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Gun Control & RKBA

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

3. It seems to me that "feeling" safe is not the same as "being" safe.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 08:16 PM

Nov 2015

"Feelings" are a poor foundation on which to base any public policy.

Interesting thought process:
"We must be able to arrest people before they commit crimes."

What "people" would that be? And what would be the basis of the arrest (since they haven't yet committed a crime)?

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'I want to take your guns' [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #1

Clever, but overbroad. Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #2

it seems, not so clever after all discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #6

Or how about "mean people suck!" - let's get rid of them. jonno99 Nov 2015 #4

It seems to me that "feeling" safe is not the same as "being" safe. jonno99 Nov 2015 #3

And she blamed the NRA discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #7

Now that's progressive... ileus Nov 2015 #5

I'm just glad all those folks have a convenient excuse in the NRA discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #8