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Gun Control Reform Activism

Hoyt

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1. That's one reason I believe strongly that guns need to be restricted. The majority folks attracted

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2014, 03:22 PM

Jan 2014

to these weapons are callous people who will use guns to intimidate and advance their political ideology.

Further, many preppers, compound dwellers, bigoted militia members, paranoid folks, etc., are training/preparing to shoot folks who might need help after a natural disaster.

Before being banned from the Gungeon, there was a long thread there where gun fanciers discussed their go to weapons to handle folks fleeing a hurricane as Hurricane Irene (maybe it was Sandy) approached. It was a sobering display of gun fanciers' mentality.

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That's one reason I believe strongly that guns need to be restricted. The majority folks attracted Hoyt Jan 2014 #1

It's amazing that billh58 Jan 2014 #2

One day, we are going to have a natural disaster or economic panic. We'll find out just how Hoyt Jan 2014 #3

Given the mindset I see billh58 Jan 2014 #4

Remember a couple in my church during the Y2K hysteria at their home prepping and they bought two freshwest Jan 2014 #5

Truthfully, I've decided that if we have say a nuclear disaster, I'm going to go outside and soak Hoyt Jan 2014 #6