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In reply to the discussion: Mexico bans "assault weapons;" mass shootings fall to - oh, wait... [View all]NashvilleLefty
(811 posts)19. An OLD STORY....
That's what I would like to see, all examples being "Old Stories". Which also means "no longer relevant".
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we are talking about specific legislation, stop trying to obscure the issue
Motown_Johnny
Jan 2013
#6
"it is reasonable to suppose that it would continue grow in effect the longer it existed."
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#33
I know, if you can't name every little internal part you can't express an opinion on guns in society
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#85
One of the EOs is to study the cause of violence. Maybe something can come from that.
randome
Jan 2013
#94
How many mass killings have there been with hammers in the last 30 years or so?
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#101
there are other graphs that show a decrease in gun crime after the bill was adopted and an increase
samsingh
Jan 2013
#93
Cool NRA talking point, bro, and that goes for #42 as well, of course (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#47
All joking aside, do you have any connection to the Democratic Party?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#51
Search for "muriel_volestrangler" "obama"; you'll find plenty of my posts supporting him
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#62
The NRA is also opposed to any regulations on gun sales. And please tell me what measures the NRA
Erose999
Jan 2013
#65
None & that includes sales in their Bushmaster markets in foreign countries. Link:
patrice
Jan 2013
#103
The rifle was a bolt-action which was state of the art in WWI. Stone-age compared to an AR-15 though
Erose999
Jan 2013
#68
Large areas of Mexico are in a state of near-anarchy, run by violent drug cartels.
Spider Jerusalem
Jan 2013
#9
That's because the cartels sell drugs in America and buy assault weapons over the counter
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#13
And cannabis is on track for massive legalization here, so there's a fight for what's going to
patrice
Jan 2013
#104
Doesn't this kind of shred the notion that "more guns = less gun deaths & more safer environment"?
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#25
So your point is that renegade US army units will still have weapons?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#45
It was still enough to get that border guard killed, regardless of the percentage
derby378
Jan 2013
#60
Yep, this is relevant because the USA is exactly like Mexico in so many ways...
TroglodyteScholar
Jan 2013
#80