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Gun Control Reform Activism

branford

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15. I posted to state that as a NYC resident that I DID NOT OPPOSE the offender registry.

Reply to billh58 (Reply #13)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 04:02 PM

Aug 2013

I then responded to questions.

However, if you and others truly believe that I'm some NRA shill, don't care about dead children, or other banal evil, I will sadly leave the debate in this forum.

I'm the type of guy you would talk to if you really wanted to reach a compromise on some regulations. However, if your goal is to achieve some form of ideological purity, a purported total win a gun control, you are really allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. The result will be many more guns on the streets, including illegal guns owned by demonstrably dangerous people. Instead of working together to find constitutional methods to target these individuals, nothing will be accomplished, and we all will be worse for it.

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NYC bill would put NYPD gun offender database online [View all] Robb Aug 2013 OP

You know what would be cool? If someone would leak the NRA data base on doc03 Aug 2013 #1

Why? spin Aug 2013 #2

Your fears seem based on the assumption criminals are currently stymied in their attempts Robb Aug 2013 #3

My object is to reduce gun violence in our nation. ... spin Aug 2013 #4

Just the fact that the NRA uses the fear of the govmunt doc03 Aug 2013 #5

It is possible that may happen. ... spin Aug 2013 #6

Note that the bill is a gun OFFENDER database, not a gun OWNER database. branford Aug 2013 #7

But isn't it ironic the NRA has actually compiled their own gun doc03 Aug 2013 #8

I definitely want to play nice while in this forum, but . . . branford Aug 2013 #9

You must lose sleep thinking about that evil DMV and their database of car owners! DanTex Aug 2013 #10

Nah, Gungeoneers don't billh58 Aug 2013 #11

Wow. OK, let's address you points (without the snark). branford Aug 2013 #12

Honestly, you are so far off in NRA land that there is not much to discuss. DanTex Aug 2013 #14

Well said! billh58 Aug 2013 #20

And another self-proclaimed billh58 Aug 2013 #13

I posted to state that as a NYC resident that I DID NOT OPPOSE the offender registry. branford Aug 2013 #15

The amusing thing is billh58 Aug 2013 #16

As I said when this group first opened up... DanTex Aug 2013 #18

That OP should have billh58 Aug 2013 #19

Sorry, you're not fooling anyone. DanTex Aug 2013 #17