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Scootaloo

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32. What makes me laugh about this argument is this...

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 09:35 AM

Mar 2013

Know why the AWB had such meager real impact?

Because it was watered down by the demands of the gun lobby.

The same gun lobby who argues the AWB is a bad idea because of how watered-down it was.

Basically it's an instance of the people who had the most say in crafting the ban, then using the ban they wrote to advocate against bans. It's intellectually dishonest, if not overtly deceitful.

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Bang. One thousand one. Bang. [View all] Robb Mar 2013 OP

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #1

I'll look at those photos a year from now and still fill up.. monmouth3 Mar 2013 #2

Me too---I'm bawling right now. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #26

Pshaw! The 'Connecticut effect' will pass. onehandle Mar 2013 #3

Masterfully done, Robb. And terrifying. k&r nt Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #4

Appeals to emotion aren't particularly well-suited for crafting effective legislation. LAGC Mar 2013 #5

Supreme Court No Better Than Angry Mob Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #14

The also require the audience have emotions. Robb Mar 2013 #23

So you are thankful for Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts and Kennedy? Bjorn Against Mar 2013 #25

Emotion and reason are not mutually exclusive, despite what shitty Sci-Fi tells you. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #31

Hey, I enjoy shitty Sci-Fi! LAGC Mar 2013 #36

It's spelled "SyFy" now. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #37

If you don't have a... 99Forever Mar 2013 #40

Bullshit. "Emmett Till was a 14-year old African-American boy from Chicago, Illinois. klook Mar 2013 #42

Except that was a case about wanting to expand civil rights... LAGC Mar 2013 #43

So is this case unless children have no right to life Progressive dog Mar 2013 #44

Whose lives do civil rights endanger? klook Mar 2013 #45

Unless you personally believe abortion is just like shooting kids, the comparison doesn't make sense Robb Mar 2013 #50

Appeals to emotion can be very powerful. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #48

These were REAL people Politicalboi Mar 2013 #52

What should I tell my Congresswoman when I call her? Recursion Mar 2013 #6

I would suggest supporting legislation that would limit magazine capacity to 5 rounds. Flatulo Mar 2013 #12

Tell her this Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #16

No, the assault weapons ban is the regulation of the name and clip Recursion Mar 2013 #21

not an automatic Duckhunter935 Mar 2013 #27

The stupidity of the AWB in two pictures hack89 Mar 2013 #29

What makes me laugh about this argument is this... Scootaloo Mar 2013 #32

My post refers to Diane Feinstein's new and improved AWB hack89 Mar 2013 #33

It seems like a rehash of the old one Scootaloo Mar 2013 #34

I am merely pointing out that many have no clue what the proposed AWB actually does hack89 Mar 2013 #38

Also, a notion crossed my mind; maybe image DOES matter. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #39

Mass shooters appear to be patient and methodical hack89 Mar 2013 #41

I think folks who buy these guns for the menacing looks are buying into a fantasy, and are excited Hoyt Mar 2013 #51

Agreed Cedric the Clam Mar 2013 #53

This sheshe2 Mar 2013 #7

If there's a hell I hope he finds it. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #8

Is it supposed to feel bad to K&R this post? Cracklin Charlie Mar 2013 #9

I really am starting to think we need to show the actual crime scene photos to counter gun nuts... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #10

I second that. subject Mar 2013 #11

The anti-abortionists have been doing it for decades.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #13

I'm ripping that off. Robb Mar 2013 #22

Don't need the Sandy Hook photos for that sir pball Mar 2013 #47

I think you may be right. I think they need Ilsa Mar 2013 #15

sad. k&r... spanone Mar 2013 #17

K&R ReRe Mar 2013 #18

2,675 have died in US fron guns since Newtown and counting, my God! when will we learn? Milliesmom Mar 2013 #19

And there have been like Dpm12 Mar 2013 #20

Brilliant, poignant and k&r! arthritisR_US Mar 2013 #24

Well regulated: the words often ignored AndyA Mar 2013 #28

Thank you Robb. thucythucy Mar 2013 #30

one thousand tears. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #35

Thank you for this Robb nt Progressive dog Mar 2013 #46

And the gungeoneers only wish he'd had two Bushmasters. valerief Mar 2013 #49

Rachel Maddow did a piece on this and I cried through it lunatica Mar 2013 #54