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Gun Control Reform Activism

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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43. "Arms dealers"...

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #42)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:03 AM

Sep 2013

...who sell to private citizens are sometimes just "private citizens".

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Anyone perplexed by opposition to war in Syria from gun proponents? [View all] BainsBane Sep 2013 OP

Yep - I sure am JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #1

I'm not perplexed at all. wild bird Sep 2013 #2

but why would spinning out of control be problem for them? BainsBane Sep 2013 #4

Gun violence may be out of control, that's an ongoing, raging debate, wild bird Sep 2013 #6

but it doesn't kill many more BainsBane Sep 2013 #7

Another world war wouldn't kill more? wild bird Sep 2013 #9

Are you actually billh58 Sep 2013 #15

I don't know any gun nuts, so I don't know if they're in their right minds. wild bird Sep 2013 #17

The Syrian situation billh58 Sep 2013 #19

Great post. wild bird Sep 2013 #20

I sound familiar....? wild bird Sep 2013 #18

Let's see... billh58 Sep 2013 #36

Interesting. Nicely spotted. DanTex Sep 2013 #37

I'm saying more people die from gun violence than from war BainsBane Sep 2013 #22

No. One thing has nothing to do with the other. nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #3

human life BainsBane Sep 2013 #5

Yup. Glaug-Eldare Sep 2013 #23

No its all about self defense nt daa Sep 2013 #8

So then they shouldn't oppose arming the Syrian opposition BainsBane Sep 2013 #10

Their current proposal in Congress is not to arm the Syrian opposition blueridge3210 Sep 2013 #11

If someone calims to be concerned about drunk driving BainsBane Sep 2013 #13

One can also billh58 Sep 2013 #16

No. It isn't that simple Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #12

I'm talking about people who oppose all gun control reforms BainsBane Sep 2013 #14

OK, then you are talking about a fringe element, especially here on DU Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #21

Being able to ignore gun violence is a prerequisite for being a gun rights advocate. DanTex Sep 2013 #24

"My rights trump your deaths." Paladin Sep 2013 #25

I will never forget that BainsBane Sep 2013 #32

Whenever there's a mass shooting, they care about 2 things: Paladin Sep 2013 #34

2 words. BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #26

meaning they hate him? BainsBane Sep 2013 #33

Yes. Crazy as that sounds, yes.. BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #35

maybe because Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #27

There is a big billh58 Sep 2013 #28

from what I have seen here Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #29

That's the NRA billh58 Sep 2013 #30

Well said. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #31

If your belief structure HALO141 Sep 2013 #38

You rose from hibernation to say that? BainsBane Sep 2013 #39

I've been busy. HALO141 Sep 2013 #40

Just playing devil's advocate... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #41

They love arms dealers who sell to private citizens BainsBane Sep 2013 #42

"Arms dealers"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #43

right, those are the unlicensed ones who don't do background checks BainsBane Sep 2013 #44

Hmm discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #45