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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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3. Good post. Prohibitionist misuse of metaphor is common, and spreads the gamut

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 02:17 PM

May 2016

of the objects of prohibition. While there are health consequences attendant to the use of certain objects, drugs, foods, beverags, and behaviors, few of these cause "epidemics," and banning them rarely address those consequences. Sound and believeable education does more to reduce useage of a potentially hazardous material or stop a dangerous behavior.

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Failing to understand the problem(s)... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP

I think it's crass fearmongering. Diseases have every appearance of striking invisibly and randomly. Nuclear Unicorn May 2016 #1

"Can we cure free will?" Well, we can sure try. discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #2

Good post. Prohibitionist misuse of metaphor is common, and spreads the gamut Eleanors38 May 2016 #3