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Gun Control Reform Activism

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4. There are so many things wrong with that line of "reasoning", it's hard to know where to start.

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 10:18 PM

Mar 2013

It always seems to boil down to needing the guns to stop the government from coming to take the guns.

But the government will always have a bigger gun.

It's silly. It's 12 yr. old logic.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/62yearold-with-gun-only-one-standing-between-natio,30984/

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Militias, last line of defense etc. and the civil war. [View all] Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 OP

I hope you don't mind if I repost a few toons :) Electric Monk Mar 2013 #1

well skinnytrees Mar 2013 #2

^^^^^^ ellisonz Mar 2013 #5

spring cleaning BainsBane Mar 2013 #8

Yup, the anti federalists wrote the Constitution Progressive dog Mar 2013 #9

That's nice. But WE THE PEOPLE decided jmg257 Mar 2013 #10

But that is exactly what it is... 12 yr. old logic. defacto7 Mar 2013 #6

Let's put it this way: I know a few people who are, er, Alex Jones "fans". Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #7

Indeed the scenario most of the nut jobs depict as the tyranny they would need Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #11

the many & the proud jimmy the one Mar 2013 #12

right, and that was a spot on observation CreekDog Mar 2013 #15