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Gun Control Reform Activism

CreekDog

(46,192 posts) Sun Mar 31, 2013, 03:17 PM Mar 2013

Let's list some false arguments that NRA and proponents use against gun and ammo regulation [View all]

I'll start with one and explain why it's false:

1) that we shouldn't regulate lead shot in the environment because #2 pencils also pollute the environment.
a) pencils don't contain lead and b) one source of lead contamination doesn't eliminate the need to regulate another.

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Let's list some false arguments that NRA and proponents use against gun and ammo regulation [View all] CreekDog Mar 2013 OP

Putting more guns in the hands of responsible citizens makes us all safer. chknltl Mar 2013 #1

Q#1: No. Q#2: Only the Alex Jones and David Icke fans. Me, not so much. n/t freshwest Mar 2013 #3

It's too late, there are already too many guns in circulation. Hoyt Mar 2013 #2

You forgot your :sarcasm: icon. Here you go: freshwest Mar 2013 #4

That's like "the pipes burst and there's too much water in the house now" Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #11

"So now the NRA makes money off people opposing it's propaganda? Yes. It does." Progressive dog Mar 2013 #5

"Spoons kill more people than guns." Squinch Apr 2013 #6

I thought of another one (I love lists!): Squinch Apr 2013 #7

"Mexico and Russia have tight gun control laws, but a lot of crime" DanTex Apr 2013 #8

"Anti-gun bigotry" and the whole gun owner persecution complex. DanTex Apr 2013 #9

bouncing background checks jimmy the one Apr 2013 #10

Magazine sizes don't matter because it only takes the world speed reloading champion 0.02384 seconds DanTex Apr 2013 #12

I can't say it much better. russ1943 Apr 2013 #13