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In reply to the discussion: The shooting: How many more of these "things" are we going to put up with? [View all]GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)86. Until the militia gets well-regulated ...
the loose canons will continue to fire.
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The shooting: How many more of these "things" are we going to put up with? [View all]
Botany
Dec 2012
OP
You think that the mentally ill is the biggest problem with homicides
former-republican
Dec 2012
#26
Doesn't say "Fucking nutballs" ,but it's pretty clear about "shall not be infringed".
Pacafishmate
Dec 2012
#34
One can analyze all day . Those who don't need a gun in their pants in public, know what it means.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#80
Interpretation of that sentence is the problem. Those who ascribe to individual RK&BR,
freshwest
Dec 2012
#38
I think those who believe that is anachronistic hold that we have a different society today.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#74
As long as this country has a broken health care system this will continue to happen
justanidea
Dec 2012
#3
For most murders in this country the person wasn't deemed mentality incompetent to stand trial
former-republican
Dec 2012
#18
Don't need "data, " it's evident. Gun culture won't accept it until NRA does study planned for
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#66
A lot of those criminals are already to deeply involved in the criminal culture
former-republican
Dec 2012
#33
Canada's registration program was obviously designed to frustrate and piss off
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#78
I would place the possibility of registration at the Federal level passing at less than 10% ...
spin
Dec 2012
#79
A quick review of the "rules" about when it's okay to discuss gun policy might be in order:
TygrBright
Dec 2012
#39
It's as if the NRA is more powerful than our elected officials. Even when a Congresswoman was shot
jillan
Dec 2012
#46
I think part of the answer is to tax hell out of ammunition sales. Then only the rich could afford
Ford_Prefect
Dec 2012
#73
when we evolve as a society to where we deal with the root causes of violent crime
backwoodsbob
Dec 2012
#84