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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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2. True. I would only add that since gun-related "accidents," homicides and crime are falling...

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 03:07 PM

Jun 2016

in numbers, we need to closely identify what is working right now, and build on those practices and policies. This is vital, since the number of guns and the number of gun-owners is rising.

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Before any trigger is ever pulled there is a series of decisions [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 OP

What you said is 100 percent truth, but... beevul Jun 2016 #1

We are often accused of obstructism when we argue the merits (or lack thereof) Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #4

That, of course, is what they'll be doing. beevul Jun 2016 #6

True. I would only add that since gun-related "accidents," homicides and crime are falling... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #2

Yes. Permissiveness cannot account for declining deaths as accessibility rises. I would intuit Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #5

IMO, the best thing about distributing 40,000,000 trigger/breach locks is the message... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #7

Well said. Brickbat Jun 2016 #3

That series of decisions emanates from the concept of personal responsibility discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #8

Back when I was young, idealistic and naive (around 2 years ago) Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #9

As much as support during all of those... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #10