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Gun Control Reform Activism

guillaumeb

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Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 04:16 PM

Jan 2017

And suicide is also made easier by having a gun available.

Some gun rights people will mention that hammers and other object can also be used to kill. But guns are specifically designed to kill, and semi-automatic weapons and large capacity magazines are designed to facilitate large scale killing.

And it is far easier to kill with a gun than with a hammer because only one is designed to make it easy to kill.

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The Weapons Effect [View all] billh58 Jan 2017 OP

Ah come on, we all know that angry white folks become calmer/polite when they strap on a gun to go Hoyt Jan 2017 #1

That reminds me... billh58 Jan 2017 #2

Happy New Year back. Look forward to more thoughtful posts in 2017. Hoyt Jan 2017 #3

Recommended. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #4

Hammers, lawn furniture, automobiles, etc. billh58 Jan 2017 #5

I forgot about the lethal potential of lawn furniture. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #6