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In reply to the discussion: Biden says gun curbs won’t end mass killings [View all]primavera
(5,191 posts)69. Kind of a pointless waste of breath
Of course gun curbs won't end killings. To the best of my knowledge, no one ever said that they would. What people are saying is that guns are an important piece of the bigger, more complex puzzle, so gun control plays a role in reducing gun violence, no more, no less. Misleadingly suggesting that gun control advocates expect gun restrictions all by themselves to accomplish some instantaneous miracle and magically end all forms of violence once and for all is preposterous.
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Certainly the proposals so far won't "end" them, but it will help reduce them a lot.
PSPS
Jan 2013
#3
Let's try things that address root causes first? High probability of success
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#13
The sad part is talk of "bans" has caused firearms of all types to fly off gun store shelves. ...
spin
Jan 2013
#12
Theory: Hand-helds give us intense individuation in an era of blow it out celebrity.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#33
Doesn't take that much energy and it is a necessary antidote to the bullshit claim often made
Bonobo
Jan 2013
#22
what do you think dr. thompson's take on military-style semi-autos with 30 rd mags would be?
frylock
Feb 2013
#46
To pass an admendment to remove the second, you need 3/4ths of the states to approve it.
Travis_0004
Jan 2013
#32
How can you claim they work if people still die as a result of drunk drivers?????
JoePhilly
Feb 2013
#59