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beevul

(12,194 posts)
21. "Designed".
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 05:41 PM
Aug 2016

They seem to like the "designed" talking point, and repeat it as if it has some relevance.

It doesn't.


Not to mention, that civilian legal non-automatic rifles and handguns, are generally designed specifically to pass stringent standards of non-convertability to automatic fire, and for lawful sale and use in the civilian market in the US.

They argue that cars are "designed" to transport people and goods to and fro, and in doing so, they operate on the pretense that this or its many equivalents, do not exist:



They have to, because otherwise someone might point out that we don't regulate that car any farther than we regulate this car, which is quite obviously not designed for the same purpose:




The anti-gun market of ideas is simply layers of murk on top of layers of murk mixed with lots of muddy water, intended to mislead those who aren't knowledgeable on the topic and are therefore easily swayed.

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That is very interesting Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #1
Stop using facts on them, that's mean and unfair! Lurks Often Aug 2016 #2
This of necessity does not take into account the very likely increase in future long gun deaths due Ford_Prefect Aug 2016 #3
Some questions and data: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #4
Damn, those pesky facts again Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #5
Excellent reply, but I rather doubt your trenchant observations and questions will get a response friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #8
Landfills are going to be gold mines in the future. ileus Aug 2016 #7
Of course market saturation applies. benEzra Aug 2016 #9
Would you like to know how I know those 'concerns' are bullshit? Behold: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #14
Overall violent crime rate also went down, from 466.6/100K to 391.4 friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #16
Facts don't matter....they feel good. That's the desired result. ileus Aug 2016 #6
In a month or two the "Grabnutz" will tell us how effective it is DonP Aug 2016 #10
"Grabnutz" ^^^ Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #11
Mass. murder-by-rifle rate over 8 years: 1.14 per year. Huge number( ). Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #12
That's not the rate, that's the actual number of murders-by-rifle per year (on average) friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #13
Now now.. virginia mountainman Aug 2016 #15
"You know that facts, are NRA talking points" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #17
But when it becomes acceptable to simply impugn the source... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #18
It's a one-sided affair. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #20
"Those who demand I not even look at a thing lest it corrupt me" beergood Aug 2016 #22
Due to certain double standards... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #23
The line of argument that always strikes me as stupid.. EX500rider Aug 2016 #19
"Designed". beevul Aug 2016 #21
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