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Hey, there is a

Richard Day — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:08:40 +0000

In reply to forget the gun, man. Take

Hey, there is a Constitutional right to bear buns...

Look it up!

forget the gun, man. Take

kyle flynn — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:41:20 +0000

In reply to Six year-old shoots self and two other kindergartners; no shite!

forget the gun, man. Take away those hot dogs. Those things'll kill ya!

I guess I was just struck by

Richard Day — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:32:08 +0000

In reply to In all fairness, guns are

I guess I was just struck by the keen nose on that savvy reporter:

I knew it was a gun because a gun goes 'pow,' " Jarneshia said. "I got really scared."

I will betchya that she was trained at ITT and read a lot of that Woodward guy's books!

In all fairness, guns are

Verified Atheist — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:04:23 +0000

In reply to Guns are like cars,

In all fairness, guns are like cars, motorcycles or swimming pools – except for when they're not. Rather than arguing (like some here seem to do) that they are absolutely not alike (which is patently false), it's more worthwhile to point out how they differ and how those differences are material. It's also worthwhile to point out how those similarities are material. After all, there are plenty of laws regarding cars, motorcycles, and swimming pools that can (and in some cases are) applied to guns. On the other hand, unlike cars, motorcycles, and swimming pools, the primary purpose of guns is to do bodily harm, whereas for cars, motorcycles, and swimming pools bodily harm is an unintended consequence. (That's arguably the most important difference in my opinion.)

Why does this remind me of the recent Civil War discussions?

Guns are like cars,

NCD — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:42:09 +0000

In reply to Six year-old shoots self and two other kindergartners; no shite!

Guns are like cars, motorcycles or swimming pools Richard. I learned that from gun lovers and web savants, some here at the Dag.

Any of those deadly gun-like things could also have fallen out of the kids backpack and injured someone. Anyway, the NRA will fully back the gun owners First Amendment rights to keep guns loose and loaded around his house and any resident K-schoolers, and millions of Americans will cling to their loaded guns in agreement.