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Zalatix

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4. If we're still here 236 years from now it will be more in spite of cars than guns.

Reply to JFN1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 05:33 AM

Jul 2012

Putting aside the fact that more people (ages 5-34) are killed by cars than guns, there's also the issue of global warming. Guns won't make us extinct... gasoline-fueled cars on the other hand, will.

Guns and cars... not the same thing at all.

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What If, 236 Years From Now... [View all] JFN1 Jul 2012 OP

bazinga! TeamPooka Jul 2012 #1

I'm convinced. I need an AK-47 to go with my gas-guzzling car. DCKit Jul 2012 #2

rofl i got a truck so i get a rpg. loli phabay Jul 2012 #3

Fuck that. Mount a 50mm turret gun on the roof and control it with your iPad wheel. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #5

If we're still here 236 years from now it will be more in spite of cars than guns. Zalatix Jul 2012 #4

Not trying for an equivalency - its just a thought experiment... JFN1 Jul 2012 #6