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1. Pre-12/14 thinking. It's slipping away. nt

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Sun Jan 13, 2013, 08:57 PM

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Democratic Senator: White House Gun-Control Plans 'Way in Extreme' [View all] LAGC Jan 2013 OP

Pre-12/14 thinking. It's slipping away. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #1

I suspect this is more about 2014 than anything Gman Jan 2013 #2

You will all, however, be so much safer when I am in the concentration camp Denninmi Jan 2013 #3

These are non-existent. Please. The real cost is $74 grand...taxpayer dollars. libdem4life Jan 2013 #13

I already have "community living skills" Denninmi Jan 2013 #17

How could you possibly see "scapegoat" out of this? We were speaking of serial killers and their libdem4life Jan 2013 #19

You didn't offend me. Not at all. Denninmi Jan 2013 #20

It's not the job of the mental health folk...it does not apply...it is protected, and rightfully so. libdem4life Jan 2013 #21

How many more dead kids will it take for the gun nuts to understand the issue? bowens43 Jan 2013 #4

How many more Invasions & Occupations of sovereign nations??? patrice Jan 2013 #8

Isn't CNS Pat Robertson's network? sasha031 Jan 2013 #5

Did she? I just noticed the article is a week old, which could be an eternity in today's news cycle LAGC Jan 2013 #12

I don't know the specifics sasha031 Jan 2013 #18

This has implications beyond our borders, especially our border to the south. Please see legislation patrice Jan 2013 #6

i amazed at the concern of gunners for the mentally ill. spanone Jan 2013 #7

Yes. It's a classic case of "forget about my gun...Look over here...over here...over here..." libdem4life Jan 2013 #15

Yes, since one Senator from North Dakota thinks the not-yet-proposed proposals are exteme ... Scuba Jan 2013 #9

Its going to be more than one rural Senator. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #14

Failure to stand up to the gun lobby will not be well received by the voters. Scuba Jan 2013 #16

They're only going to worry about their constituency. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #23

Poll after poll shows that a LARGE majority of Americans favor gun control. Scuba Jan 2013 #24

Over 100 million gun owners, 60 million Obama voters. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #28

Um, I'm in both groups. Scuba Jan 2013 #29

It depends on who proposed legislation targets, IMO. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #30

We'll have to wait for the process to reach its natural conclusion. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #10

Right. The old "mental health issue" Red Herring. You can't declare anyone a mental health threat libdem4life Jan 2013 #11

I'm curious Separation Jan 2013 #22

I'd guess he's all for gun control UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #26

There's that NRA mental health meme again. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #25

According the The Rachel Maddow show, Sen. Heitkamp walked these comments back Pale Blue Dot Jan 2013 #27

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