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Re:How an Idea to Develop a Safer, Smart Gun Backfired by woodman on Saturday April 09, 2016 @08:42PM (#11464187)
> ...the chance of an accident... Private firearm ownership should be illegal.

For their own good, right? The prisons are already full of people who violated laws enacted under that guise. Anti-2A people don't seem to be aware of the fact that pro-2A people aren't very excited at the prospect of others deciding what is in their best interest. If you are afraid of getting shot by a privately owned gun then base your argument on that, because a temperance movement mkII isn't going to fly.

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Re:How an Idea to Develop a Safer, Smart Gun Backfired by minikites on Saturday April 09, 2016 @09:00PM (#11464260)
Temperance movement? It's easy to brew your own beer and not that easy to machine the parts for your own gun.
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Re:How an Idea to Develop a Safer, Smart Gun Backfired by woodman on Saturday April 09, 2016 @09:05PM (#11464276)
Are you confusing the concepts of practicality and legality? Making your own gun is easy btw.
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Re:How an Idea to Develop a Safer, Smart Gun Backfired by LyndsySimon on Saturday April 09, 2016 @11:51PM (#11464794)
That's not even close to true. You can buy all the parts to make a working 12ga shotgun in two aisles of Home Depot, for about $30.

Making beer or spirits at least generally requires you to leave the store.

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