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Legend [15492]
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Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 4:56 PM
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facts are facts. We need to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. Most Americans are not for taking peoples guns away. The vast majority of gun owners in the country are sane, careful and responsible.
But people with mental disabilities should not have the same access to firearms that others do.
It's just common sense.
You guys need to have a word of prayer with your party and your President:
"President Trump signed a bill blocking Obama-era background checks on guns for people with mental illnesses." - Mostly True
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-sign-bill-revoking-obama-era-gun-checks-people-mental-illnesses/
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:02 PM
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let's start with hand guns, being that they kill the vast majority of people. It should be way harder than obtaining a drivers license, and you would need a psychological exam before obtaining one.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:04 PM
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No, the vast majority of handgun owners are serious, responsible people.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:05 PM
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explains why 2/3rds of gun deaths are suicides with hand guns.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:13 PM
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Let's ban cars, more die in cars than shootings. Libs want to ban guns
but most of them have guns.
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Do you ride your Glock to the grocery store?
May 18, 2018, 5:15 PM
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Take the kids to school in your shotgun? Cars are an accepted, calculated risk because of the necessary utility they provide. Don't be dumb.
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Lowering the speed limit by 10 mph would save 100X more
May 18, 2018, 5:51 PM
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lives than if we completely stopped all mass shootings forever.
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If we would just enforced the existing speed limits
May 18, 2018, 6:03 PM
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We’d all be ok.
Isn’t that how this is played?
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That would work too, because its the equivalent.
May 18, 2018, 6:05 PM
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10 over is the norm.
It's just hypocritical that many are outraged about one way to save lives, but are annoyed/not moved when faced with the prospect of saving literally exponentially more lives. Because one doesn't affect them and the other does.
This debate is not about saving lives. It's about being able to judge others and partisan politics.
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Oh I agree
May 18, 2018, 6:12 PM
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I was paraphrasing the typical response
Winning the pissing contest is all that matters anymore
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Well it was a clever response, so I pointed you.***
May 18, 2018, 6:12 PM
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I'd be on board with treating guns like cars. Let's flesh
May 19, 2018, 10:39 AM
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this out a bit.
Like cars, let's put in an age limit to operate a gun. A written exam and performance test could be used to license all gun owners.
Then, let's make all guns be registered with the state and subject to yearly taxes. The more guns you own, and the higher their value, the higher your taxes.
We did away with the inspections of cars in SC, but many other states do emissions tests and safety checks. Maybe something like bring your guns in every 2-3 years to verify that you still own them and they're in proper working order?
I recognize that cars can be sold private party and through dealerships. However, you'd still need to register and title a car purchased through a private party.
I like this car comparison thing. I think you're onto something.
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Re: I'd be on board with treating guns like cars. Let's flesh
May 19, 2018, 11:15 AM
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I have never seen this as an issue that is going to keep me up at night. Gun owners, statistically speaking, make themselves a liability to themselves by owning one, thins the herd I guess. The chance that you will need one to defend your life, or to heroically stop a crime is pretty slim. I find them distasteful personally, but from experience I also know that they are a lot of fun. I am more against the narrative that we need them, and the world is so dangerous that we need to arm ourselves. I say just admit that they are cool toys and keep them out of the hands of crazy people.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:06 PM
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Part of the problem is that it's difficult to have a plan or discussion because the arguments always turns into a 'ban them all" argument and defense.
The far left wants to ban them all, and the NRA bangs the same drum.
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The NRA wants to fix NICS, Democrats don't.
May 18, 2018, 6:10 PM
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Democrats want to keep things that GOP can't support in their bills so they can use it against GOP during elections. This is at the expense of saving lives, which fixing NICS and actually enforcing the laws we have, would do.
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Re: The NRA wants to fix NICS, Democrats don't.
May 18, 2018, 6:23 PM
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Democrats want to keep things that GOP can't support in their bills so they can use it against GOP during elections. This is at the expense of saving lives, which fixing NICS and actually enforcing the laws we have, would do.
Does fixing NICS require 60 votes?
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:16 PM
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Felix, you should run for Congress. That at least would keep you from using
Tigernet as your job. I'll vote for you.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 5:52 PM
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Interesting that no one responded to the original post.
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I’m pretty sure that at this point the only thing he could
May 18, 2018, 6:17 PM
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do to alienate his supporters is to flip parties and run in 2020 as a Democrat.
Even then I’m not too sure that would do it.
Sure would be fun if he did though.
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Re: Trump supporters aren't going to like this....but
May 18, 2018, 7:52 PM
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Still no response to Trump ending a program that would help prevent the mentally ill from acquiring weapons....
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