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145. What's wrong with a registry?
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 08:15 AM
Jan 2013

It is our right to vote, but we also have to register for that, and a record is taken if, when, and where we vote.

Translation: We didn't get what we wanted loyalkydem Jan 2013 #1
Exactly right. hamsterjill Jan 2013 #71
'Specifically, what 'failed solutions?' The Blue Flower Jan 2013 #2
If it is a "solution" how can it be failed? Bandit Jan 2013 #16
Brilliant TinTX Jan 2013 #78
I like this part of their statement. atreides1 Jan 2013 #3
They are already criminals and madmen in my book. apnu Jan 2013 #7
Thing is, Adam Lanza was a law-abiding citizen before he opened fire. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #13
He was certainly a madman. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #27
But could he pass... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #63
Seriously -- it just makes sense for EVERYBODY. If I were your next door gateley Jan 2013 #95
The problem with licensing is that it creates a registry, and anything involving govt psych testing TinTX Jan 2013 #97
I think the testing bias could work both ways -- gateley Jan 2013 #99
Don't be so sure... TinTX Jan 2013 #100
I have to agree on the government testing being frightening. gateley Jan 2013 #101
And welcome to DU, TinTX! gateley Jan 2013 #102
Thanks for your hospitality! TinTX Jan 2013 #108
What's wrong with a registry? harmonicon Jan 2013 #145
Yeah, bias could be a problem... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #123
I think the gun show loophole is a good step. Just caught the gateley Jan 2013 #125
I don't oppose the idea of a "null psych eval" but I would need to know several things ... spin Jan 2013 #150
Like gunners in general, intransigence is making upaloopa Jan 2013 #4
This is a naive position TinTX Jan 2013 #77
Yeah, well watch and listen for a while. upaloopa Jan 2013 #80
That's an effective argument upaloopa TinTX Jan 2013 #87
I believe Gabby Giffords' new organization is going to leave the NRA in the dust Politicub Jan 2013 #106
I am not an NRA member, but they are not as extreme as is necessary to advance your argument.... TinTX Jan 2013 #109
Are you really asking that question? Have you been paying attention? Politicub Jan 2013 #115
Why should we have curbs on high capacity magazines and ARs? TinTX Jan 2013 #116
So guess now grenades are passe'? lark Jan 2013 #118
Not a straw man- the second ammendment is about distrust of government- not massacres TinTX Jan 2013 #122
Use of guns by private citizens to deal with the government is kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #129
I agree with your civilized society argument TinTX Jan 2013 #140
I don't distrust government Politicub Jan 2013 #134
My worldview is based on a broad understanding of history TinTX Jan 2013 #139
You have no logic to "take down" as you say. You only have fear and paranoia. Politicub Jan 2013 #152
Watch your attitude. You're off to a crappy start. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #128
oh really? TinTX Jan 2013 #141
That's a very disturbing statistic, and nothing to be proud of Turborama Jan 2013 #81
I am not proud of it- it is what it is... TinTX Jan 2013 #82
We don't NEED them "to keep ourselves safe from each other" Turborama Jan 2013 #89
We can't effectively get them rounded up, and the Founder's distrust of government was well placed.. TinTX Jan 2013 #91
WE. DON'T. HAVE. DESPOTISM. YOU. FOOL..........and we weren't even close even under Bush, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #131
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #137
I'm perfectly safe in one of our nation's largest cities and I have NEVER owned a gun. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #130
talking points- really? TinTX Jan 2013 #138
And according to another Wiki referenced statistic thetonka Jan 2013 #103
That's what I wanna know... TinTX Jan 2013 #107
It makes me sad thetonka Jan 2013 #111
And that's true on both the liberal and conservative sides depending on the issue... TinTX Jan 2013 #113
Libertarians are just as bad as Republicans. You aren't going to last long here. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #132
Truth! Turborama Jan 2013 #136
Are you kidding me? TinTX Jan 2013 #142
Read up demwing Jan 2013 #149
I don't believe US has highest per capita guns. lark Jan 2013 #119
Got proof? thetonka Jan 2013 #121
FACT: WHERE THERE ARE MORE GUNS THERE IS MORE HOMICIDE Turborama Jan 2013 #124
80 million is definitely a minority. We need to remind them of that little fact. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #127
Gallup polls TinTX Jan 2013 #143
Awwww...I'm sure that Big Joe is just freakin' crestfallen. BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #5
This Was Written BEFORE Meeting SoCalMusicLover Jan 2013 #6
really? BainsBane Jan 2013 #76
I'm sorry Biden did not literally kick their lobbyists in the rearend. Hoyt Jan 2013 #8
Delighted to hear VP Biden didn't kiss NRA's over-weened intransigent ass ~nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #9
Joe has a long history of getting on their bad side. Jennicut Jan 2013 #17
Any day the NRA is "disappointed" is a good day. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #10
K&R for this post Drum Jan 2013 #62
+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #65
They poisoned the water before the meeting Tempest Jan 2013 #11
The NRA is a sales group. Archae Jan 2013 #12
Anyone that needs a gun to "protect themself" from others in America is... DryRain Jan 2013 #14
Agree 100%! Disarm the 810k+ LEO who always carry handguns. They are "delusional and crazy". nt jody Jan 2013 #19
You seem to have glossed over the "to protect themselves" part. DryRain Jan 2013 #22
