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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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5. IMHO control is just a myth

Reply to ileus (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 01:59 PM

Nov 2015

Laws do not control. Restraining orders don't even control.

Use of the term control is a losing idea all around.
It's a lie that staunch control types admire and cling to.
It's a lie that staunch pro-RKBA types eschew out of disdain for tyranny.

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Americans more likely to support 'gun laws' than 'gun control laws', poll finds [View all] Eugene Nov 2015 OP

More people support the "Affordable Care Act" than "Obamacare". guillaumeb Nov 2015 #1

My DW is away on ACA training for the next 3 days. ileus Nov 2015 #2

Plus you avoided saying that Nigerian, Kenyan, socialist name: Obama. guillaumeb Nov 2015 #4

No matter what folks say, CONTROL isn't a progressive value and the people will reject it. ileus Nov 2015 #3

IMHO control is just a myth discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #5

Well, Quinnipiac may wish to nibble 'round the edges of jargon & get new goalposts... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #6