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Gun Control & RKBA

Matrosov

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21. You don't need bombs

Reply to Shemp Howard (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jun 2016

As someone who has been an advocate of banning semi-automatic rifles, I also realize the average shooter could do just as much damage with a handgun, e.g. Virginia Tech.

It really comes to this... guns for NOBODY or guns for EVERYBODY. Since I don't believe in the 'good guy with a gun' fantasy, I'll go with guns for NOBODY.

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Guns? Bombs? [View all] Shemp Howard Jun 2016 OP

Anything can be a weapon...but here we're willing to give up freedom for nothing. ileus Jun 2016 #1

Guns are easy. Bombs are hard. Jerry442 Jun 2016 #2

Tell that to the Tsarnaev brothers. Sure, it may be "easier" to insert a magizine jonno99 Jun 2016 #7

re: "Bombs are hard" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #8

"But Hammurabi, what's the point of outlawing evil acts?" Jerry442 Jun 2016 #9

Two little Latin phrases. Straw Man Jun 2016 #10

The purpose of the law is to be used as a criterion by the due process to determine... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #14

Evil acts are already outlawed. You're trying to outlaw things that scare you. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #19

Semi-auto ban would not pass judicial muster, as the 2nd also contains that whole jmg257 Jun 2016 #3

Just in case you hadn't noticed... Jerry442 Jun 2016 #11

Yes - understood. Cheers! nt jmg257 Jun 2016 #12

full autos are banned for civilians in most if not all of Europe gejohnston Jun 2016 #4

Boston? Try Oklahoma City & the first attack on the World Trade Center (1993). JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #5

For that matter the second attack used... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #15

If not bombs, then arson. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #6

Boston was pretty weak bomb compared to Iraq DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #13

Evil has this way of mutating and growing. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #16

I agree it's evil DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #17

I hope our military has stepped up security at the ordinance storage facilities. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #18

Never underestimate the military abilities DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #20

You don't need bombs Matrosov Jun 2016 #21