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(36,941 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2012, 04:21 PM Dec 2012

20 Good Reasons to push for Gun Control - Can't be refuted [View all]

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- Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female
- Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female
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20 Good Reasons to push for Gun Control - Can't be refuted [View all] boston bean Dec 2012 OP

I'd argue that you are wrong a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #1

So you are suggesting that we should go around assessing the entire population... Walk away Dec 2012 #5

Minority Report ftw!!! Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #9

And here we go... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #10

So we will be having mental illness check points on street corners? Walk away Dec 2012 #23

As I've had to meet with FAA and ATFE personnel to maintain my LEUP and LEMP permits... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #28

I thin kall the gunners are suffering from acute lead poisoning. They have lost the ability to morningfog Dec 2012 #46

Yes... Sancho Dec 2012 #57

That is fine with me BainsBane Dec 2012 #69

Then surely you would be all for mental health screenings and waiting periods Marr Dec 2012 #8

I agree with you on this one a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #12

And how do you predict who the "crazies" are? PA Democrat Dec 2012 #21

an inclined crazy person WILL find a way to cause harm... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #27

So which mental illnesses are the violent ones? PA Democrat Dec 2012 #29

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Zoeisright Dec 2012 #33

ah... the ad hominem... I was waiting a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #36

Sure can. They walk in his shop, pee on his bed, start a fire, hurt their pet. See? uppityperson Dec 2012 #62

Stop. Just stop. Please. ellisonz Dec 2012 #35

open thread... "friend" a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #37

I better be careful... ellisonz Dec 2012 #38

up to you... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #42

because the mentally healthy play with the same lethal toys that killed a lot of children last week DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #45

WOW. Your ignorance about mental illness is beyond appalling. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #41

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So which diagnoses should qualify for automatic incarceration hotshot? PA Democrat Dec 2012 #52

If a guy owns an assault rifle and high-death count cartridges BainsBane Dec 2012 #70

What is a high death count cartridge? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #77

The ones the mass killers use BainsBane Dec 2012 #78

Could you be more specific? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #80

30, 31, 32 BainsBane Dec 2012 #81

So there is not high death count cartridge or mass murder bullets? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #83

Yes there is BainsBane Dec 2012 #84

Bullets are not magazines ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #85

magazines hold bullets BainsBane Dec 2012 #87

So was your comment about Mass Murderer Bullets ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #88

high-death count magazines was my term BainsBane Dec 2012 #89

No your title was high death count cartridges ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #91

Completely fucking wrong. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #32

your pop-psychology is showing a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #34

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70% of murders involve guns BainsBane Dec 2012 #68

If you can't spell prima facie cliffordu Dec 2012 #71

i'd argue the op is right. spanone Dec 2012 #86

... ellisonz Dec 2012 #2

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #3

Brilliant thebard77 Dec 2012 #4

Well, considering the guns the guy used were stolen... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #6

So the answer is to not let ANYONE buy this shit. And to make them illegal to possess. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #7

You might be able to pass another AWB but I doubt that any law can be passed ... spin Dec 2012 #13

Then I guess the fans of these guns have nothing to worry about. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #14

+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #20

+1 cyberswede Dec 2012 #43

You admit more of these weapons on the street is a bad thing. Good to know. morningfog Dec 2012 #53

Prior to the last ban few gun owners I knew had any real interest in owning a "black rifle." spin Dec 2012 #59

I'm with you CokeMachine Dec 2012 #66

+100 nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #67

Actually, yeah... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #15

Is that supposed to be clever? ellisonz Dec 2012 #11

No, not really... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #16

He took them from his irresponsible mother... ellisonz Dec 2012 #19

A good thing? OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #25

"The responsibility for this outrageous act of violence is with the killer" ellisonz Dec 2012 #30

You think the responsibility for this belong elsewhere? OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #47

So the blame lies elsewhere? letemrot Dec 2012 #90

The gun culture ellisonz Dec 2012 #92

Then make the law require it. letemrot Dec 2012 #93

Then tell the NRA to get out the way! ellisonz Dec 2012 #94

I am not in or have ever been in the NRA letemrot Dec 2012 #95

Thank You ellisonz Dec 2012 #96

That makes no sense. Your conclusion is a contradiction of your premise. Godalmighty. morningfog Dec 2012 #51

They were not illegal, they were part of the household arsenal. That dog won't hunt. freshwest Dec 2012 #56

Can anyone define what they mean when they say 'gun control'? The Straight Story Dec 2012 #17

Yes. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #18

I think many are put off by the picture/looks The Straight Story Dec 2012 #24

Im not going to get into one of these semantic gungeon debates. I know how this works. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #48

Good thing, since you usually get spanked ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #73

Mmm Hmmmm Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #75

And I even support some serious changes, and have for quite some time ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #76

Thank you for explicating. FWIW, I dont "usually get spanked" b/c Ive been politically neutral Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #82

Great question... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #22

Interesting The Straight Story Dec 2012 #39

Huh, I didn't know about stricter requirement already in place in some areas... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #50

RIP... precious ones. President Obama took me back to Calling the Roll in my First Grade Class. libdem4life Dec 2012 #26

Rational debate is needed to prevent more tragedies. OP is not a useful place to start. Do you have jody Dec 2012 #40

6 bullets an hour maximum rate of fire. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #49

Can you explain how the mechanics of that work? (nt) The Straight Story Dec 2012 #54

Nope. The people who are the gun experts, and so invested in keeping them Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #58

Muzzle loader Kaleva Dec 2012 #60

I can can skin gut and eat an intruder in less time that that reload rate. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #64

I tried to find on youtube an old Bill Cosby comedy routine.. Kaleva Dec 2012 #65

I don't think the delicate flowers will appreciate your humor ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #74

Do you suffer from gun related lead posioning? Your callousness is disturbing. ` morningfog Dec 2012 #55

What bothers me.. is Dems in Congress who support drone killing of young children.. lib2DaBone Dec 2012 #63

Yeah BainsBane Dec 2012 #72

So picky about deaths Riftaxe Dec 2012 #79