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Jeff In Milwaukee

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Reply to Gregorian (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 03:29 PM

Dec 2012

Guns are the thing that removes half of your skull from close range. All of the symptoms in the world (rage, insanity, despair, whatever) don't mean dick until you have a gun in your hands.

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It's the guns... [View all] Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 OP

Cold But Fair, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #1

Thank you thucythucy Dec 2012 #2

I agree Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #3

Right on and Amen!!! OregonBlue Dec 2012 #4

Yes it's the guns, especially.... Little Star Dec 2012 #5

And when the guns are gone, it will be about the knives. Gregorian Dec 2012 #6

They are not the symptom. progressoid Dec 2012 #7

No. When the guns are gone, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #8

Ever tried to cook an AR-15 in a basement lab? Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #10

So while cartels can smuggle drugs in America by the pallet load guns are hard? hack89 Dec 2012 #11

Possibly... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #12

Formulating unconstitutional and/or ineffective laws will not protect them hack89 Dec 2012 #13

Which laws? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #15

I would start with strengthening background checks hack89 Dec 2012 #16

I agree, but there's a sticky problem. Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #17

Background checks and personal privacy are a legal morass. hack89 Dec 2012 #18

Think a gun-sniffing dog can find a pallet of guns in a container? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #19

Well, yes. Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #20

No. Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #9

I love this. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #14