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In reply to the discussion: America is no longer gun-shy about gun control [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)35. Nope. Going by the evidence provided is not an assumption.
You make a lot of...Assumptions.
Nope. Going by the evidence provided is not an assumption. "Guns cause violence", "too many guns out there". "Registration". Those are the talking points of anti-gunners. If you don't want to be tied to them, don't use them.
Everyone here seen the "middling" act before, many many times, too.
I enjoy my firearms, all 5 of them. Pistols / Rifle/Shotgun. You can check my posting history. I have never said I "hate" firearms. I have never advocated or will advocate for a total ban.
And we have an anti-gun person who posts here and in the other forum who has an FFL. SO what? Theres a fine line between "I hate guns" and "My guns are Ok but everyone elses are a problem".
I do believe that every firearm purchase private or commercial should be done thru a dealer to ensure BG checks are done. I do believe a waiting period should be in place for purchase of a firearm. I do believe mag caps should be in place. I do believe yearly registering should be mandatory. I do believe mandatory safety training should be required.
Whether you own guns or not, you're batting for the other team with those talking points.
They do however cause violence to escalate from hurts feelings or a bloody nose to be deadly.
Again, no. The ONLY thing that causes violence to escalate is individuals making poor choices.
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The number of gun related deaths is 33k. The majority of which are suicides not murders
Press Virginia
Feb 2016
#19
"First we both have to agree that gun nuts fetishize guns, violence and second amendment rights"
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#22
Your interlocutor is having a time-out. Something about gun control seems to induce logorrhea...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#58
It's a sad sight to witness otherwise intelligent people in the throes of false consensus effect
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#29
Someone forgot to inform the citizens of Illinois, Minnesota, and Massachusetts...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#28