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Lawrence O'Donnell on the gun merchants of death (Original Post) zebonaut May 2013 OP
Guns are for shooting. nt patrice May 2013 #1
Merchants of Death liberal from boston May 2013 #2
Dont you know that IS probably some of the OLDEST MONEY on Earth too, in guns and weaponry. patrice May 2013 #3
K&R. This was really excellent, though shocking as hell Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #4
2. Merchants of Death
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:22 PM
May 2013

Powerful Rewrite!!! Unbelievable that greedy gun manufacturers are now targeting young children with TV ads promoting guns!!!

patrice

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3. Dont you know that IS probably some of the OLDEST MONEY on Earth too, in guns and weaponry.
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:42 PM
May 2013

The logic of it is very disturbing.

Guns are for one thing, shooting, and there are different kinds of shooting, quite a bit of shooting is ir-responsible OWNERSHIP, accidents with guns being used for their intended purposes, such as hunting and collaborative security, are probably a tiny fraction of what is going on in total gun COSTS.

The power differences between a person(s) who choose to not carry a gun and anyone else who chooses to carry one, are another topic no one wants to talk about.

Guns. bestow. privileges. by the simple fact of what they do: SHOOT - whether they actually do that or NOT.

If there is so much danger that lots of people are carrying guns, how come I don't know about this danger when I'm out in public places with people carry concealed guns? I mean, if it were that bad, I'd know, wouldn't I? - so - Why exactly are people carrying guns everywhere?

Should I expect shooting in public places?

If not, then (other than responsible hunting and identified professionals) what ARE guns for?

What, exactly, needs to be shot at a moment's notice?

Nothing?

Q. Then what the fuck!!! are guns for? A. POLITICAL EXTORTION

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