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In reply to the discussion: The important thing right now is that we not offend the nation's gun apologists [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)120. You just implicitly compared the over 1 out of every 3 three American adults who own guns
to perverts and sexual predators.
That's not exactly a winning strategy for the Democratic Party.
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The important thing right now is that we not offend the nation's gun apologists [View all]
Orrex
Dec 2015
OP
Most of our resident "responsible gun owners" seem clearly to feel as if they are the real victims
Squinch
Dec 2015
#2
Thank you! I'll add them. I'm sure I'll have occasion to post the list again soon.
Squinch
Dec 2015
#4
Guns are easier to use, but don't underestimate stab wounds. A large enough knife
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#77
Yes I said as much - but again there are so many different calibers of gun (in addition to rifle vs
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#79
It's easier to kill faster with a gun, yes. But a single stab wound can, in some cases be far
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#111
but that's ignoring many other factors, so you don't really know what's causing the high deaths
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2015
#94
Chan, seriously, the more I think about it, the more I think your idea to get non-gun people to
Squinch
Dec 2015
#74
Freaking trolls who crawl out of the woodwork to defend the idea that their hobby is worth
Squinch
Dec 2015
#51
Sheriffs in CO, NY and other localities have already refused to enforce certain state gun laws.
branford
Dec 2015
#114
I will be sure to add it the next time we need to post it. Because sadly, we know we will.
Squinch
Dec 2015
#69
This is a free society, so we have to accept the fact that X number of people will be slaughtered...
steve2470
Dec 2015
#18
I was also very surprised to discover that the interpretation of the 2A was not
Squinch
Dec 2015
#23
So now we are going in circles. As I have said to you before, all you are saying is that
Squinch
Dec 2015
#58
I don't blame the 2A. I blame the people who insist that their hobby is worth a weekly massacre.
Squinch
Dec 2015
#61
B-b-but, you're hurting their pwecious fee-fees. They need their FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!!!!
backscatter712
Dec 2015
#33
if we want to start a conversation on guns, this is how we need to start off the conversation...
Javaman
Dec 2015
#19
I want jail sentences for the last person listed as owning any gun used in a crime,
Squinch
Dec 2015
#59
The only thing I am thinking is that if it becomes something that is well known, the gun nuts
Squinch
Dec 2015
#73
How is the membership in the NRA related to the membership in the NRA-ILA? Does the membership
Squinch
Dec 2015
#113
Again, thank you for this. Do you know if there are any organizations of gun owners who
Squinch
Dec 2015
#117
IMO, almost everyone attracted to these weapons should be prohibited from owning them.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#109
You just implicitly compared the over 1 out of every 3 three American adults who own guns
branford
Dec 2015
#120
You just cannot seem to accept that there are millions of loyal and otherwise liberal Democrats
branford
Dec 2015
#123
There are roughly and equal number of vile racists in this country. Numbers don't make it right.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#125
Always we must walk on eggshells around a certain group of people that have a penchant for
Rex
Dec 2015
#35
Is this why they suddenly used the term long gun instead of assault rifle?
Generic Other
Dec 2015
#66
The real victims are the innocent people killed and the families they left behind.
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#126