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quaker bill

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119. It is too soon to talk about gun laws...
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 08:45 AM
Dec 2012

right after a tragedy.

It is too late to talk about gun laws because there are millions of them out there everywhere and you can never collect them all.

Mass shootings are really quite rare so there is no need to talk about gun laws.

The bad guys will never give up their guns and you don't want to disarm the good guys, so let's not talk about gun laws.


There are a million rationalizations for not "talking about gun laws".


There are 26 far better reasons to begin (at Sandy Hook Elementary alone), and thousands more everywhere, every damn year.

Standing on street corners to protest the impending invasion of Iraq at some level made no sense. 9/11 was sitll fresh in the memory, the troops and equipment were mostly already there, George W Bush* occupied the Whitehouse, it was really clear that nothing we could do on the street corners was going to stop it.

Still it seemed both necessary and right to stand and speak the truth. It seems the time to stand and say enough has come again.

Good point! Turbineguy Dec 2012 #1
Not to mention the government's track record is quite poor when it comes to banning things davidn3600 Dec 2012 #2
I challenge anyone aardvark401 Dec 2012 #110
All or nothing? sellitman Dec 2012 #130
chloro flurocarbons wilt the stilt Dec 2012 #157
Nah, now it's just the outlaws who have chloro flourocarbons. EOTE Dec 2012 #164
Yep... 99Forever Dec 2012 #3
Where to start? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #4
Not sure what this has to do with the OP... zappaman Dec 2012 #5
"Trained historian"! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #136
My best friend is a 5th generation American golfguru Dec 2012 #32
They were in colonial times nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36
and I have no way to refute your splendid knowledge of history. golfguru Dec 2012 #48
What works is not more guns nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #53
"There are these things called books...I am sure you have heard of them" zappaman Dec 2012 #137
Talking Point of the Day, "We can't change anything, so let's give up!!!" Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #6
So we should pass legislation just so we can say we tried? davidn3600 Dec 2012 #7
What? It's better to give up and say mass shootings of kids is fine Lex Dec 2012 #8
Motor vehicle accidents kill more kids than guns davidn3600 Dec 2012 #18
Really? zappaman Dec 2012 #19
Precisely. It's an "accident" when cars kill people. Guns are designed for one goal Lex Dec 2012 #21
Not everyone thinks of a gun in that way davidn3600 Dec 2012 #25
No I'm not proposing to ban all guns. I do know other countries have had success Lex Dec 2012 #41
One of the first rational posts I've read on this subject in days... EnviroBat Dec 2012 #123
Not to put too fine of a point on it... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #155
Thanks! I am going start riding an AR-15 to work starting next week! XRubicon Dec 2012 #49
You could probably ride a GAU-8 to work... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #58
Amazing... guns as transportation. What will they think of next. XRubicon Dec 2012 #66
Yes, actually. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #69
What are the odds. wow. XRubicon Dec 2012 #73
Mechanical engineer OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #77
ahhhh, weapons are your business. so you personally profit more with less regulations bettyellen Dec 2012 #88
Umm, I am not in the personal weapons business. Sorry to dissapoint. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #92
Actually gun deaths are tracking passing car deaths which is extraordinary MightyMopar Dec 2012 #95
Mass shootings of kids is impossible in this place and has not happened since golfguru Dec 2012 #23
RW talking point divorced from reality nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #24
Not wise to dismiss something that actually works as RW talking points golfguru Dec 2012 #56
Because it is nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #59
You might want to read this about Israel neverforget Dec 2012 #33
Correct, those armed guards were instituted to protect against terrorists golfguru Dec 2012 #52
Alas they don't post these armed guards nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #55
Please let me hear your solution to IMMEDIATELY protect school children from golfguru Dec 2012 #60
Well the gun show loophole nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #62
I'd like a cite for that. beevul Dec 2012 #101
Look at ALEC legislation nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #102
Uh yeah, except you said "the NRA is trying to restore gun rights to convicted felons", not... beevul Dec 2012 #113
Except the NRA and Alec ave been working on loosening nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #115
