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Another gun control thread ('Cause I lost track of the other one!)

Paxania
09-09-2004, 21:50
Rather than people saying the same things over and over again (Liberals: guns kill and they contain tiny transmitters that override people's thoughts and make them want to kill schoolchildren, Conservatives: [various statistics and logic]), I just want answers from liberals. Address only me.

Explain why the crime rate is going down.

Explain why the government may violate the Constitution.

Explain why you have to claim semi-automatic weapons are machine guns to get them banned.

Explain why rights can actually be taken away over time as they become outdated.

Explain why criminals will obey any law we wish to pass.

Give an alternative history to the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America standoff where the police don't have access to semi-automatic weapons.

Explain why cities with gun control are often among the most dangerous.

Give at least 10 examples of gun control significantly reducing crime.
Unfree People
09-09-2004, 21:56
Rather than people saying the same things over and over again (Liberals: guns kill and they contain tiny transmitters that override people's thoughts and make them want to kill schoolchildren, Conservatives: [various statistics and logic]), I just want answers from liberals. Address only me. Wow, such a balanced and unbiased opinion. Impressive.
Myrth
09-09-2004, 22:01
Wow, yous is smarts.
Kerubia
09-09-2004, 22:06
I generally agree with the Pro-Gun side, but

Explain why rights can actually be taken away over time as they become outdated.

No rights are absolute. Every right is regulated. They always have been. They will likely always be.

But of course, the 2nd Amendment IS the only one saying that the right to own a gun shall NOT be infringed . . .
Paxania
09-09-2004, 22:07
Wow, such a balanced and unbiased opinion. Impressive.

Hey, I don't see liberals gushing with facts and figures. I've seen a few who try, but it's unimpressive.