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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Guns

It's true that guns don't kill people, and that people controlling the guns are the criminals. However, if there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, then anyone with common sense will know that it can prevent mass murder. That's just a given.

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You have a logical flaw here. If there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, then [something wouldn't happen] -- but you say that people will common sense will know something. People who believe this will know it, whether there is easy access or whether access is impossible.

  • You have a logical flaw here.
  • If there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, then [something wouldn't happen] -- but you say that people will common sense will know something.
  • People who believe this will know it, whether there is easy access or whether access is impossible.
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You have a logical flaw here.

If there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, then [something wouldn't happen] -- but you say that people will common sense will know something.

People who believe this will know it, whether there is easy access or whether access is impossible.
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Grammar GeekYou have a logical flaw here.If there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, then [something wouldn't happen] -- but you say that people will common sense will know something.People who believe this will know it, whether there is easy access or whether access is impossible.
It's true that guns don't kill people, and that people controlling t
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Try this:
However, anyone with [a little - okay, but not needed and it didn't add to making the original more logical] common sense knows that if there weren't such easy access to assault weapons, there would be fewer mass murders . That's just a given.
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It's true that guns don't kill people, and that people controlling the guns are the criminals.

It's true that guns don't kill people, and that the people using the guns are the criminals.

A small query.

We commonly say that things kill people.

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