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In reply to the discussion: I don't understand the animosity towards DU gun owners. [View all]OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)I know the gun-lovers' denials too well. And don't give me that nonsense about how all bullets pierce armor. They don't or no one would wear bullet proof vests. My dad used to hunt deer and elk and he never purchased armor piercing bullets.
Your attempt to disengage from the conversation by "proving" how much more you know about guns and ammo is EXACTLY what I am talking about. You are not willing to engage in a rational discussion about what to do about the fact that there are more guns per person in the US than in any other country (http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2012/07/2012726141159587596.html), nor are you willing to discuss the availability of bullets that make is easier to kill people (http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/index.php/cName/ap-steel-core-penetrator) all while claiming that "guns don't kill people, people kill people." Instead, you just want to prove how much you know about guns and get into some rhetorical debate about which words are used to described which guns instead of dealing with the issues. And perhaps discussing what can be done to make guns & ammo less available to psycho killers like Holmes. What to do about the fact that gun violence here outstrips every other non-war zone nation in the world.
THAT is my point. IF someone wanted to have a rational policy discussion, you couldn't and wouldn't do it. You'd just debate gun labels and feel smug. Try reading a post and responding to its points than making yourself feel superior.
And, in case you didn't notice, my post was hypothetical -- "if someone wanted to have" such a conversation. I don't. I've tried too many times and prefer not banging my head against a wall.