Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Gun Control Reform Activism

(40 posts)

9. But handguns kill many many more people

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:33 PM

Feb 2016

the focus on rifles is misguided - it is handguns that are the real problem.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

28 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Agree with you on both counts. tk2kewl Feb 2016 #3

I agree. They shouldn't be legal to sell. nt valerief Feb 2016 #4

People sue manufacturers over legal products all the time. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #18

nothing negligent about the design of a an AR15 tk2kewl Feb 2016 #19

Why are you posting in this group if you think AR-15s are "perfect"? SunSeeker Feb 2016 #20

wrong... tk2kewl Feb 2016 #21

You are not defending logic. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #23

a link to another comment of mine on guns... tk2kewl Feb 2016 #24

whatever tk2kewl Feb 2016 #27

But handguns kill many many more people GoldenEagle16 Feb 2016 #9

It's arms manufacturers buying our Congress. nt valerief Feb 2016 #11

Handguns aren't industrial-strength killing machines. lastlib Feb 2016 #14

They were at Virginia Tech - 32 dead GoldenEagle16 Feb 2016 #15

I think gun profits are actually a large part of the problem. DirkGently Feb 2016 #5

Based on.....? jeff47 Feb 2016 #6

And that doesn't meet the legal standard for negligence. jeff47 Feb 2016 #8

A jury should decide whether it meets the standard. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #10

Decisions about the law are made by the judge, not the jury. jeff47 Feb 2016 #12

That is absurd yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #26

+1. People have very strange ideas about COLGATE4 Feb 2016 #28