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8. Why not just focus on handguns? Seriously?

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 01:31 PM

Jan 2013

Why not focus on the weapons that are actually used in 75% of murders and 95% of murders by firearm? Why this obsession with rifles that have grips perpendicular to their bodies?

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Please Help Me Craft A Response To A Tea Bagger [View all] SweepPicker Jan 2013 OP

Here's my response: Zoeisright Jan 2013 #1

lol SweepPicker Jan 2013 #3

It's a stupid argument Glitterati Jan 2013 #2

He's right. Recursion Jan 2013 #4

He's obfuscating. Cary Jan 2013 #6

Why not just focus on handguns? Seriously? Recursion Jan 2013 #8

As with any other problem you wish to solve, you need to focus on the goal. Cary Jan 2013 #12

Nearly every rifle sold today is a semi-automatic with a detachable magazine Recursion Jan 2013 #14

These are different issues. Cary Jan 2013 #21

Yes, that a weapon being "military style" means nothing Recursion Jan 2013 #22

That's another canard. Cary Jan 2013 #23

I'm not the one hung up on "military style" Recursion Jan 2013 #24

Is there a rule against stating my opinion as to your motivations? Cary Jan 2013 #25

Right brush Jan 2013 #26

Automatic weapons are essentially *never* used in crimes Recursion Jan 2013 #35

Oh Yeah? brush Jan 2013 #37

Yeah. Glad to know you agree with me Recursion Jan 2013 #38

You don't call those automatic weapons? brush Jan 2013 #39

Of course not. They aren't automatic Recursion Jan 2013 #40

I saw this one too Cary Jan 2013 #5

This: Iggo Jan 2013 #7

Evidence reteachinwi Jan 2013 #9

rational? pretty subjective and flat wrong. Terminal ballistics...oh never mind. educate yourself galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #17

John Allen Mohammed and William Spengler reteachinwi Jan 2013 #32

He cited the (very low) rate of murders with rifles. Recursion Jan 2013 #10

You can run away from clubs and bats (and knives). You cannot LeftinOH Jan 2013 #11

How many people can be fatally wounded in a matter of seconds Lex Jan 2013 #13

Shouldn't he just arm and protect himself with the more leathal Bat or Hammer?? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #15

Heh. Lex Jan 2013 #18

Okay. First paragraph is enough. Festivito Jan 2013 #16

Not since 2005. "Other than handguns" guns accounted for more murders than blunt objects. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #19

Adam Lanza did not kill 20 kids and 6 adults with a hammer or club mnmoderatedem Jan 2013 #20

Why are you arguing with idiots who will never change their minds? Waste of time. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #27

Ask the moran for a link RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #28

You can't argue with stupid liberal N proud Jan 2013 #29

Baggers blow, why bother with that? lonestarnot Jan 2013 #30

Responding to a teabagger is like flushing your carefully crafted answer down the toilet. nt Speck Tater Jan 2013 #31

use simple words, maybe 2 or 3 letters each samsingh Jan 2013 #33

might agree with his thing about base ball bats--the chicago cubs have not been using them correctly dembotoz Jan 2013 #34

Did he/she go to that site? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #36