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Originally Posted by bierbelly
...or perhaps the gun nuts could give up the "slippery slope" red herring and actively participate in a discussion about what could be done.
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What "slippery slope" argument? The one where the left wants to ban guns completely? They're calling for it. That's not a slippery slope, that's the bottom of the slope.
Which active discussion would you like to participate in:
1) Almost all of these attacks happen in "gun free zones", where the killer can be sure of unarmed victims. Gun free zones don't work. Go...
2) The Assault Weapons Ban that expired did not ban any of the weapons that have been used in the recent attacks. Go...
3) The most dangerous cities in America when it comes to gun violence are also the ones where it is the most difficult for people living in those cities to have guns to protect themselves. Criminals like an unarmed populace. Go...
4) The majority of people that I have talked to that want assault weapons banned cannot properly define what an "assault weapon" is. Most think it's a fully automatic weapon, which are already heavily restricted and have not been used in these attacks. Go...
5) The 2nd Amendment gives us the right to bear arms that "shall not be infringed." The only way this should be able to be changed is through an amendment to The Constitution that is ratified by the states. Go...
6) The same people who (reasonably) believe it would be impossible to deport 20 million illegal immigrants think it would be possible to collect 80 million guns. Go...
7) Gun bans only affect law abiding citizens. Go...
8) When an assault happens with a gun the immediate reaction on the left is to blame the gun and ignore the reason the person commit the crime. We have a mental health crisis in this country, not a gun crisis. Go...
9) Mayor Bloomberg says we need to ban "assault weapons" because the US is the only country where attacks like this happen. But the US is not the only country with "assault weapons", so his conclusion is illogical. If anything his statement is proof that "assault weapons" are not the issue and we need to start looking into other things. Go...
10) Many on the left claim that the founders were only giving citizens rights to bear the kind of arms they knew about and that newer arms should be banned. This ignores the fact that the founders, had they believed that, could have stated it explicitly. It also ignores the fact that the founders had the foresight to put in a mechanism for "amending" The Constitution when called for. As stated above, the only way arms should be able to be banned is through Amendments. Go...