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Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Wed Jun 8, 2016, 06:11 AM Jun 2016

Before any trigger is ever pulled there is a series of decisions [View all]

Suicides, homicides and even so-called accidents all require a series of deliberate choices. I am increasingly of the belief that if we confront that fact we will confront the causes of the vast majority of illicit gun uses and even instances where such things occur but do not involve the use of a gun.

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Before any trigger is ever pulled there is a series of decisions [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 OP

What you said is 100 percent truth, but... beevul Jun 2016 #1

We are often accused of obstructism when we argue the merits (or lack thereof) Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #4

That, of course, is what they'll be doing. beevul Jun 2016 #6

True. I would only add that since gun-related "accidents," homicides and crime are falling... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #2

Yes. Permissiveness cannot account for declining deaths as accessibility rises. I would intuit Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #5

IMO, the best thing about distributing 40,000,000 trigger/breach locks is the message... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #7

Well said. Brickbat Jun 2016 #3

That series of decisions emanates from the concept of personal responsibility discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #8

Back when I was young, idealistic and naive (around 2 years ago) Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #9

As much as support during all of those... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #10