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In reply to the discussion: Tomorrow's New York Daily News cover, posted without comment: [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)is not evidence. There is a reason the AR-15 is the weapon of choice for rampage killers. Why spend time on the bill? The answer is in the faces of those children in the OP. Respect for human life, trying to turn this nation into a civilized country, human decency. Human life is infinitely more important than gun fetishes. No one needs any of those barbaric weapons to defend themselves. That is an evil we can do something about, especially since the majority of the country supports an AWB. The only reason the AWB has difficulty being passed is because of the financial power of the gun lobby who have bought at paid for the Republican politicians who carry out your wishes on this particular issue.
The people have a right to have their voices heard. Politicians must pay for putting profits above human life.