Gun Control & RKBA

fightthegoodfightnow

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26. Ah...yes....the semantics of the gun lobby

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #25)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 12:56 AM

Nov 2012

Guns compel? No, criminals (and defenders) use guns to kill. Drivers (and passengers) do no such thing.

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Palm Coast man gets 25 years in accidental shooting of his wife [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2012 OP

Good. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #1

What's good about it? nt rrneck Oct 2012 #13

Just the sentencing. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #37

So agreed. nt rrneck Nov 2012 #40

Oh my God. MissMarple Oct 2012 #2

Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Oct 2012 #3

You and I disagree on this. Who teaches chain saw safety in schools? Or swimming? Logical Oct 2012 #7

Band saw safety and table saw safety were taught in my 7th grade woodshop class slackmaster Oct 2012 #9

Guns would be way down on the list. As you know gun accidents kill very few kids a year. Logical Oct 2012 #10

Guns? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #17

Unsecured guns constitute an environmental hazard, like unsecured rattlesnakes slackmaster Nov 2012 #36

How about we just keep children away from guns fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #38

Why are you opposed to teaching children a valuable survival skill? slackmaster Nov 2012 #39

Ignorance really does = strength for certain people- the "abstinence only" types... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #41

You ask fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #43

I've never suggested that a person couldn't survive without a gun slackmaster Nov 2012 #44

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #47

how about a bow? gejohnston Nov 2012 #48

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #49

want to bet? gejohnston Nov 2012 #50

Bet What? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #51

no, gejohnston Nov 2012 #52

I was taught safe use of several power saws, safety while swimming (in lakes, most often), Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #14

I had to take shop also in the 70s. Things sure do change. Not even drivers ed at my kids school. Logical Oct 2012 #15

Worth noting that he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge. DreamGypsy Oct 2012 #4

The rifle did not go off former-republican Oct 2012 #5

I watched a show RegieRocker Oct 2012 #6

+1 darkangel218 Oct 2012 #8

25 Years For Killing Wife With One of 25 Guns fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #11

He would probably not do any more time if he did. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #18

Right fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #19

There's that pesky "freedom of choice" thing again. One can own 0 guns or 500... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #20

What part of a well regulated militia did you miss? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #21

And what part of District of Columbia v. Heller did *you* miss? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #24

A friend of mine killed his wife, he didn't spend a whole night in jail. ileus Oct 2012 #12

Right or Wrong fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #16

Would it make you feel any better if they was pushed outta windows? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #22

No fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #23

If you've got any evidence that gun ownership compels criminal behavior, please produce it. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #25

Ah...yes....the semantics of the gun lobby fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #26

"Drivers...do no such thing." Really? DC has no laws against vehicular homicide? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #27

Guns are designed to kill. Cars are not. fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #28

And yet cars kill more people in the US than guns do, and there are fewer guns than cars. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #29

Correction: Guns are designed to save lives. ileus Nov 2012 #33

LOL fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #35

"How's that working out?" Violent crime and murder rates are down, so why don't you tell us? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #42

Covered and Answered fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #45

I don't think it is any of those either gejohnston Nov 2012 #46

Ahemmmm..... Remmah2 Nov 2012 #31

There was a study done in Italy recently. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #30

I read about that one...there's needs to be a one strike law. ileus Nov 2012 #34

Seems about right. 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #32

Should six year olds freedomboogie Nov 2012 #53