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In reply to the discussion: Phila. 4-year-old shoots himself [View all]Snake Alchemist
(3,318 posts)54. Maybe a writing test? nt
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Are you implying that in order to own a gun you need to be intelligent? Somewhere the NRA is...
Walk away
Apr 2012
#3
Should only be available to property owners. Or maybe some sort of intelligence test. nt
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#55
Ok. For concealed carry you need a license. In my state you need a license to buy, own and fire
geckosfeet
Apr 2012
#96
Most gun owners are not college educated. As the level of education goes up....
Walk away
Apr 2012
#98
So was slavery at one time. It doesn't make it right, moral or good for the country. nt
Walk away
Apr 2012
#121
Ensuring the right to efficient means of self-defense isn't "right, moral or good for the country"?
PavePusher
Apr 2012
#125
I never said Slavery was in the Bill of Rights. It is clearly in the body of the Constitution...
Walk away
Apr 2012
#134
You stated "so was slavery" in response to the statement "It's also a Constitutional right".
NutmegYankee
Apr 2012
#136
I am just stating facts. If you think the truth is racism then I'm betting you are a ...
Walk away
Apr 2012
#120
Seems to be false on the education front, as shown by the evidence in your post #123.
PavePusher
Apr 2012
#124
Tests on gun ownership would be quite easy to pass even for high school dropouts.
NutmegYankee
Apr 2012
#115
I did not say that ALL gun owners are stupid. For a supposedly intelligent...
Walk away
Apr 2012
#122
I would counter that anecdotal comments are worthless. Maybe this will help.
Walk away
Apr 2012
#123
My post said nothing about gun safety. You were contesting my post. You are the one off topic.
Walk away
Apr 2012
#130
According to US Code, every male between the ages of 17 and 45, automatically is.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2012
#37
A flintlock is a firearm. A bolt action cartridge rifle is still a firearm.
NutmegYankee
Apr 2012
#63
A militia is a four year old boy with a gun he got from under his mom's pillow.
Crunchy Frog
Apr 2012
#49
Even easier. A writing or intelligence test for those that want a gun. nt
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#56
Because guns are common, even a person who doesn't own one is likely to encounter one at some point
slackmaster
Apr 2012
#26
Maybe we ought to teach kids guns are bad and don't touch like poison ivy or something.
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#27
Right wingers are behind most gun proliferation in this country. Some liberals hitch a ride for
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#38
The NRA is a lying, right-wing organization, and its advocacy shouldn't be permitted here.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2012
#113
People change their minds about things over time. Today's kid who says he or she will never own...
slackmaster
Apr 2012
#34
Yes, it's disgusting that we're tired of seeing children being slaughtered with guns every day
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2012
#114
What was "accidental"? leaving a loaded gun where a 4 year old could find it, or the 4 year old
Devil_Fish
Apr 2012
#101
Any time a child gets access to a firearm, somebody should face criminal charges.
onehandle
Apr 2012
#138