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In reply to the discussion: My answer to Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association: [View all]PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)25. People can CHOOSE to smoke, to eat unhealthily, to go swimming.
Those dead children had no choice about allowing that deadly weapon to get into the hands of Adam Lanza.
Cars serve a purpose other than slaughtering innocent people. That Bushmaster with a high capacity magazine had NO functional purpose other than to slaughter people.
Your "logic" would be laughable if the consequences of accepting such drivel weren't so deadly.
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anti-constitution? i cant believe after all this discussion people stupidly think the constitution
leftyohiolib
Dec 2012
#4
mine is not an interpretation the constitution doesnt give local citizenry a right to any guns
leftyohiolib
Dec 2012
#7
I'm sure the people of Tucson, Aurora, and Newtown are comforted by your single-minded conclusions.
ellisonz
Dec 2012
#50
Do you honestly think that a .22LR is, in reality, any less lethal than a .223??
Indydem
Dec 2012
#103
You people. You're probably too young to remember much about Ross Perot.
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2012
#121
Also: His wife was on CNN tonight - she wants the AWB and gun show loophole closed.
ellisonz
Dec 2012
#147
semi automatics should be just as hard to get...in fact NO ONE needs these weapons.
spanone
Dec 2012
#36
Please post the contact information for the well-regulated militia to which you belong.
Aristus
Dec 2012
#5
There are no constitutional provisions relative to questioning or criticizing the NRA.
yewberry
Dec 2012
#11
So you ARE the NRA? That's what you're saying. You are answering as the NRA.
ThatPoetGuy
Dec 2012
#12
The NRA works against the democratic party for the most part. Why would you join them for?
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#19
They also support republicans and do their best to hurt democrats. Are you comfortable with that?
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#21
Every democrat and republican is going to have to vote on gun control issue next year.
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#27
How about banning assault weapons? Increasing the waiting period? Ending gun-show loopholes?
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#33
I am not an expert on guns so I would not be able to give you a good definition. But I would say
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#43
I do my best to rationalize belonging to a right-wing political action committee too...
LanternWaste
Dec 2012
#68
Any idiot who would support a organization that CONTINUES to allow Ted Nugent...
Logical
Dec 2012
#55
You just defended the murder of children as an acceptable result of your "freedom."
yewberry
Dec 2012
#108
Accepting the slaughter of innocents as the price for your toys is lunacy. nt
laundry_queen
Dec 2012
#131
The Constitution does not deny the government requiring EVERY weapon to be registered,
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#99