Gun Control Reform Activism

billh58

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34. Great ideas!

Reply to fleabiscuit (Reply #33)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:38 PM

Aug 2016

Not only great ideas, but workable and do not "infringe" on the sacred Second Amendment. Thanks for this.

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Guns are designed specifically to kill. [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2016 OP

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