Gun Control & RKBA

4th law of robotics

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22. Only if you assume their goal is safety

Reply to Reasonable_Argument (Reply #19)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 01:17 PM

Aug 2012

rather than stripping us of our rights.

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NRA Should Embrace Gun Control or Accept Complicity in Aurora [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2012 OP

The usual anti-ramblings of someone without a clue. SlimJimmy Aug 2012 #1

I guess the ACLU should accept warrantless wiretapping krispos42 Aug 2012 #2

Can you imagine all the illegal gun deals that would be stopped? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #8

Embrace the Patriot Act if you love America - or "they" win DonP Aug 2012 #9

The "talking points" meme is a straw man, and a poorly crafted one at that. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #23

It is scary isn't it? nt Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #28

If we could only round muslims up in to camps 9/11 never would have happened 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #13

Be glad that he chose to use a gun instead of other, more lethal, cheaper means. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #3

"Be glad that he chose a gun instead of another, more lethal, cheaper means ." TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #4

there would be more dead gejohnston Aug 2012 #5

Holmes clearly could have used a bomb -- he still chose his friggin guns. Hoyt Aug 2012 #7

Though I's waste my time and respond to this frivolous post. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #11

Of course it's frivolous to you -- otherwise, it might threaten your access to more guns. Hoyt Aug 2012 #16

He chose to dye his hair red and call himself the joker too 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #14

Exactly, and guns made the choice of weapons easy for him, as it did Zimmerman and every jerk Hoyt Aug 2012 #17

And if he'd been disarmed he would have been as harmless as McVeigh. 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #18

...or Julio Gonzalez. friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #24

That's a weak argument to strip people of their rights Reasonable_Argument Aug 2012 #19

Only if you assume their goal is safety 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #22

Not "rights" -- friggin guns. There's a big difference. Hoyt Aug 2012 #31

what a bigoted response, stay classy............. Ashgrey77 Aug 2012 #35

That's typical hoyt, you'll get used to it. rl6214 Aug 2012 #39

Apparently Zimmerman made a lot of anti-gun biggots happy as well. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #44

He killed fewer people with guns than he would have with 20 pounds of high explosive in a backpack. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #20

Is that another reason for you and gun nuts everywhere to buy and carry another gun? Hoyt Aug 2012 #32

You know that for a fact? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #34

According to Hoyt, some things are so obvious they don't need to be proven n/t shadowrider Aug 2012 #40

history is usually a good guide gejohnston Aug 2012 #42

Does offense to the truth manifest itself into denial? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #10

Could? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #33

But if he hadn't used a gun HALO141 Aug 2012 #37

Oh snap n/t shadowrider Aug 2012 #41

Another stupid assumption, TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #43

Oh, there's so much more. HALO141 Aug 2012 #47

And TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #48

Thank you for proving my previous points. n/t HALO141 Aug 2012 #49

Still no sympathy for the victims? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #50

My sympathies are, frankly, none of your business. HALO141 Aug 2012 #51

Good dodge. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #53

This, from you, while in the act of dodging everything I've said previously. HALO141 Aug 2012 #57

everyone expresses it in different ways gejohnston Aug 2012 #52

Stocking upon ammo and weaponry usually does it, TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #54

that is a reaction to "it can happen to anyone" gejohnston Aug 2012 #55

"the weak minded confuses op eds with news." HALO141 Aug 2012 #58

Wow Equate Aug 2012 #59

People should be glad Reasonable_Argument Aug 2012 #15

From the beginning, I've been thankful for the shooter's ignorance. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #25

'Argument by guilt trip' rarely adds anything useful to a discussion petronius Aug 2012 #6

Yes it's the NRA's fault.... ileus Aug 2012 #12

A good example of the impotence of the anti-gun movement. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #21

It's more of a "foaming at the mouth and stomping of the feet thing" right now. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #27

They're in a tight spot 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #30

People are responsible for their own actions. rDigital Aug 2012 #26

Unlikely to happen, but the NRA could use some competition phantom power Aug 2012 #29

You are wrong. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #36

The premise of this rDigital Aug 2012 #38

I yield the floor to Jon Stewart to smack down this assinine idea: Simo 1939_1940 Aug 2012 #45

"NRA Should Embrace Gun Control" Jenoch Aug 2012 #46

Republican mindset janlyn Aug 2012 #56