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In reply to the discussion: Killer Is Proud American Gun Owner [View all]pablo_marmol
(2,375 posts)92. More childishness and dishonesty. Such a surprise!!!
Obviously your emotions were triggered.
Uh huh. A simple counter is evidence that "my emotions were triggered". Yet your response doesn't indicate that your emotions were triggered.
Actually, 30,000 people die from gun usage each and every year.
Always with the 30,000! 30,000! 30,000! while dishonestly/childishly suppressing the fact that gun violence is HALF of what it was in 1993 and the number of guns in the country has risen dramatically along with the prevalence of concealed carry.
And the mania with which the NRA pursues its apparent aim of allowing guns to be literally everywhere in the country
Oregon and Washington, and perhaps some east coast states allowed their citizens the right of concealed carry long before the gun happy states of Texas and Arizona did. This childish shrieking about the NRA at every turn just makes us look stupid. But hey, Im sure youre thrilled about the fact that Chuck Schumer wants to keep losing elections by keeping gun control <SNORT> front and center!
And this push for more guns in more places does not make anyone safer .
Dishonesty via shifting the burden of proof. Regardless of whether or not anyone is safer, its up to the gun restriction supporters to demonstrate that mo gunz makes the nation less safe. And that will never happen. Texas and Florida keep track of the behavior of concealed carry permit holders and the numbers are not good for The Controllers. Not to mention the fact that concealed carry has swept the nation, and street-level police officers who support the practice vastly outnumber those who don't.
Perhaps you could explain to the 30,000 families that they are simply being emotional. I am certain that they would appreciate your argument for what it is.
And again with the childishness. Perhaps youd like to explain why a progressive such as yourself would deny the right to self-defense to women and senior citizens. Explain to people who have been protected by guns why you want to deny them protection in the future. Explain why a number of liberal criminologists dont sign off on the Democratic Party platform on gun violence. And explain why even your almighty CDC now concedes that defensive gun use is common.
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Just like you can give us no assurance any vehicle operator isn't the next Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Marengo
Jan 2017
#20
Collective indictments, such as you articulated in post #1, are a right wing characteristic.
Marengo
Jan 2017
#26
The Party platform condemns every American gun owner as desiring to be mass killer?
Marengo
Jan 2017
#52
How is a mass killer in a truck a "false equivalency" to a mass killer with a gun?
EX500rider
Jan 2017
#34
No I do not, I think trucks are more dangerous in the hands of a mass killer.
EX500rider
Jan 2017
#44
And yet a vehicle, used as a weapon, killed 86 in a single event. Fairly effective for something...
Marengo
Jan 2017
#54
Design intent is irrelevant from a public safety perspective. Now that has been established that...
Marengo
Jan 2017
#104
Again, design intent is the only relevant issue from a public safety perspective.
guillaumeb
Jan 2017
#109
And yet 4 more were just killed by something not designed as a weapon being used as a weapon.
Marengo
Jan 2017
#115
How about answering my question? What am I to infer from your refusal to do so?
Marengo
Jan 2017
#120
And now you may post a link to where I've said such a thing, or retract. If you have the integrity.
Marengo
Jan 2017
#122
You have neither apparently. I'll ask you again for a link to where I have indicated I am...
Marengo
Jan 2017
#124
Not accepting that, it's too specific and cannot be reasonable deduced from the content of my...
Marengo
Jan 2017
#126
No, it does not for the reason I articulated. There is no probability that such a position can be...
Marengo
Jan 2017
#128
My nephew did 5 tours in Iraq, my son did one in Afganistan and one in Kuwait.
oneshooter
Jan 2017
#89
Gunners stick a gun on their hip for it's intimidation value, well and as a compensator.
Hoyt
Jan 2017
#113
Oh, FFS. How the fuck am I supposed to determine who is responsible and who
madinmaryland
Jan 2017
#99
It's not up to you to 'determine' anything- if it's legal, MYOB. If not, leave and call 911
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2017
#108
It's my understanding that those Americans with guns were in well regulated military units.
Crunchy Frog
Jan 2017
#36
I'm sure they are, but I doubt that their being gun owners in civilian life
Crunchy Frog
Jan 2017
#42
Simply Google: 'ISIS one finger salute pictures' - and see if anything looks familiar.
jonno99
Jan 2017
#66
Not all gun owners are bad people, obviously, but I wish we had stricter gun regulations...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#76