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334. Insurance:

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:03 AM

Mar 2014

You pretty much mentioned one of the major uses of it.

What is the point of car insurance other than accidents? How many times does that happen each year to the regular individual?

http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNSTAT.html

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm

http://nyagv.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Accidental-Shootings-NYAGV.pdf
2005-2010, almost 3,800 people in the U.S. died from unintentional shootings.ii More than a third of the victims were under 25 years of age.
2010 alone, unintentional firearm shootings caused the deaths of 606 people.

So, it does happen. I mean seriously, I'm not asking for a ban, I just think anything that improves maturity and responsibility in gun ownership and usage to me is a plus.

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Should America work towards becoming a gun-free Country? [View all] PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 OP

No (nt) bigwillq Mar 2014 #1

Let's start with alcohol LittleBlue Mar 2014 #2

Responsible use of molecules are fine... TampaAnimusVortex Mar 2014 #23

. Lurker Deluxe Mar 2014 #72

You want to ban target shooting also? TampaAnimusVortex Mar 2014 #255

Nazi references are uncalled for sarisataka Mar 2014 #258

We tried that..didn't work. shraby Mar 2014 #45

^^^This^^^. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #53

Hmmm, how about "Safe, legal....and rare" first? :) n/t Pholus Mar 2014 #3

Is that not "working towards.." ? eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #5

That presumes the goal is the complete eradication of guns. Pholus Mar 2014 #7

That is the point to this poll. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #12

Ok. I think it's counterproductive. Pholus Mar 2014 #16

"I personally would like to see a goal of "complete eradication." Then you should go immediately Ghost in the Machine Mar 2014 #159

A tiny minority of authoritarians would be the answer. . pipoman Mar 2014 #265

Yes, but it will never happen. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2014 #4

Always love a push poll on DU. former9thward Mar 2014 #6

How is it a push poll? PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #9

"items that serve no purpose but causation of death from our great Nation" former9thward Mar 2014 #15

what other purpose does a gun serve besides death? PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #24

How about target shooting? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #31

I can target shoot with a rubber bb low power air rifle. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #32

Good for you. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #33

But you are not *required* to have firearms to shoot at targets. baldguy Mar 2014 #179

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #180

Really? JJChambers Mar 2014 #229

As if every target has to be 1000 meters away. How arbitrary. baldguy Mar 2014 #238

Yahoos. Straw Man Mar 2014 #288

I'm talking about gun owners, but you knew that. baldguy Mar 2014 #307

No, you were talking about target shooting. Straw Man Mar 2014 #316

The RW merry-go-round you're trying to start usually has a longer refresh cycle baldguy Mar 2014 #328

Do you have anything substantive to offer in rebuttal? Straw Man Mar 2014 #329

Here's one UglyGreed Mar 2014 #312

One? Straw Man Mar 2014 #317

Was not a shooting range HoustonDave Mar 2014 #333

The post I replied to UglyGreed Apr 2014 #353

Or a bow and arrow, or darts for fucks sakes. But we have sandy hook because Adam Lanza's mom just Erose999 Mar 2014 #59

How many of those can reach 600+ yards? oneshooter Mar 2014 #223

Are there no times where death is necessary? Bazinga Mar 2014 #38

Good point but it appears that even a push poll on guns posted on a very liberal ... spin Mar 2014 #91

Apparently there's a Push Poll Corollary... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #136

Maybe because most DUers have guns? Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #245

It could be pointed out that if only ultra conservatives owned firearms ... spin Mar 2014 #246

Not to mention one that isn't going in the direction it was pushed... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #13

I did not expect a landslide. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #39

Why is that? Lost_Count Mar 2014 #52

a 1/3 of respondents on a definitionally left leaning website using emotionally laden push polling whatthehey Mar 2014 #78

It shouldn't. One a very progressive message board, you can't even get a plurality Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #140

hmm PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #141

I'd say a few have. But by "real" people I'm referring to putting a ballot initiative Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #142

no... Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #8

The NRA sponsors a LOT of training across the country. Badly needed safety training that is hard geckosfeet Mar 2014 #25

Well, something isn't getting through... Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #35

Yes. I know. Training is generally a state level mandate. Some states require geckosfeet Mar 2014 #48

What about those that hunt? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #10

No. I want to keep my firearms. Throd Mar 2014 #11

Throw them all in the ocean damnedifIknow Mar 2014 #14

No thanks. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #17

Oh great, just what we need, ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #228

