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Fresh_Start

(11,365 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:53 AM Dec 2012

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety [View all]

deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

In what sick mind is giving up guns an essential liberty.

I would argue that going to first grade or going to a movie theater is the essential liberty that is being given up
in order for the gun nutters to have the temporary safety of their phallic substitutes.

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety [View all] Fresh_Start Dec 2012 OP

well MrDiaz Dec 2012 #1

Being able to move in our society Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #2

Nobody is stopping you MrDiaz Dec 2012 #5

"...the ones who do so legally do not commit crimes." 99Forever Dec 2012 #6

You really need to look at some statistics Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #11

lots? really MrDiaz Dec 2012 #15

Actually that map says nothing. What it does is take violent crime per 100,000 and divide it by the Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #34

No our Constitution does not give us that right. Rights exist with or without words on paper. jody Dec 2012 #16

Dependent clauses is not your strong point nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #35

But it's not giving up "our" freedom...it's giving up THEIR freedom for OUR security HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #3

Grow up. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #9

So bye then. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #10

There is always a market for banned substances and items. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #27

Nope, not afraid of that treestar Dec 2012 #13

Among the things being proposed HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #14

That is not a big problem treestar Dec 2012 #18

In your mind it's not a big problem. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #21

Adam Lanza had no previous history of violence treestar Dec 2012 #22

You say generically "mental illness" do you mean many / any MI should disqualify a person? HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #25

Certainly anyone who has been institutionalized treestar Dec 2012 #30

I'll take that as meaning NOT every person with mental illness, HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #31

Please don't give them any more ideas. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #26

That went away with the Patriot Act. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #4

Nobody is talking about people "giving up" their guns entirely. I hope. reformist2 Dec 2012 #7

Many TheMoreYouKnow Dec 2012 #23

That's simply not true. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #32

Have you been reading a different DU or something? (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #36

If you don't understand RegieRocker Dec 2012 #8

the sale or purchase of a firearm shall be at a brick and mortar ffl. MrYikes Dec 2012 #12

Might not be a bad idea. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #33

I don't have kids, and was horrified Patiod Dec 2012 #17

Far worse than the civil defense drills we used to have treestar Dec 2012 #19

I will gladly give up all of my guns... rugger1869 Dec 2012 #20

Who is giving up going to school or movie theaters? TheMoreYouKnow Dec 2012 #24

How ironic! But you probably don't recognize the irony. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #28

It isn't an unlimited right to bear any arms Spike89 Dec 2012 #29