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When Gun Control Satire Becomes Reality

gyrene74 Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 6:48 AM
This diatribe had to come from some comic book, or other. No sane human being that is still on the streets talked this way, he/she would surely be put away, Way Away!
Colonialgirl Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 5:41 PM
Well for sure all you ignorant liberal trolls voted for what occupies the White House now.
MatthewlovesAyn Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 8:33 AM
LD: I have you on my favoriges button. This is the first time your slip is showing. We have elected many officials with these thoughts in mind.
KPar Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 7:59 AM
C'mon Folks- make sure your satire detectors are turned on!
Loyal Democrat Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 6:54 AM
Hey, this kind of talk gets one elected in Britain. And soon it will get one elected here in the States. Maybe you should reconsider your impression that nobody actually thinks this way.
AWLkabong Wrote: Dec 28, 2012 6:50 AM

Back in my less sophisticated days (shocking as it may seem, I wasn’t always the mature, statesmanlike figure I am today), I sometimes resorted to silly arguments when debating gun control, such as, “does this mean you want to ban knives since they also can be used to kill people?”

Smarter opponents would scoff and accuse me of knocking down straw men, assuming a non-existent slippery slope, or engaging in reductio ad absurdum.

I wasn’t even sure what the last one meant, but I secretly felt chagrined because I also thought the...

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