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Patiod

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7. Well said.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 05:22 PM

Jul 2012

I keep going back, over and over again, to the fact that we are the only civilized country in the world where guns are this unlimited, and the only civilized country without decent national health care.

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Beyond the trivialities of what is an assault weapon and what is not [View all] grantcart Jul 2012 OP

Thank You. drm604 Jul 2012 #1

Your broad brush smears and nonfactual statements gut any effectiveness your post might of had ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #2

There are no smears and no factual statements. grantcart Jul 2012 #4

Wonderful post and response! citizen blues Jul 2012 #14

When you say "effectiveness" do you mean changing the minds of gun "enthusiasts"? rhett o rick Jul 2012 #5

Part of the Problem SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #19

Thank you grantcart. I'm sure you're gonna get the hair-splitters by the droves calimary Jul 2012 #3

All defenders of the 2nd Amendment are like George Zimmerman? Marengo Jul 2012 #16

Interesting... Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #23

Well said. But the gun lobby, NRA and GOP are too stong for decent rhett o rick Jul 2012 #6

Eventually there will be a tragedy where highly lethal weapons are used by one or more grantcart Jul 2012 #9

Matter of Time SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #20

Well said. Patiod Jul 2012 #7

Kick for a worthwhile post amid all the ranting and raving. (nt) scarletwoman Jul 2012 #8

Excellent OP! n/t Spazito Jul 2012 #10

So every semi-automatic with a detachable magazine could be an assault weapon? Kaleva Jul 2012 #11

Actually I was pointing the absurdity of the 'assault weapon' nonsense. Edweird Jul 2012 #12

If you mean that the only relevent issue is the lethality of the weapon and grantcart Jul 2012 #13

So, your stated goal is the ban of all semi-automatic weapons and all the assault weapon talk is TheKentuckian Jul 2012 #15

Really? grantcart Jul 2012 #17

Talking About Guns SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #18

What makes you think that this massacre didn't provoke revulsion? lapislzi Jul 2012 #24

When people are proposing laws Union Scribe Jul 2012 #21

The only distinction that is important is that of the lethality of the weapon involved. grantcart Jul 2012 #26

In order to have a rational discussion about any subject it is necessary to define terms. ... spin Jul 2012 #22

Capable of firing... kudzu22 Jul 2012 #25

I am not sure of what you are saying grantcart Jul 2012 #27

Two points. benEzra Jul 2012 #28