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Igel

(35,317 posts)
1. So's false speech and hate speech.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:26 PM
Jul 2016

And those were getting people killed before our species could smelt lead.

People don't spread hate, vocal folds do.

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TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
3. Murderers and terrorists are a pox
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:28 PM
Jul 2016

I usually don't blame inanimate objects, be they guns or trucks, for the horrible acts committed by a human.

 

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)
7. Guns. Or knives. Or trucks. Or planes. Or explosives.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:34 PM
Jul 2016

Are we going to ban everything down to forks and nails, or do we tackle radical ideologies?

 

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)
20. Lots of Swiss people own assault rifles. Very low crime rate.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:55 PM
Jul 2016

So the problem in the US might just be something else than weapons.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
18. And proving a point with violence is much easier with readily available guns.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jul 2016

Putting up a roadblock slows down traffic.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
11. It's our national religion
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:41 PM
Jul 2016

And you won't see even the most fervent devotee of those other, lesser religions with the strength of belief of the acolytes of the High Church of Redemptive Violence. The holy relics must never be profaned or even questioned. Bless us all in blood in the name of the Rifle, the Gun, and the Holy Ordnance.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
14. No. If the state has open carry, then it's pure hypocrisy
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:46 PM
Jul 2016

to make an exception for the RNC. People who believe in that should be willing to live by it.

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