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In reply to the discussion: 327 people have been killed by dogs over the last 20 years [View all]Toronto
(183 posts)25. Did I say anything about a weapons ban?
Making AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons harder to get is not going to suddenly make everyone a target for home invaders. Besides, home invaders (plural) would also have semi-automatic weapons, maybe automatic weapons - they could just as likely kill you before you got all of them. You would be just as dead. As to the Bath massacre, well you just have to be satisfied with preventing what you can. But just because you can't prevent everything, you don't throw up your hands and say why bother. That's like saying because the police can't catch all the criminals, we shouldn't bother with the expense of a police force.
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So, Are You Equating New Gun Laws With Past Pet Laws? It Seems As if You Are
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#4
The Better Path Is To Repeal The 2nd Amendment Then The Legal Parsing Is Not Such An Issue
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#6
The Broader Goal Is 2nd Amendment Repeal - Each Incremental Gun Law Is A Gain Along That Trajectory
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#8
Actually the parallels between "pit bulls" and "assault weapons" are striking
Recursion
Dec 2012
#12
So you are suggesting that 80 million people in our nation are dishonest and irresponsible ...
spin
Dec 2012
#20
My fault. I thought was relying to one of the draconian gun control supporters. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#37
a bit of stretch. LOL and spin wins the understatement of the year contest!
Tuesday Afternoon
Dec 2012
#23