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L0oniX

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4. If DU members wanted balance they'd bring in examples of sucessful acts of gun defence.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:54 PM

Dec 2012

O yea ...and there are plenty of those. I've read the interviews with felons about robbery and they all for the most part say their number one fear is a home owner with a gun.

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Why do people look to Progressives when [View all] MichaelHarris Dec 2012 OP

Okay... "ask them, it's their baby." cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #1

Here's the thing: we've cut violent crime in half in 20 years, and nobody knows why Recursion Dec 2012 #2

If DU members wanted balance they'd bring in examples of sucessful acts of gun defence. L0oniX Dec 2012 #4

You'll see some of those in the gungeon Recursion Dec 2012 #6

I don't think they do ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #3

Just a little off topic (not really) and I have my tin foil hat on, but I think Republicans are Booster Dec 2012 #5

It's not just the gun violence problem....... wandy Dec 2012 #7

Because we're the ones that are willing to do something about it? JoeyT Dec 2012 #8

And what evidence do you have of that? Skidmore Dec 2012 #9

Precisely! People who have guns have a responsibility to make sure these things don't happen. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #10

Obama is the President , as that one sports guy said, he didn't vote for him JI7 Dec 2012 #11