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In reply to the discussion: "90% of the guns in America are owned by White people in the suburbs." [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)143. That would be extremely low bar
anyone with a mental issue that precluded gun ownership would have been identified well before they were old enough to buy a gun. They would have a history of treatment or a criminal record or both. The idea that someone with no prior history of mental illness is going to be deemed not sane enough to buy a gun is ludicrous.
The real solution is single payer healthcare with mental health coverage. Lets identify dangerous people well before they are old enough to buy a gun.
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"90% of the guns in America are owned by White people in the suburbs." [View all]
baldguy
Mar 2013
OP
No it's not - he should back it up - it's possible he did get that nubmer somewhere
el_bryanto
Mar 2013
#8
By his logic bigotry can't spread because no corporate advertising firms
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#102
Product placement in various media works for cars, soft drinks & other consumer products.
baldguy
Mar 2013
#104
Did everyone who has a/some gun/guns get them legally, with all paperwork completed
bike man
Mar 2013
#9
If we take Mr. Moore at his word are we to assume he employs racist bodyguards?
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#61
How come the neighborhoods of the alleged suppliers isn't as violence-wracked as
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#60
So by that logic legal pharmaceutical drug users are negligient and wholly responsible
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#75
But pharmaceutical and alcohol dealers work as much as they can to ensure abuse is at a minimum
baldguy
Mar 2013
#77
You know that is absolutely false. Firearm manufacturers and dealers are federally licensed.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#101
So if a Punk gets a piece from another Punk, and that gun is TEN TIMES REMOVED from
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2013
#121
Why don't you go back, and look at the subject line I replied to originally.
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2013
#124
You have given no evidence that any given illegal gun can't be traced back to a legal gun owner.
baldguy
Mar 2013
#125
It's like immigration. Very few "illegal immigrants" (I hate that phrase) actually crossed illegally
Recursion
Mar 2013
#142
You do know that a lot of illegal guns are brought into this country illegally right? n/t
npk
Mar 2013
#198
Absolute made up tripe from Michael. Once again, I invite him to visit DETROIT,
Romulox
Mar 2013
#11
Does not surprise me a bit. Bigots arm up out of fear. NRA membership stats confirm.
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#22
Amen, Brother Hoyt! Who needs research when you've got unquestioning faith?
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2013
#29
I'd trust any of those old guys with guns, before the yahoos above from Michigan Militia/Bigots
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#41
It bugs you that there is no political test for gun ownership, doesn't it?
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2013
#86
Spot-on. The "RKBA enthusiast" movement is largely a racist movement, with its roots in the
apocalypsehow
Mar 2013
#44
For that percentage to pan out, all white suburbanites would have vast hoards of firearms.
Throd
Mar 2013
#76
"If Michael Moore's face were on a nickel, Sean Hannity's would be on the other side."
NaturalHigh
Mar 2013
#94
What RW propaganda? You mentioned MM's weight. I noted Bloomberg says obesity drains the system.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#172
It was successful at tickling the easy to tickle suburban white guys with guns.
morningfog
Mar 2013
#116
Congratulations: that's the most egregious example of false dichotomy I've encountered in years.
Lizzie Poppet
Mar 2013
#171
I won't hold my breath for these mythical "simple gun owners" to show their progressive creds by
baldguy
Mar 2013
#193
The extremist RW has a long history of giving terrorist groups political power
baldguy
Mar 2013
#218
Gee, a picture. Well, that pretty much makes it irrefutable. Here's a more recent one --
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#219
Easier, apparently, to employ the "ostrich defense" and ignore anything inconvenient.
Lizzie Poppet
Mar 2013
#210
Laws need to be changed. Think about a psychiatric evaluation before allowing a gun purchase.
In_The_Wind
Mar 2013
#138
Not necessarily. Some adult gun owners have lost_it due to stress in everyday life.
In_The_Wind
Mar 2013
#145
No. Not at all. However: If someone has been institutionalized with suicidal mental issues ...
In_The_Wind
Mar 2013
#147
There aren't enough psychiatrists in America to give that many tests per year.
GreenStormCloud
Mar 2013
#162
Heh. Well, there is a difference between disagreeing with his position on a matter
Robb
Mar 2013
#160
The 'quote' from Moore in the OP title is not complete and I think intentionally so. Unfair to the
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#151
How is that my job? I'm talking about what Moore actually said as opposed to what the OP typed.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#156
And that was my point along with the fact that the inaccuracy is intentional.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#204
36% of suburban homes have firearms. 26% of urban homes have firearms. 1 in 6 black homes have one.
Xithras
Mar 2013
#169
If a nationwide confiscation would spark a violent resistance why promote a nationwide confiscation?
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#215