Gun Control Reform Activism

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)

10. Actually, a really good argument can be made for European/Canadian style gun control this way

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:15 PM

Jan 2015

They allow hunting guns such as rifles and shotguns but effectively ban handguns. That is why their murder rates are so much lower. Not high-powered rifles, just old school ones and it has the effect that you can't argue that you don't have self-defense as shotguns are supposed to be the best for that (loud, intimidating, etc.). You also can't say that hunting or target shooting are disallowed. So a majority of gunners' reasoning (if you can call it such) is out the window. The rest are paranoid people who feel the need to be armed every waking moment. They are afraid of "criminals" with guns but will never admit that most stolen guns are stolen from a house of a "responsible gun owner" if they come from anywhere.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

21 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] billh58 Jan 2015 OP

Guns don't kill, bullets kill people. flamin lib Jan 2015 #1

Just throw a handful of bullets really hard at someone. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #5

Guns don't kill people, 2-year-olds with guns kill people (Walmart incident) Martin Eden Jan 2015 #2

Guns don't kill people, forks do. That's what ammosexuals tell me. And we don't ban forks. nt valerief Jan 2015 #3

Idiots. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #6

What would the statistics be if they factored in "accidents" and "guns that just went off?" NBachers Jan 2015 #4

Thanks for the stats libodem Jan 2015 #7

Look into those statistics even deeper, and you find rifles and shotguns kill few people... happyslug Jan 2015 #8

And your straight-from-the-NRA-playbook billh58 Jan 2015 #9

Actually, a really good argument can be made for European/Canadian style gun control this way BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #10

I totally agree with you, billh58 Jan 2015 #11

And I agree that NO guns are harmless BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #12

You are the one playing right into the NRA's handbook happyslug Jan 2015 #15

And you, like the NRA and the billh58 Jan 2015 #16

To make any changes you look for allies and divide the opposition happyslug Jan 2015 #18

So basically you've come here to dare me to, or test whether I'll block you from the Group? Electric Monk Jan 2015 #20

Like your Gungeoneer idols, billh58 Jan 2015 #21

You make a good argument for much stricter regulations on who can and cannot own pistols Electric Monk Jan 2015 #17

Actually that cartoon sums up the argument happyslug Jan 2015 #19

This post is missing almost 20,000 accidents and suicides. rgbecker Jan 2015 #13

You are correct, but this OP billh58 Jan 2015 #14