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Scootaloo

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4. It's part of the mythology, though

Reply to Reasonable_Argument (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 02:18 AM

Jul 2012

Gun culture likes to promote its true believers as valiant heroes fighting against all forms of oppression and tyranny, and the CCW Holders are an elite, sacred order of knights among these heroes.

Thus, "allowing guns everywhere" is presented as a solution to all problems.

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A CCW Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #2

It's part of the mythology, though Scootaloo Jul 2012 #4

I have no problem allowing guns into public places Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #5

Nor do I, really Scootaloo Jul 2012 #6

Honestly I think we're in agreement on that Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #7

Ok.... AlexAmore Jul 2012 #3

When seconds count, cops are only minutes away.... Zalatix Jul 2012 #8

Another member of the safeinOhio Jul 2012 #9

That's not accurate AlexAmore Jul 2012 #10

Hi, we already saw those talking points maybe fifty times over the past couple of days. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #11

Have bans ever worked in the intended manner? AlexAmore Jul 2012 #12

I'm not for banning guns. So I agree with you mostly. However there has to be some way to keep sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #13

There is a way to do that. AlexAmore Jul 2012 #14

That's nonsense, other countries manage to do it without turning into police states. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #15