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In reply to the discussion: Questions for those who support banning firearms. [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)51. We already do that.
You can not yell fire in a crowded theater.
And many forms of pornography are illegal.
The gun lobby wants to have guns the Founders never imagined, and also have the newer versions NOT regulated.
If you want to compare these two areas, we'd have more gun regulations, not fewer.
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I have seen that before, and I think it was funny, however, I know a guy who makes his own bullets,
ZombieHorde
Sep 2012
#2
The NRA is the most moderate of any of the major gun-rights organizations.
GreenStormCloud
Sep 2012
#82
When I said I knew someone who makes his bullets, I think I should have said
ZombieHorde
Sep 2012
#5
Ammunition is included in arms - banning bullets, either directly or via a prohibitive
petronius
Sep 2012
#49
WOW!!! At $5,000 per round I would have 150 million dollars sitting in my closet!
kelly1mm
Sep 2012
#78
At that point, I don't think the percentage would be "small" any longer. n/t
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#17
I doubt that guns will stop such an event as blood in the streets style civil war.
FarPoint
Sep 2012
#37
And thus create the tyranny the Second Amendment was intended to give us a fighting chance against.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#16
I'm just pointing out the futility of any type of ban on things that people want. Like Drugs, but
rDigital
Sep 2012
#56
I don't think that would be possible. There is no will to take that kind of action in the US.
rDigital
Sep 2012
#58
To be fair, mike_c does support other personal defense weapons, such as pepper spray.
ZombieHorde
Sep 2012
#22
YOU said that the Constitution shouldn't cover future technological advancements.
MercutioATC
Sep 2012
#66
Therefore, we're going to eliminate 1st Amendment rights for radio, TV and the internet.
MercutioATC
Sep 2012
#54
Do you think the non-existence of violent crime in your town has something to do with
rDigital
Sep 2012
#59
You don't have the right to live in a government gun restricted environment.
GreenStormCloud
Sep 2012
#86