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In reply to the discussion: Man whose gun discharged at swim lesson faces misdemeanor [View all]CompanyFirstSergeant
(1,558 posts)30. It must be the rain today...
        ...that people are getting so nasty.
Yes, logically, you could certainly say that it is necessary to have a handgun in order to kill someone with a handgun.
No argument.
No, handguns are not doing the killing.  People with them are doing the killing.  The handgun is the tool.  
Hammers don't build nice houses or ugly houses. They are just used to hammer nails.
No, I'm not dense.
So what do you propose, instead of just raging online?
Would you like some contact information to become a firearms safety instructor?
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        I want everyone who's gun "accidently" discharges or gets into the hand of a child arrested....
        marble falls
        May 2016
        #1
      
        
        Uhhh, that this is one of those rare occassions some bystander wasn't shot? To me that was GOOD news
        marble falls
        May 2016
        #9
      
        
        "Band HAND GUNS NOW!!" What are you doing to achieve your goal, aside from keyboard use?
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #12
      
        
        They do, but the smart ones will notice that the gun prohibitionists aren't nearly as active...
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #16
      
        
        Do you go to legislative and municipal hearings? Donate to organizations that represent you views?
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #22
      
        
        There are ca. 80 million gun owners in the US- *that* is the group I mean
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #39
      
        
        According to the local news linked report, the gun went off while in his back pants pocket..
        vkkv
        May 2016
        #21
      
        
        Some of the gun control tribe are bloodthirsty- posts like that can be seen regularly
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #10
      
        
        There's a long thread dedicated to preserving utterances like that:
        friendly_iconoclast
        May 2016
        #20