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Dave
Lv 6
Dave asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 8 years ago

Now that anti-gun control activists have sent a biological weapon in the mail?

Can we stop pretending that they're not violent criminals? How can we reasonably stop lunatics like this from using WMD's to influence politics without infringing on the rights of law abiding gun owners?

Update:

@Wounded Duck: No, I just read the news. The envelope had a letter in it along with the ricin, the letter read "“You’re not going to take my guns. You’ll have to kill me before you take my guns. If you take my guns, you should see what I’m going to do to you,”

Here's the link http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mike_hit_by_poi...

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Now, they will start claiming that "the only way to stop a bad guy with ricin is a good guy with ricin" and demand that all Americans have their own biological weapons arsenal.

  • 8 years ago

    Those who did that foolishly played right into the hands of the rabid anti-gunners, who can use this act, as you do, to say that gun worshipers are dangerous lunatics who shouldn't even be allowed a peashooter or a rubber band gun. A better idea is to work with those of us who demand stricter gun control, but no - these jerks have their heads fixed firmly up their own butts. Too bad, 'cuz they're gonna lose!

  • 8 years ago

    We already have laws that make sending ricin through the mail a crime. Why do libs always want a new law targeted at their political enemies every time someone breaks an existing one.

  • Feivel
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Since it went to Bloomberg, I am dubious. I never believe anything that comes from him. He tried a sting operation in Arizona (a place he has absolutely no authority) to prove guns are bad and gun owners are awful people. What would keep him from setting something like this up?

    I am dubious but whoever is responsible, needs to face justice.

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  • piao
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    try against Handguns does a "It took place To Me" section on human beings protecting themselves with weapons. think of American Rifleman additionally has a real thoughts section. we ought to continually be allowed to possess weapons by using fact we are adults and this could be a loose country. somewhat do not ought to justify it any added. humorous area observe, all this communicate approximately unlawful weapons. very few weapons are unlawful. All weapons are synthetic by utilising approved builders and registered with the government. they are then shipped to approved sellers and bought to those who're legally allowed to posses them. whilst somebody get popped for DUI they don't say they have been utilising an unlawful vehicle, or had unlawful alcohol. Their strikes are the crime, not the gadget. in the experience that your license is suspended the vehicle isn't unlawful, you utilising it it. Banning approaches won't decrease crime. that is already unlawful to rob and shoot human beings, why isn't that sufficient? i've got not smoke pot in years, yet whilst i needed to back i could ask the babies who carry out by utilising the mini-mart for some. think of approximately that, if i needed an unlawful substance the 1st guy or woman i could ask could be a young person. Banning issues on no account works

  • 8 years ago

    May be Bloomberg arranged for it to be sent to himself. Sympathy plays a big role in swinging opinion in the political arena.

  • 8 years ago

    Unless YOU sent it, you know more about it than the FBI.

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