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In reply to the discussion: You can blame gun owners or blame the mentally ill... [View all]quaker bill
(8,224 posts)87. The "just bury the kids and move on" argument is lame
But there are alot of iterations of it here.
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We didn't steal art "over there." Other empires did. Certainly Napoleon and of course
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#115
Not entirely true in history. In the early days of the Italian Renaissance the guilds
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#118
hey, I'm not the one who is constantly talking about gun culture here. You have me
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#120
Label it as you wish. I, a dedicated liberal, support its very limited use.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#97
It proves the need for something stronger as the rules still got those weapons into the hands of the
JCMach1
Dec 2012
#76
Using insults and foul language is the type of behavior one would expect from Tea Party types
Freddie Stubbs
Dec 2012
#88
You should be real more often. I would like to see more transparency from you.
morningfog
Dec 2012
#16
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
so are you a member of a well-regulated militia? Or just an average gun worshipper
MotherPetrie
Dec 2012
#40
You got that right. It was the gun, that just happened to be held by a lunatic. nt
madinmaryland
Dec 2012
#44
You're gonna see a lot of people around here claiming 'the mentally ill' did, though.
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#38
Since we can't control guns, then I say we confiscate them and melt them and make ownership . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#28
But getting rid of the NRA is doable. Promoting tools for killing should be controlled.
Lint Head
Dec 2012
#29
I believe there is also a harsh penalty for committing cold blooded murder
Budgies Revenge
Dec 2012
#78
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
I think we should require gun owners who are neither in the military, the police or the national
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#80
we can't stop people from being mentally ill, but we sure as hell can stop guns
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2012
#94
such a fucking optimistic view of the world......and such utter fucking bullshit
spanone
Dec 2012
#106