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In reply to the discussion: Grandmother, 3 grandchildren found shot, killed in North Dakota [View all]cntrfthrs
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thread got hijacked by the pro/anti-gun advocates. from what I'm told, the kid who did the killing was a meth user and went to the home because one of the kids' parents owed $$$ on a drug deal...yes, the energy boom here has brought in a lot of unsavory characters and aggravated social ills but that's a whole nother story...
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Grandmother, 3 grandchildren found shot, killed in North Dakota [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2012
OP
It may be a factor. New Town is on the reservation, and the reservation has been hit hard by the
Brickbat
Nov 2012
#1
Planning to protect myself because I know I can't count on government to do it for me
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#5
They were insecure because a crazed lunatic decided to kill them for some weird reason
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#10
Well, I've already pointed you in the right research direction in post #68...
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#74
Our military currently has a few hundred thousand people (maybe 300-350K) as direct combatants.
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#70
i don't see those words in the Constitution: military-grade small arms appropriate for military use
samsingh
Nov 2012
#36
Whatever the details, it probably comes down to a mentally ill person taking stuff too seriously
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#7
Are you saying it wouldn't have been possible to kill an elderly woman and three children...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#20
On the one hand, with so many guns in this country there's no realistic, feasible way to get rid of
nomorenomore08
Nov 2012
#76
And right on cue, our "pro gun progressives"* rush in to exploit this bloodpath to pimp on
apocalypsehow
Nov 2012
#77
People who turn every thread about a shooting into a "gun" thread make DU suck
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#81
Follow-up to the Sidney, Montana, attempted kidnapping and murder in January 2012
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2014
#82