Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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49. When you're able...

Reply to mgmaggiemg (Reply #45)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 11:12 PM

Feb 2016

...which nations "have gotten it right"?

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America is no longer gun-shy about gun control [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2016 OP

I agree with this section: Kang Colby Feb 2016 #1

Ownership of military-style rifles and machine guns should be restricted SecularMotion Feb 2016 #3

What past restrictions are you talking about? nt hack89 Feb 2016 #4

Machine guns already are highly restricted. GGJohn Feb 2016 #5

Please define "military-style" n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #6

I guess they are coming for my '03 Springfield too, an actual military weapon DonP Feb 2016 #10

Ooooooh! rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #52

Yes, and it's called an '03 because 1903 when it was developed DonP Feb 2016 #54

You seem to think rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #55

... GGJohn Feb 2016 #56

Did you read our SOP? beevul Feb 2016 #57

Bullshit. They are rarely used because they are *rifles*. benEzra Feb 2016 #39

"It is not necessary to "ban" any weapons" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #48

I've seen 'making up reality' before, but that really takes the cake. beevul Feb 2016 #50

re: "How about "No"." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #53

Agreed. The control outlook is in the hands of culture war extremists... Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #15

NRA has had carte blanche mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #2

re: "sane laws that actually work" discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #7

well remember please that you asked.... mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #9

It would be helpful if you first knew what you were talking about. beevul Feb 2016 #12

fbi sitting on 3millions mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #13

The number of gun related deaths is 33k. The majority of which are suicides not murders Press Virginia Feb 2016 #19

Hilarity.... beevul Feb 2016 #23

"Swept under the rug"? Ummm, no. The FBI publishes them annually. benEzra Feb 2016 #40

Actually, there were only 11,961 reported murders *using any weapon*. benEzra Feb 2016 #41

thanks and here's my take discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #20

my eyes, what word salad Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #21

"First we both have to agree that gun nuts fetishize guns, violence and second amendment rights" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #22

re: "well remember please that you asked...." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #36

Can you provide a link to the "million of unchecked background checks" claim? Marengo Feb 2016 #37

Perhaps you missed my reply discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #42

I think you may be tapping the fingers down to a nub... Marengo Feb 2016 #43

didn't know if I should reply mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #45

Well, thanks for answering discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #46

When you're able... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #49

moving on discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #44

Fetishize is exactly right rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #51

Your interlocutor is having a time-out. Something about gun control seems to induce logorrhea... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #58

Who will be coming for your guns, gun owner? Marengo Feb 2016 #59

Hopefully the people can get their message thru the anti-BS. ileus Feb 2016 #8

The "people" send their message loud and clear with each NICS check DonP Feb 2016 #11

Also ammo plants DashOneBravo Feb 2016 #38

"Sea change?" Change of metaphors since "tipping point" seems rusted over. Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #14

Sandy Hook was a tipping point that CAUSED the sea change. nt flamin lib Feb 2016 #16

Don't see it. Gun rights advocates are more mobilized than ever... Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #17

What that 'sea change' in blue Massachusetts looks like: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #18

They couldn't get an AWB passed in neighboring Rhode Island post Sandy Hook hack89 Feb 2016 #24

Did I hear someone say "tipping point"? pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #25

It has changed. deathrind Feb 2016 #26

This is why we'll never get anywhere. beevul Feb 2016 #27

It's a sad sight to witness otherwise intelligent people in the throes of false consensus effect friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #29

You make a lot of... deathrind Feb 2016 #30

Nope. Going by the evidence provided is not an assumption. beevul Feb 2016 #35

Someone forgot to inform the citizens of Illinois, Minnesota, and Massachusetts... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #28

It will come about in the same... deathrind Feb 2016 #31

Your analogy is inapt. branford Feb 2016 #32

Your, deathrind Feb 2016 #33

And your lack of a cogent/honest response is noted as well. pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #47

You conflate criminal misuse and lawful use friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #34