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Gun Control & RKBA

beergood

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3. "Just like the hypothetical threat of dying from a terrorist attack."

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 10:48 AM

Jun 2016

terrorist threats aren't hypothetical.

"Sure. Good-guys-with-a-wand stopped Voldemort.
But you are not one of those guys. And you never will be."

who are the good guys? the police who are know to abuse their power and disproportionately target minorities? who do you call/rely on to protect you?

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I have found the perfect horror-novel to frighten gun-nuts: "Harry Potter" [View all] DetlefK Jun 2016 OP

Bullet-proof Death-eaters who want to take over the world and kill or enslave all non-magical folk.. jmg257 Jun 2016 #1

You misunderstood my point. DetlefK Jun 2016 #2

"Just like the hypothetical threat of dying from a terrorist attack." beergood Jun 2016 #3

re DetlefK Jun 2016 #5

does that mean beergood Jun 2016 #8

Hypotheticals and fictions are fun. That's what makes it such an interesting & quaint jmg257 Jun 2016 #6

Meanwhile back in the real world sarisataka Jun 2016 #4

You're seriously judging people by fantasies you've constructed in your imagination? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #7

What a world, what a world ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #9

If your Auntie... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #10

Locking krispos42 Jun 2016 #11