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Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: Guns are designed specifically to kill. [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)58. Welcome to DU, and this conversation.
My post deals with some of the stated reasons for owning firearms. And it was intended to remind people of the primary and designed purpose of them.
I come from a family where hunting and eating what was hunted was a regular part of life, and as you said, if one cannot hit with one shot, skill is lacking. My father and uncles used either bolt action rifles or a bow.
And surveys show that most gun owners support limits such as you spoke of.
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Note that I agreed with your basic premise that 'guns are designed to kill'.
Stonepounder
Aug 2016
#22
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
When I was a boy, we would fill coffee containers with gasoline and shoot them
bluedye33139
Aug 2016
#27