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bongbong

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7. Antics with semantics

Reply to Bay Boy (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 06:11 PM

Feb 2013

> I would say he was a beneficiary of the NRA's policies. To say he was a fan of anything is ridiculous.

I'm making the rather obvious jump from "beneficiary" to "fan". Generally somebody that is a beneficiary of a policy is also a fan, but I suppose there might be pathological exceptions.

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Perhaps it’s time the NRA left America’s kids alone. [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

It's disingenuous to say that Lanza was Bay Boy Feb 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author onehandle Feb 2013 #2

It was just a tool for him. onehandle Feb 2013 #3

You're right bongbong Feb 2013 #4

Well if we are going in that direction... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #6

Antics with semantics bongbong Feb 2013 #7

I wish Aravosis left Lanza out out his post. Raine1967 Feb 2013 #5