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Whiskeytide

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2. Well, those are the people who want them, right? ...

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 04:40 PM

Jun 2015

... Government should not be in the business of interfering with market forces and the laws of supply and demand. Who NEEDS guns the most - law abiding citizens or dangerous felons? The felons, right? Why shouldn't the gun manufacturers be able to tap into that niche? Prohibiting felons from purchasing guns is making it much more difficult for them to operate their criminal enterprises. It's tough to maintain a crime syndicate these days, and even tougher to start one up. Guns would help such small businesses create jobs. I just don't see a problem with this law. Nothing could go wrong, right?

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The NRA wants the "right" to sell guns to felons... [View all] Archae Jun 2015 OP

I am not sure a felon who embezzled money, etc should lose any..... Logical Jun 2015 #1

I agree, disqualifications and revocations of civil rights/liberties could be petronius Jun 2015 #4

I agree! nt Logical Jun 2015 #13

Well, those are the people who want them, right? ... Whiskeytide Jun 2015 #2

I am all for ALL felons regaining ALL rights in a very short time, including guns. randys1 Jun 2015 #3

So what happens if there is no blood in the streets and violence actually declines? hack89 Jun 2015 #5

I dont even know where to being with a comment like that. randys1 Jun 2015 #7

That is exactly what happened over the past 20 years hack89 Jun 2015 #8

These stats would have value if we were not ALREADY armed to the teeth randys1 Jun 2015 #11

Nice non sequitur answer. hack89 Jun 2015 #12

Good choice-- never argue with an ideologue LanternWaste Jun 2015 #10

Just imagine if Martha Stewart was allowed to buy a .22 rifle Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #6

GOP: Felons can get guns but not the right to vote. Yavin4 Jun 2015 #9