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JCMach1

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76. It proves the need for something stronger as the rules still got those weapons into the hands of the
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:34 AM
Dec 2012

shooter... DESPITE the fact the mother was a 'responsible' gun owner.

She did everything right. It is the nature of those weapons that is called into question.

Why am I not fucking surprised by this post at all? Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #1
Indeed. This person takes the RW side of arguments kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #56
In all fairness I think I saw her/him support single-payer at one point. white_wolf Dec 2012 #75
That was probably deliberate prevarication. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #96
For the reason I am nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #58
because they are coming out of the fucking woodwork Skittles Dec 2012 #79
Another right-wing talking point = another dkf post. RetroLounge Dec 2012 #107
Well, it's just part of living, eh? No sense in trying to change it. morningfog Dec 2012 #2
CT has strict gun laws. What more do you want? dkf Dec 2012 #7
They aren't that strict here sharp_stick Dec 2012 #10
Ahh, so by strict, you mean prohibit? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #20
That is a very long term goal. morningfog Dec 2012 #32
Do you realize that when you denigrate legal gun owners as "gun nuts"... cleanhippie Dec 2012 #36
No, you are trying to confuse the point by suggesting morningfog Dec 2012 #53
Then only the Wealthy and Blackwater Security will have guns FreakinDJ Dec 2012 #84
The FF were then, this is now. CTyankee Dec 2012 #101
An interesting point. rrneck Dec 2012 #111
Largely regulated guns and planes and bombs and tanks. CTyankee Dec 2012 #112
Guns have tremendous symbolic value in this country. rrneck Dec 2012 #114
We didn't steal art "over there." Other empires did. Certainly Napoleon and of course CTyankee Dec 2012 #115
You missed the point. rrneck Dec 2012 #116
Not entirely true in history. In the early days of the Italian Renaissance the guilds CTyankee Dec 2012 #118
This is not the Renaissance. rrneck Dec 2012 #119
hey, I'm not the one who is constantly talking about gun culture here. You have me CTyankee Dec 2012 #120
We all have more in common than we think. rrneck Dec 2012 #121
I did care. So I looked at your examples. CTyankee Dec 2012 #122
Hell, I'd settle for sharp_stick Dec 2012 #123
I heard that guns were purchased in another state. Lint Head Dec 2012 #11
Stricter motha fucka laws!!!!! morningfog Dec 2012 #14
They aren't strict enough by half. How about this: kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #59
You support the death penalty? How progressive of you... nt rDigital Dec 2012 #61
For negligent gun nuts whose guns are used to kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #66
The death penalty is never progressive. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #72
Label it as you wish. I, a dedicated liberal, support its very limited use. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #97
Then you're neither. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #98
First of all, the DP is nothing more than state sanctioned murder. white_wolf Dec 2012 #77
It proves the need for something stronger as the rules still got those weapons into the hands of the JCMach1 Dec 2012 #76
Ha ha ha. bettyellen Dec 2012 #3
Yeah, you can nt Progressive dog Dec 2012 #4
GFYS RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #5
When you can't think of a smart response to a logical argument... Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #43
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #86
Using insults and foul language is the type of behavior one would expect from Tea Party types Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #88
Speaking of things that should be locked up WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #6
Just being real. dkf Dec 2012 #9
You should be real more often. I would like to see more transparency from you. morningfog Dec 2012 #16
Aw, c'mon, we all know THAT'S never gonna happen. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #60
How about we start with the people who enabled our invasion of Iraq Cetacea Dec 2012 #15
Aren't they the same? El Supremo Dec 2012 #8
I don't want guns around me either but I also know I'm not getting others to give theirs up dkf Dec 2012 #12
No more mentally deficient than cleanhippie Dec 2012 #24
Thank you very much! El Supremo Dec 2012 #39
Well played! The "I know you are but what am I" defense. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #90
Remember when the majority of adults smoked? I do. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #13
Interesting point. (nt) enough Dec 2012 #22
Well yeah, and smoking was a Constituional Right too!!! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #30
so are you a member of a well-regulated militia? Or just an average gun worshipper MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #40
Hahahahahaha! WHERE do you come up with this stuff? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #89
Ownership equals worship in your view? Marengo Dec 2012 #93
Well go ahead and convince people to give up their guns. dkf Dec 2012 #37
Where did I mention outlawing guns? MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #42