Gun-free? No. The_Commonist Mar 2014 #18

Gun violence marions ghost Mar 2014 #19

Yay, a gun control thread that falls outside of the "Big News" parameters NightWatcher Mar 2014 #20

There have been several shooting threads recently in GD. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #27

Correction: Gun banners hold censorship power in GD. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #247

Absolutely not. MicaelS Mar 2014 #21

No MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #22

I don't necessarily think that we need to get rid of guns entirely Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #26

A little understatement PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #28

Maybe it was Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #30

America should work sarisataka Mar 2014 #29

We should enact laws making it mandatory that guns be buried randr Mar 2014 #34

What, no more Zimmermans, Lanzas, Militia boys, intimidators, public toters , bigots with gunz, etc. Hoyt Mar 2014 #36

I think that everybody should go to a gun show...... at least once. rdharma Mar 2014 #42

+100. (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #61

I'd have to get deflead afterwards Crunchy Frog Mar 2014 #120

Firearms ownership should be more closely regulated. rdharma Mar 2014 #37

If they serve no purpose but causation of death... dilby Mar 2014 #40

Good question. The UK seems to do just fine. eom. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #47

Except of course for the fact that they do have access to firearms... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #54

Just fine. Straw Man Mar 2014 #289

Sorry, but most people don't equate human and animal death. Deep13 Mar 2014 #65

Gun prohibition is opposed by 2/3 of Americans. Lasher Mar 2014 #41

And the other third marions ghost Mar 2014 #43

I don't think my rights should end where your irrational fear begins. Lasher Mar 2014 #51

You are guaranteed that (s)he will not be shooting you. ((S)he does not have a gun) PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #55

Oh come on, what are the chances of that? Lasher Mar 2014 #70

Reminds me of a Carlin bit... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #145

Statistics PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #147

Yes... statistics... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #149

"Odds" do not a 2A justification make. Loudly Mar 2014 #205

Not entirely sure what that means... but... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #210

Many share my "irrational fears"... marions ghost Mar 2014 #57

No, there is not more to worry about than I think. Lasher Mar 2014 #63

People don't live by statistics marions ghost Mar 2014 #73

No, I have never been in a hospital lockdown. Lasher Mar 2014 #90

Talk about irrational fears... marions ghost Mar 2014 #151

Interesting. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #164

I find most people marions ghost Mar 2014 #166

I think a gun will propel lead bullets really fast. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #170

Whatever marions ghost Mar 2014 #206

Do you really think you'll be shot on any given day? NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #213

Once again statistics... marions ghost Mar 2014 #214

Yeah, how dare I use facts. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #217

This group is for realistic gun control marions ghost Mar 2014 #236

I read it, I just don't believe you NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #237

oh for petes whatever marions ghost Mar 2014 #240

Not sure where you thought I was whining. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #241

Selected this for you marions ghost Mar 2014 #248

It is not more a fetish than wanting to keep abortions legal is The Straight Story Mar 2014 #257

Imagine a country marions ghost Mar 2014 #261

I don't really agree with your view The Straight Story Mar 2014 #263

You've described it well... marions ghost Mar 2014 #264

Luck? Hmm... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #335

Talk to people marions ghost Mar 2014 #336

I chuckle... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #339

Re Facts marions ghost Mar 2014 #342

My life was saved by a person with a gun (nt) JJChambers Mar 2014 #231

A fear isn't deemed rational sarisataka Mar 2014 #173

You must live in a nice world marions ghost Mar 2014 #207

I live in the real world sarisataka Mar 2014 #211

" All I'm asking is for real gun control" Please feelfree to describe that for us. n/t oneshooter Mar 2014 #225

This group will tell you marions ghost Mar 2014 #235

That group is as phony as the Kochs' Americans For Prosperity friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #338

Not sure why marions ghost Mar 2014 #341

You're 0 for 2 for accuracy -they weren't "endorsed" by MAIG, they were taken over by them friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #346

There was a fatal shooting right outside my son's school the other day. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #80

Gun violence has fallen by nearly 50% in 25 years, though NickB79 Mar 2014 #87

On point flying rabbit Mar 2014 #230

To be clear, we could still use some new gun laws NickB79 Mar 2014 #239

Agreed. Very important. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #251

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #44

Yes, the 70 y/o man with a cane thread got my mind on it this a.m. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #50

So you are for carrying, accumulating guns because you are afraid of the police? Hoyt Mar 2014 #76

I'm far more afraid of cops than the general public. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #81

I'm far more concerned about bigoted, yahoos carrying gunz in society. Hoyt Mar 2014 #84

