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Gun Control & RKBA

Common Sense Party

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1. Wow! I can finally agree with something you said! "There's definitely a violence problem in the US."

Reply to mikeb302000 (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:25 AM

Oct 2012

That much I can agree with. The rest? Same ol' same ol.

"Guns make it worse."

So do knives. And bricks. And baseball bats. And fists. And bottles. And tire irons.

What's the common denominator in all these?

The violence.

It seems like THAT is what we should be addressing.

What's your opinion?

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Man Shoots Girfriend - Takes Her to Hospital - Gets Arrested [View all] mikeb302000 Oct 2012 OP

Wow! I can finally agree with something you said! "There's definitely a violence problem in the US." Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #1

Are you so biased that you can see mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #17

News flash #1: All those other things are weapons, too. Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #19

The tool makes the violence worse, especially a tool that is really a weapon. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #24

A clue for you, as you seem not to have gotten it yet: ANY object used violently can be a weapon. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #30

tee hee...you said guns kill people. ileus Oct 2012 #20

gotcha. I meant people with guns. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #25

and non gun owners. gejohnston Oct 2012 #2

He did not sound like a movie star.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #33

Yes -- and only in the United States ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #3

Naw, you haven't "provided" anything except a link to a for-profit website. PavePusher Oct 2012 #4

"...guns are bad news for women" holdencaufield Oct 2012 #5

Love that poster. Francis Marion Oct 2012 #7

"guns are bad news for women" Francis Marion Oct 2012 #6

Ever heard of the Cornered Cat? Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #8

Give up your rights....not mine. ileus Oct 2012 #9

Ah, the myth of the law-abiding gun owner who just "snaps". Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #10

Keep telling yourself it's a myth and "very small." You wish. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #18

Did you even read the article? Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #21

it's true, why, because the article said so, or cause you said so? ? nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #26

What? Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #27

Bullshit. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #31

OK, feel free to provide some DATA of your own then. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #32

Don't hold your breath. jeepnstein Oct 2012 #35

Could you phrase that as a question? Straw Man Oct 2012 #36

With about half the households in the US having guns if that number were even 1% 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #29

Mike. You have revealed yourself. And all this talk Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #34

And speaking of the proofreading impaired... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #11

LMAO I thought the OP deleted a word by accident darkangel218 Oct 2012 #12

I guess it could... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #13

I once spent time in a jail, and it was THIS big Kennah Oct 2012 #15

When viewed from the inside... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #22

Maybe they should cut his arms off. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #14

It's only a flesh wound Kennah Oct 2012 #16

'Tis but a scratch discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #23

"guns are bad news for women" 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #28