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pipoman

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8. Simply, completely false...

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 03:36 AM

Dec 2012

There are many thing which can and are done with them..sport and competitive shooting, hunting, etc. They are also used defensively by would-be victims of criminals and offensively by police

Oh, and you didn't answer the question...."If a gun had not been available would nobody be dead?"

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Police: 1 dead, another injured in shooting at Excalibur [View all] Joe Bacon Dec 2012 OP

Sounds domestic...I guess we'll see pipoman Dec 2012 #1

Still an unncessary death caused by a firearm. n/t Tempest Dec 2012 #2

It wasn't any more "caused by a firearm" than a drunk drivier pipoman Dec 2012 #3

The cause of death wasn't alcohol poisoning Tempest Dec 2012 #4

The firearm made the shooter want to kill someone? pipoman Dec 2012 #5

The firearm is designed to kill BainsBane Dec 2012 #7

Simply, completely false... pipoman Dec 2012 #8

All of which involve killing BainsBane Dec 2012 #11

Who are you to dictate my interests? pipoman Dec 2012 #17

And guns, of course, easily amplify that intent villager Dec 2012 #6

Any supporting evidence, or is this one of those pipoman Dec 2012 #9

no, you have little supporting evidence for your gun apologia villager Dec 2012 #10

What statistics? pipoman Dec 2012 #14

The gun violence ones. Not that you give a shit, when you're busy snarking at people villager Dec 2012 #15

Oh, the "gun violence one's" to the exclusion of the simply pipoman Dec 2012 #18

20 tiny coffins BainsBane Dec 2012 #12

It's evidence that "guns amplify intent"? pipoman Dec 2012 #13

it'd evidence they murder BainsBane Dec 2012 #16

Locking, sorry, this isn't breaking news of national interest. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #19