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eppur_se_muova

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14. "Collectors" like this lead one to tend to believe that ...

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:21 AM

Jun 2016

... the desire to acquire more and more guns is itself a fairly obvious form of mental illness. While the NRA tries to argue that the problem is not guns, but mental illness, gun worship would appear to constitute at the very least a symptom of mental illness, and should be medically recognized as such.

So, NRA, if you win the argument that mental illness is a problem -- but 2nd Amendment extremism and fanatical support of the NRA come to be viewed as warnings of possible mental illness -- what have you won ?

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To send a message, family plans to destroy stockpile of inherited guns worth millions [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

Should have wrapped his dead fingers around it all and buried it with him randr Jun 2016 #1

Nice MariaThinks Jun 2016 #2

I have to wonder about the taxes though FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #3

Depends on how many millions. Brickbat Jun 2016 #5

The first 5.4 million per person is exempt, nt ohnoyoudidnt Jun 2016 #15

Wow. I didn't know it was so high. FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #19

97% of Americans don't need to worry awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #35

Yep.... GOPers get the public up-at-arms over "Death Taxes" which only affect extremey wealthy groundloop Jun 2016 #21

Yep, plus there are ways around it, like trusts and giving away money/assets before death. MillennialDem Jun 2016 #33

It's actually the estate that pays the taxes. SheilaT Jun 2016 #36

That's where all the .22 ammo went DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #4

they should sell all of it and give the money to the candidates that we need to win beachbum bob Jun 2016 #6

that sounds great, but it kind of defeats their point. cali Jun 2016 #7

The attorney says they're just ordinary citizens, mountain grammy Jun 2016 #8

Very impressive...that's a lot of money to forego...knr joeybee12 Jun 2016 #9

6.5 tons of ammunition. 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #10

Can they have it recycled? IronLionZion Jun 2016 #11

I'd love to see an art project to repurpose some of the material eShirl Jun 2016 #12

Makes you wonder what goes through a person's head packman Jun 2016 #13

"Collectors" like this lead one to tend to believe that ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #14

he said he was 'a human-alien hybrid secret agent sent to save the human race' AntiBank Jun 2016 #27

Very good point passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #28

K&R ReRe Jun 2016 #16

gad. I hope not. Turn it over to the police or military or something. cali Jun 2016 #17

Don't agree... ReRe Jun 2016 #22

I would think it should be melted down and recycled. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #29

That makes sense- as long as you get a reputable expert cali Jun 2016 #31

In the middle of the desert.. ReRe Jun 2016 #34

I'm thinking of a big Minecraft style demolition event... haele Jun 2016 #37

Your ideas... ReRe Jun 2016 #39

If any are museum-worthy, they could sell to museums at half price & still get them off street. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #18

Or donate for a tax write off greiner3 Jun 2016 #25

Yes - before they are destroyed I'd see if any of them are museum worthy csziggy Jun 2016 #40

Ok by me if every gun and bomb on this planet got raptured. tavernier Jun 2016 #20

Good News on a gruesome saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #23

Mysterious LA loner with $5m gun arsenal convinced multiple women he was 'a human-alien hybrid AntiBank Jun 2016 #24

Whoa. Stranger than fiction. cali Jun 2016 #26

They should crush them in front of the NRA Hqts in Va. Historic NY Jun 2016 #30

+1. cali Jun 2016 #32

Rent one of these: hunter Jun 2016 #45

They should at least donate the ammo to the local police ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #38

How the hell could anyone justify 6 1/2 tons of ammunition? lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #41

Must be nice to be 1%ers. Taitertots Jun 2016 #42

I would hope though that if any of them are museum pieces that they would atleast donate them cstanleytech Jun 2016 #43

I have provided an unwanted inherited gun disposal service to many friends Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #44