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sarisataka

(21,926 posts)
1. Suggestions
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 07:16 PM
Apr 2013

-spell and grammar check.People often immediately dismiss opinions with errors in those areas

-delete "Problem is there is no negotiating from the NRA point of view, like somehow the 2nd amendment is more sacred than the Bible. " Replace: Why were these proposals consistent with reasonable restrictions on 2A rights previously but now are not acceptable?"

-Delete "The 18th amendment was repealed so can the 2nd amendment if the voice of 90% who believed change was needed would collectively organize ." It strengthens the argument of the person you are replying to, the GC is a slippery slope leading to full prohibition of gun ownership. Unless that is the point of your argument.

-"Obama wants our guns was only a distraction. " follow up: The President has repeatedly voiced his opinion in support of individual gun ownership.

-change "38k people this next year will end" to: over 30k people will end through gun fire in crime, accident or their own hand. Avoid arguments over precise numbers and whether suicide counts or not

-change "bought and paid for most of" to: bought and paid for enough of

-add: Halls of Congress to thwart the will of the People.


Good luck and let us know if it gets published

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