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jody

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11. Laws already prohibit a criminal from possessing a firearm but criminals ignore them. IMO only a

Reply to underoath (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 06:25 PM

Dec 2012

totalitarian government could enforce those laws.

While we are abolishing RKBA we may as well abolish all the other enumerated and unenumerated rights as well.

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Does anyone out there feel there is a way to keep gun right for those who are responsible [View all] underoath Dec 2012 OP

No. As long as crime exists, criminals will arm themselves JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #1

Decriminalization will do nothing to get criminals out of the drug distribution business Fumesucker Dec 2012 #5

No way former-republican Dec 2012 #2

Sanest response in the thread. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #15

I don't really see how prohibiting guns on the street "hurts" anyone. Hoyt Dec 2012 #3

Background checks for all gun sales SecularMotion Dec 2012 #4

That wouldn't do anything but create a black market for ammo sales former-republican Dec 2012 #8

Why do law abiding billh58 Dec 2012 #7

+1000000000000000000 Hoyt Dec 2012 #10

What reason is there to ban concealed carry? justanidea Dec 2012 #16

Massachusetts has pretty strict gun regs Marrah_G Dec 2012 #9

Laws already prohibit a criminal from possessing a firearm but criminals ignore them. IMO only a jody Dec 2012 #11

Obama isn't going to take away guns. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #12

Ever notice that ... 99Forever Dec 2012 #13

I have one because my girlfriend has one and sometimes we argue. She scares me. Bucky Dec 2012 #14

Locking REP Dec 2012 #17