I have a RIGHT to protect myself. LEO have a privilege granted by govt. and that govt. is not jody Jan 2013 #26
NO, You do NOT have that right, unless you have earned it, in a ... DryRain Jan 2013 #35
DryRain with 54 posts, I'll be nice and recommend you read SCOTUS decisions in DC v Heller and jody Jan 2013 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author DryRain Jan 2013 #40
You have put Jody on "full igore" DryRain Jan 2013 #49
I could have sworn there were assault rifles prior to 2008 TinTX Jan 2013 #86
Thanks for the suggestion lark Jan 2013 #120
No right to self-defense? NickB79 Jan 2013 #47
welcome DryRain klyon Jan 2013 #98
You certainly have a right to think you can protect yourself... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #72
LanternWaste have a great day. nt jody Jan 2013 #73
I'm not sure what you're trying to say with this post NickB79 Jan 2013 #46
You were doing something illegal at 17! DryRain Jan 2013 #48
I'll give you all the details you want NickB79 Jan 2013 #52
Thank you Nick for posting this inconvenient bit of reality TinTX Jan 2013 #79
Boo Fucking Hoo jpak Jan 2013 #15
Problem is no one has found evidence of the cause(s) of crime. Until then neither side has the high jody Jan 2013 #18
Guns make it a lot easier to kill. Case closed. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #21
Wouldn't you agree that you think "that's critical"... countryjake Jan 2013 #23
You missed my point. The anti-RKBA crowd has no credible research that shows the number or type jody Jan 2013 #24
Half of all mass murders in America have occurred since the Assault Weapons Ban AndyA Jan 2013 #28
Please publish your conclusions in a refereed journal and have it blessed by the jody Jan 2013 #33
Bing is your friend. AndyA Jan 2013 #37
Obviously you're way over your head. Goodbye nt jody Jan 2013 #38
Typical. AndyA Jan 2013 #39
Typical primavera Jan 2013 #68
primavera please rebut the conclusions of the two major surveys of research on the topic, link below jody Jan 2013 #69
"The two"? primavera Jan 2013 #74
What if there were a sort of round-about-way to get to the same result, Volaris Jan 2013 #88
And you did not answer my question. countryjake Jan 2013 #32
I don't care about an answer to your question. I care about research that shows a cause & effect jody Jan 2013 #34
How about 20 dead children... groundloop Jan 2013 #45
Figures on gun ownership is all the research needed... countryjake Jan 2013 #50
If figures are all that matter, then consider jody Jan 2013 #51
And an exorbitant ammo tax on that "294 million" countryjake Jan 2013 #53
What credible research shows taxing ammunition will reduce murders? nt jody Jan 2013 #54
Common sense; raise the cost, reduce gun proliferation. countryjake Jan 2013 #55
Why do you insult me by alleging "prolong enactment"? Goodbye jody Jan 2013 #56
Because you refused to answer my very first question? countryjake Jan 2013 #59
well... there is undeniable evidence that all gun deaths in this country come from guns..... bowens43 Jan 2013 #64
Please provide link to "credible research that shows the number or type of firearm causes murder." jody Jan 2013 #66
Actually, the NRA has been suppressing research on gun violence for decades primavera Jan 2013 #67
That is the ultimate dishonesty of the gun nut assholes: they suppress research with threats alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #70
That's a good point. apnu Jan 2013 #25
"They're coming to take our guns away!" yorokmok Jan 2013 #29
Yes, it is. janx Jan 2013 #31
Cause? Cosmocat Jan 2013 #57
Self-defense is a personal responsibility and individual's have a right to keep and bear arms to do jody Jan 2013 #58
WTF Cosmocat Jan 2013 #153
I know this is circumstantial evidence but... mwooldri Jan 2013 #114
Thanks. Don't have an answer and neither does Biden's Gun Violence Commission yet! See thread at jody Jan 2013 #117
Poor little babys... Canoe52 Jan 2013 #20
Go fuck yourselves, NRA MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #30
we're disappointed in the betrayals by the nra samsingh Jan 2013 #41
NRA = Not Really Astute SoapBox Jan 2013 #42
p.s....oh ya, FUCK Off NRA! SoapBox Jan 2013 #44
any day that the nra is disappointed choie Jan 2013 #43
The NRA and other gun humpers can go fuck themselves. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #60
"...interested in having an honest conversation about what works..." primavera Jan 2013 #61
Lobbying needs kicked off the hill...all of it... and-justice-for-all Jan 2013 #75
Who would have ever thought a predominantly Caucasian, right-wing political action committee... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #83
Perhaps the NRA needs to change their acronym to the NARA. olddad56 Jan 2013 #84
PR Speak translation bl968 Jan 2013 #85
NRA's real agenda is to increase gun industry profitability nt ErikJ Jan 2013 #90
What Is He Talking About DallasNE Jan 2013 #92
Good point stevenmitchell Jan 2013 #112
Lead poisoning leads to gun craziness? Dogbert22 Jan 2013 #93
poor puppies oldandhappy Jan 2013 #94
Good job, Joe! gateley Jan 2013 #96
I think my computer was hacked by NRA wvfem Jan 2013 #104
It's doable stevenmitchell Jan 2013 #110
My hate for the NRA knows no bounds Politicub Jan 2013 #105
It's time Democrats in power stood up to the NRA and told them where to go. Democratopia Jan 2013 #126
the administration needs to take down the NRA supercats Jan 2013 #133
If the NRA is disappointed it makes me happy Politicub Jan 2013 #135
It's my right to have nuclear-armed cruise missiles. harmonicon Jan 2013 #144
Anything that disappoints the NRA works for me. Shadowflash Jan 2013 #146
If the NRA is disappointed, I feel hopeful tavalon Jan 2013 #147
My response to them is... davidpdx Jan 2013 #148
maybe, just maybe......... TheGov97 Jan 2013 #151
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