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In reply to the discussion: should gay/bisexual atheists [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)9. Should we,
as a society, address the root causes of our disease of hate, fear, and aggression, or should we keep on hating and keep feeding the myth that more guns = more safety?
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sadly, in most states adults can't legally purchase firearms, and in fact if they are caught with a
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2016
#3
As noted in the response to you, a background check on ammo doesn't mean it is "basically banned"
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2016
#8
Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be a victim of the gun before...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2016
#7
Love vs. hatred. Some get healthy highs from love, others get high on hatred. I've
RKP5637
Oct 2016
#29
your word will fall on a lot of deaf ears here; many are determined to blame guns or literally anyth
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2016
#43
Sure, we all should. So be aware your attackers will also have the same 'allowances'.
jmg257
Oct 2016
#11
Gundamentalism and the Worship of the Holy Gun is the very antithesis of atheism.
stone space
Oct 2016
#15
If my post had been contained in the OP, I'd have had no reason to defend atheists and atheism.
stone space
Oct 2016
#31
well gun ownership and "gundamentalism" are certainly two different things. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2016
#41
there is no problem with the govt singling out LGBT people to deny them the same rights
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2016
#42
guns are called "the great equalizer" for a reason; smaller people sometimes need weapons to defend
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2016
#40