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oneshooter

(8,614 posts)
71. Don't expect an answer. They like to cry and moan and wring their hands
Sat May 5, 2012, 10:01 PM
May 2012

about "lax" gun laws. But in the end they have no ideas that would be legal, constitutional, or practical.
They complain but do not join the Brady's or the VPC or donate to any other anti-gun group because they like to bitch and moan that nobody does anything.

Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas

Of course. DanTex Apr 2012 #1
I can appreciate the perspective... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #2
Not overnight... DanTex Apr 2012 #3
and the question is iverglas Apr 2012 #6
I understand your view... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #12
Guns, per se, are not the issue. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #4
That's a cost-benefit analysis. DanTex Apr 2012 #8
if you have the right defend yourself gejohnston Apr 2012 #9
You know as well as I do that there are many cases where guns have been used for self defense TPaine7 Apr 2012 #10
No I don't. DanTex Apr 2012 #14
Well you're entitled to your opinion, I guess. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #16
There's that meme again. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #11
That's another cost-benefit analysis by you. DanTex Apr 2012 #15
Guns have become more easily accessible while lethal violence has fallen. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #17
So? DanTex Apr 2012 #19
"Are you trying to claim that this somehow disproves the extensive evidence that gun availability in TPaine7 Apr 2012 #21
You seem to think, like iverglas, that the OP condemns all cost benefit analyses pertaining to guns. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #18
+100 Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #52
Pleading for your life is a First Amendment right n/t TPaine7 Apr 2012 #53
And your point is? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #55
You are off subject. TPaine7 May 2012 #63
I said nothing about pleading or groveling. Starboard Tack May 2012 #64
You said nothing, that is certain. Clames May 2012 #65
I believe that the FBI... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #66
The National Crime Survey as well. Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #68
Thanks for the link :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #69
Maybe not for you. Keep your gun. Starboard Tack May 2012 #70
Are you serious gejohnston Apr 2012 #54
The gun is best when all else fails. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #56
In your case, gejohnston Apr 2012 #57
I wasn't thinking of those times. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #59
As long as you realize... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #58
Absolutely! Like a tennis racket has it's place. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #60
That depends on which Wimbledon you go to. oneshooter Apr 2012 #61
Hmmmm... TPaine7 May 2012 #62
the idiocy, of course, iverglas Apr 2012 #5
Yawn, a simple minded answer from iverglas... What's new? TPaine7 Apr 2012 #7
using your own dictionary as usual iverglas Apr 2012 #23
Really. You're going to accuse me of using homemade definitions? TPaine7 Apr 2012 #25
This just caught my eye. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #13
Informative poll bongbong Apr 2012 #20
Consult the latest polls. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #22
snork iverglas Apr 2012 #35
Fallacy. PavePusher Apr 2012 #49
Huh? bongbong Apr 2012 #51
As long as 2A is law, I say no. However, Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #24
True, all law is subject to review, including the Constitution itself. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #29
The essential reality is... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #26
What about my right not to get hit by a stray bullet? DanTex Apr 2012 #27
Whose stray bullets hit you Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #28
More gun availability leads to more lethal violence. DanTex Apr 2012 #31
That's just not the case, though Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #32
Yes it is. DanTex Apr 2012 #33
If I handed you a gun, would you murder somebody? Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #34
Gun availability *to criminals* is not the only factor, but it is definitely one factor. n/t TPaine7 Apr 2012 #36
"Guns take far more lives than they save." TPaine7 Apr 2012 #30
The numbers are roughly: 30,000 gun deaths every year... DanTex Apr 2012 #38
A simple "no" would have been enough n/t TPaine7 Apr 2012 #40
But that wouldn't have been the truth! DanTex Apr 2012 #41
"but even 10% is completely implausible." PavePusher Apr 2012 #50
Like you have a clue. Clames May 2012 #67
Your "right" to not be shot... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #37
No it's not. DanTex Apr 2012 #39
The law cannot prevent your being shot, it can only punish the shooter. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #44
The law can make it much less likely though. DanTex Apr 2012 #45
There's a small impediment to your utopia--the will of the American people. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #46
The law can make your death by unnatural causes much less likely by not only banning guns TPaine7 Apr 2012 #47
so what discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #48
What would you do Meiko Apr 2012 #43
Don't expect an answer. They like to cry and moan and wring their hands oneshooter May 2012 #71
I guess it depends on who's doing the CBA. rrneck Apr 2012 #42
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