I personally know several liberal dems who have CCW's CVN-68 Mar 2014 #88

Go to a gun show, gun store, gun promotional march, etc. Tell me what you see. Hoyt Mar 2014 #100

I've been to plenty of gun shows. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #103

Diverse crowd? LMAO. Post a couple of photos of those diverse crowds. Still LMAO. Hoyt Mar 2014 #106

Are you kidding me? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #108

You can't prove it to me. Plenty of images on the "internets." Post a few of those. Hoyt Mar 2014 #119

You are wasting your time with Hoyt hack89 Mar 2014 #107

Thanks for the information. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #109

Welcome to you, a member of the latest pro-gun cadre here at DU. Paladin Mar 2014 #112

Thank you for the welcome. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #116

To some people here yes it is a very bad thing. AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #148

Meh. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #162

He's on the wrong side of other issues as well. Union Scribe Mar 2014 #200

Got to be "liberal" on something, might as be the same thing as DiFi. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #208

Right. I'm sure they listen to both kinds of music, too. baldguy Mar 2014 #181

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. baldguy Mar 2014 #195

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And yet ... Straw Man Mar 2014 #290

Murders are not the only adverse effect of gunz. The white wing gun hatred has a toll too. Hoyt Mar 2014 #292

Really? Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #188

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #191

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #127

Of course we should work on become truly free. And civilized. villager Mar 2014 #46

I wish we could shenmue Mar 2014 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #67

True shenmue Mar 2014 #68

"A gun" is not so bad. A bunch of gunz or carrying one in your pants while at Chuck E Cheese is bad. Hoyt Mar 2014 #77

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #135

Mostly agree. However, I don't think poverty is what prompts folks to carry and accumulate gunz. Hoyt Mar 2014 #139

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #144

I think the Army still needs its guns. Deep13 Mar 2014 #58

You are correct. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #60

The irony of this post and your handle is stupefying. . pipoman Mar 2014 #266

stupefying is equating guns and power. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #269

"Power to the People" advocates ceding enumerated pipoman Mar 2014 #272

... PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #273

Well you are at odds with virtually every constitutional pipoman Mar 2014 #278

It doesn't fit because he doesn't want it to... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #282

Cars kill way more people than firearms, ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #262

over 300 million privately owned guns in the United States rollin74 Mar 2014 #62

On January 1, 1863 there were 3.1 - 4 million privately owned people in the United States. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #66

We have? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #74

yes you are right Titus Mar 2014 #160

Let's just leave things as they are for another decade, and there will be 400 million to deal with. Hoyt Mar 2014 #79

We are? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #82

Kind of like cigarettes, folks will get tired of yahoos polluting society with gunz. Hoyt Mar 2014 #83

Highly doubtful. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #85

Can't just concentrate on the "murder" rate. Gunz facilitate a lot of intimidation and embolden Hoyt Mar 2014 #86

Bull. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #89

Fact, face it. Hoyt Mar 2014 #97

Bull X2. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #101

And guns intimidate felons and armed robbers too. SQUEE Mar 2014 #308

I'll check out your favorite gun shows, give me names. Hoyt Mar 2014 #309

I don't attend "gun shows". SQUEE Mar 2014 #311

So you haven't been to any gun shows to offer an opinion of the level of diversity. OK thanks. Hoyt Mar 2014 #313

OH how funny, how terribly rich. SQUEE Mar 2014 #315

Gun toters seem to believe they can spot a criminal in time to react. They can't. Hoyt Mar 2014 #320

Why are you trying to preach safety to me? SQUEE Mar 2014 #321

Chances of running across "the wrong sheep" are so small, it is irrational to worry about it. Now Hoyt Mar 2014 #322

So you take your life in your hands. And continue to project your bigotry and hate. SQUEE Mar 2014 #324

Yep, I am definitely bigoted against those who think gunz improve society. Hoyt Mar 2014 #325

Of course you are; they were an occupational hazard to you at one time: friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #330

Once again stalker, read it in context. Hoyt Mar 2014 #331

Some recovering alcoholics think that *everyone* who drinks has a problem... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #337

If you drink while carrying or playing with a gun, you do have a problem. Hoyt Mar 2014 #340

I don't drink either.. SQUEE Mar 2014 #343

Considering how low the liklihood is, that sounds a bit irrational. Hoyt Mar 2014 #348

I have been told, people have been known to lock others in, all the while threatening SQUEE Mar 2014 #349

