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upaloopa

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13. Are you wanting discrimination based on

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:39 PM

Jan 2013

who we are afraid of ?
There is no law that will make you safe from everyone but we can try to lesson the risk. That is what gun control tries to do. Lesson the risk not protect you from those you are afraid of.

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What type of person would scare you if he had a gun? [View all] kentuck Jan 2013 OP

My drunk sister Blue4Texas Jan 2013 #1

all of the above. broiles Jan 2013 #2

To be quite honest regjoe Jan 2013 #3

All except the homeless guy. If anybody 'needs' a gun for self-defense, it's probably him. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #4

also, people with any one of those living in their home n/t Enrique Jan 2013 #5

Do you have any proposed language that would cover all those people? cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #6

Exactly. Denninmi Jan 2013 #9

Relevant poll results from the weekend of 1/19-20 geckosfeet Jan 2013 #7

It's a fair question. Denninmi Jan 2013 #8

A handgun worries me a lot more than an assault weapon Recursion Jan 2013 #10

A whack female I know katmondoo Jan 2013 #11

The guy who believes Speck Tater Jan 2013 #12

Are you wanting discrimination based on upaloopa Jan 2013 #13

I'm more worried about self-described 'patriot' teabaggers with guns than MineralMan Jan 2013 #14

I don't know what any of my neighbors are up to and we're ok NightWatcher Jan 2013 #15

Police and govt folks as they tend to be allowed to shoot and start wars The Straight Story Jan 2013 #16

Other: I'm not nosy and I don't care what my neighbors legally do with their free time. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #17

None of the above. Brickbat Jan 2013 #18

Well, what about them? ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #19

Someone who is likely to use it. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #20

Yes. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #21

I dont want to see anyone with a gun in my neighborhood. bunnies Jan 2013 #22

An ex-con with a history of violence dallaslibguy1966104 Jan 2013 #23

Are you equating felons with people with a psychiatric diagnosis? Denninmi Jan 2013 #24