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jody

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12. Flabbergasted I would give my life and all I own to prevent another Sandy Hook Tragedy and all

Reply to Flabbergasted (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 06:46 PM

Dec 2012

other mass murders.

IMO as I post in another thread, there are not one but two problems.

It's sad that no one has rejected or accepted that conjecture.

Still credible reports have not found that guns cause crime, see http://www.democraticunderground.com/117297122

As I posted elsewhere, Bloomburg and gun-creationists have their agenda and the jury of We the People is still out.

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The self defense myth. [View all] Flabbergasted Dec 2012 OP

Kick Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #1

Why does someone have to die for it to be a successful self defense incident? hack89 Dec 2012 #2

Just fire the gun in the air and it will scare off 99% of burglers davidn3600 Dec 2012 #3

That is both dangerous and illegal as hell hack89 Dec 2012 #4

Happened here in July, 2011 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #6

what goes up must come down melm00se Dec 2012 #5

Whoosh. Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #13

I read and understood your OP hack89 Dec 2012 #14

That is not the point either. I'm not trying to insult anyone. Nor am I saying that guns don't Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #15

Makes sense and ban spare tires at the same time. nt jody Dec 2012 #7

Op is a sociological premise not an anti-gun position. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #9

Say whut! An individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is a "sociological premise"? jody Dec 2012 #10

Your twisting my words. I'm not suggesting anything about gun control at all. I'm just suggesting Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #11

Flabbergasted I would give my life and all I own to prevent another Sandy Hook Tragedy and all jody Dec 2012 #12

I've given your reply a lot of thought. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #16

Sorry if I've already called this to your attention. If not, please consider my thread below. jody Dec 2012 #17

If you're serious about discussing "the psychology and sociology of guns", please become a regular jody Dec 2012 #18

I agree. gulliver Dec 2012 #8