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In reply to the discussion: Can you guess what all this talk, talk, talk about gun control is doing? [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)98. And all of that is a hell of a lot more work than making bootleg alcohol.
I said that there would be a black market, that there always is for prohibited items - but that it would not be comparable to that which exists for cheaply-produced consumable commodities like drugs and alcohol, that rely on a dependent consumer base and are easily transported.
Also, there are several key differences between the US and Pakistan you may want to research. A more apt comparison would be say, Australia or the UK or France, y'know, first-world nations with secure borders that aren't in a near-constant state of civil war while under rule of a brutal military government that still manage ot restrict possession and sale of firearms.
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Can you guess what all this talk, talk, talk about gun control is doing? [View all]
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
OP
Yep, who are we to deny these yahoos a chance to own an (or another) assault weapon?
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
Ah, Hoyt. You keep the vacuum tubes of prohibition glowing orange, long into the night
Eleanors38
Dec 2012
#8
Happy New Year to all those so steeped in guns their user name is a reference to lethal weapons.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#10
Well, blame it on Eleanor. Hear-tell Franklin only had a .32 by his side of the bed.
Eleanors38
Dec 2012
#21
Near as I can tell, the gun nuts envision a world where we all look like this
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
#4
Yep, here are some fine folks from the Michigan Militia, confederate flags and all.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#11
I agree. The deeper you get into the gun culture, the more disgusting this whole thing becomes.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#16
Except I think they figure their guns will put them in control, and they can take whatever
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#33
I was looking to buy a particular rifle for $1600 4 weeks ago and waffled...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#7
LBJ's programs make the present Democratic Party look center-right. And all I got was this stinking
Eleanors38
Dec 2012
#22
And that's why you have to not only ban new arms, but ban possession. Let the suckers
jmg257
Dec 2012
#31
I didn't see it that way. Figuring they realize they could eventually face those guns they ignore.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#57
Not "all" - which of course is THE problem, hard to know who will be and who won't be...
jmg257
Jan 2013
#69
In the long run? yep. Don't think resistance would be that steadfast if a few examples were made.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#106
See #50 et. al. The risks must not be high enough, the public interest not serious enough. nt
jmg257
Jan 2013
#109
I don't disagree with any amendments. Just figure their 'restrictions, no matter
jmg257
Jan 2013
#47
There are quite a few links to that quote, all of which refer to an interview on PBS.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#72
None of that changes the fact that the "SCOTUS" NEVER "felt it was a collective right."
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#77
Though apparently - he did. Apparently there are transcripts (and DVDs) of him doing so.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#89
more and more people to engage in a collective discussion which impacts our nation and our culture
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#71
The Newtown massacre was the best ad campaign for AR-15s since, well, ever.
Electric Monk
Jan 2013
#115