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In reply to the discussion: An anti-gun poster shows a complete cartridge being fired. Again. [View all]lastlib
(23,222 posts)24. well, they certainly aren't inhibiting it.
Certainly your buds in Georgia and other states are removing the barriers. I would definitely call it enabling.
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Is it seriously your assertion tht anyone who is against criminalizing anything that kills children
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#22
Exactly. Precisely the same as buying booze for an alcoholic then feigning surprise when...
villager
Apr 2014
#46
Pretty much the same, a false equivalency that would make any researcher cringe.
NYC_SKP
Apr 2014
#34
what was "their point" were they trying to precisely accurately depict a gun being fired?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#3
So McDonalds isn't "credible" because it uses a clown in its advertisements instead of a
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#9
Not I....but he sure HAS sold alot of burgers....no realistic representation required
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#36
So???? This changes the point that creative license is always used as a medium in
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#48
No creative license in advertisement....is meant to capture attention.....
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#50
I don't even care ....what difference does that make to the overall message?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2014
#54
They're not missing the point. This is the type of misdirection that proliferationists are schooled
villager
Apr 2014
#15
So to defend this poster, you point out that it's as accurate a depiction of guns as a Bugs Bunny
Jgarrick
Apr 2014
#32
A prominent anti-gun activist has recently explicitly admiited that her side's arguments are based
Jgarrick
Apr 2014
#43
Admitted? It is obvious. There is nothing but fear, hate, disdain and paranoia.
geckosfeet
Apr 2014
#47
I would have made it look just as dumb for half the price. Bloomberg should call me. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#64
For those who are down with this sort of exaggeration for effect...
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2014
#42