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Gun Control Reform Activism

Hoyt

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1. The "well-being of our greater society" matters squat to those in love with their gunz.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 10:36 AM

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New legislation can help curb gun violence in the U.S. [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2014 OP

The "well-being of our greater society" matters squat to those in love with their gunz. Hoyt Jan 2014 #1

Too true, billh58 Jan 2014 #8

Wishful thinking. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #2

I understand what you are saying but I for one would have no idea where to buy pot Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #3

The Heller decision billh58 Jan 2014 #7

I subscribe to their emails so I know about wanting gun owners to be more responsible but Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #13

If the guns are billh58 Jan 2014 #18

If one is motivated enough, one will find either. That is my point. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #9

Please read the SOP SecularMotion Jan 2014 #14

Let me clarify my position, then you can decide whether to ban me from this group. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #31

" I don't do too well in narrow minded environments." SecularMotion Jan 2014 #32

I'm interested in intelligent discussion Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #33

So basically you billh58 Jan 2014 #34

No, I don't want to debate gun control here Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #35

As I am not a Host billh58 Jan 2014 #41

Oops! Sorry, I thought I was responding to SecularMotion Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #42

There are ways to defeat computer systems, car security systems etc Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #15

You are parroting the billh58 Jan 2014 #20

I'm not parroting anything. Have you read any of my other posts? Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #21

The poster that billh58 Jan 2014 #23

As I've said before, I've posted more here than the RKBA group Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #27

I completely agree. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #30

What do you think of mandatory safe storage laws? Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #36

Good question. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #39

Thank you, I like your answer. Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #40

You mean if gunz are banned or restricted, those supposed "law-abiding" gun owners will become Hoyt Jan 2014 #10

Well I don't think we can legislate someone into becoming a criminal. Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #16

Didn't you tell me once that you were against legislation banning ccw? Bazinga Jan 2014 #4

I do not advocate banning guns from the street. Starboard Tack Jan 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author billh58 Jan 2014 #6

While NRA apologists billh58 Jan 2014 #5

I think we need to stop the proliferation of more gunz. For every decade we do nothing, Hoyt Jan 2014 #11

You've got some good ideas Hoyt but when you talk about Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #17

If you do not understand billh58 Jan 2014 #19

Oh I understand them. I also understand that people often make fun of and call Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #22

Second Amendment absolutists billh58 Jan 2014 #24

What's wrong, does it hurt your wittle feelings? If I remember, you got a few gunz. Hoyt Jan 2014 #25

This one keeps billh58 Jan 2014 #26

Despite what you think, "this one" doesn't think there needs to be gun shows Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #38

Again with the juvenile act Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #28

Still waiting for you to post where I said I "got a few gunz" Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #37

Thanks for posting this, billh58 Jan 2014 #29