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4th law of robotics

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24. "Automatic weapons"

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 12:01 PM

Jul 2012

you do realize that 99.99999% of the time the media refers to a weapon as "automatic" they are either lying or just plain wrong right?

Automatic weapons are exceedingly rare in the US (among civilians), are intensely regulated, and rarely are used in a crime.

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About guns, [View all] MadHound Jul 2012 OP

In my 59 years on this Earth... 99Forever Jul 2012 #1

Oh, I'm quite handy with my fists, MadHound Jul 2012 #2

Nothing makes a.. 99Forever Jul 2012 #12

"Automatic weapons" 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #24

Tell that to ... 99Forever Jul 2012 #27

The guy in CO did not have an automatic weapon 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #31

So fucking what? 99Forever Jul 2012 #37

You made a reference to automatic weapons 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #39

Again.. 99Forever Jul 2012 #43

To the dead? I don't suppose anything makes a difference 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #45

That's no fucking answer at all. 99Forever Jul 2012 #56

No, it was a fine answer 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #62

If you wish to be regarding seriously, yes, it does. Marengo Jul 2012 #40

It makes quite a significant difference Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #65

The point is having a shot gun should not be illegal but movonne Jul 2012 #53

What does a machine gun have to do with the tragedy in Colorado? DonP Jul 2012 #61

Who in this scenario had a machine gun? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #63

Is everyone else's life experience identical to yours? Marengo Jul 2012 #4

Nice strawman beatdown. 99Forever Jul 2012 #10

So, the answer is no I take it? Marengo Jul 2012 #36

Here is a 66 year old woman 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #22

It boggles the mind that people who are able to take "self-defense" courses think shadowrider Jul 2012 #33

It would make more sense if victims and criminals were roughly on par 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #38

And I live where they are mandatory if you are going to survive ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #57

Move. 99Forever Jul 2012 #58

Where? ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #59

Somewhere where... 99Forever Jul 2012 #68

I view weapons as tools...and teach others to do the same ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #69

Why should he? Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #66

I usually just mind my own business and avoid confrontation. Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #3

I think most people avoid confrontation MadHound Jul 2012 #5

Can your 12 guage shout 60 rounds a minute? grattsl Jul 2012 #6

So again, how do you convince those thousands and thousands MadHound Jul 2012 #7

I haven't asked them to yet. grattsl Jul 2012 #11

Actually I can get pretty close to a round a second with my pump shotgun MadHound Jul 2012 #18

So wouldn't be smarter to not give that access to those crimanals? grattsl Jul 2012 #21

Criminals break into houses when the owners are not home and steal them Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #25

Criminals would have no access if these guns were not on the market in the first place. grattsl Jul 2012 #30

Let's assume for one second you get your way. Gun manufacturers are put out shadowrider Jul 2012 #46

Gun manufacturers out of business is NOT my way, NRA yes that's a start. grattsl Jul 2012 #64

Can you show me where I said the following?: shadowrider Jul 2012 #67

"you cannot control supply" If I assumed that meant control is impossible tell my what you meant grattsl Jul 2012 #70

I believe the odds of defending yourself v a death in the family from the gun is 46-1 Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #23

Here is a video from Rachel Maddow's show Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #44

You don't see the irony in your statement? The NRA defends gun rights shadowrider Jul 2012 #35

If teabaggers can call Obama a Nazi, I have no problem calling the NRA a terrorist organization! grattsl Jul 2012 #48

You are aware the NRA supported legislation bringing about NICS, right? n/t shadowrider Jul 2012 #54

I respect your opinion. Tell me, if you want NRA members on the terror watch list shadowrider Jul 2012 #55

The real argument here is long term solutions v short term fixes Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #8

I think that long term solutions are indeed the best bet. MadHound Jul 2012 #14

Judging from the last 30 years, 2050 should be very safe. hack89 Jul 2012 #15

but the frequency of these mass murders are increasing Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #26

Tens of millions of lawful gun owners hack89 Jul 2012 #42

Why don't we change the terms of the conversation so that .. ananda Jul 2012 #9

What do you consider unregulated? MadHound Jul 2012 #13

Exactly the problem. It should not have been legal for him to buy these. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #29

So those 20,000 gun laws in America are not regulations? Didn't know that. nt hack89 Jul 2012 #16

Because that would be factually untrue. There are many, many regulations and laws involving guns. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #17

So, do you think I should have said.. ananda Jul 2012 #19

I think that is a more defensible statement of the current state of affairs. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #32

Sheesh shadowrider Jul 2012 #41

If you mean unregulated as in permatex Jul 2012 #28

I never thought about owning a gun until an incident at my house last year. Brickbat Jul 2012 #20

While I support your decision permatex Jul 2012 #34

One of my good friends here was a small-arms weapons instructor in the Marines. Brickbat Jul 2012 #49

Just what the doctor ordered permatex Jul 2012 #50

No point in doing it half-assed or wrong. Brickbat Jul 2012 #51

I wouldn't have taken it the wrong way permatex Jul 2012 #52

Tell ya' what, you go and argue your point with the families of the victims.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #47

What are you going to say to the literally thousands of people who have been killed with a gun? AndyA Jul 2012 #60