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In reply to the discussion: Guns & Ammo Fires Editor After Publishing Editorial Calling for Gun Control [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)48. I agree that the focus needs to be on handguns.
I do however think the restrictions on "assault" type weapons would dramatically reduce the number of gunz manufactured.
People aren't attracted to lever action rifles, revolvers, and the like. There is a sick attraction to guns marketed as "assault" type weapons, a ticket to manhood (who can forget the Bushmaster ad campaign), protection from the menace of minorities (yeah, I know you don't believe bigoted white folks are driving the proliferation of guns, but I do), etc.
But, all that aside. The real problem is violence in our society and the fact that gunz -- particularly handguns -- dramatically multiply the effects of violence, and even promotes more violence.
Maybe you guys in the Gungeon can start actually acting responsibly, rather than promoting more and more gunz, laxer gun laws, and spreading the junk that Democrats can't win if they take a stance that angers the gun culture.
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Guns & Ammo Fires Editor After Publishing Editorial Calling for Gun Control [View all]
onehandle
Nov 2013
OP
I wish more gun owners felt the same way, and more Democrats would come out like McAuliffe.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#7
Now ......how could I ever tell you were a gun owner/fancier/hugger by that 'handle"?
rdharma
Nov 2013
#18
You mean "7962"? That was my roster number in the military. Whats it got to do with guns?
7962
Nov 2013
#20
Metcalf will probably have to sleep in a bulletproof vest for years to come...
Blue_Tires
Nov 2013
#22
Trying to rhetorically change weapons to hardware, maybe you should change swords to plows instead
coldmountain
Nov 2013
#45
Do you honestly think people are responsible if attracted to "tactical" weapons outside a war zone?
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#51
Yeah, like some of your buddies "optimize their gunz" in case they have to clear a room.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#54
They'll never admit it, but they're the flip side of those they belittle and insult
friendly_iconoclast
Nov 2013
#35