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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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10. murder is a legal concept

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 01:03 PM

Oct 2015

meaning, murder is whatever the law says it is. Infanticide up to a couple months wasn't murder either. However, in Ancient Greece, killing a dolphin was murder.

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‘Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?’ [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

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murder is a legal concept gejohnston Oct 2015 #10

I don't know about Jesus, but I sure do. ileus Oct 2015 #2

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not to mention other less than liberal gejohnston Oct 2015 #11

Yes, a 1911 since John Moses Browning was one of the apostles DonP Oct 2015 #6

What difference does it make? beevul Oct 2015 #12