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bowens43

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3. every case of gun violence has one thing in common, a gun. Guns kill people

Reply to Cronus Protagonist (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 08:23 PM

May 2013

its what they are designed to do, it's their intended use.

any one who claims that the people are the problem is making a ridiculous and irrelevant, NRA talking point argument.

The guns and the gun culture and the gun fetishists are the problem. Period.

Your argument in favor of continuing to enable 30000 deaths a year is nonsense.

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So why is it that some people seem incapable of phrasing the killer argument properly? [View all] Cronus Protagonist May 2013 OP

I agree. NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

Get rid of the violent gun users and there would be no guns either Fumesucker May 2013 #2

every case of gun violence has one thing in common, a gun. Guns kill people bowens43 May 2013 #3

they also have in common "gun owners" nt msongs May 2013 #5

Like the five year old who shot a three year old recently? Fumesucker May 2013 #6

There's A Difference Between A Gun OWNER And A Gun POSSESSOR ChoppinBroccoli May 2013 #12

Every single one of those also involves at least one human. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #7

And yet Japan has as few as two (2) gun related deaths per year Fumesucker May 2013 #10

Apple, meet Orange. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #17

States with strong gun laws have far fewer suicides MannyGoldstein May 2013 #19

That may be the case. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #20

So you think I just made an argument in favor of enabling 30000 death a year? Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #14

"why do so many make such clearly inaccurate statements in postings about ..." It's what they do. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #4

Because that is our vernacular, is "why." Live by the sword; die by the sword. NOT "swordsman." WinkyDink May 2013 #8

In that example, "the sword" is clearly a metaphor for "violence" Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #15

Yes, yes, but it is still our vernacular. And the metaphor nonetheless supports that. It isn't "Be a WinkyDink May 2013 #22

Dog shoots man, Woman shot by oven, etc. Electric Monk May 2013 #9

Let's see... billh58 May 2013 #11

agreed but it goes further than that sigmasix May 2013 #13

Good work, my friend Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #16

Well said. n/t OneGrassRoot May 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #21