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In response to "Well, okay. Most of us aren't. :) -- nm" by Kim Pine

It's short-hand. I know that taking away every gun isn't feasible in the world.

Posted by musubi Dec 21 '12, 09:51

I assume that groiny knows that.

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I agree with you. Full removal is impractical; drastic reduction is not. -- nm - David Dec 21, 09:55 25
- Yup. I honestly wish we could remove *every* gun. But i know that's not realistic. - musubi Dec 21, 10:01 24
  - so, all the law abiding citizens who have never used their guns in a crime will turn theirs in. - groiny Dec 21, 10:05 23
    - crazy kids with law abiding parents wouldn't have gun readily at hand to go shoot up an elementary school, for one. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 10:08
    - You'll see a drop in domestic homicides. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:07 16
      - (And suicides.) nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:15 3
        
        I don't much care about those, because there are many ways to skin a cat. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:16 2
        
        If you choose to not care, I can't make you. (nm) - musubi Dec 21, 10:20
        
        Suicides dropped 65% in Australia after their anti-gun plan was enacted. - Dignan Dec 21, 10:19
      - again, optimism. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:11 11
        
        It worked in Australia. nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:13
        
        This is such a BS response. You don't think it's easier to *kill* with a gun than some other tool? - musubi Dec 21, 10:13 8
        
        thinking that crime rates will decrease because you take law abiding citizens protection away is optimism. - groiny Dec 21, 10:15 4
        
        It's *proven* to work in other countries. - musubi Dec 21, 10:18 3
        
        And lifejackets don't make water any more breathable, they just keep it out of *your* lungs. - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:21 2
        
        i don't even know what this means. -- nm - Andie Dec 21, 10:21 1
        
        It's an honest-to-god sincere attempt to analogize guns with life jackets. nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:24
        
        I still go back to the 2 school disasters. One in Sandy Hook, One in China - amoxy Dec 21, 10:15 2
        
        We'll get to the knives next. - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:18 1
        
        Oh I get it that is sarcasm -- nm - amoxy Dec 21, 10:23
        
        Nope.....there are a substantial number of domestic homicides that aren't prefaced by legal action - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:13
    - Then there are less guns for killing people. For the billionth time, it doesn't stop *EVERY* gun crime. - musubi Dec 21, 10:07 4
      - you do not see that criminals have guns, while good citizens don't would not cause an problem? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:09 3
        
        Citizens have guns now, does that stop crime? Good citizens with guns *at best* re-direct crime. - musubi Dec 21, 10:12 2
        
        Good citizens with guns can prevent crime. Read up on the mall shooting in Oregon. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 10:14
        
        there are lots of factors in stopping crime. - groiny Dec 21, 10:13
we should certainly take them away from people who cannot use and/or secure them responsibly. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 09:53
it is an interesting debate, because I do believe that - groiny Dec 21, 09:52 3
- The Sandy Hook guns were legal. - musubi Dec 21, 09:59 2
  - that is not what I am saying. - groiny Dec 21, 10:01 1
    - The first step is making it illegal to even possess them. Just making them illegal doesn't make them disappear. - musubi Dec 21, 10:05

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