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Gun Control & RKBA

Tuesday Afternoon

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1. education is key to so many things. semantics are important in a discussion that is rampant

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Thu Jan 3, 2013, 11:33 PM

Jan 2013

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Don't Think of an Assault Weapon! [View all] derby378 Jan 2013 OP

education is key to so many things. semantics are important in a discussion that is rampant Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #1

That's one of the reasons I wrote the original version back in 2005 derby378 Jan 2013 #2

thanks for posting it. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #3

Here's my question. If a majority of people feel that a weapon like that used in the CT mass upaloopa Jan 2013 #4

Rec a thousand times. (nt) Control-Z Jan 2013 #5

according to the USA Today poll gejohnston Jan 2013 #6

Come back to me next month with that. Right now there is a will to ban magazines not upaloopa Jan 2013 #7

such mass killings are rare gejohnston Jan 2013 #9

Good luck getting a ban anything through Congress Pullo Jan 2013 #10

Very true crazyrayray Jan 2013 #23

No, but sylvi Jan 2013 #8

You really don't get it and I think your enthusiasm for guns is the reason. I don't mean to make a upaloopa Jan 2013 #12

Yes, I do "get it" sylvi Jan 2013 #21

We should also consider the origin of the term itself derby378 Jan 2013 #22

"...a weapon like that used...' discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #11

I don't know how to make it clearer. None of that matters! TWENTY CHILDREN WERE KILLED BY A MAN upaloopa Jan 2013 #13

he could have just as easily done it with a katana or machete gejohnston Jan 2013 #14

Why do you think gun powder was invented? Shooting a person is easier that stabbing them. There upaloopa Jan 2013 #15

by accident, looking for eternal life gejohnston Jan 2013 #16

The 20 children matter discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #17

The VT murderer killed 32 with a handgun & several conventional mags. What is your next ban? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #25

"They are not interested in learning" derby378 Jan 2013 #20

Excellent post! I don't use the intentionally deceptive jargon of banners. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #18

Intent makes anything a weapon. ileus Jan 2013 #24

Good one crazyrayray Jan 2013 #27

What about your RPG?..or your Gatling Gun ...or your .... pkdu Jan 2013 #28

When it comes to small self defense ileus Jan 2013 #33

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #26

Guns are "tools" and "hammers" kill more people. rightsideout Jan 2013 #29

your nail gun would be semi automatic gejohnston Jan 2013 #30

Got one like that. It's a pain in the butt. jeepnstein Jan 2013 #35

Wow angrychair Jan 2013 #31

No. zombieklr Jan 2013 #32

It's been done in Mexico, too derby378 Jan 2013 #34