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Electric Monk

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89. Do you know what the word disingenuous means?

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #88)

Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:24 PM

Dec 2013

The post you replied to:

To say that guns are designed for anything but killing is disingenuous at best

They were saying guns are designed for killing, and people who say otherwise are liars.

Your post:

Then WHAT THE FUCK are they designed for.

BTW, target practice is just practice for killing.

dis·in·gen·u·ous
adjective \ˌdis-in-ˈjen-yə-wəs, -yü-əs-\

: not truly honest or sincere : giving the false appearance of being honest or sincere
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disingenuous

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