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billh58

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3. Those are indeed
Tue Nov 19, 2013, 01:08 PM
Nov 2013

rational and sane arguments, but how do you counter a belief (seen right here on DU) that says: "My right to keep and bear arms trumps your right to life?"

Gun fetishists and irrational gun nuts can only repeat the NRA mantra of: Because Second Amendment, Liberty, My Rights, and Freedom! Throw in a few cherry-picked and manipulated statistics, a dash of faux patriotism, and wrap it all in an American flag and you have a few well-armed doomsday preppers and a very vocal gun nut minority who account for most of the guns in the USA.

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Those are good. Problem I have found is that gun fanciers are often irrational, hence gun love. Hoyt Nov 2013 #1
Rational arguments don't work... orwell Nov 2013 #2
Those are indeed billh58 Nov 2013 #3
You're new at this aren't you. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2013 #4
Meaning what??? n/t GP6971 Nov 2013 #5
Just to make a few points discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2013 #6
And this Group billh58 Nov 2013 #7
As I understand it... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2013 #8
Again, this Group billh58 Nov 2013 #9
Look Bill... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2013 #10
Tell it to billh58 Nov 2013 #11
Shrug discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2013 #12
My favorite excerpt from the link above: billh58 Nov 2013 #13
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