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Yes, but if there were only 6 bullets per clip perhaps someone could of stopped him when reloading. peacebird Dec 2012 #1
He clearly had to reload several times AlexSatan Dec 2012 #24
He had two 30 round magazines taped together exboyfil Dec 2012 #26
If he didn't have 30 round clips AlexSatan Dec 2012 #33
You want to bet the life of someone YOU love on your assertion? PA Democrat Dec 2012 #60
Are you willing to bet the life of someone YOU love AlexSatan Dec 2012 #66
Your statement is nonsensical. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #67
LOL AlexSatan Dec 2012 #76
False equivalence. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #81
Since you want to continue to play AlexSatan Dec 2012 #84
Let me explain why your argument is nonsense. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #85
There is also the possibility AlexSatan Dec 2012 #88
Keep spinning. Look up when Jared Loughner was taken down. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #89
One example AlexSatan Dec 2012 #90
Bullshit and you know it. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #97
Let's take a look AlexSatan Dec 2012 #100
This one is easy, ban all detachable magazines, Throckmorton Dec 2012 #103
Good luck AlexSatan Dec 2012 #105
Well, it is a start Throckmorton Dec 2012 #121
Any of this grandfathered? WinniSkipper Dec 2012 #123
And for the revolvers? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #129
What incredibly tortured logic. EOTE Dec 2012 #91
Please show where I said "can never" AlexSatan Dec 2012 #92
You said that if he had guns with lower capacity, he just would have spent less bullets on each kid. EOTE Dec 2012 #94
You are apparently not skilled enough AlexSatan Dec 2012 #95
Once again, utterly asinine logic. EOTE Dec 2012 #96
Ah, but he *only* killed as many as he did AlexSatan Dec 2012 #98
Mexico is definitely not a first world country, if that's what you're asking. EOTE Dec 2012 #104
OK AlexSatan Dec 2012 #107
I'd suggest reading a little bit harder. EOTE Dec 2012 #112
My bad AlexSatan Dec 2012 #117
You're damned right we don't want to model our gun laws on Mexico's. EOTE Dec 2012 #120
You didn't answer the question AlexSatan Dec 2012 #122
I didn't say that there's anything wrong with Mexico's gun laws. EOTE Dec 2012 #124
Really? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #125
Christ, do you need this spelled out for you like a child? EOTE Dec 2012 #131
no, but you COULD actually answer the question AlexSatan Dec 2012 #133
Fuck you're dense. EOTE Dec 2012 #134
That makes no sense. They're fine laws AlexSatan Dec 2012 #136
Do you STILL not see the difference between Mexico and the U.S.? EOTE Dec 2012 #138
-- AlexSatan Dec 2012 #144
So now you've lost even the ability to use words? EOTE Dec 2012 #145
-- AlexSatan Dec 2012 #146
Not that I expect an answer (at least not an answer that wouldn't be provided by an infant) EOTE Dec 2012 #148
Here's a clue for you, chuckles. EOTE Dec 2012 #140
Get this through your head, I'm NOT DODGING ANYTHING. EOTE Dec 2012 #132
Oh, it is crystal clear AlexSatan Dec 2012 #137
Do you ever get tired of using strawmen? EOTE Dec 2012 #139
Mexico has laws which are much more restrictive than ours. AlexSatan Dec 2012 #142
You don't have logic. You have nothing approaching logic. EOTE Dec 2012 #143
Do those other countries have more restrictive guns laws AlexSatan Dec 2012 #147
These are the first times you've asked those questions, chump. EOTE Dec 2012 #149
Not true AlexSatan Dec 2012 #150
Different question, chump. I answered that as soon as you asked it. EOTE Dec 2012 #152
Is Australia first world? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #153
Yes, it did help. Can you not see that? EOTE Dec 2012 #155
History doesn't bear that out Xithras Dec 2012 #118
Theres something going on all right. The Link Dec 2012 #2
+1 Squinch Dec 2012 #7
+1000 RetroLounge Dec 2012 #29
No, not really cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #3
^^^ This ^^^ etherealtruth Dec 2012 #4
No, Japan just has sarin gas attacks in their subways Azathoth Dec 2012 #14
That was 1995 Gold Rush Dec 2012 #16
I'm not trying to "negate" any discussion of gun regulation Azathoth Dec 2012 #18
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #19
lol, let's see here Azathoth Dec 2012 #20
Yep Gold Rush Dec 2012 #22
Sure you are RetroLounge Dec 2012 #30
Profound Azathoth Dec 2012 #35
Did mommy buy you a thesaurus? RetroLounge Dec 2012 #36
Wow, I didn't know they sold dinosaurs! Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #43
so what ? people still die in car accidents, does that mean we should not regulate JI7 Dec 2012 #48
We do regulate guns in that sense Recursion Dec 2012 #80
Other counties get massacres once every ten yrs or so. baldguy Dec 2012 #65
once a week? elehhhhna Dec 2012 #27
We have mass shootings once a week? Azathoth Dec 2012 #34
As often as we have gun massacres? treestar Dec 2012 #62
Consistently, or merely an aberration? LanternWaste Dec 2012 #68
Several possible answers to that Azathoth Dec 2012 #151
There was an attack like this in China on Friday but with a knife Quixote1818 Dec 2012 #5
My guess is he didnt want to kill Dokkie Dec 2012 #56
Yes. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #70
Care to explain yourself Dokkie Dec 2012 #106
Look here is the equation mental illness + AR-15 = 27 dead. upaloopa Dec 2012 #6
