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Warren DeMontague

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8. Except, its been a stream of "extreme events", hasn't it, for years now.

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:01 PM

Dec 2012

If you want to talk about "in the wake of a horrific shooting", pretty much the wake of one ends and then another one happens.

So I guess it's always a "bad time" to talk about gun regulation.

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The Wake of Tragedies [View all] NeedleCast Dec 2012 OP

I don't see it as curtaling rights. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #1

Maybe, but what will the consequences be? We still haven't and may never recover from Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #10

Normally, I would agree SocratesInSpirit Dec 2012 #2

What kind of laws? NeedleCast Dec 2012 #7

That is true SocratesInSpirit Dec 2012 #14

Phuck it ... GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #3

Right, anything except actually controlling the ridiculous ease with which any kook can get weapons. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #4

Completely, absolutely, totally Zoeisright Dec 2012 #5

We so often do this and it never seems to register that legislating all Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #6

Except, its been a stream of "extreme events", hasn't it, for years now. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #8

Please see #10 Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #15

3 strikes was a shitty law. And there was political fallout from the AWB. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #16

I didn't say all laws are shitty, but every law passed in the heat of outrage in response to Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #17

Then how about if we say any laws passed now are in response to Aurora. Gabby Gifford. Or Columbine. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #18

There was no emotional outrage over those revelations, most people weren't even aware Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #19

Know what? I dont care. There is a school full of 20 dead 6 year olds. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #20

Exactly. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #21

But during an ongoing crisis IS the time to legislate changes that stem the crisis alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #9

That May Be True NeedleCast Dec 2012 #11

I'm willing to experiment with that alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #12

okay then MrYikes Dec 2012 #13