Gun Control & RKBA

beevul

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15. I wouldn't hold your breath.

Sat Apr 14, 2012, 09:59 AM

Apr 2012

You aren't going to get your gun ban.

"Banning them didn't work, so we have to ban them more, that will work."

I'm sure a federal ban would work almost as well as the federal ban on cocaine.

Yeah, thats it.

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10 shot, 3 dead, on South and West sides (Gun free paradise of Chicago) [View all] shadowrider Apr 2012 OP

So isn't the guy in Chicago ,thats what the NRA orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #1

we have background checks gejohnston Apr 2012 #2

I was responding to the parenthesized remark orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #3

9 shot 4 dead in the gun paradise of New Hampshire over the last two days. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #4

I'm not sure what the OP had in mind pipoman Apr 2012 #16

well possession rates, lawful or not, certainly have SOMETHING to do with GUN violence rates. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #22

re: "...possession rates...certainly have SOMETHING to do with GUN violence rates." discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #29

If your theory held true violence rates pipoman Apr 2012 #41

But...but...but... beevul Apr 2012 #5

If a society wants to slide backwards into barbarism, Turbineguy Apr 2012 #6

NYC real stronghold of gun control Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #7

I wouldn't be holding up NYC as any shining example, if I were you. beevul Apr 2012 #12

whatever. The point is that there is no data to substantiate claims for either side of this debate. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #21

So then what is the point of... sarisataka Apr 2012 #36

Gun crimes are up 60% over last year in Chicago DonP Apr 2012 #35

Shining Beacon? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #8

Sheer speculation. Every single point. beevul Apr 2012 #13

Tell Me fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #42

do they? gejohnston Apr 2012 #43

They Do. fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #44

perhaps for the same reason gejohnston Apr 2012 #45

Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #46

We do gejohnston Apr 2012 #48

it hasn't failed them. bowens43 Apr 2012 #10

I wouldn't hold your breath. beevul Apr 2012 #15

Seriously?!? Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #23

To bad the government doesn't have the power to do that. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #27

So you endorse a police state, do ya? shadowrider Apr 2012 #28

As far as I know... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #30

"A total or near total ban on guns and ammunition is what is needed." rl6214 Apr 2012 #37

Those attempts at gun bans burf Apr 2012 #40

And what laws would you propose to achieve your goals? oneshooter Apr 2012 #49

You don't need no stinkin laws shadowrider Apr 2012 #51

if they had not been able to get the guns or the ammunition bowens43 Apr 2012 #9

So are you willing to help with confiscation? AH1Apache Apr 2012 #14

How about Meiko Apr 2012 #17

Weeeeere off to see the wizard... nt rrneck Apr 2012 #25

or... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #33

works in Russia gejohnston Apr 2012 #31

How are things in Oz? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #32

So you want a bunch of piss-poor shots out there during hunting season. Callisto32 Apr 2012 #34

And how do you propose to do this? oneshooter Apr 2012 #38

Sounds like Chicago needs a gun ban. ileus Apr 2012 #11

Define gun control...do you think that no movonne Apr 2012 #18

There are 30,000+ gun laws on the books now AH1Apache Apr 2012 #19

it is called gang wars and it`s happening in chicago madrchsod Apr 2012 #20

Maybe the elected officials don't want burf Apr 2012 #39

Stupid inappropriate dishonest headline. If Chicago were gun free, they COULDN'T have been shot. saras Apr 2012 #24

There is a complete ban on guns in Chicago in case you haven't noticed shadowrider Apr 2012 #26

Law abiding? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #47

Law abiding = those who do not have weapons because it's against the law shadowrider Apr 2012 #50

Circular Logic fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #52