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pablo_marmol

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4. A rather under-discussed issue, I believe, is that Controllers fail to distinguish........
Thu May 12, 2016, 03:32 AM
May 2016

......between military weaponry and civilian.

With their (respectable!) aversion to war, guns are seen as symbols of violence regardless of whether they're employed in combat or at home. A gun is evil -- pure and simple -- and has NOT ONE beneficial use. Gunz is eebil 'cause I say so. End of debate. Love and tolerance is the liberal code -- except when it comes to folks who enjoy target shooting and/or harbor a perfectly reasonable desire for self defense. The hypocrisy is mind-melting.
Gun control - what's wrong [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP
I believe the antil's.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #1
See #5 "It's not about guns; it's about control discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #8
An armed citizenry is too hard to control Nuclear Unicorn May 2016 #9
as the founders intended discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #10
False. Kang Colby May 2016 #2
True tortoise1956 May 2016 #3
No, they're trying to ban things *less* misused than knives and baseball bats. benEzra May 2016 #6
We can't ban knives and bats discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #7
A rather under-discussed issue, I believe, is that Controllers fail to distinguish........ pablo_marmol May 2016 #4
It is not about gun control; it is about control. GreydeeThos May 2016 #5
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