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In reply to the discussion: Bad News for the NRA - people are fugging serious [View all]handmade34
(22,759 posts)71. ???
guns ARE designed to kill
a car is designed to transport people/things from one place to another... very few cases of deaths caused by people deliberately ramming into someone
for what it's worth... I think cars should be regulated much more strictly also
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I don't have to get 100% to slow down proliferation of guns, public toting, and the
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#45
What's apparently de rigeur these days on DU, and what actually furthers discussion
Bake
Jan 2013
#27
Ignoring just how extreme and unlikely your post is, I still would like to put it in prospective.
Socal31
Jan 2013
#69
I apologize if I assumed your goal-posts were not where I interpreted them to be.
Socal31
Jan 2013
#79
I don't advocate a total ban. People can keep em in your home, with a sign on the door
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#12
The gungeon is pro-gun. Most DUers are pro-gun control, but were not allowed to talk about it in GD.
onehandle
Jan 2013
#82
The NRA is dead. They just don't realize it was from a wound that can't heal.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#5
Bolt actions don't get yahoos excited. They are not sexyalethal enough for those who covet guns
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#68
Hopefully they'll pass something tough, and not just some crud that keeps guns flowing.
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#26
Nad, How does banning private sales & 100% background checks end straw purchases?
jmg257
Jan 2013
#39
I think if combined with registration, theres a better chance. Otherwise straw buyers,
jmg257
Jan 2013
#46
If that firearm ends up in the hands of a criminal because you didn't check his elegibility to own,
Ikonoklast
Jan 2013
#116
We were also serious about single payer healthcare and tax hikes for the wealthy
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#77
Is the second photo of Gabby? Sure brings it home hard...wow. Count me in, Gabby.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#78
Tax, register, re-register on a regular basis, insure, VIN number heat-stamped, background check
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#113
Uniformed police have an uneasy relationship with this issue which I haven't even heard
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#122
In a very perverse way, the NRA gets stronger after each televised murder/attack.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#126