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In reply to the discussion: Dear Gun Carriers [View all]Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)39. Gonna post some wicked Live Journal smackdowns next?
Maybe some YouTube comments you found particularly astute?
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Why are you offended by a piece that smears white, flabby and crabby, conservatives?
SecularMotion
Oct 2012
#13
Where does it say that Law Enforcement have a duty to protect the individual?
oneshooter
Oct 2012
#113
"for traditionally lawful purposes, SUCH AS self-defense within the home." -- that's from Heller.
X_Digger
Oct 2012
#116
Why don't you correlate violent crimes to total number of legally owned guns?
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#44
Because we don't track that data, and because the NRA has effectively blocked attempts to do so
Dog Gone at Penigma
Oct 2012
#49
"However we do know that the more guns, the greater the number of incidents of gun violence."
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#50
Hmmm, why the hostility? Yet you claim -we're- not capable of good decision-making...???
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#104
Aw, c'mon- self-contradiction in the first three sentences of a post is AWESOME!
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#107
Didn't you claim above that gun homocide and injury was a public health problem?
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#71
Yes, they did: "We have what is and should be a problem with firearms that should be treated as...
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#101
You know what firearms safety training consists of for children right?
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2012
#128
"What do you think 'firearms safety training" entails?" They don't know, obviously.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#102
Age appropriate firearms safety training in this case is “Stop. Don’t touch. Leave the area. Tell an
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2012
#129
One hour out of an entire school year would be a great investment and would do no harm...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#64
Rifle Club or the Skeet Team would be appropriate extra-curricular options, or electives
petronius
Oct 2012
#98
You don't really know what firearms safety training consists of, do you?
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#105
A basic understanding of firearms can become essential to any person's life
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#121
These weapons threads can get so heated at times.... a little levity can be a good thing. n/t
2on2u
Oct 2012
#62