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In reply to the discussion: "Now is not the time for a gun debate" [View all]Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)193. Absolutely...
Look at the relentless sales job the small arms manufacturers engage in. You have murder rates at historic lows and a President who really doesn't seem interested in gun control, yet people are buying guns as though there is (literally) no tomorrow.
Buy Now! FEAR!! Buy Now!
...and sales go through the roof.
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Don Lemon, a CNN host went on and on about the same thing yesterday
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2012
#182
"More people currently favor gun rights than favor gun control." Gotta citation for that claim?
Scuba
Aug 2012
#6
We can protect gun rights while still having some meaningul restrictions/regulations
AllyCat
Aug 2012
#48
Yeah, but all that military doesn't make me feel any safer. Medicare for All would though.
Scuba
Aug 2012
#64
We are a nation that is scared to death because it benefits those that manufacture....
Raster
Aug 2012
#192
There are "gun rights" and "gun abuse." We've been protecting the latter too long.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#69
How about instead of a ban we just check up on anyone that purchases a ridiculously high amount
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#188
That's not a good enough reason. And btw, I rather doubt they appointed you as their spokesperson
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#229
Wow, it didn't take long for the "I'm a gun owner too" cloaking device to come off
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#254
7/10. A somewhat effective appeal to emotion. One question, though:
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#233
Where *did* you get your degree in telepsychology? And are you currently licensed to practice in WI?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#269
Neither this poll nor the other one cited by Jeff in Milwaukee back up your claim.
Scuba
Aug 2012
#24
The last two polls decisively show that "most Americans do not favor MORE gun control".
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#44
It would probably drop to pre-prohibition levels if we ended the War on Drugs. Quickly too.
davepc
Aug 2012
#107
The laws written in the 1930s and 1960s address firearm designs from the 1850's just fine.
davepc
Aug 2012
#174
Maybe it's time to reverse that trend like we did for views on tobacco; bank fraud; pollution; etc.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#85
In addition to reversing public opinion... don't forget to repeal that one amendment in the BoR.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#129
there is no right to manufacture guns and there is no right to purchase ammunition.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#14
If "sensible regulation" means "new regulations that *I* want", you are very likely correct...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#231
They would have a harder time of it if reproductive rights were explicity added to the Consitution.
davepc
Aug 2012
#45
If ammo was scarce people wouldn't be able to plink away every weekend.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2012
#42
She's standing right next to me shooting as well. Both my kids are with me too. nt
hack89
Aug 2012
#159
What does that have to do with positing an unconsitutional solution to a problem?
davepc
Aug 2012
#118
Since 2008 there have been over 1 BILLION rounds of ammuntion a year sold in this country
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#137
ammunition manufacture is also regulated and that regulation can be expanded.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#52
reply to self: no I will not provide details. The details will be cross examined for inaccuracies.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#72
Your ridiculous plan would have the immediate and dramatic effect of making guns unavailable...
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#110
"Sensible" = "what I, WS, thinks is suitable for others to own". We've seen this before:
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#232
Where in our history of laws does it say that corporations have the same rights as citizens?
jillan
Aug 2012
#210
"Settled" to some degree -- "Reasonable" guns in home, is about all those cases addressed.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#92
Please, explain how the firearms in lawful hands has "trumped" any of your rights...
PavePusher
Aug 2012
#80
Uh. I'm the one who said lets wait to see what happened in WI to determine how to deter it.
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#98
And after we wait and see, you will reject any argument to increase regulation.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#109
Actaully, the NRA worked with us to reinforce the NICS system after Virginia Tech.
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#149
"Why do you act like gun rights supporters are opposed to any regulation?" They're not what HE wants
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#234
Rates of violent crime have been on a downward trend for almost 20 years now
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#18
I took a screengrab of that post- it illustrates how 'liberal' gun controllers can be...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#283
Yet, the gun culture is still promoting arming up as the only way to "protect" yourself.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#97
America seems to have matured a bit on this and no longer goes in for hysterical anti-gun
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#19
Yeah, maturity. Or numbness and hopelessness that anything will ever change to make us safer.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#27
Since those bans have been shown to be quite expensive but don't make us any safer
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#29
If a ban saves one life, it's worth it. But don't worry, pal. Arm yourself to the teeth. We only
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#35
Proving that something DIDN'T happen is hard. That doesn't mean it didn't work in some cases.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#43
If murder rates had gone down that would be seen as conclusive proof that it worked
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#58
There's a lot of places where you can't own large wild animals, such as tigers. Most people have
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#71
I didn't realize Tiger-assaults were such a major problem in the US
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#73
Do you think people should just be allowed to own whatever dangerous item they want?
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#78
You do know that the NRA supported the strengthening of the background check after Va Tech?
hack89
Aug 2012
#163
It's an item that serves no purpose other than to kill multiple people at once.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#93
Hand guns can be used for personal protection without having the added capacity
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#147
Violent crime in general is down. Does that mean there is nothing to be addressed, when
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#190
"use the police as a standard"? How many rounds do they own in their homes?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#172
if the only problem with guns were suicide you might have a point. nt.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#152
Alcohol contributes to drunk driving, domestic abuse, child abuse, suicide, etc
hack89
Aug 2012
#166
Same with cigarettes, booze, recreational drugs, fatty foods, processed sugars, etc
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#132
Yes. And society needs to view guns like tobacco, pollution, fatty foods, confederate flags, etc.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#222
How does it tax your freedom and hurt us economically by a gun nut not being able to
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#74
To refer to such a narrow example, you'll need to provide specifics...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#116
You could argue that almost any dangerous item should be allowed until it is proven to cause
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#141
In terms of owning an arsenal or stockpile of ammo, I think the chief threat there
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#162
"The line exists, it is easily drawn." Then draw it, O Wise One- but support your work.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#237
Since those bans have been shown to be quite expensive but don't make us any safer
AlbertCat
Aug 2012
#40
Don't you think our resources would be better spent on things that at the very least haven't been pr
AlbertCat
Aug 2012
#117
NRA and gun culture want us to put it off another decade -- another 100 million guns to deal with.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#103
Those RANCID. PESTILENTIAL. MORONIC. WHORES!!! and their suppurating BLABBER! How dare they!!!!!!!!
patrice
Aug 2012
#181
And that IS one of the things that DROVE this country into an ILLEGAL & IMMORAL war against Iraq ...
patrice
Aug 2012
#202
If we keep telling ourselves that, we are giving up power to the NRA. If enough of us stand
jillan
Aug 2012
#211
all the lead they handle has eroded their higher brain functions. They are left largely as feeble,
DainBramaged
Aug 2012
#200
The fact that you need to bring the NRA into any gun arguement is telling.
Pacafishmate
Aug 2012
#256
First of all, I hate guns, period. But the latest shootings have shown that the individuals were
IndyJones
Aug 2012
#223