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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumstell Rick Wilson: his guns-on-demand worldview has created a vast violent armed militia that is now
essentially running this country, laws be damned.
I really like Rick, but the part of his book that I hate is the contempt he has for "liberals" who want to regulate guns. He says we just need to accept how much Americans love guns and give up.
No Rick. For many many reasons, no.
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tell Rick Wilson: his guns-on-demand worldview has created a vast violent armed militia that is now (Original Post)
TomDaisy
Dec 2020
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does he realize it would be better if he and not helped them all arm themselves
TomDaisy
Dec 2020
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Funtatlaguy
(11,872 posts)1. At one time, I think some in leadership felt that way.
Before children slaughtered in Connecticut, I think Gore and Dean thought we should concentrate more on gay rights and womens rights (protecting abortion) rather than guns.
But, my memory could be faulty.
StClone
(11,869 posts)2. Over 15 percent of all childhood deaths are by firearms
So how can anyone feel safer with firearms around? I don't and stats indicate kids die at astounding rates as a result of a this form of "self-protection".
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsr1804754
mucifer
(25,596 posts)3. In his podcast tonight he was freaking out about the potential violence to come
from the wachkadoodles.
TomDaisy
(2,120 posts)4. does he realize it would be better if he and not helped them all arm themselves
let me guess. no.
