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In reply to the discussion: A "high firepower weapons ban" [View all]NickB79
(19,062 posts)145. It IS a big threat.
Hunting is practically a religion in the Midwest, and it's enjoyed by Democrats just as much as Republicans. The northern half of Minnesota is virtually all blue, yet virtually every person you talk to up around Duluth loves hitting the woods in the fall with a gun.
Try winning states like Michigan and Ohio without the support of the union worker who also likes to go deer and duck hunting in the fall. I'm sorry to tell you that you will fail by a wide margin.
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I really appreciate your post and attempt to move the conversation forward. I've been confused
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#1
Gun killings are the fault of the media! But *never ever ever* due to the gun!
villager
Jan 2013
#31
One solution would be to outlaw sale of guns that can even accept a magazine. Make all bullets
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#7
Well, that must be why all firearm related homicide in California is so low... waitasec...
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#108
Airplane crashes are rare but they get a lot of attention. Same with mass shootings
Recursion
Jan 2013
#75
Some of the printers are open sources and will never support such restrictions
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#37
People are building these printers from the ground up, on their own with their own open source
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#139
Vaginas can be printed on 3D printers too, good luck "usin" one. Jus sayin, the 3D printer excuse is
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#70
WMD is used to mean nukes, poison gas, biological agents, radioactive fallout.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#29
Worldwide, Machine Guns Kill More People, in particular children, than a dirty bomb
Yavin4
Jan 2013
#51
You can't have a WMD because it is impossible to use defensively without killing innocent people.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#141
Too bad. Buy a 22. Deal with it. The free for all is coming to an end.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#41
I think you have to add muzzle velocity/muzzle energy to this list instead of Caliber
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#6
Muzzle Energy is often described as the destructive power of a given firearm or load
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#38
When you go to hunt for hippos, elephants and whales, you get a special permit that allows use of
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#85
They already vote republican by a vast majority. Really not a big threat.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#42
22% of democrats own guns. Some small percentage of those are "gun nuts".
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#149
Too hard...someone would have to make a list with specs of every weapon ever made. nt
jmg257
Jan 2013
#16
Don't know. See Recursion's post # 50 for an interesting suggestion of how that might be determined.
Scuba
Jan 2013
#57
I offered my knowledge of the subject, and my opinion of why your idea is full of holes.
SayWut
Jan 2013
#69
The problem with the point system you suggest, is that there are too many variables.
SayWut
Jan 2013
#78
Yes, to perhaps inappropriately use a "shooting" metaphor, there is no silver bullet solution ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#27
I get that, and I don't mind sticking with transfer of actual legal ownership
Recursion
Jan 2013
#129
I suspect rate-of-fire has to come from the base design. I doubt one can retro-fit that ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#43
So let's assume that 3 people break into my home. I can only shoot one shot every five seconds ...
spin
Jan 2013
#95
No, it's strawman. You just added some satire in there for good measure.
Tommy_Carcetti
Jan 2013
#93
I don't want to ban them all. That's an NRA talking point. Why do you repeat it?
Scuba
Jan 2013
#105
There are some constructive posts. I knew the antis would try to muddy the waters ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#120
A very fine point, if this does not seem reasonable let's go for a bb gun
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#128