Bloomberg to spend $50 million to challenge NRA on gun safety

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**daedalus**

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
NuggzTheNinja wrote:
I think you a missing something here: I don't care what you do in France.

Not just France, buddy. Obviously, you do not care about what anyone else does. Which is not giving you a good reputation.

NuggzTheNinja wrote:
For almost a decade now, Muslim terrorists have been rioting and destroying your country and nobody is willing or able to lift a finger to stop them.

That is rich, coming from the U.S.
Remember the twin towers ? Because we sure did not loose the Eiffel tower, or any other significant building, to Muslim terrorists . But I guess you would know better if you cared about France. Since you do not, you can only spill uneducated bs .

**streamdragon**

Kilkrazy wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
Abolishing guns is about as functional as trying to abolish teenage sex. It isn't going to happen and spending money trying to do so is wasteful and ignorant.

Sure, it's his money. But if he really gave a gak about people and not power and control, he'd spend that money on gun safety programs for young people and at schools.

The Netherlands has done pretty well in abolishing guns and teenage sex.

Gun related deaths per 100,000 population (2011)
USA, 10.3 (2011)
The Netherlands, 0.46 (2010)

Teenage pregnancies, including births and abortions, per 1000 women (2006)
USA, 61.2
The Netherlands, 14.1

I'm sure the issues of certain legal drugs in the Netherlands being illegal in the US (and the resultant black market) along with a legalized sex trade in the Netherlands have nothing to do with it...

**reds8n**

The thread has a topic.

If you wish to contribute then stick to it.

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Nor do you get to insult other users, their home countries or religions.

If this is something you cannot do then don't post.

**Dreadclaw69**

Kilkrazy wrote:
I mean, do you get the basic point that sometimes the innocent have to be inconvenienced in order that a greater good may be promoted?

If you drive then please turn in your license and car keys. After all, it is only fitting that you be inconvenienced so that innocent people are not hurt by reckless drivers, or those who are driving whilst impaired.

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cincydooley wrote:
I think a lot of people have a big problem with the notion that we should infringe upon the rights of the law abiding to further control the non law abiding.

Essentially this.