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In reply to the discussion: Why anti-gun laws will never work in US [View all]JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)178. Confiscation?
I don't see how that could go badly, especially with nearly 100% of law enforcement officers owning guns privately. It's estimated that 85 million Americans own at least one gun, though no one knows for sure, but they don't have them because they want to get rid of them.
I see you feel you can wait until all the guns not turned in voluntarily will turn up eventually. You have much more patience than I can imagine. Your great grandchildren will still live in a country that has guns.
I still can't get past how you can ban hunting rifles. Hunting deer for example, thins the herds so I don't have to hit one with my car every year. Personally, I don't hunt because I can't kill in good conscience, but I don't mind that others do.
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Not to mention the government's track record is quite poor when it comes to banning things
davidn3600
Dec 2012
#2
Precisely. It's an "accident" when cars kill people. Guns are designed for one goal
Lex
Dec 2012
#21
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
Uh yeah, except you said "the NRA is trying to restore gun rights to convicted felons", not...
beevul
Dec 2012
#113
Seriously! This is the third post today with the same lame NRA talking point. They're out in force
Squinch
Dec 2012
#35
It might take 50 years to have an impact, but doing nothing will just put more on street.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#12
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 notice you and your gungeon buddies aren't posting your monthly celebration of more guns
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#118
I have a gun for protection. I would be more easily persuaded to give it up IF....
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#20
I vote your post as the most rational, most logical, most practical on this thread
golfguru
Dec 2012
#75
I'm sure it had nothing to do with anti-gun ideologues being nominated for the position.
beevul
Dec 2012
#103
We pass laws to set a clear limit of what is and is not acceptable to maintain public safety.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2012
#78
Nobody from the President to Congress or the Senate have called for banning all guns.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2012
#85
Don't even pretend there has been any attempt to keep guns out of the hands of criminals
BainsBane
Dec 2012
#74
Defeatist bullshit. If we can get 50% off the street, let's do it. 30%, it is worth it.
morningfog
Dec 2012
#105
You're missing the point - the convicted criminals aren't massacring scores of people at a time.
dutchroll
Dec 2012
#134
Believe he meant: We had terrible public policy;therefore must continue to have it.
Disgraceland
Dec 2012
#154