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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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6. That's at least his *second* misrepresentation today alone. From the other group:

Reply to Straw Man (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 29, 2016, 09:40 PM

Feb 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/126210388

There aren't fewer shootings since whatever year the gunners want to cite but more of them survive albeit with a lifetime of recovery. Face it, since Vietnam and Afghanistan and Iraq the trauma ward has gotten pretty good at keeping gunshot victims alive.

I'm sure he'll be along directly to explain how there are more shootings even though
the FBI reports a decline in both murder and aggravated assault (which covers non-fatal
shootings) and the CDC isn't reporting an increase in accidental shootings

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Smart Gun Symposium details tech’s path into consumer market [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2016 OP

I think the "smart gun" is a terificc innovation, but unless the tech. can be adapted to napi21 Feb 2016 #1

It has to start somewhere, someplace, sometime. SecularMotion Feb 2016 #3

Never thought I would agree with you about anything, but I do on this. The Green Manalishi Mar 2016 #12

First get rid of the laws that mandate their use hack89 Feb 2016 #2

But but but 1!1!! flamin lib Feb 2016 #4

Misrepresentation. Straw Man Feb 2016 #5

That's at least his *second* misrepresentation today alone. From the other group: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #6

Those gun fails are just a few of oh so reliable dumb guns because flamin lib Mar 2016 #9

guns don't go through ANY testing before being offered to the buyer sarisataka Mar 2016 #10

That's his second and third misrepresentations *in this thread alone*, and his 4th in two days... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #13

You miss the point again. Straw Man Mar 2016 #11

Yeaaaaah...gun manufacturers have no QC on their products Press Virginia Mar 2016 #17

How about after years/decades of not used and just sitting in the closet? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #7

Where did anyone anyone anywhere say, "before they can enter the sales market"? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #8

Nowhere, of course. It's just more pious fraud from the control types friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #14

Well, they are smarter and morally superior to all of us DonP Mar 2016 #15

Good demo shadowrider Mar 2016 #20

All things tech... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 #16

All things tech... CompanyFirstSergeant Mar 2016 #18

Ever have a revolver jam or fail eject? discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 #19

Yes, actually... CompanyFirstSergeant Mar 2016 #21