Well, I guess that excuses you from backing up what you said... beevul Dec 2012 #124
Yup I guess the media made this up nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #127
When called on bullshit, moving the goalposts is an excellent option! zappaman Dec 2012 #139
Oh and here you go nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #140
I believe you said "is trying to...", not "tried twelve plus years ago to...". beevul Dec 2012 #141
Look, loosening of gun laws is happening nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #142
I didn't say the loosening of gun laws wasn't happening. beevul Dec 2012 #143
How about these... billh58 Dec 2012 #151
Resurrected recriminations from over a decade ago. beevul Dec 2012 #158
Just as I suspected, point-by-point billh58 Dec 2012 #159
Typical. beevul Dec 2012 #160
More bile from the NRA... billh58 Dec 2012 #161
Snort. beevul Dec 2012 #162
Oh horseshit Bubba, I just proved that billh58 Dec 2012 #165
LOL. I didn't lie about anything. beevul Dec 2012 #166
Right Bubba. billh58 Dec 2012 #170
Yup, right. beevul Dec 2012 #172
Here you go Bubba billh58 Dec 2012 #173
Why thanks. beevul Dec 2012 #174
I fully understand what billh58 Dec 2012 #180
Speaking of teachers, please educate yourself before sharing. libdem4life Dec 2012 #37
Please educate yourself about Israel's gun laws. Israel bans assault rifles. Lex Dec 2012 #42
I have never posted anything in favor of assault rifles golfguru Dec 2012 #63
It was the remark about Israel that Lex Dec 2012 #70
Do you get double time if you post on a Holiday? XRubicon Dec 2012 #51
I am on permanent holiday lol golfguru Dec 2012 #61
Or give up and accept mass shootings as the new normal nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #10
Straw Man. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author davidn3600 Dec 2012 #15
Not just that, it's historically inaccurate. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #9
This part got me... Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #14
I know. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #16
My current memo is DO SOMETHING QUICK golfguru Dec 2012 #34
Seriously! This is the third post today with the same lame NRA talking point. They're out in force Squinch Dec 2012 #35
Lots of NRA talking points showing up on our forum. sellitman Dec 2012 #131
It might take 50 years to have an impact, but doing nothing will just put more on street. Hoyt Dec 2012 #12
Do you really want to wait 50 years? golfguru Dec 2012 #26
Why don't you ask the teachers if they wish to be armed? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #31
I don't think teachers should be armed. I suspect most don't either. Hoyt Dec 2012 #39
My wife is a teacher and she and many of her coworkers would gladly be armed rl6214 Dec 2012 #108
Spouses of Denizens from Gungeon excepted. Would you give up your guns, if you thought it would Hoyt Dec 2012 #117
Would you give someone a gun for protection if you knew it would save their life? rl6214 Dec 2012 #144
I doubt you can come up with plausible scenario like that, but gun cultists obviously aren't Hoyt Dec 2012 #146
I agree on limiting ammo, assault weapons, large cartridges, etc. n/t golfguru Dec 2012 #65
Uh, actually teachers in Israel billh58 Dec 2012 #64
Just since the election there may be 100 million more on the street rl6214 Dec 2012 #107
I notice you and your gungeon buddies aren't posting your monthly celebration of more guns Hoyt Dec 2012 #118
I never have but you will lump anyone and everyone one into any group rl6214 Dec 2012 #145
Certain assumptions apply. moondust Dec 2012 #13
Please read my post above #26 n/t golfguru Dec 2012 #28
It won't work because gun nuts think they control the conversation Taverner Dec 2012 #17
I have a gun for protection. I would be more easily persuaded to give it up IF.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #20
Hear hear from all the females in US golfguru Dec 2012 #29
And what about all the women thucythucy Dec 2012 #40
Exactly....because the victims did not have access to the great equalizer golfguru Dec 2012 #67
I think you missed the point. thucythucy Dec 2012 #121
I'm totally in agreement...... Isoldeblue Dec 2012 #83
I grow weary of 'it can't be done.' Comatose Sphagetti Dec 2012 #22
Welcome to DU nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #27
Incidentally, I do not own a gun golfguru Dec 2012 #30
Look at it another way. Glassunion Dec 2012 #38
I concur 100% with your points golfguru Dec 2012 #46
The trick is keeping guns out of their hands in the first place. Glassunion Dec 2012 #68
I vote your post as the most rational, most logical, most practical on this thread golfguru Dec 2012 #75
A longer view on where I stand. Glassunion Dec 2012 #86
You know why? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #76
I hear you. Glassunion Dec 2012 #82
Good nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #84
Glad to hear it. Glassunion Dec 2012 #89
We are both fighting something, and we need to do the car show nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #90
Good luck with the car show and feel better. Glassunion Dec 2012 #93
And I got a flu shot this year nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #98
I never get flu shots any more. Glassunion Dec 2012 #99
I'm sure it had nothing to do with anti-gun ideologues being nominated for the position. beevul Dec 2012 #103
Of course, anybody enforcing the laws nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #104
Except nobody other than you said that. beevul Dec 2012 #114
Hum hum, if a gunny says such. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #116
Uh huh. beevul Dec 2012 #125
Is this stupid or what? David Gregory investigated for DC gun laws!! golfguru Dec 2012 #43
Read tmz and politico update on this. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #45
Australia did it. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #44
Yes, Australia did it. If they did it, we could, too. If we have the will. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #97
You should stick to golf XRubicon Dec 2012 #47
The result of this line of thinking billh58 Dec 2012 #50
so golfguru Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #54
Why do we pass laws against murder when people murder anyway. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #57
That is true...you just proved that laws do not stop lawlessness golfguru Dec 2012 #71
We pass laws to set a clear limit of what is and is not acceptable to maintain public safety. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #78
and I agree with all of that golfguru Dec 2012 #81
Nobody from the President to Congress or the Senate have called for banning all guns. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #85
we have illegal firearms for sale because that's how the NRA wants it BainsBane Dec 2012 #72
Screw NRA...and this will be my last post tonight...it is nearly bed time. golfguru Dec 2012 #79
Your point is that gun control is pointless BainsBane Dec 2012 #91
Don't even pretend there has been any attempt to keep guns out of the hands of criminals BainsBane Dec 2012 #74
I am perfectly fine with thorough background checks golfguru Dec 2012 #80
Too bad BainsBane Dec 2012 #87
Uh...what? beevul Dec 2012 #109
The most vulnerable to gun violence are poorer females who live in golfguru Dec 2012 #126
300,000,000? OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #94
Anit-gun laws...rofl! Rex Dec 2012 #96
Stringent gun laws that are actually enforced will work. jmg257 Dec 2012 #100
But it can't be done by the end of the year, so any attempts to do so are useless. RC Dec 2012 #111
Can't argue against that...your key words are "if enforced" golfguru Dec 2012 #128
Defeatist bullshit. If we can get 50% off the street, let's do it. 30%, it is worth it. morningfog Dec 2012 #105
I think we should pass them just to piss off people like yourself. Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #106
Your post is complete nonsense. gulliver Dec 2012 #112
Excellent post! billh58 Dec 2012 #120
It is too soon to talk about gun laws... quaker bill Dec 2012 #119
I will conclude this thread with 3 points... golfguru Dec 2012 #129
Why only children? quaker bill Dec 2012 #132
Until the police do what really needs to be done, golfguru Dec 2012 #133
But wishful thinking is what WE are all about Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #122
You're missing the point - the convicted criminals aren't massacring scores of people at a time. dutchroll Dec 2012 #134
Indeed. nt XRubicon Dec 2012 #135
Thank you for billh58 Dec 2012 #150
australia. spanone Dec 2012 #138
+1. Robb Dec 2012 #168
"good guys" and "bad guys" is a fallacy, non-starter jade3000 Dec 2012 #147
yes and no golfguru Dec 2012 #148
sort of, but what about the future jade3000 Dec 2012 #149
Your scenario is improbable but has a small possibility golfguru Dec 2012 #176
Allow me to fix that title for you. billh58 Dec 2012 #152
Believe he meant: We had terrible public policy;therefore must continue to have it. Disgraceland Dec 2012 #154
I believe collecting guns door to door... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #153
Thank you for your support: billh58 Dec 2012 #156
No need to go door to door - just have designated collections points...maybe at Gun Stores? jmg257 Dec 2012 #163
Imagine buying back all 300 mil guns JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #167
Just to be clear - it is not my plan to buy back 300 million guns. jmg257 Dec 2012 #171
Confiscation? JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #178
Sorry. We tried your way. Robb Dec 2012 #169
With all due respect, Robb... beevul Dec 2012 #175
What percentage of the American population qualifies as "the bad guys?" stopbush Dec 2012 #177
In theory you sound good golfguru Dec 2012 #182
America is a gun culture jambo101 Dec 2012 #179
Just as a reminder billh58 Dec 2012 #181
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