Exactly! srichardson Dec 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Herlong Dec 2012 #13
Most of the people who are considered mentally ill Herlong Dec 2012 #15
No they're not. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #8
I'm really glad he was killed in the shooting democrattotheend Dec 2012 #9
If he had lived, though, we might have gotten some answers. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #58
I'm not 'glad' about anything that happened, except that maybe, just maybe, the coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #101
When I see a five year old child the only thing I can do is smile Herlong Dec 2012 #11
What is a twenty year old doing Herlong Dec 2012 #12
Fucked up people think fucked up things laundry_queen Dec 2012 #23
You get dumber with every post. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #71
Yet those deeper problems would be far less leathal without a gun. jeff47 Dec 2012 #108
This family had the cash to get the finest mental health services in the world. This is about guns riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #17
Exactly! +1,000! scarletwoman Dec 2012 #25
that's a very good point in favor of gun control renate Dec 2012 #50
+1! uponit7771 Dec 2012 #52
+1 Dems to Win Dec 2012 #54
Lanza was 20 years old Abq_Sarah Dec 2012 #55
But the govt can force someone to get mental blueamy66 Dec 2012 #59
Saw an interview on The Ed Show on MSNBC last night with Dr. Gail Saltz AndyA Dec 2012 #87
And the Mother should have gotten rid of the guns blueamy66 Dec 2012 #99
Except he was exibiting all sorts of mental health issues back when he was under 18 jeff47 Dec 2012 #109
+10000000 treestar Dec 2012 #63
K&R smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #21
It is ALL about guns sellitman Dec 2012 #28
There certainly is, but it's just ever so much more satisfy to scream at each other to no purpose. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #31
The person might be... 99Forever Dec 2012 #32
So... more guns? upi402 Dec 2012 #37
Not true. Keep guns off the street. We don't need them. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #38
It was a GUN Lex Dec 2012 #39
Sure there is. rrneck Dec 2012 #40
Watch look listen Herlong Dec 2012 #41
... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #53
Fuck that. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #42
Personally, I think gun control is a problem Herlong Dec 2012 #44
If it was the culture, violent crime in general would be going up. It's not. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Herlong Dec 2012 #46
This isn't about "true human evolution", this is about machines designed to kill lots of people in a Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #49
It would make a good varmint rifle Abq_Sarah Dec 2012 #57
And when those "varmints" are kindergartners? 99Forever Dec 2012 #74
If those children had been killed by a nut with a knife Abq_Sarah Dec 2012 #156
Non sequitur 99Forever Dec 2012 #158
Then build a fucking wall around your cattle Not Me Dec 2012 #78
Why do you need a 30-round clip on your varmint rifle? jeff47 Dec 2012 #111
Convenience Abq_Sarah Dec 2012 #157
Yes, but if you're shooting a varmint, you aren't going to be firing dozens of rounds (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #159
WWII recordings Amak8 Dec 2012 #47
So let's just give the fuck up and put increasingly deadly weapons into their hands! villager Dec 2012 #51
He was capable of doing it because he had the gun treestar Dec 2012 #61
If by "the gun" you mean "any gun" then yes sir pball Dec 2012 #102
No, Grampa's pump-action doesn't carry enough ammuntion. jeff47 Dec 2012 #113
Carries more, actually. sir pball Dec 2012 #119
Reading, you might wanna try it. jeff47 Dec 2012 #135
Well.. sir pball Dec 2012 #160
The gun he used at that range will over-penetrate a lot. A shotgun would not as much. jeff47 Dec 2012 #161
But his mother wasn't. undeterred Dec 2012 #64
So fucking what? Zoeisright Dec 2012 #69
The "without" is the problem Recursion Dec 2012 #77
Because it's worked in every other first-world country. jeff47 Dec 2012 #114
Where are you guys coming from? Cleita Dec 2012 #72
Precisely. 99Forever Dec 2012 #73
Why don't you explain why we in the US have the highest incidence of these types of massacres then PA Democrat Dec 2012 #75
But if he couldn't have gotten the guns get the red out Dec 2012 #79
Agreed, but Recursion Dec 2012 #82
You aren't thinking about this too hard, are you? jeff47 Dec 2012 #115
Well, I'm with you magazine size Recursion Dec 2012 #116
Nope alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #83
Another gun enabler! Mass Dec 2012 #86
Some of these kids were so destroyed the ME had to show pictures for ID. Historic NY Dec 2012 #93
Such a person is beyond gun control, but gun control isn't for them jeff47 Dec 2012 #110
yes. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #126
The larger problem is not about this one incident jberryhill Dec 2012 #127
Probably from a mental perspective, but gun control isn't about mental health. Bradical79 Dec 2012 #128
Gun Control Enters The Picture BEFORE This Kid Ever Gets His Hands On One ChoppinBroccoli Dec 2012 #130
It's OK - you'll understand eventually - the control works it way out and around jmg257 Dec 2012 #141
with no guns, no ammo and locked doors how many would he have killed? bowens43 Dec 2012 #154
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