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In reply to the discussion: Silencing the Guns [View all]Callisto32
(2,997 posts)52. We have a name for this:
"Non sequitur"
(The literary device, not the logical fallacy.)
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Was Loughner able to discharge a lot of rounds in rapid succession without reloading?
baldguy
Mar 2012
#19
So you think we should liberalize laws regarding silencers? I must say, that's quite refreshi...
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#7
I'd imagine those parts of Europe generally have much stricter gun control. n/t
ellisonz
Mar 2012
#44
They certainly do...but in this particular respect (silencers) their laws are more rational.
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#63
Good article. And I see that the right-wing talking points have arrived right on cue!
DanTex
Mar 2012
#57
As far as I can tell, the "inaccuracy" amounts to failing to mention the loophole in...
DanTex
Mar 2012
#68
Number od posts does not seem to correlate closely with factual accuracy....
PavePusher
Mar 2012
#85
Anti-gun types are fond of making spree killers reload, aren't they?
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2012
#132