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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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13. Anybody who thinks a ban on "assault weapons" ...

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 04:43 PM

Jun 2016

... is a "common-sense measure" is ideologically blind to reality.

It's been said here dozens of times, but it bears repeating: All rifles, of which "assault weapons" are a subset, are responsible for fewer deaths per year than "hands, fists, and feet." If all of them were to disappear tomorrow, there would be no discernible difference in the murder rate.

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Wear orange Thursday to show support for curbing gun violence [View all] SecularMotion Jun 2016 OP

Okay, I have to ask NV Whino Jun 2016 #1

Baltimore Orioles fans? Syracuse fans perhaps? nt hack89 Jun 2016 #2

Good point. NV Whino Jun 2016 #4

Hunters. Brickbat Jun 2016 #5

Syracuse fans??? ileus Jun 2016 #7

I will avoid my Stihl and Kubota ball caps that day appal_jack Jun 2016 #11

Houston Astros or Houston Dynamo fans... S_B_Jackson Jun 2016 #15

Soooo, this seems limited mostly to sports fans. NV Whino Jun 2016 #16

... that and deer hunters who have a lot of orange in their wardrobe. DonP Jun 2016 #17

home depot employees beergood Jun 2016 #23

I lump Home Depot employees under sorts fans since they never seem to work. NV Whino Jun 2016 #33

lol beergood Jun 2016 #34

Lots of new black in the world, sanatanadharma Jun 2016 #32

good on them beergood Jun 2016 #36

Spamsalot... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #3

Makes me wonder if the new management there banned SecMo? DonP Jun 2016 #18

LOL, nt Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #19

im curious beergood Jun 2016 #24

A Ukrainian pilot Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #28

thanks beergood Jun 2016 #29

I do wear orange when hunting if required. ileus Jun 2016 #6

"The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters." beergood Jun 2016 #22

It's always the NRA makes them xxxxxx... ileus Jun 2016 #25

ok beergood Jun 2016 #27

Gee, I don't have a "Certified Concealed Carry Instructor" Shirt in organge? DonP Jun 2016 #8

I was going to ask catnhatnh Jun 2016 #9

Pick up a nice Crossbreed IWB and you can do either DonP Jun 2016 #12

My friend who has multiple sclerosis appreciated your efforts to raise awareness of the disease krispos42 Jun 2016 #10

Anybody who thinks a ban on "assault weapons" ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #13

The rate might not change for the world, but it will for that one victim... scscholar Jun 2016 #26

The "if it saves one life" defense? Straw Man Jun 2016 #35

Yep TeddyR Jun 2016 #38

There you go again Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #39

Lemme think about it. Ok, I've thought about it. shadowrider Jun 2016 #14

He came. He thunk. He nodded off. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #20

I am curious sarisataka Jun 2016 #21

Probaby because orange T-Shirts cost real money, ... their own DonP Jun 2016 #37

Lol, I see bill is back Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #40

No thanks. But I'll wear my Liberal Gun Club T-shirt. How's that? pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #30

Day is about over now DonP Jun 2016 #31

About par for the course Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #41