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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Get rid of assault weapons [View all]samsingh
(17,379 posts)3. remember the mendelson brothers who shot their parents to death?
their lawyer wendy Abrahamson was on politically incorrect taking offence to this statement. she said that people should be saying that the brothers only fired their guns. they did not kill their parents. the parents happened to get in the way of the bullets.
the audience booed. she's never had the same public exposure since that ridiculous comment.
the gun lover arguments are similar. parse words and ask for specifics and reject the argument because the gun control proponent didn't get the descriptions right.
we should ask for the same from traffic cops. precisely describe the car, paint, engine, type of gasoline or no ticket.
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BUT, finally the term "Assault Weapon" is actually used correctly. I wonder if they'll edit.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2014
#66
get rid of the guns being used to commit massacres (e.g. more than 2 people being killed)
samsingh
Aug 2014
#2
i think the level of gun violence and having 9 year olds fiing uzi's is more absurb
samsingh
Aug 2014
#20
gun lovers can't be convinced by facts, emotion, logic or reality - the arguments i hear
samsingh
Sep 2014
#84
Subthread meet thy doom. The war on RKBA will go about as well as the war on drugs.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2014
#94
because guns are used to kill people and Chicago has huge issues with gun violence
samsingh
Sep 2014
#83
If banning guns cures gun-related issues how come banning alcohol won't cure
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2014
#91