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Loudly

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2. The first step is not to require a gun turn in.

Reply to MassedPole (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:52 AM

Dec 2012

The first step is to shut down manufacture, importation and sale.

Together with shutting down all broadcast advertising of firearms, which I am increasingly seeing.

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A friend of mine says if we turn in our guns the criminals would have a field day. [View all] MassedPole Dec 2012 OP

Stupid argument. PDJane Dec 2012 #1

The first step is not to require a gun turn in. Loudly Dec 2012 #2

... and smuggling JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #14

Child porn is being produced too. Give up trying to stamp it out? Loudly Dec 2012 #18

The entire weight of Federal and state law enforcement has failed to make marijuana difficult to get Recursion Dec 2012 #3

Because, as we all know, Occulus Dec 2012 #5

OK, meth, then (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #6

There are no poppy or coca farms in America hack89 Dec 2012 #25

He should join a logical gun group.... alittlelark Dec 2012 #4

Seems to me NOLALady Dec 2012 #7

Because it happens so often now bongbong Dec 2012 #8

My friend is odd MassedPole Dec 2012 #12

Simple minded people make simple minded statements and arguments. Lint Head Dec 2012 #9

I think home invasions and burglary would become more common. krispos42 Dec 2012 #10

Your friend is an idiot. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #11

Here's some amusement for you. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #29

Gun ownera are a minority RomneyLies Dec 2012 #13

The biggest source of guns for criminals is from law-abiding citizens. baldguy Dec 2012 #15

Every other first-world nation has much tighter gun laws and far less homicide. DanTex Dec 2012 #16

The actuarial tables DO NOT LIE. Homes with firearms have a much higher coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #22

I don't know about the criminals having a "field day," but... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #17

What he is really saying is, "i won't let them take retread Dec 2012 #19

Let me bring you another view from a minority in this country ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #20

None of these mass murderers were criminals until they opened fire. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #21

True... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #26

Yeah, "A friend of mine." 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #23

Your friend lives in John Wayne fantasy land DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #24

Most of the mass killings are NOT done by criminals. Reframe the issue. Gun=terror graham4anything Dec 2012 #27

Right now, if criminals assumed the vast majority of people are unarmed they'd be right BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #28