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Gun Control & RKBA

HeartachesNhangovers

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3. I would agree with this opinion piece, except to the

Reply to The Mouth (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 07:52 PM

Mar 2018

extent that the writer implies that religious beliefs are at the heart of resistance to gun control. Many people who aren't religious at all reject most of the gun control measures that are typically proposed, simply because they don't believe they'd do much good, and that the bar for eliminating personal rights should be much higher than: "Maybe it'll work."

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IMHO an interesting and well written article from the NYT [View all] The Mouth Mar 2018 OP

Ya wanna give us a hint? pangaia Mar 2018 #1

No, actually The Mouth Mar 2018 #5

I only meant that most folks here give some idea of what an OP is about. pangaia Mar 2018 #7

Ah, noted The Mouth Mar 2018 #9

Thanks. That is very helpful pangaia Mar 2018 #10

No worries. The Mouth Mar 2018 #11

I don't agree with this opinion piece... handmade34 Mar 2018 #2

Yeah, The Mouth Mar 2018 #4

Oh, the NRA fearmongering is historically based on Democratic actions against guns krispos42 Mar 2018 #8

I would agree with this opinion piece, except to the HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2018 #3

Maybe partially true The Mouth Mar 2018 #6