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In reply to the discussion: so whats a reasonable gun control measure [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)116. yet the idea of preventing mass killings is important to those who are interested in gun control
And you're going to pretend to be surprised by this? No one here is stupid enough to think one restriction is going to reduce all types of crime. Spare us the bullshit.
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Cause a percentage of the money from sales of guns to be dedicated to supporting and
shraby
Dec 2012
#2
Or seeks to live his/her life without the threat of these instruments of death
TheCowsCameHome
Dec 2012
#7
That WOULD NOT stop mass shootings. Money was not a factor in the decision!!! n-t
Logical
Dec 2012
#114
All dealers have to use the NICS check for a firearm sale at gun shows
former-republican
Dec 2012
#28
pedophilia , anything that involves adults hurting or molesting children
former-republican
Dec 2012
#127
Except of course that they provide a loophole to the existing regulations.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#107
"background checks that include mental health screenings by professionals" and if a person flunks
jody
Dec 2012
#64
i dont have a problem with that and think it could be passed and pass scotus scrutiny
rdking647
Dec 2012
#13
What benefits do you believe will come from registering handguns in addition to CCW licensing
jody
Dec 2012
#70
Registering firearms carries with it the threat government will use that list to confiscate them. nt
jody
Dec 2012
#81
My point: to sell a new limitation on firearms you must convince citizens it will not threaten their
jody
Dec 2012
#96
There are very few people who buy the "registration leads to confiscation" talking point.
DanTex
Dec 2012
#108
But the "registration leads to confiscation" crowd is small and extreme enough that
DanTex
Dec 2012
#115
I've read many of the posts to DU threads about gun-control over the past few days. I haven't read
jody
Dec 2012
#126
Maybe not this particular shooting, but we can certainly reduce the overall level of gun violence.
DanTex
Dec 2012
#134
If no one has a proposal that could have prevented this tragedy, then I'm not optimistic that
jody
Dec 2012
#139
If the government somehow reaches the point that it decides to confiscate weapons
ibegurpard
Dec 2012
#102
What it would do is create a data base for BATF or the FBI to make their job easier
former-republican
Dec 2012
#117
Make bullet boxes that show the results of shooting the way that Australian cigarette packs show...
JVS
Dec 2012
#9
"Firepower" includes not just caliber but the ability to deliver multiple rounds...
Scuba
Dec 2012
#22
It would have to be passed through state legislature like it did in my state
former-republican
Dec 2012
#46
Not a good idea. Dealers are required to keep paperwork, have a lot to lose if they screw up, etc.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#131
Probably, "reasonable" is a gun safety measure rather than gun control
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#23
I agree, except typically, adult members of a household would have access to the gun safe
MH1
Dec 2012
#37
Throwing up your hands and saying "well the GOP/NRA will block it anyway" is defeatist
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#38
yet the idea of preventing mass killings is important to those who are interested in gun control
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#116
if "bullshit" offends you, stop spewing it. it is you who insult DUers intelligence.
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#128
But someone clearly appointed you to decide what people can discuss and how it can be discussed....
octothorpe
Dec 2012
#146
If a firearm is used in a crime, charge the defendant separately for use of a firearm, sentence
jody
Dec 2012
#41
That is sentencing reform, not gun reform. It will do nothing to ebb the flow of
morningfog
Dec 2012
#44
If you are correct, your argument means no new law can have any effect on crime. Govt. can only
jody
Dec 2012
#57
You wrote "Laws do work and help. Limitations on the types and numbers of guns legally available for
jody
Dec 2012
#76
Re-read it again, with the part you omitted. You are almost there. So close.
morningfog
Dec 2012
#77
OK your post reveals you can't answer my question. After you've thought about it please post your
jody
Dec 2012
#79
No, sometime professors simply give up when a student demonstrates inability to learn. nt
jody
Dec 2012
#83
Reframe the entire issue. Make guns/bullets a part of the war on terror & from there
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#101
Makes sense, give all authority to the president, seize all means of production, create two
jody
Dec 2012
#106
+100000. Heck, the Australians bit the bullet in 1996 -- why not us. Switzerland is another good
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#132
More than legislation, we need to change the perception of guns in our society -- just like smoking.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#129
How about this: All guns have to carry liability insurance just like cars.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#136
The only one I have spotted is somebody who is clearly a gun nut just shitstirring.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#147