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In reply to the discussion: Do not think about arguing [View all]Squinch
(50,944 posts)The ones who make these arguments live for tragedies like this. They get their jollies by derailing all conversation about how to prevent gun tragedies. They are life sucking ghouls with blood on their hands.
Their arguments:
"You might as well give up right now, because you are too insignificant to have an impact."
"We need to completely reform the mental health system before we do anything about guns."
"Chicago has tough gun laws, and they have a lot of gun deaths, so tough gun laws won't work"
"You don't know what a Myerson Double Triple Ammo Latch is, therefore you have no right to be having a discussion about guns"
"You don't know what a Myerson Double Triple Ammo Latch is, therefore the gun control laws will be bad."
"You are saying that all gun owners are murderers. That hurts my feelings."
"All you people who don't like to see guys with semi automatic guns in JC Penney are just hysterical and don't get it. It's no big deal."
"You mean a grandpa can't just give his grandkid a gun without a lot of paperwork? Where's my Liberteeeeeeeeeee!!!!"
"What about the millions who use guns to get their food? Huh? What about those millions? You want them to starve?"
"If you take guns out of the hands of law abiding people, the only people who will be left with guns are the criminals."
"A guy in Podunk stopped a crime with his gun. See? Guns work!"
"All those gun statistics are irrelevant because they include suicides."
"All those gun statistics are irrelevant because they don't include suicides."
"It's not a clip, it's a magazine. Discussion closed."
"It's not a magazine, it's a clip. Discussion closed."
"There are a lot of kids finding guns in dumpsters and bushes." (I'm not sure how this last one fits in, but there is a lot of discussion about dumpster and shrubbery guns.)
"3 people on DU want to ban guns altogether so now I'm going to pretend that that is the goal of all gun control, and I'm going to fight it tooth and nail, and not listen to anyone who wants gun control."