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friendly_iconoclast

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34. That's odd-the NRA has some rather well-known gun safety programs.

Thu May 17, 2012, 12:06 AM

May 2012

They even supported the NICS, and have campaigned to strengthen mental-health reporting requirements.

As for you lot? James O'Keefe-style propaganda videos seem to be the flavor of the month, followed in popularity by appeals to emotion.
The most accurate way to describe the restrictionistas' approach would be to call it "abstinence-only".
As evinced in places like Chicago and DC, "abstinence-only gun control" works about as well in curbing gun crime as "abstinence-only
sex education" works in curbing teen pregnancy.

And BTW, the US murder rate has been dropping for years...

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Florida Mom Murders Four Children, Kills Herself [View all] Poll_Blind May 2012 OP

Appalling. nt BlueIris May 2012 #1

Mental illness sucks slackmaster May 2012 #2

Father killed 5 in Naples, Florida HockeyMom May 2012 #3

The NRA won't be happy until you can buy a gun from a vending machine. onehandle May 2012 #4

Nothing like exploiting tragedy to promote a political agenda, eh? friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #5

Funny how these tragedies just keep happening malaise May 2012 #10

Yeah, like the obesity epidemic happened thanks to easy availability of spoons... friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #16

I seriously doubt it. Kalidurga May 2012 #11

As always: bathtubs aren't designed for the sole purpose of killing people. baldguy May 2012 #12

Most handguns must be poorly designed, then. friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #17

Just as a hammer is designed to pound nails, even if it sits in a dark & forgotten tool box. baldguy May 2012 #23

You contradict yourself in your last two sentences: friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #30

You keep using that word "contradict". I do not think it means what you think it means. baldguy May 2012 #31

You are holding *all* gun owners responsible for criminal misuse- IOW, collective guilt. friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #32

If that were true, then computer owners would refuse to get AV software, refuse to update it if they baldguy May 2012 #33

That's odd-the NRA has some rather well-known gun safety programs. friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #34

Can't wait to hear how all car owners are responsible for traffic deaths... friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #35

No sweat off my balls. -..__... May 2012 #13

What!? I was promoting the NRA. onehandle May 2012 #18

Cool! You got a copy of "The Protocols Of The Elders Of The National Rifle Association" friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #22

Degrees of dead is not the point. Loudly May 2012 #24

Here we go TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #25

Yes, progressoid May 2012 #27

"Some posters here think guns make you deader." I laughed and laughed for 5 minutes at that one. Zalatix May 2012 #28

Watch out. Some liberal gun-nut might take offense. daaron May 2012 #6

Shame on you. emilyg May 2012 #7

I don't know about the NRA... -..__... May 2012 #8

Even for a gun restrictionist seeking to exploit this tragedy, your comment makes little sense. aikoaiko May 2012 #14

I'm just agreeing with the NRA that there should be no limits on gun availability. onehandle May 2012 #15

Your supposition is false. aikoaiko May 2012 #19

I'm sure you *believe* that's what the NRA thinks. Lots of Colonists do. friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #21

Can't believe she was able to kill all four kids malaise May 2012 #9

Children of abusive parents are conditioned to obey thier abusive parent and are afraid, 1monster May 2012 #29

Why did the neighbor not keep the child at his/her place until police came? I can't help but think TwilightGardener May 2012 #20

TG...I thought about this too and on reflection based on what I know from the article... Poll_Blind May 2012 #26