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sailfish

Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
And nobody came to save Randy Weaver’s family. It was him against the federal government. He lost.
Point is, "good guy with a gun" is a strawman I see used entirely more by gun opposition to mock than unironically by gun proponents.
 

bbsam

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Point is, "good guy with a gun" is a strawman I see used entirely more by gun opposition to mock than unironically by gun proponents.
That’s because it’s something that folks like Wayne LaPierre alway liked to spout off about but the actual occurrences are far fewer than the gun industry would like to admit.
 

bbsam

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Almost as if the media under reports how often it happens.
That’s possible. But it wouldn’t be that hard for the NRA and gun industry to compile that data with specifics and get it out there. There is plenty of conservative media to get that ball rolling.
 

bbsam

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Supporting gun control legislation is just that.
Sorry. I haven’t seen any gun legislation that says that. And I live in Illinois!

I have seen proposed gun legislation that has had me “panic buying” guns I might not be able to get for a few years.
 

oldngray

nowhere special
That’s possible. But it wouldn’t be that hard for the NRA and gun industry to compile that data with specifics and get it out there. There is plenty of conservative media to get that ball rolling.
I will wait for CNN to report how many times guns were successfully used as a deterrent without needing to fire a shot.
 

bbsam

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Why would proposed legislation cause you to panic buy?
Because Illinois has the votes to ban ARs and AKs and seem to be determined to do so. I’d like to have them before waiting for the Supreme Court to rule against them.
 

bbsam

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I will wait for CNN to report how many times guns were successfully used as a deterrent without needing to fire a shot.
Why? If the data exists, why not get that competing narrative out there?

You don’t trust CNN to do it anyway. Makes me wonder if the data to back up your assertion really exists.
 

sailfish

Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Because Illinois has the votes to ban ARs and AKs and seem to be determined to do so. I’d like to have them before waiting for the Supreme Court to rule against them.
So gun control legislation would cause people to have to give up being able to legally obtain these guns. Carry on.
 

Lineandinitial

Legio patria nostra
Because Illinois has the votes to ban ARs and AKs and seem to be determined to do so. I’d like to have them before waiting for the Supreme Court to rule against them.
Those things you are allowed to buy are neither AR’s or AK’s.
They’re sporting rifles that look like the real thing.
You wanna shot a real one, get an SOT or join the military.
 
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