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Never let a good tragedy go to waste NT Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #1
which of the 10000+ tragedies this year are you complaining about Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #4
Fuck the NRA and fuck the anti-sanity brigade/gun nutz that are enablers of the tragedy today. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #5
THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK etherealtruth Dec 2012 #26
Why, No no I'm not Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #32
Most of your posts have been in the "gungeon" etherealtruth Dec 2012 #34
Most of my posts have been in the gungeon Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #35
It seems you are repeating NRA talking points verbatim etherealtruth Dec 2012 #41
You know , I would have a lot more respect for the pro gun control crowd Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #42
I accept your lack of respect as a compliment etherealtruth Dec 2012 #43
The official NRA response Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #44
You're delusional if you think you've ever won an argument. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #109
the "car" argument is so lame. DCBob Dec 2012 #36
Not Only That..... Paladin Dec 2012 #39
I'm curious what gun laws do you think are too loose and to easy to get around? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #40
so you admit your car argument is lame. DCBob Dec 2012 #46
Not in the slightest Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #48
then you didnt read and/or comprehend my previous post. DCBob Dec 2012 #50
The guns you own DID contribute laundry_queen Dec 2012 #104
What about those issues with theKed Dec 2012 #47
What do you propose? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #49
I love a good straw man, don't you? theKed Dec 2012 #66
How about you repeal the 2nd amendment AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #76
My guns must be broken rl6214 Dec 2012 #89
Blood on your hands RetroLounge Dec 2012 #55
+1 nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #105
Collective guilt arguments are absurd. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #51
When there is collective guilt these arguments are "accurate" etherealtruth Dec 2012 #67
An entirely unfulfilled conditional... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #74
Society bears the burdens of its ills ... there is a collective guilt etherealtruth Dec 2012 #75
Accepting collective responsibility is a very different thing. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #77
There is a collective guilt etherealtruth Dec 2012 #78
Then we simply disagree. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #79
Killings by Guns – not a knee jerk rant! Ragrum Dec 2012 #68
This is worthy of its own OP etherealtruth Dec 2012 #71
I agree n/t deek Dec 2012 #83
me too. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #106
Which site did you get your anti gun talking points from? rl6214 Dec 2012 #87
Reality etherealtruth Dec 2012 #88
See, the thing about being anti-gun means we're PRO-people living. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #107
Never actually care about dead kids RetroLounge Dec 2012 #54
why did they remove it in the first place? Members of legislatures who have been making weapons still_one Dec 2012 #2
The original assault weapon ban ( which Bill Clinton blames for the loss of the 94 mid terms) Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #6
They have effectively had republican control since bush. How has that been working out for them? still_one Dec 2012 #8
President Obama should have done something when he had his majorities rl6214 Dec 2012 #90
blue dogs would not have gone with it I suspect still_one Dec 2012 #95
Times have changed. Desperate times. Bring back the ban, and then some. morningfog Dec 2012 #23
The murder rate is half what it was when the ban was passed Recursion Dec 2012 #59
I am talking about mass murders, and those have increased still_one Dec 2012 #91
Because it didn't address guns actually used in crimes Recursion Dec 2012 #53
It addresses weapons that taking a lot of people out. 100 thousand people per year are hurt by guns still_one Dec 2012 #92
But not by assault weapons Recursion Dec 2012 #96
no, but assault weapons are for one purpose only, to take out a lot of people still_one Dec 2012 #98
Sigh. Tell me what you mean when you say "assault weapon" Recursion Dec 2012 #99
It is a firearm designed for rapid firing at close range still_one Dec 2012 #102
Give me ballparks of "rapid" and "close" Recursion Dec 2012 #103
I've never understood the need for assault weapons. I've heard the logic that if THEY, the military RKP5637 Dec 2012 #3
How else are you going to assault the White Deer nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #24
Ohhhhh my, hadn't thought about them!!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #27
I've never understood why people with no idea of what "assault weapon" means... Recursion Dec 2012 #56
A DU gun nut just tried to tell me there is no such thing as "assault weapons". kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #7
I keep seeing that kind of thing. As if it makes a bit of difference to a thinking person pnwmom Dec 2012 #14
And a dog is a wolf... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #16
So, like the other guy, do you maintain that a gun is NOT a weapon? kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #17
That is not my take on that discussion ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #18
Is a rifle a weapon or not? THAT is the discussion. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #19
Again, your zeal exceeds your accuracy ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #20
No assault rifle can be an assault weapon. Period Recursion Dec 2012 #58
An assault rifle is fully automatic rl6214 Dec 2012 #94
Then ban everything that fires more than six bullets an hour. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #70
At least you suggest an honest metric ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #81
Yep. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #82
It was an arbitrary legal definition in 94 Recursion Dec 2012 #57
I don't like to use the term "assault rifle," either derby378 Dec 2012 #62
Needs more than that. Scootaloo Dec 2012 #9
K&R Fuck the NRA and their enablers. nt redqueen Dec 2012 #10
Why don't we all change our sig lines today?? frazzled Dec 2012 #11
There are NOT millions of assault weapons floating around. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #12
There are close to 4 million in the U.S., according to estimates. pnwmom Dec 2012 #13
Depending on your definition, there are much more than that ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #15
My lord, speaks the NRA. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #25
Aren't handguns the real issue? hack89 Dec 2012 #21
Recommend! morningfog Dec 2012 #22
While there's need for a discussion, next-day kneejerk legislation is the very worst kind. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #28
After the funerals. gkhouston Dec 2012 #29
CT has an AWB. It obviously did nothing. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #30
Connecticut is a tiny state. You can zip cross the border into a state pnwmom Dec 2012 #31
That Federal ban was pretty ineffective, too derby378 Dec 2012 #61
That's because of a major loophole involving private sales -- which can and should be closed. pnwmom Dec 2012 #64
No. It's because it banned a completely arbitrary and stupid set of features Recursion Dec 2012 #100
Time does not heal marions ghost Dec 2012 #33
There is no reason to have an assault weapon. kentuck Dec 2012 #37
Today's assault weapon defender is tomorrow's mass shooter. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #38
Or parent of. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #108
Sounds a lot like the planning for the invasion of Iraq. Edweird Dec 2012 #45
Okay. What exactly are we banning? rrneck Dec 2012 #52
Whatever can be got under one. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #63
Well y'see rrneck Dec 2012 #65
I agree. I'm not on the bandwagon just saying what is up. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #110
You're even admitting it doesn't matter if the AWB would be relevant to preventing this crime... Recursion Dec 2012 #60
How about anything that fires more than six bullets an hour. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #69
Patheitc and weak SajayHobbs Dec 2012 #72
2/3rds of both House and Senate plus 3/4ths of the states davidn3600 Dec 2012 #80
Good luck with that. nt Codeine Dec 2012 #84
pnwmom, the AWB didn't do what you think it did. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #73
That was my first AR type weapon purchased rl6214 Dec 2012 #97
Putting the horrific tradgedy aside and simply analyzing the content of this OP... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #85
How many have EVER been used in a crime? rl6214 Dec 2012 #86
Handguns and shotguns have been used way, way more in crime, including homicide derby378 Dec 2012 #101
This is not just about guns..... there is SO much more ... lib2DaBone Dec 2012 #93
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