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In reply to the discussion: How (not) to convince people to support gun control. [View all]Bake
(21,977 posts)44. "Weapons of Mass Murder?"
That's a little over the top, don't you think? WMDs are usually reserved for nukes or really big bombs or chemical weapons.
If you consider every firearm a "WMM" then you've already lost the debate.
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Of course, you said it exactly right when saying, "If you want to convince people".
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#1
No this is a republic with laws that can override a popular sentiment or vote
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2013
#7
I have only posted once in this thread point out the contrary polling
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2013
#65
If your goal is to save lives then AR-15s are the least of your worries when it come to guns.
hack89
Apr 2013
#38
I call that being a control freak. And how would you find out what guns they owned
The Straight Story
Apr 2013
#67
We need to draw a line somewhere? Then draw it between criminals and noncriminals.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#30
I've been subject to the same treatment, but that's not the part that bugs me.
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2013
#75
Stupid bigoted gun nuts who don't care if children die aren't going to listen to logic regardless.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#60
I presume you can see the circularity of your own argument without my needing to point it out? N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#81