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Gun Control & RKBA

No Compromise

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28. worked out really well with the drug war

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 01:50 PM

Dec 2012

are you planning on disbanding the CIA?

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What would it take to *actually prevent* every currently illegal weapons transfer that happens now [View all] Recursion Dec 2012 OP

If I knew the answer to that gejohnston Dec 2012 #1

cameras. lots and lots of cameras. cameras, everywhere. all the time. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #2

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #3

there will be microchips involved, too - Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #4

cell phones... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #6

drones, dude. the size of a hummingbird and smaller. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #17

Just one word for you: SPIDERS discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #21

What the hell is that from? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #31

Minority Report discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #35

I went with my s-i-l to a farm sale in the back woods. There were a lot of guns being sold at that jwirr Dec 2012 #5

we will all be installed with antenna that will have a direct line back to the mothership Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #18

You forgot cameras, esp. Ones which put flickering rectangles around your head. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #22

Let me ask the question in a different way Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #7

That's what I keep coming back to (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #9

Every? quakerboy Dec 2012 #8

It sure as hell hasn't done it for marijuana Recursion Dec 2012 #10

You can quakerboy Dec 2012 #13

Can you get a 3-D printer into a basement next to the ganja? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #23

Can you shoot a gun in your basement without anyone taking notice? quakerboy Dec 2012 #24

Agreed. No matter how malignant, where there's a will...nc Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #25

So Do Nothing? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #29

Not true as you well know. Check my posts re school security.nc Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #38

Not agreed. You are twisting what I have said quakerboy Dec 2012 #37

"Every" cannot be done. It is a matter of resources. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #11

OK, "most" Recursion Dec 2012 #12

I'll take a shot at answering that. (No pun intended.) spin Dec 2012 #14

Same answer: Enforcement of the law. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #15

Interesting perspective. n/t Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #26

Thats the wrong question to ask, and it always has been. beevul Dec 2012 #16

Diagnosing and treating our Mentally Ill...Removing the stigma of depression. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #19

You can't prevent them all. DanTex Dec 2012 #20

Being required to account for your legally purchased gun periodically? (nt) ehrenfeucht games Dec 2012 #27

worked out really well with the drug war No Compromise Dec 2012 #28

Registration. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #30

I'm coming around to universal registration being the only idea I think would do any good Recursion Dec 2012 #32

Hope springs eternal. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #33

That could be a good give and take Recursion Dec 2012 #34

I like your idea. n/t Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #36