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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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11. "Yeah, Ramon, that'll happen." - Romy White
Sat Jul 16, 2022, 08:11 AM
Jul 2022

If ye love (well anything) better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. ― Samuel Adams (sort of)

Benjamin Franklin said: Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Somethings deal makers know:
You've got to be able to walk away. Point pro-gun.
Never give the first number. Point pro-gun.
Never have a harsh negotiation.

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I agree that the impossibility of defining assault weapons in a meaningful and effective way makes Martin68 Jul 2022 #1
Yes! We agree that an assault weapon ban based on some definition AndyS Jul 2022 #2
Excellent idea! discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #3
Yeah and we're supposed to listen to all that shit like it's a force of nature AndyS Jul 2022 #4
Maybe you missed it, UBCs were kind of the point. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #5
No. UBCs were YOUR point. Not THE point. THE point is reducing gun violence. That means AndyS Jul 2022 #6
Pure negotiating wisdom. Getaway car... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #7
Oh, we can't get that. Lets just plead with the gunners, May I have more Sir? AndyS Jul 2022 #8
Will that also work with automobiles? oneshooter Jul 2022 #9
It has already worked. Guns kill more people every year than cars AndyS Jul 2022 #10
There are about 230 million registered vehicles in the US Kaleva Jul 2022 #17
That's just fucked up . . . AndyS Jul 2022 #18
"Yeah, Ramon, that'll happen." - Romy White discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #11
See why negotiations are futile? Hangingon Jul 2022 #12
Well yeah. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #13
Great. Let's just keep screaming at each other, as always. Paladin Jul 2022 #14
How are you feeling about UBCs? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #15
From the BBC, 2018: yagotme Jul 2022 #19
Years ago, I proposed a method to define based on the cartridge and not the gun itself Kaleva Jul 2022 #16
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