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DirkGently

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18. That's not a good parallel.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2013, 11:21 AM

May 2013

Guns are weapons. Dogs are animals. We have a greater societal right and need to regulate how and which people keep machines made for killing than we do a large terriers.

Not exactly a conundrum.

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Some people shouldn't own guns or pit bulls. [View all] boston bean May 2013 OP

Dogs are dogs, it's the owners who are the problem. Quantess May 2013 #1

Given the number of homes they are in, I don't believe that they tend to be irresponsible. PeaceNikki May 2013 #6

those are the ones zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #20

Exactly what I was saying! Quantess May 2013 #23

Take away the guns from criminals and, instead of letting them out after short sentences, AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #2

Help people manage them. nt rrneck May 2013 #3

Make sure each has one of the other. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #4

I'm being semi-sarcastic here, but maybe some people shouldn't be allowed to have children. Gregorian May 2013 #5

For what it's worth (not much) I agree with you wholeheartedly. Quantess May 2013 #9

with certain limits I agree zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #21

Maybe we could start with registering/licensing all firearms and pit bulls. Zorra May 2013 #7

Liablity insurance is dirt cheap hack89 May 2013 #8

You have a lot of assumptions going on there, hack. nt Zorra May 2013 #12

No more than you have. hack89 May 2013 #16

Should all dogs need to be registered/licensed, or only 1 type? Again the comparison of "all" to a uppityperson May 2013 #15

Some people shouldn't have children or a car. Rex May 2013 #10

Or, droopy pants. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #11

Egads! NaturalHigh May 2013 #19

And pit bulls should definitely not own guns GiaGiovanni May 2013 #13

you think you're being funny but! zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #22

No! GiaGiovanni May 2013 #24

I find it interesting that you compare a whole group (guns) with a subset (pit bulls). uppityperson May 2013 #14

I don't think I've done that. boston bean May 2013 #17

That's not a good parallel. DirkGently May 2013 #18

Like me marions ghost May 2013 #25

Nobody should own guns! gopiscrap May 2013 #26