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Honeycombe8

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26. Gun owners kill people, so do gun stealers, bomb owners, knife owners, strong men who strangle

Reply to TNLib (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 08:02 AM

Jul 2012

women, etc.

The country has had lots of guns around for centuries. A mass killing problem has emerged in the last couple of decades. So the cause isn't guns. It's something else.

If you take away their guns, they'll use bombs or knives or anything else. But if you want to solve the problem, you'll study what's going on, and try to deter the people who are likely to do this sort of thing.

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Guns don't Kill People, GUN OWNERS KILL PEOPLE! [View all] TNLib Jul 2012 OP

Sure, as long as you can identify what you're upset with shadowrider Jul 2012 #1

Way to... 99Forever Jul 2012 #4

lt's not an NRA talking point. All I asked for was a definition of Assault Rifle shadowrider Jul 2012 #6

An AR-15 I'm assuming is an Assault Rifle TNLib Jul 2012 #7

Oh yeah... 99Forever Jul 2012 #12

Horseshit. 99Forever Jul 2012 #11

There's tremendous confusion between assault 'rifle' and assault 'weapon' HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #5

I know that, you know that. The person I was responding to DOESN'T know that shadowrider Jul 2012 #20

I know you think you're clever repeating that tired NRA talking point, _ed_ Jul 2012 #16

The left rightly critizes the right for living in an echo chamber... Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #25

Because the echo chamber on the right laundry_queen Jul 2012 #29

As I mentioned before Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #31

"Guns don't kill people. Postal workers do." - Frank in "The Mexican" HopeHoops Jul 2012 #2

Fuck you, HopeHoops, I'm gonna go all postal on you pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #10

If you've seen the movie, you'll know your reply is not far from the truth. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #24

I'll give this 3 out of 10 possible rant quality points slackmaster Jul 2012 #3

Well perhaps I'll need to pay a copy editor before I decide to post on DU. TNLib Jul 2012 #8

I think you have the talent to write a better rant. You seem to be bottling up your emotions. slackmaster Jul 2012 #13

Shit, SM, even I could write a better rant pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #17

Your post is a condescending and conceited lunatica Jul 2012 #14

0 points for you slackmaster Jul 2012 #15

Your rating system proves my point lunatica Jul 2012 #19

The points system was started by an anti-gun poster who has been tombstoned shadowrider Jul 2012 #22

- snort - shadowrider Jul 2012 #21

"I don't care about the gun owners right to bear arms. " greytdemocrat Jul 2012 #9

I don't get that...are you saying gun-owners don't fear? HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #18

How many people did I kill? Let me know cause I'm pretty sure it's zero. Sirveri Jul 2012 #23

Gun owners kill people, so do gun stealers, bomb owners, knife owners, strong men who strangle Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #26

You cannot use a knife as a comparison HockeyMom Jul 2012 #27

I said that because that's what the OP said. "kill people" Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #34

Guns make it pretty damn convenient get the red out Jul 2012 #28

I don't know the formal definition of "assault rifle". soccer1 Jul 2012 #30

"I care about my right to live a life without fear....." NCTraveler Jul 2012 #32

The great thing about rights... NewMoonTherian Jul 2012 #33

Unfortunately, your numbers arent factual. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #35

You want to solve gun violence? Here's a thought. Initech Jul 2012 #36