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KakistocracyHater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:57 PM
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25. I believe they are trying to bring back duels
Edited on Sat Jan-10-09 10:59 PM by KakistocracyHater
18thC literature talked about it, 19thC argued about it, for some it was unique to men & a very manly thing to do (like the Old Spice award), while those against dueling spoke of young men being killed needlessly, the affects of a man dying from a duel putting his family in the poorhouse, etc. See the Bette Davis film 'Jezabel' 1938.

I think the nra & others are trying to bring this back, that whole 'bring your gun to work' day, the 'right to shoot IF you FEEL threatened', the 'carry concealed' stuff. Everything else has been rotten-all by the same group too.
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