I'm fine with a campaign that asks people with guns to give them up. dkf Dec 2012 #47
Where's that damned unrec? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #17
What if we get to the bottom that: BOTH ARE PROBLEMS! n/t KoKo Dec 2012 #18
Bullshit! Glitterati Dec 2012 #19
Thank you. n/t Cetacea Dec 2012 #23
Yeah, sure. That gun did all that by itself. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #31
You got that right. It was the gun, that just happened to be held by a lunatic. nt madinmaryland Dec 2012 #44
That weapon allowed that lunatic to kill 26 people. neverforget Dec 2012 #50
Here's a photo of the shooter. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #82
You're gonna see a lot of people around here claiming 'the mentally ill' did, though. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #38
I am sick of this all being blamed on mental illness. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #83
So you make no distinction... TXDemoGal Dec 2012 #21
So everyone here thinks its okay to have guns that kill a few people dkf Dec 2012 #41
You are not believable.. Rex Dec 2012 #105
It's a little too soon to be making jokes. renie408 Dec 2012 #25
the fact is: Algebra Palin Dec 2012 #26
Best. Username. Ever. smokey nj Dec 2012 #34
The fact is: cleanhippie Dec 2012 #35
As evidenced by our steadily falling murder rates ... oh wait. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #102
Research shows that strict gun contol laws save lives. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #27
Since we can't control guns, then I say we confiscate them and melt them and make ownership . . . . Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #28
Good luck with that. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #63
But getting rid of the NRA is doable. Promoting tools for killing should be controlled. Lint Head Dec 2012 #29
you call being held hostage by the gun lobby a "free" society? marions ghost Dec 2012 #33
You're wrong. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #45
How would any of those change what happened today? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #48
If gun owners knew that failure to lock their guns away kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #65
I agree with the requirements to lock things up ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #67
I liken it to giving the DP to accessories to murder. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #100
Which is not done in any state that I know of, even Texas ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #103
I believe there is also a harsh penalty for committing cold blooded murder Budgies Revenge Dec 2012 #78
Nope, but keeping guns out of their hands could save lives. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #99
What law would have taken the gun from the mother? dkf Dec 2012 #49
No. rDigital Dec 2012 #64
We need to take health care far more seriously than we do. Gregorian Dec 2012 #46
I agree that is the one thing we keep re-learning. dkf Dec 2012 #51
Do you then want all medical records considered public record? forthemiddle Dec 2012 #85
Did you know that Germany recently passed laws making it a crime to spank children? Gregorian Dec 2012 #92
Your post is the problem. A post that shows that owning guns is more important than the life of Mass Dec 2012 #52
Exactly RetroLounge Dec 2012 #108
how about blaming income inequality? NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #54
Funny, other free societies don't seem to have this same problem. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #55
Tell me, why is there a DIRECT CORRELATION nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #57
Wait - did you SERIOUSLY just compare the MURDER of nearly 30 kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #62
Yeah, its all the fault of people who take antidepressants BainsBane Dec 2012 #68
Paying taxes = mass murder The Midway Rebel Dec 2012 #69
Yeah, what's a little human sacrifice, of CHILDREN, DevonRex Dec 2012 #70
You can blame guns, but I would never actually expect Rex Dec 2012 #71
mass murder is not the price of living in a free society Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #73
We have paid too high of a price for your so-called "free society" Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #74
I think we should require gun owners who are neither in the military, the police or the national JDPriestly Dec 2012 #80
So, in your opinion Budgies Revenge Dec 2012 #81
The "just bury the kids and move on" argument is lame quaker bill Dec 2012 #87
Or you can make asinine statements like Skidmore Dec 2012 #91
we can't stop people from being mentally ill, but we sure as hell can stop guns La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #94
+1. Gun crisis must be tackled first Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #95
Start with violence and the gun problem will mostly go away ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #104
such a fucking optimistic view of the world......and such utter fucking bullshit spanone Dec 2012 #106
MASS MURDER "is the price we pay for living in a free society." RetroLounge Dec 2012 #109
Other countries live in a free society Terra Alta Dec 2012 #110
Why is the cost so much lower in other "free" societies? Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #113
Yeah, let's just throw up our hands and give up Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #117
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