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In reply to the discussion: Disingenuous Argument (in more simple terms, FALSE argument) [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)45. Any here on DU, or in the gungeon?
Side question, had the shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary used a Marlin Papoose .22lr rifle, would any of those kids have been any less dead, having taken multiple shots in the head?
(They would have been just as dead, so, while the .223 IS a lot more powerful than .22lr, .22lr ain't exactly a slap with a feather pillow either, and NEITHER is powerful enough to use against deer in most states. .243 cal minimum in Washington, for instance.)
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Disingenuous Argument (in more simple terms, FALSE argument) [View all]
Dog Gone at Penigma
Feb 2013
OP
Who makes that argument? I have never seen it made in serious conversation
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2013
#6
me either ... never heard this claim in Any Conversation, serious or otherwise - Not to say that I
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2013
#10
As others have said, I doubt anyone has ever seriously claimed that the two rounds
petronius
Feb 2013
#19
actually there are more of these kinds of claims than you would expect
Dog Gone at Penigma
Feb 2013
#25
that there are a lot of ignorant voices speaking as expert in the gun control debates
Dog Gone at Penigma
Feb 2013
#31
Except that a surprising number of people ARE claiming all .22 cal is essentially the same
Dog Gone at Penigma
Feb 2013
#30