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Pack Galoshes not guns graham4anything Dec 2012 #1
Point of view of rubber boots Remmah2 Dec 2012 #8
Oh my, are you admitting that the gun violence problem isn't as bad as all that? LAGC Dec 2012 #2
no,I am telling the gun fans that guns are not needed for safety protection graham4anything Dec 2012 #3
Nor is gun control necessary for public safety, using your own logic; see lower in the thread. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #6
all I have to prove is that NRA is spewing lies. One lie knocks down all the others. graham4anything Dec 2012 #13
A heavy tax on a Constitutionally protected activity? Won't fly: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #17
And how do you propose to compensate those for whom your plan fails? n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #10
Sounds like data showing % of gun-owners who are criminals! Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #7
Chicago, Politicians and Gun Control Remmah2 Dec 2012 #4
The reverse is also true. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #5
I was kinda thinking that getting hit by a meteorite a second time would be a slim chance indeed.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #9
Let's take a closer look at those stats. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #11
And if you have more family members to protect you multiply the reasons to carry. ileus Dec 2012 #12
you have a 1:3,000 chance of being struck by lightning at some point in your life actually trouble.smith Dec 2012 #14
Bravo!If guns remain in their house,one don't get shot in the street & don't get hit by lightning graham4anything Dec 2012 #15
so ridiculous it isn't worth responding to. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #18
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