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Postby kiryan » Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:00 am

http://www.argusleader.com/article/2011 ... ns-buy-gun

Tongue in cheek attempt by a legislator to

Require all adults over the age of 21 to buy a firearm in the interests of self defense and the defense of others less fortunate.

Replace firearm with health insurance and defense with health and you get obamacare. Now explain to me why we shouldn't require people to have guns for self defense.
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Postby Kindi » Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:32 am

switzerland does it. an assault rifle and ammo in every home after mandatory military service (males 20 to 30)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politi ... ssued_arms
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Postby Kifle » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:11 am

kiryan wrote:http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110131/UPDATES/110131031/Bill-would-require-all-S-D-citizens-buy-gun

Tongue in cheek attempt by a legislator to

Require all adults over the age of 21 to buy a firearm in the interests of self defense and the defense of others less fortunate.

Replace firearm with health insurance and defense with health and you get obamacare. Now explain to me why we shouldn't require people to have guns for self defense.


Because if my child gets my health insurance card out of my wallet, it's not going to blow their face off.
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Postby Teflor Lyorian » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:48 am

Kifle wrote:Because if my child gets my health insurance card out of my wallet, it's not going to blow their face off.

Malpractice cases might convince you otherwise!
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Postby Pril » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:50 pm

Kifle wrote:
kiryan wrote:http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110131/UPDATES/110131031/Bill-would-require-all-S-D-citizens-buy-gun

Tongue in cheek attempt by a legislator to

Require all adults over the age of 21 to buy a firearm in the interests of self defense and the defense of others less fortunate.

Replace firearm with health insurance and defense with health and you get obamacare. Now explain to me why we shouldn't require people to have guns for self defense.


Because if my child gets my health insurance card out of my wallet, it's not going to blow their face off.


But he could decapitate himself with a horrid papercut!
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Postby Teflor Lyorian » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:04 pm

Lol. Roughly 15k+ malpractice lawsuits per year, while accidental firearms deaths hovers just below 700 per year.
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Postby Ragorn » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:34 pm

I can't be arsed to find it, but I saw a similar joke about a restaurant that wanted to combat the city's "no smoking" ordinance by passing a law that would make smoking mandatory in bars.
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