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zeemike

(18,998 posts)
14. It should have ended years ago.
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:59 PM
Feb 2013

But money kept it going, and is what keeps it going now...and we all know that.
K&R.

It's the best idea I've heard since Newtown. n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #1
That would be a big help. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #2
It would also free up law enforcement thucythucy Feb 2013 #3
I would stick with the recreational products that come directly from nature ThomThom Feb 2013 #31
It's coming. SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #4
That and mental health care reform hack89 Feb 2013 #5
Absolutely. I don't think people realize this fact. Gregorian Feb 2013 #6
Good jobs reduce violence. Pedalpower Feb 2013 #7
I was surprised to learn that this is no longer the case for gangs frazzled Feb 2013 #8
Based on what I've seen I disagree. white_wolf Feb 2013 #13
Ah, but that only deflects away from "the real issue" once again derby378 Feb 2013 #16
There's nothing unconstitutional about banning certain weapons and ammunition frazzled Feb 2013 #21
You're trying to apply the same criteria covering cane guns and sawed-offs to proven militia weapons derby378 Feb 2013 #22
You forgot machine guns, 1986 frazzled Feb 2013 #23
We'll take care of that law soon enough derby378 Feb 2013 #29
the drug cartels are kill a lot of people in Mexico for the right to ThomThom Feb 2013 #32
STOP MAKING SENSE, MadHound! slackmaster Feb 2013 #9
great idea. Prohibition is a failed public policy...again. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #10
K&R felix_numinous Feb 2013 #11
It would help, but I do not believe SheilaT Feb 2013 #12
A small dent? I think it would put quite a large dent in it. MadHound Feb 2013 #15
Sandy Hook. Aurora. Columbine. SheilaT Feb 2013 #17
Reread the post you are replying to roxy1234 Feb 2013 #19
So you are just going to discount the thousands of people who die due to drug violence each year? MadHound Feb 2013 #20
The solution to suicides is proper mental health coverage hack89 Feb 2013 #30
It should have ended years ago. zeemike Feb 2013 #14
But that would just end roxy1234 Feb 2013 #18
Yeah. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #24
I have been saying this for years, but it mostly falls on deaf ears.. Ghost in the Machine Feb 2013 #25
Would help, but guns and people who covet them will still be a problem. Hoyt Feb 2013 #26
Killing the war on drugs will do several things at once. PDJane Feb 2013 #27
Bring back manufacturing jobs. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #28
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