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Stonepounder

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22. Note that I agreed with your basic premise that 'guns are designed to kill'.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:45 PM
Aug 2016

Was just pointing out that not all gun owners kill, or even want to kill things with guns.

And anyone who gives a gun to a child is just plain fu**ing nuts.

Well said and damn hard to refute. flamin lib Aug 2016 #1
True, but some gun enthusiasts insist on avoiding that simple, brutal truth. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #4
Well put judesedit Aug 2016 #24
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Second Amendment absolutists are billh58 Aug 2016 #2
But Bill, I can use my gun as a paper weight also!!! guillaumeb Aug 2016 #5
you left out SheriffBob Aug 2016 #13
The US Armed Forces billh58 Aug 2016 #15
Yup! ncjustice80 Aug 2016 #35
They would not be so popular among yahoos otherwise. Hoyt Aug 2016 #3
And so many gun owners apparently feel the need to own multiple guns. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #6
Exactly. They are all hunters putting food on the table like george zimmerman. Hoyt Aug 2016 #7
DailyKos: The purpose of a gun billh58 Aug 2016 #8
But this basic purpose apparently make some gun enthusiasts uncomfortable. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #9
I believe that denial runs deep billh58 Aug 2016 #10
Your first paragraph expressed it very well. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #11
A great philosopher once said: SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #12
I would not say stupid, just people with a very different world view. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #14
I know SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #28
I have one small quibble. Stonepounder Aug 2016 #16
Target shooting billh58 Aug 2016 #18
Exactly! mwrguy Aug 2016 #29
True. But my purpose in writing this thread was not to attack any guillaumeb Aug 2016 #19
Note that I agreed with your basic premise that 'guns are designed to kill'. Stonepounder Aug 2016 #22
kids and guns gunsmoker Dec 2018 #49
Then you and I must agree to disagree. Stonepounder Dec 2018 #50
I personally think the framing should always be "regulating firearms." fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #17
The follow up question is...... guillaumeb Aug 2016 #20
Congress has virtually unlimited power to do what ever they want. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #32
Designed to propel a projectile evilhime Aug 2016 #21
Bub bye... n/t billh58 Aug 2016 #25
While I agree with much of your argument, that guns are used for hunting and sport, guillaumeb Aug 2016 #31
Change the firearm. I always get tons of phishing email and account assaults after posting this... fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #33
Great ideas! billh58 Aug 2016 #34
Screw the 2A. ncjustice80 Aug 2016 #36
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Maybe Apples system 7 will be used. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #46
Maybe.... MartinLane Sep 2019 #62
Yep. Iggo Aug 2016 #23
Wanna know what's really weird? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #26
Denial of the essential nature of a weapon that they insist on carrying. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #30
When I was a boy, we would fill coffee containers with gasoline and shoot them bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #27
I would ask the "bat, shoestring, and pickle" gun-apologists to show where any of those items Aristus Aug 2016 #37
Yes, The difference between what something is designed to do versus guillaumeb Aug 2016 #38
Suppose a family of guns were designed NOT to kill. Jerry442 Aug 2016 #39
No, because no matter the stated reason for buying a gun, guillaumeb Aug 2016 #40
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Pools, Cars, Knives..... SoCalMusicLover Jul 2017 #42
You forgot the prefix "il" when you wrote logic. guillaumeb Jul 2017 #43
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Homicide or Combat Games gunsmoker Dec 2018 #47
Welcome to DU, and this "ancient" post. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #48
A recently deceased friend of ours... 3catwoman3 Jan 2019 #51
Sad that people live in such fear. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #53
Well said!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #52
Thank you. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #54
Does this make sense? LeadByExample Aug 2019 #56
Welcome to DU pandr32 Aug 2019 #57
Welcome to DU, and this conversation. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #58
welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2019 #59
That's right! KalebD108 Aug 2019 #60
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #61
Is the group inactive? AlCarroll Oct 2020 #63
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Oct 2020 #64
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