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18. Not that some haven't tried

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 02:02 PM

Jun 2016

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When the only tool you own is a gun, every problem is a target. [View all] kpete Jun 2016 OP

Well said!! k&r (eom) CanSocDem Jun 2016 #1

We all have tools other than guns to solve problems. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #2

We should all be on the lookout for signs of irrational behavior... Jerry442 Jun 2016 #5

Dangerous behavior is owning twenty guns and stockpiling ammo... Human101948 Jun 2016 #8

Mere possession is not dangerous by my way of thinking. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #10

Which ones specifically? Human101948 Jun 2016 #11

Do you believe Whitehouse.gov? aikoaiko Jun 2016 #13

If gun control were really about reducing gun violence they wouldn't be Press Virginia Jun 2016 #27

Yeah, some days those avocados are badasses. NT Jerry442 Jun 2016 #9

So accurate. pangaia Jun 2016 #3

This is also an apt metaphor... Chan790 Jun 2016 #4

K&R redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #6

When the only tool you own is a gun, every problem is a target. LWolf Jun 2016 #14

At the same time, though, I imagine you do have a firearm.... moriah Jun 2016 #19

I don't. LWolf Jun 2016 #20

Gah. moriah Jun 2016 #24

Wow. Just Googled this. Interesting example vis a vis guns. DirkGently Jun 2016 #21

There are two types of folks out there -- hippies and rednecks. moriah Jun 2016 #23

I agree with this Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #15

you can't replace brake rotors with a firearm. ileus Jun 2016 #17

Not that some haven't tried BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #18

Guns convey zero personal power. DirkGently Jun 2016 #22

the people who hysterically cling to their guns Skittles Jun 2016 #26

We should have never allowed these dangerous people into our country IronLionZion Jun 2016 #29

Nobody expects the National Recovery Administration IronLionZion Jun 2016 #31

You can actually deaniac21 Jun 2016 #33