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Re:Since 2010, Gun Stores Have Grown 4.7 Times Faster Than t... by delinka on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @11:28AM (#10939190)
"Wanton" means 'deliberate,' but regarding a cruel act. (OED: 1 (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked: sheer wanton vandalism.) I see this as an expression of ctdonath's opinion that California's actions passing the regulations is cruel, not that the regulations themselves are.
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Re:Since 2010, Gun Stores Have Grown 4.7 Times Faster Than t... by thrownaway2424 on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @11:40AM (#10939290)
If microstamping is cruel, then so are license plates on cars.
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Re:Since 2010, Gun Stores Have Grown 4.7 Times Faster Than t... by delinka on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:06PM (#10939503)
Not only have you missed the point (that passing the law is cruel, not the law itself), you're arguing the opinion on cruelty of the situation with the wrong person: I'm neither supporting nor opposing his opinion on the matter.
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Re:Since 2010, Gun Stores Have Grown 4.7 Times Faster Than t... by kec on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:29PM (#10939716)
Well, license plate "technology" has existed for ~100 years. Microstamping exists as a single parent which has never actually been demonstrated or implemented in a commercial product.
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