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Gun Control & RKBA

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8. "An a priori policy"...

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 01:39 PM

Feb 2014

...is what I think of as one arrived at with less input from a brain and more from a gland.

But let's not forget "Should it work?"

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Some here... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 OP

Your advice will fall on deaf ears, of course. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #1

There will always be... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #5

It really is remarkable... NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #7

Back at you discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #9

I agree very much Duckhunter935 Feb 2014 #2

In fact... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #6

It seems very simple to me. rrneck Feb 2014 #3

"An a priori policy"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #8

A great application of the idea, Bazinga Feb 2014 #15

This should be in GD. Oh, wait.... nt Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #4

Oh no... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #10

I'll never apologize for being a 2A progressive, Democrat. ileus Feb 2014 #11

"apologize" discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #12

I was told sarisataka Feb 2014 #13

HHH: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #14

We would probably be blocked by the hosts of that group. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #17

I'll leave that to you... sarisataka Feb 2014 #18

HHH was a great liberal progressive. Jenoch Feb 2014 #19

I favor registration because it makes straw purchase laws easier to enforce. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #20

Not sure about reducing straw purchases hack89 Feb 2014 #21

I always thought theft was the biggest source gejohnston Feb 2014 #22

This ATF study (albeit from 2000) says 50% dirty FFLs, 25% theft hack89 Feb 2014 #23

Why don't we register gun owners instead? hack89 Feb 2014 #25

Registering owners would help for some of that. No doubt. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #29

You might be onto something... sarisataka Feb 2014 #27

Let's jail everyone discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #28

If they could get the car keys they'd give it a go. jeepnstein Feb 2014 #30