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In reply to the discussion: Florida Man Ordered To Surrender His Firearms, Fatally Shoots The Deputy Who Tries To Take Them [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)2. For many years the right wing has been pushing the idea that
        the government is the enemy. Often linked to that ridiculous idea is that only a gun can be used to defend against the supposed tyranny of the government. 
According to the NRA, the only solution is more guns, correct?
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                        Florida Man Ordered To Surrender His Firearms, Fatally Shoots The Deputy Who Tries To Take Them [View all]
							SecularMotion
							Sep 2015
							OP
                        
        
        There's nothing more persuasive than an argument with lots of CAPS LOCK...
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #12
      
        
        How 'bout a link to this "according to the NRA" thing you mentioned, mmkay?
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #9
      
        
        Who said anything about enemy occupying armies? You said more guns aren't the answer.
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Sep 2015
        #15
      
        
        None with firearms.  Gotta start somewhere, and it might as well be with the worst offender.
        lastlib
        Sep 2015
        #21
      
        
        Own guns if you want to. But what do you care if ownership happens to go down?  n/t
        nomorenomore08
        Sep 2015
        #31
      
        
        ...and a tragedy for the victim's family. Note that there are no words of this sort from the OP
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #4
      
        
        Absolutely, I could not agree more, so many that suffer get lost and or ignored in these
        AuntPatsy
        Sep 2015
        #5
      
        
        Three antigun posters on this thread have had nothing to say about the victim or his family
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #14
      
        
        Only gun haters have mentioned the Second Amendment in this thread, yourself included
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #35
      
        
        You should talk to someone about the 'seeing things that aren't actually there' bit
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #37
      
        
        Evil, mind controlling ghosts and inanimate objects that bend humans to their will?
        friendly_iconoclast
        Sep 2015
        #36
      
  