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In response to "I agree with you. Full removal is impractical; drastic reduction is not. -- nm" by David

Yup. I honestly wish we could remove every gun. But i know that's not realistic.

Posted by musubi Dec 21 '12, 10:01

But if we, as a nation, were to commit to it, we could drastically reduce the number of firearms in the country. It'd be hard, but it's a worthwhile goal.

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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

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