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In reply to the discussion: A historical reminder for Prohibitionists of all stripes [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)27. Ahhh ... so because THAT happened, we must shrug and do nothing ...
Well ... ummm ... no. Not this time.
Either the gun advocates can HELP figure out how we limit civilian access to certain highly deadly weapons, or ... and this is the part that should worry you ... the rest of us should simply DROP you from the discussion of what to do next.
If you want to avoid a prohibition ... then you need to get engaged in a rational discussion on this topic ... or, you will be dropped from that discussion because you add no value.
The NRA has been able to stop all discussion in the past using the same tactic you are using. No more.
The American people have figured that out ... so now, you can either help find some sensible gun laws, or the rest of us will do it.
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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
The temperance movement didn't start out as the "enforced teetotaling" movement.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#22
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
But the culture war against those that use them are almost the same.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#18
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
I'm okay with legalizing marijuana - that would help make a dent in trafficking
derby378
Jan 2013
#52
Those Prohibitions were bad and ill intentioned but ours is noble and enlightened
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#12
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
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
So the badness of the prohibition is dependent on how popular the prohibited item is?
Squinch
Jan 2013
#57
True. The gun Prohibtionists will "represent" all gun control advocates, just as...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#45
I'm sure that the 80 million gun owners in the US will be perfectly happy to...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#36
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
Slipping and sliding down the slippery slope! Just one step & it's all over!
maxsolomon
Jan 2013
#34
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