Sorry, that sounds irrational and we are not in a war zone. Hoyt Mar 2014 #351

... SQUEE Mar 2014 #352

I don't drink, but I also don't prattle on about the evils of alcohol friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #347

It is working well in Connecticut Titus Mar 2014 #158

That would require every square inch to have exactly zero possible use One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #64

The sentence above the poll does not follow from the subject line. Orsino Mar 2014 #69

NO KamaAina Mar 2014 #71

Nope. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #75

"from our great Nation". VScott Mar 2014 #92

Welcome to DU PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #94

The World Is Horrified otohara Mar 2014 #171

Yes. It will be ugly for a while, but it's worth it ecstatic Mar 2014 #93

I agree PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #95

Momentum is going towards big changes to the status quo in very many areas, this one included. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #104

I do not care to answer but, [strike]the majority[/strike] many PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #105

What does low post count have to do with my question? CVN-68 Mar 2014 #111

The path we are on has seen a huge decrease in violence in America hack89 Mar 2014 #98

How low would violence be if we didn't have a bunch of armed folks running around? Hoyt Mar 2014 #122

"It is not falling fast enough" is not the snappiest battle cry, is it? hack89 Mar 2014 #123

No, any losing streak is due to yahoos in NRA and other gun lobbying groups. Hoyt Mar 2014 #124

You keep believing that. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #125

I'll play... How low would it be? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #126

Pretty low. Why can you tell me what you think, and I can't do the same. Hoyt Mar 2014 #131

I don't carry guns. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #153

I think we should focus on creating a country woo me with science Mar 2014 #96

Ridding ourselves of tools of inhumanity PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #99

Then we'll go back to using knives and clubs and bows Lurks Often Mar 2014 #118

And small folk like me would be extra screwed. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #137

True fascisthunter Mar 2014 #102

Can we start with a gun-free DU? nt Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #110

DU haz gunz? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2014 #209

Wow. That is not a loaded question. joeglow3 Mar 2014 #113

Nope. n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #114

Should we? Yes. Will we? Not a chance in the world. PeteSelman Mar 2014 #115

I voted yes, but I wouldn't actually go so far as to completely eliminate them. Crunchy Frog Mar 2014 #117

I'd rather go "Safe, Legal, Insured and Responsible". Xyzse Mar 2014 #121

Insurance Calista241 Mar 2014 #163

Insurance: Xyzse Mar 2014 #334

Your own OP proves it is impossible, GD was declared a gun-free zone Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #128

Interesting. Anti-gun views are now protected in GD... Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #254

PowerToThePeople, are you surprised by the response to your poll? n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #129

I am pleased with the results PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #132

I am too. I thought a vast majority here would be for it. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #134

No Dwayne Hicks Mar 2014 #130

I vote no only because I live in wild country Warpy Mar 2014 #133

YES mwrguy Mar 2014 #138

How would you like to see us "work towards" achieving this lofty goal? Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #143

That's a waste of resources that should go elsewhere WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #146

Regulation, registration, and licenses, absolutely. WatermelonRat Mar 2014 #150

Nope Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #152

I would love to see it .... etherealtruth Mar 2014 #154

Jeez how about going for "sanely regulated" first? 0rganism Mar 2014 #155

I think we have this about right in the UK. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #156

Yeah, sure their tightly restricted. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2014 #234

I vote no hollowdweller Mar 2014 #157

Ideally - I suppose - but given the culture you might as well hope for a prayer-free Country Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #161

Only because guns can actually affect change... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #175

Absolutely. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #165

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #168

Good for you. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #177

The use of bows & arrows and atlatls & spears requires a not insubstantial amount of skill. baldguy Mar 2014 #187

If it were up to me, we'd go back to a flintlock/musket only country... MrScorpio Mar 2014 #167

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Hey, no one's talking about banning guns... MrScorpio Mar 2014 #172

Keep beating that dead horse. Jenoch Mar 2014 #174

Well regulated NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #176

"no one's talking about banning guns" Union Scribe Mar 2014 #199

Meaning in my subthread MrScorpio Mar 2014 #201

Yes geomon666 Mar 2014 #178

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #183

Learn how to actually hunt. geomon666 Mar 2014 #185

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #186

Good for you. geomon666 Mar 2014 #189

Do you hunt for your food? Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #190

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #193

I do! I do! And I keep a gun handy for self-defense. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #350

No. Not gun-free although I would never purchase a firearm myself. BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #184

Of course those charged with pipoman Mar 2014 #267

Which just goes to show BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #285

Even liberal judges know that the definition of "well regulated" pipoman Mar 2014 #286

