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Exactly, we should do *nothing* because if we did something we might make a mistake n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #1
Almost no one is proposing a prohibition. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #2
The temperance movement didn't start out as the "enforced teetotaling" movement. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #22
Ahhh ... so because THAT happened, we must shrug and do nothing ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #27
You're going to DROP the 20 to 25% of Americans that own guns from the discussion? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #35
You seem confused ... since I did not say drop ALL gun owners from the discussion. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #39
You lot seem confused about the NRA and me. I don't dig them at all, and disagree with them... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #48
Sigh... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #3
Excellent response. 99Forever Jan 2013 #16
By all means! n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #26
Tanks, me likie! n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #28
What? No "NRA talking point(s)"? -1 for insufficient use of... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #37
+100 TeamPooka Jan 2013 #54
You live in fear. You respond to fear and you upaloopa Jan 2013 #4
A reminder for morons: Drugs and booze are not guns. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #5
But the culture war against those that use them are almost the same. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #18
Not really, no Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #24
in other words DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #59
Not exactly Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #63
Waaaaait a minute. You mean a gin and tonic is not the same as an assault weapon? Now I'm all Squinch Jan 2013 #55
Australia enacted strict gun control and they haven't had a massacre since then. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #6
Australia never had a gun culture like ours, or a culture war surrounding their guns. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #19
Mexico enacted strict gun control and they haven't had a massacre since - oh, wait... derby378 Jan 2013 #21
And Mexico is largely anarchic and run by drug cartels. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #30
I'm okay with legalizing marijuana - that would help make a dent in trafficking derby378 Jan 2013 #52
See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #7
Snort! Squinch Jan 2013 #56
Nobody is taking away your guns. Taverner Jan 2013 #8
Shhhhhhhh!!! RomneyLies Jan 2013 #11
prohibit,mandate,compel,comply? i don't think so... green for victory Jan 2013 #9
So true. CalFresh Jan 2013 #10
Those Prohibitions were bad and ill intentioned but ours is noble and enlightened ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #12
President Obama believes in prohibition Fumesucker Jan 2013 #13
Some here clearly do ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #15
Is this about the prohibition of child porn? Are you saying we should just allow it? DanTex Jan 2013 #14
Child porn is nowhere near as popular (thank YHPOC!) as guns and booze. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #17
It might be, if it wasn't, umm, prohibited. DanTex Jan 2013 #23
I rather doubt 20-25% of the population would be into child porn. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #31
Wait, wait, wait, I thought the OP was against "prohibitionists of all stripes"! DanTex Jan 2013 #38
I am neither for nor against. I point out they rarely turn out they way they are supposed to. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #41
What do you mean "they"? DanTex Jan 2013 #46
I rarely drink, gave up on cannabis long ago, and own no guns. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #49
Yes, we know that you really hate prohibition. DanTex Jan 2013 #51
So the badness of the prohibition is dependent on how popular the prohibited item is? Squinch Jan 2013 #57
I don't think keeping dogs off the liquor will really hurt us any.... snooper2 Jan 2013 #20
moderation in all things n/t RainDog Jan 2013 #25
True. The gun Prohibtionists will "represent" all gun control advocates, just as... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #45
Thank You Berserker Jan 2013 #29
Not only do they forget history, they forgot Santayana: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #42
I know what you'e talking about bongbong Jan 2013 #32
Well well well alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #33
I'm sure that the 80 million gun owners in the US will be perfectly happy to... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #36
You are going to need a lot more Straw. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #40
Yeah yeah, we know- "*This* one will be different!" friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #43
I find if you keep the TV turned down low enough, you can hear the Helicopters JoePhilly Jan 2013 #44
I rather doubt it will happen, personally. You might, however, wish to have a word or two... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #47
Most, 99%, will be fine with any new regulations. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #53
And some of the extremists RomneyLies Jan 2013 #58
They already are over the NYS law. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #60
Looks like there will be a lot of 'em PePpeReD soon. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #61
Slipping and sliding down the slippery slope! Just one step & it's all over! maxsolomon Jan 2013 #34
I know. Machine gun prohibition turned out so fucking awful, right? EOTE Jan 2013 #50
Machine guns were never owned by many, nothing like semi-auto proliferation. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #62
Ahhh, so it's only because of the proliferation of semi-autos that this wouldn't work. EOTE Jan 2013 #64
Common use is a threshold whether you like it or not, has ZERO to do with "good", TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #65
Common use is a bullshit indicator of whether or not something should stay. EOTE Jan 2013 #66
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