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yewberry

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13. Let me present the other side.

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 05:50 PM

Dec 2012

I am not a gun owner. I don't fully understand gun enthusiasm but I am not demonizing either.

The current pro-regulation conversation is a direct result of the recent shootings and of the gun-rights advocates responding with nothing more than the same old 'cold, dead hands' response. We are also responding normally. Guns threaten our lives and our children's lives, so the natural response is to try to minimize the threat. The response from gun-rights advocates has been nothing but defensive and offensive, implying that their rights are more important than anyone else's. I actually had someone right here on DU tell me that the Newtown massacre was an inevitable result of our gun laws, but that is the price of our freedom.

Please understand that the message guns-rights advocates are getting across is that your right to your hobby trumps the rights of children to live.

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Do you think Gun store owners realize they're profiting from the deaths of 20 dead children? [View all] NNguyenMD Dec 2012 OP

what's a gub? spanone Dec 2012 #1

Does this look like gub or gun? Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #3

They don't care, just like those who buy the dang things. Hoyt Dec 2012 #2

Do you think GE bomb makers realize they're profiting from the deaths of ____ children? L0oniX Dec 2012 #4

Harley Davidson used to make munitions ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #5

Too bad other war profiteers and domestic gun manufacturers don't do the same. Hoyt Dec 2012 #9

They divested to focus on their core business ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #34

They are selling a lot less ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #6

You're missing the intermediary link Ibisa Dec 2012 #7

How absurd. Those who sell guns are selling the guns, those who buy them are buying them. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #8

Not absurd. Igel Dec 2012 #14

It is the gun owners own guilt that drives the purchases Fumesucker Dec 2012 #21

What make you say that? Ibisa Dec 2012 #37

Embarrassing post. Robb Dec 2012 #10

Embarrassing Post..? stklurker Dec 2012 #23

It's embarrassing to any person who is over the age of 2. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #28

right... stklurker Dec 2012 #32

I think you're right n/t Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #12

Let me present the other side. yewberry Dec 2012 #13

Oh, call the waaaaaaahhhhmulance! Zoeisright Dec 2012 #27

LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #29

The NRA says that shit and none of that has happened. Obama had 4 years to neverforget Dec 2012 #36

Probably no more than car dealers realize they're profiting by assisting future drunk drivers slackmaster Dec 2012 #11

Argh I'm getting really sick of this analogy.Car =/= gun. Period. Initech Dec 2012 #17

analogy stklurker Dec 2012 #24

They don't care, if they did they would Stop as that one PAwn Shop owner did JI7 Dec 2012 #15

Pawn shop owner stops selling guns, article link below Tx4obama Dec 2012 #16

They know damn well alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #18

Actually they are profiting from fear of the government. dkf Dec 2012 #19

Yes, and they don't care. ellisonz Dec 2012 #20

Of course, They will deny any culpability, and shout out "get yours while you can". jmg257 Dec 2012 #22

Uh, no - they are profiting from gun control advocates. Zax2me Dec 2012 #25

Yes, I do think gun store owners realize they are profiting from the deaths of 20 children. Squinch Dec 2012 #26

Dont cry for vicsims. n/t BillyJack Dec 2012 #30

They realize it. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #31

They know it for a fact. Iggo Dec 2012 #33

They know. Absolutely. They're just sick bastards who care more about money Care Acutely Dec 2012 #35

They're probably buying guns to protect themselves from gun owners gone crazy lunatica Dec 2012 #38