Yes, even liberal judges know the ACCEPTED definition of "well regulated militia" BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #296

Surely you have some evidence that SCOTUS pipoman Mar 2014 #299

Thats a convenient fiction... beevul Mar 2014 #287

The only convenient fiction here BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #297

Uh huh. beevul Mar 2014 #319

I see the gun nuts here aren't trying to justify their fetish as protection againt the govt baldguy Mar 2014 #192

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #196

I never understood that particular belief hack89 Mar 2014 #198

guns are to Democrats as abortion is to Republicans WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #194

No We Should Not Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #202

I could probably be on board with this line of thinking. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #203

I Think About The UK's Firearms Prohibition And ask Why Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #204

Are there any gun free countries? jwirr Mar 2014 #212

Australia marions ghost Mar 2014 #215

Thank you for the info. I could go for that idea. However, we have a long way to go to get this jwirr Mar 2014 #218

We have a long way to go marions ghost Mar 2014 #219

Dream on. Straw Man Mar 2014 #291

I know what its like to live there marions ghost Mar 2014 #310

Info? Straw Man Mar 2014 #314

We have to take care of the e-cigs first; you eat an elephant one bite at a time. TransitJohn Mar 2014 #216

A mom breast fed her kid while smoking e-cigarettes and husband open carried at Olive Garden! Initech Mar 2014 #221

Neglectful sarisataka Mar 2014 #222

Never happen! B Calm Mar 2014 #220

Sorry you feel that way PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #224

Should be the goal of humanity, not just our country. nt tridim Mar 2014 #226

A poll like this is a brightly-wrapped gift to the pro-gun movement. Paladin Mar 2014 #227

Spot on! uncommonlink Mar 2014 #232

Doubt it marions ghost Mar 2014 #242

What is the purpose of the tool, if not "causation of death?" PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #244

2 things... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #253

Ok, death and terrorism PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #274

No Go Vols Mar 2014 #233

The question is worded in a slanted way. PlanetaryOrbit Mar 2014 #243

Eh?--this is DU marions ghost Mar 2014 #250

Gun free cops n/t reddread Mar 2014 #249

My son and others I know enjoy hunting fadedrose Mar 2014 #252

No thank you Separation Mar 2014 #256

Abso-fucking-tively! We need to have way fewer gun-fetishers in the country. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #259

Yes send all the gun nuts to pacifist camp until they undeterred Mar 2014 #260

I have so far refrained from participating in this thread. Jenoch Mar 2014 #268

We would not jump right to "gun-free" PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #270

If the 'work towards' included an attempt Jenoch Mar 2014 #271

I answered "no", because it is not even remotely possible, nor is it advisable. Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #275

Who trusts whom, would the watchers disarm too? Hence, I said no. We are not advanced RKP5637 Mar 2014 #276

This poll results show why the anti-gunners are failing and will fail. aikoaiko Mar 2014 #277

See what I mean, PowerToThePeople? (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #279

"[Paladin] gave up on establishing any meaningful dialog on firearms restrictions some time ago." aikoaiko Mar 2014 #280

It still has its entertaining aspects. Like that 2008 DU poll..... Paladin Mar 2014 #281

I missed that little jewel. Shows what's most important to them. Very sad. Hoyt Mar 2014 #293

Do you have a link.? Nt hack89 Mar 2014 #294

Find it yourself. It'll mean more to you, that way. (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #295

Pulled it out of your ass, didn't you? hack89 Mar 2014 #300

No, I just don't do leg work for pro-gun extremists. Paladin Mar 2014 #301

I am one of those gray beards - I have been here since 2005 hack89 Mar 2014 #303

The feeling's mutual. Paladin Mar 2014 #304

So be it. See you around. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #305

You know it exists, just like this one where you guys called me a liar. Hoyt Mar 2014 #323

It took you longer to type that then it would to provide a link hack89 Mar 2014 #327

confusing two issues.. 2banon Mar 2014 #283

Work towards.. Calista241 Mar 2014 #284

Hillarious. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #298

Just ridding the country of hand guns would be good. liberal N proud Mar 2014 #302

Right after we work towards having everyone flap their arms to fly eridani Mar 2014 #306

Should this poll have more than yes/no options? ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #318

Aren't you worried we will be conquered by some other people after our military gives up its arms? Threedifferentones Mar 2014 #326

NO SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #332

AMONG THE MANY JUST USES FOR A GUN ARE... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #344

That's the good thing about firearms they're designed to save lives. ileus Mar 2014 #345

Yes. (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #354