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In reply to the discussion: "This Is What a Gun Control March on Washington Looks Like" [View all]Christopfer7
(38 posts)11. Why are these people asknig for more gun laws?
Connecticut already has an assault rifle ban but it did not stop the Sandy Hook killings.
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Another demonstration of the importance of the Bill of Rights and the civil liberties they protect.
aikoaiko
Jan 2013
#10
Sure, but merely keeping and bearing arms is not the same as committing unlawful homicides.
aikoaiko
Jan 2013
#14
Yes... but you can still have a 10, and only load them to 7 (like that makes sense)
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#120
Don't forget the spoons and the pool noodles, david. If you're going to be taken seriously with
Squinch
Jan 2013
#31
And it's ever dumber for the op to claim all people who own guns are potential killers
davidn3600
Jan 2013
#32
Honestly, aren't you embarassed to repeat that NRA nonsense? Is the purpose of a car to kill?
Squinch
Jan 2013
#82
Almost all murderers have prior convictions and a police record for violence.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#55
Banning mags that extend past the end of the grip on a pistol might fly.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#143
Yep. It amazes me that people don't realize that guns can be carried from one state
Chorophyll
Jan 2013
#15
Is it possible that I since have heard numerous times on MSNBC and CNN that an AR-15 is ...
spin
Jan 2013
#28
that is why legal guns need to be removed from the street as do the Zimmerman's.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#63
Hard for me to believe that honest-to-god Liberal/Progressive/Democrats here on DU ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#29
The argument that we shouldn't ban some weapons because it won't stop murder with all weapons ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#41
Link to the "it is written" legislation? I keep hearing that it has not been written.
Scuba
Jan 2013
#86
I went to the link you provided. Here's what's listed under "Text of Legislation" ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#102
LOTS of people are "talking about seizing firearms already in circulation."
bobclark86
Jan 2013
#109
Most of the pushback is against specific provisions we find pointless or counterproductive
Recursion
Jan 2013
#37
I don't hear anyone arguing that we should ban weapons due to cosmetic features ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#42
The Democratic party can't even agree on "acceptable positions in gun control policy."
hack89
Jan 2013
#92
He's like the right wingers tell moderates that it's better to keep the Republican brand pure than
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#121