Creating a better society

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Creating a better society

mcfly — 12/22/2012 12:40:23 AM (archived)

"Creating a society in which we are less likely to kill each other is the solution."

I'm totally onside with you here, but do you think the "nothing can be done" crowd would ever honestly get behind such an idea?

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“Nothing can be done” - Robert - 12/21/2012 5:02:15 AM
- OK. So, what to do? - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 1:10:39 PM
  - As with nuclear weapons, guns necessitate more gun ownership to protect you from all the guns. - alcaray - 12/21/2012 7:42:32 PM
    - Another conversation: disarmament as negotiation. - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 9:00:32 PM
      - I've got nothing aainst law-abiding gun owners either. - mcfly - 12/21/2012 9:34:55 PM
        
        John O'Hara, in his novella "Imagine Kissing Pete" (I think)... - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 9:58:03 PM
        
        Alcohol and firearms, huh? - mcfly - 12/22/2012 12:21:14 AM
        
        The Feds put them together, along with tobacco, and later, explosives. - MaryAnne - 12/22/2012 1:56:03 AM
        
        They don't legislate emission controls and mileage standards. - TB - 12/21/2012 9:49:32 PM
    - Where? - TB - 12/21/2012 7:43:49 PM
      - What? - alcaray - 12/21/2012 7:54:40 PM
        
        We're not talking about nuclear weapons. - TB - 12/21/2012 8:01:57 PM
        
        That was an analogy, Tom. - alcaray - 12/21/2012 8:10:12 PM
        
        Okay, if we're doing analogies... - TB - 12/21/2012 8:25:29 PM
        
        You are misaken (though it's largely beside the point). - alcaray - 12/21/2012 9:53:14 PM
        
        Fine, but next we're doing S'mores - mcfly - 12/21/2012 9:51:50 PM
        
        Let's see... - TB - 12/21/2012 9:54:07 PM
  - I'm disappointed - Robert - 12/21/2012 6:44:41 PM
    - And we're talking past each other. Again. - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 8:32:14 PM
      - Creating a better society - mcfly - 12/22/2012 12:40:23 AM
        
        I don't care about the "nothing can be done" crowd unless they cut off my money. - MaryAnne - 12/22/2012 2:05:01 AM
      - Nobody thinks twice about armed bank guards being a good idea. - TB - 12/21/2012 9:51:56 PM
        
        We don't have any. - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 10:14:02 PM
      - PS: The gun shops' parking lots were full again this morning. - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 9:17:16 PM
      - I agree with your solution, but... - FrankC - 12/21/2012 9:09:56 PM
        
        Amen, and it's about time, too. - MaryAnne - 12/21/2012 9:31:05 PM
    - What you did say in your post: - TB - 12/21/2012 7:16:35 PM
      - "I found out that there is no magic wand that can keep a lunatic from finding a weapon and using it to commit mass murder." - alcaray - 12/21/2012 7:52:31 PM
- It's not a "conservative" meme. - TB - 12/21/2012 6:18:02 AM
  - Oh, sorry, I didn't realize... - Robert - 12/21/2012 6:47:49 PM
    - You don't really want discussion. - TB - 12/21/2012 7:35:48 PM
      - Are you on drugs? Take a look at this thread. (n/t) - Robert - 12/21/2012 10:52:58 PM

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