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Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

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9. More than 80% of gun owners are nonhunters.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 28, 2017, 08:24 PM

Mar 2017

So promising to outlaw nonhunting-style guns comes across as a promise to take the guns of 80%+ of gun owners.

I'll also point out that modern-looking rifles like AR-15's and civilian AK derivatives are among the least misused of all guns; out of ~12,000 murders annually in the USA, less than 270 involve *any* type of rifle.

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I'm seeing a bunch of articles about "Hillbillies" & other rural whites... [View all] The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 OP

OK, if I may offer this DonCoquixote Mar 2017 #1

I'm not saying that this mind set is 100% correct or... The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #2

More than 80% of gun owners are nonhunters. benEzra Mar 2017 #9

Interesting how drumpf tapped into the darker side of people's souls. democratisphere Mar 2017 #3

I was "lucky" that I was young enough when the steel/coal economy died... The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #4

Great OP TPMS, when the GOP discovered wedge issues they hit dae Mar 2017 #5

Great post. Many of us are great at *posing* tolerant. pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #6

Not according to the Democratic Party oneshooter Mar 2017 #7

Face palm pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #8

NC elected a pro-gun Dem governor but rejected Clinton by 200K votes. benEzra Mar 2017 #10

If that isn't a perfect example pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #11

Democrats are in group #3 re. "gun control". pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #12