Exactly. The kids gone bad is always someone else's fault, never the parents' responsibility. Never mind the fact that so many parents either aren't there, like this guy in the UK, or Mr. Lanza. Or the neglectful parents will spoil the kids rotten and ruin them that way. Results can be the same. Angry kids becoming angry adults. Suicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, violence.
You name it.

Perhaps start putting some serious time into the very hard work of parenting, so your kid isn't another statistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Saw the "shooter's" father interviewed on CNN. He blames the guns. Interview was all about the guns. Not once did I hear him asked about his relationship with his son--when he had last talked to him or seen him. He was not asked about anything but did he know that his son had guns.

Easy to pass the blame when you have relinquished your job as a parent.

Exactly. The kids gone bad is always someone else's fault, never the parents' responsibility. Never mind the fact that so many parents either aren't there, like this guy in the UK, or Mr. Lanza. Or the neglectful parents will spoil the kids rotten and ruin them that way. Results can be the same. Angry kids becoming angry adults. Suicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, violence.
You name it.

Perhaps start putting some serious time into the very hard work of parenting, so your kid isn't another statistic.

You are a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

I do not think you understood the post you up-voted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

Different poster here. It appears someone forgot to tell you McLean is a community of law and order. No one is ruffled with Victoria demanding that an established law-abiding business get out of town, as her petition states.

[Anonymous]

The United States is 3rd in murders throughout the World. Not good, but.....

But if you take out just 4 cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, and New Orleans, the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the entire world, for murders.

These 4 cities also have the toughest Gun Control Laws in the U.S.

ALL 4 of these cities are controlled by Democrats.
It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data right?
Breaking Today: the 60 million legal gun owners in the US did not shoot anyone

Well, I'm off to check on my spoons.
I hear they're making people fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

Different poster here. It appears someone forgot to tell you McLean is a community of law and order. No one is ruffled with Victoria demanding that an established law-abiding business get out of town, as her petition states.

It seems you are unaware that every local politician representing McLean except Barbara Comstock has pledged to work to see this store moved, and that we have a Democratic Governor, Attorney General and School Board. Do you even live in McLean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

Different poster here. It appears someone forgot to tell you McLean is a community of law and order. No one is ruffled with Victoria demanding that an established law-abiding business get out of town, as her petition states.

It seems you are unaware that every local politician representing McLean except Barbara Comstock has pledged to work to see this store moved, and that we have a Democratic Governor, Attorney General and School Board. Do you even live in McLean?

A Democratic Governor who is the proud owner of how many guns?
My, my, you aren't even from Virginia, let alone McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

Different poster here. It appears someone forgot to tell you McLean is a community of law and order. No one is ruffled with Victoria demanding that an established law-abiding business get out of town, as her petition states.

It seems you are unaware that every local politician representing McLean except Barbara Comstock has pledged to work to see this store moved, and that we have a Democratic Governor, Attorney General and School Board. Do you even live in McLean?

Politicians pledge all they want to get voters to believe they will do something. You know why they pledge so hard in this case? Because this is a sure-win situation for them. I don't see how this store can legally be made to move - it's a legal business that has received all its permits to operate. Future permits may also not be rejected for arbitrary reasons. Even if they pass legislation or change zoning laws to not allow a gun shop to operate so close to a school, the concept of grandfathering comes into play, especially when it comes to zoning laws, which is a lot easier to put through than new legislation. So in the mean time, the politicians can posture and claim that they will do everything in their power to make the gun shop move, not mentioning the fact that they really have very little power to actually accomplish this. This is grandstanding at its best. They are putting on a show, for people like you, they are "liking" or "retweeting" your concerns, so that you'll vote for them on election day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Politicians pledge all they want to get voters to believe they will do something. You know why they pledge so hard in this case? Because this is a sure-win situation for them. I don't see how this store can legally be made to move - it's a legal business that has received all its permits to operate. Future permits may also not be rejected for arbitrary reasons. Even if they pass legislation or change zoning laws to not allow a gun shop to operate so close to a school, the concept of grandfathering comes into play, especially when it comes to zoning laws, which is a lot easier to put through than new legislation. So in the mean time, the politicians can posture and claim that they will do everything in their power to make the gun shop move, not mentioning the fact that they really have very little power to actually accomplish this. This is grandstanding at its best. They are putting on a show, for people like you, they are "liking" or "retweeting" your concerns, so that you'll vote for them on election day.

I have a son at the school. You might be right about grandfathering and I might be stuck with a gun shop next to my son's school for his entire elementary school career. Obviously I am hoping for a different outcome. But if the end result of this effort is to allow a VA community some control over their zoning laws (even if this gun shop has to stay next to my kid's school), I will feel like it is a small step in the right direction. And will happily vote the politicians in that try to help out.

People like me are the reason that Barbara Comstock is our representative. I tend to vote Democratic (but voted for our previous republican incumbent). But I tend to only vote in Presidential years. This has spurred me to vote against Comstock when she is next up for reelection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The United States is 3rd in murders throughout the World. Not good, but.....

But if you take out just 4 cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, and New Orleans, the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the entire world, for murders.

These 4 cities also have the toughest Gun Control Laws in the U.S.

ALL 4 of these cities are controlled by Democrats.
It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data right?
Breaking Today: the 60 million legal gun owners in the US did not shoot anyone

Well, I'm off to check on my spoons.
I hear they're making people fat.

Interesting statistics. Not surprised at all.
You may want to rid yourself of steak knives as well. They can be used as dangerous weapons.

[Anonymous]

Cars kill how many children and teens every day?

Look at these uppity mclean moms giving their kids
new cars on their 16th birthday. Just because.

Who cares that car is the fastest ticket to the hospital,
or worse, to the graveyard.

Who cares about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The weird NY references drive home the geographic and local disconnect of many posters. And when rich folk in McLean want to get something done, I would not want to be on the other side!

+1. It's over. The outsiders have gone home. McLean has its gun shop moved 1/8 of a mile. Big deal. Pick a better target communitiy for your anti-gun antics next time. If you want to rant about gun violence in America go to the other threads. If you want to make fun of people in McLean, that has nothing to do with the gun store moving. It's over.

Your posting "it's over" repeatedly shows you are totally clueless. You really do not know McLean if you think current residents will ever accept a gun store in the middle of town near an elementary school. Did someone forget to tell you it's not 1962 any more, you old goat?

Different poster here. It appears someone forgot to tell you McLean is a community of law and order. No one is ruffled with Victoria demanding that an established law-abiding business get out of town, as her petition states.

It seems you are unaware that every local politician representing McLean except Barbara Comstock has pledged to work to see this store moved, and that we have a Democratic Governor, Attorney General and School Board. Do you even live in McLean?

A Democratic Governor who is the proud owner of how many guns?
My, my, you aren't even from Virginia, let alone McLean.

You are wrong on both fronts.