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Gun Control & RKBA

virginia mountainman

(5,046 posts)

16. It's ironic..

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 05:36 PM

Jul 2017

I find it highly amusing that many of the recent gun rights victories are a direct result of Washington DC's crazy extreme gun control that they cannot defend in court!

They should keep up the good work

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U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights [View all] Eugene Jul 2017 OP

THE most most protected area in the US DK504 Jul 2017 #1

Given what it takes to get a concealed gun permit hack89 Jul 2017 #2

+1 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #3

DC has a pretty hefty crime rate krispos42 Jul 2017 #4

You don't seem to understand discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #5

I like to ask those types a question: Why, then, hasn't the Taliban been eliminated? friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #6

But isn't that really just an indictment... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #7

"I changed the subject and moved the goal posts both at the same time." That you did friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #8

I was eavesdropping when a little goose explained it to a gander discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #12

several pro gun cities worse than DC jimmy the one Jul 2017 #10

So it is gun-"control" that works in NYC but not in DC? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #13

You weren't supposed to notice that- or notice a few other inconvenient things, such as... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #14

re: "Seems as if gun laws have little relation to documented crime and murder rates." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #15

Thank for for the expansion krispos42 Jul 2017 #18

The most protected part doesn't extend beyond building and the 1%. ileus Jul 2017 #9

If it's THE most protected area, why was the murder rate so high? X_Digger Aug 2017 #19

Run Bowser, Run! jimmy the one Jul 2017 #11

It's ironic.. virginia mountainman Jul 2017 #16

I found an interesting take on it, gejohnston Jul 2017 #17

Have they started to issue permits yet in DC? Alea Aug 2017 #20