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Or leave their guns lying around where others can grab ahold of them LynneSin Jan 2013 #1
Everyone is a "good guy" with a gun right up until they're a bad guy with a gun. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #2
I wish I could recommend this statement to the ends of the Earth and beyond... Tikki Jan 2013 #3
Indeed, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #4
Or until laws are passed making them illegal, in which case they jmg257 Jan 2013 #5
Which is why self justifying law is a dubious prospect. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #17
So true, if you were in charge we could dispense with the law. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #59
No, more pare it down to the direct interference with the rights of others TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #64
bunch of hidden criminals... ileus Jan 2013 #6
Doesn't that go for every person regardless what they own? pipoman Jan 2013 #7
Yeah that whole guardian Jan 2013 #8
Why would anyone need that much gun? Taverner Jan 2013 #9
What's an example of a rifle that's "less" gun than the AR-15? Recursion Jan 2013 #10
No the Entire Point is that it is a light weight rapid fire weapon that has been used Bandit Jan 2013 #14
I totally agree with you on magazines. It will be difficult to get them back, but we need to try Recursion Jan 2013 #15
low power ? yesphan Jan 2013 #31
Now find a similar one for .308 or 30-06 Recursion Jan 2013 #33
30-06: here you go.... blackspade Jan 2013 #43
But, but billh58 Jan 2013 #11
Statistically speaking... kentuck Jan 2013 #13
I sincerely hope that billh58 Jan 2013 #16
Yes... kentuck Jan 2013 #18
Wow, there's a visual! Left Brain Jan 2013 #38
Ban ar15-owners... its the only way. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #12
There really is a cognitive disconnect in your head, isn't there? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #30
Agree, and they don't give a crud about society, especially those who aren't satisfied with just one Hoyt Jan 2013 #19
I inherited mine.. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #23
Do you drool over it? Hoyt Jan 2013 #26
No. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #27
Then, maybe you are OK. Hoyt Jan 2013 #46
Innocent until proven guilty... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #20
Sam says this in the West Wing after Bartlett was shot at. iandhr Jan 2013 #21
nope overthehillvet Jan 2013 #24
They might not be. If they bought the gun at a gun show, with no required back round check. reverend_tim Jan 2013 #22
You are wrong. Baseball Mom Jan 2013 #51
Not in Arizona not in Texas, so I am not wrong. reverend_tim Jan 2013 #62
Funny, the folks over at stormfont say things similar about my skin color. Glassunion Jan 2013 #25
'Xactly. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #28
Well said. That argument is indeed a large crock of pure de male bovine excrement indepat Jan 2013 #29
Everyone is a good husband or father until they ....... former-republican Jan 2013 #32
Do your... 99Forever Jan 2013 #36
Yes , look and see how many times mothers , fathers have killed or injured former-republican Jan 2013 #40
Dozens, repeatedly in separate cases? 99Forever Jan 2013 #45
google mother kills her child ,mother kills her children former-republican Jan 2013 #47
You "google it." 99Forever Jan 2013 #50
You asked the question , do your own research former-republican Jan 2013 #53
You can't... 99Forever Jan 2013 #58
A child under the age of 5 is more likely to be murderd by their parents than anyone else. Glassunion Jan 2013 #49
Which has what to do with shooting spree killers... 99Forever Jan 2013 #52
My bad... I misread the dicussion chain. Glassunion Jan 2013 #54
No problem. 99Forever Jan 2013 #56
Except folks like you are the ones begging the question in the first place. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #39
Every drinker is law abiding until they drink and drive. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #34
Drunk driving is different than gun violence. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #44
True, but most of the suicide-homicides involve hand-guns HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #35
Mike has spawned. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #37
Every pro gun argument arrives at the upaloopa Jan 2013 #41
Not true. ... spin Jan 2013 #55
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The big issue is not there are other ways to kill but in the mass shootings the choice was guns. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #61
To be fair to the Delicate Flowers bongbong Jan 2013 #57
Well, there are professional, habitual, and convicted criminals out there who obtain them illegally aikoaiko Jan 2013 #60
Well, you seem to understand the definition of "law-abiding". ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #63
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