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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,494 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2014, 04:02 PM Aug 2014

Death-control [View all]

I infer that most types of gun-control are designed to reduce crime, deaths and injuries involving firearms.
What goal are you seeking to achieved by advocating gun-control?

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	An overall lower death and injury rate
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	A lower death and injury rate primarily for those under 13
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	Any and all results from removing every last firearm from the planet are fine with me
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Death-control [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 OP

A lower chance of me and those I care for being shot. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #1

just end the war on drugs gejohnston Aug 2014 #2

That's good too, but it doesn't disarm police. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #3

Norway, Iceland, and Finland gejohnston Aug 2014 #5

Finnish police are armed. Straw Man Aug 2014 #22

It's been my opinion... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #23

A wonderful goal discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #11

Just a little teeny weeny bit of push-polling, I think. (nt) Glaug-Eldare Aug 2014 #4

Only the teeniest discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #10

Mostly to get guns out of public places and back where they belong. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #6

Who gets to decide if you have a need though? shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #7

We managed to figure that out for decades Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #8

actually most states are just starting to move away from illegal "may issue" systems shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #9

I refer to may-issue as the Jim Crow system, Glaug-Eldare Aug 2014 #13

I'm not sure what you mean... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #12

you should know by now Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #15

Thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #18

I have both of those...except my BAR in chambered in 270. ileus Aug 2014 #19

I'm not advocating gun control. ileus Aug 2014 #14

Well, I suppose that the advocating for a complete gun ban pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #17

You can't always trust internet polls. ileus Aug 2014 #20

I wouldn't n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #21

Thank you brudda....... pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #24

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