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Gun Control & RKBA

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

8. One point would be that carrying a gun makes it much easier to kill people.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 03:01 PM

Feb 2017

And that, contrary to NRA fantasy, bad guys are not instantly recognizable.

So the more guns in the general population, the more opportunity for someone to use a gun to settle a perceived problem.

And even presumably trained and vetted people make bad decisions.

And when those people are carrying a gun, those bad decisions can lead to death.

Agreed?

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Pasco theater shooting case heads to 'stand your ground' hearing [View all] HAB911 Feb 2017 OP

If only everyone in the theater had been armed. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

I expect to see that soon HAB911 Feb 2017 #2

In this case, the bad person sarisataka Feb 2017 #3

The gun certainly facilitated the violence. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #6

So should LEOs sarisataka Feb 2017 #7

One point would be that carrying a gun makes it much easier to kill people. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #8

I have never disagreed sarisataka Feb 2017 #9

It wasa a reference to Wayne LaPierre, lobbyist fro the weapons industry, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #10

So there is an individual RKBA... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #4

Did you discount my irony? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #5

I don't hold the evasiveness *too* much against you- it's entirely understandable friendly_iconoclast Feb 2017 #11

Supreme Court decisions can change depending on the compositon of the SCOTUS. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #13

Absolutely... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #12

The right to carry depends on how the Second Amendment is interpreted. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #14

re: "...how the Second Amendment is interpreted." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #15

It is "currently" settled by Heller v DC. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #16

Heller is not the reason gun control is a smoking wreck hack89 Feb 2017 #17

Gun control is a wreck because the NRA has bought enough politicians. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #19

The NRA has a lot of influence but in the end the bottom line is the fact ... spin Feb 2017 #21

80 million gun owners? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #24

Notice that I said estimated. ... spin Feb 2017 #33

I did notice that. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #35

Keep telling your self that. hack89 Feb 2017 #23

Because the 1% are far richer than the bottom 99%. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #25

Isn't Bloomberg in the 1%? hack89 Feb 2017 #29

I disagree. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #30

Looks like you are screwed then. Nt hack89 Feb 2017 #34

I have no issue with reasonable regulation discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #18

In my opinion, the Second Amendment was never intended to allow guillaumeb Feb 2017 #20

Maybe this will clarify the question discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #22

I have no issue with hunting. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #26

No need to thank me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #27

My response includes your second question. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #28

I'm not seeing how you've answered whether you accept as being okay... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #31

The avoidance of awkward questions has been both assiduous and obvious friendly_iconoclast Feb 2017 #32

When an atheist shouts AMEN!........you KNOW that they agree wholeheartedly. pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #37

The big problem with this case is that the facts are not agreed on. ManiacJoe Feb 2017 #36

Judge, attorneys visit Pasco theater where man was killed in cellphone dispute HAB911 Feb 2017 #38

I've been following this hearing and I think kudzu22 Mar 2017 #39