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61. Don't know the specifics for mandatory buy-back program, but if millions of assault

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jan 2013

weapon continue to be held by the public, I don't readily see how the number of incidents of mass carnage will be substantially curtailed.

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Rick Perry: No Gun Law Could Have Saved Sandy Hook Students [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

"(H)aunted by demons?" Archae Jan 2013 #1

+1 AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #8

Take my governor, please... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #19

Geez, you got that right! TXDemoGal Jan 2013 #24

I live in a state of embarrassment, it seems. hamsterjill Jan 2013 #37

That is what we said about George W Bush .... flying-skeleton Jan 2013 #49

Why, does Texas keep voting this asshole back into office? Like WTF? n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #53

They keep electing this asshole Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #56

In the big picture it's never really improved, has it ... decades and decades ago I heard similar RKP5637 Jan 2013 #59

Our cities are good (Houston here!), it's the provinces that do us in. Justitia Jan 2013 #62

I was thinking about that recently ... Here in KS, for example, some areas are border OK, and then RKP5637 Jan 2013 #63

Yes, because praying would have prevented it arcane1 Jan 2013 #2

Because prayer Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #57

No, but universal health care, proper funding of mental health, a reduction in our culture of Brickbat Jan 2013 #3

+1000 nt antigop Jan 2013 #6

No evidence any of that was lacking. dkf Jan 2013 #51

Wow, Rubio came out with almost a verbatim statement at 12:58 EST, and Perry's out by 1:04 EST riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #4

yes, I think it's coordinated... DonViejo Jan 2013 #15

Just about word for word Rubio = Perry Botany Jan 2013 #20

I See The Talking Points Are Being Circulated Bigredhunk Jan 2013 #5

Really? How many Kindergartners could he had killed with no gun at all? nt onehandle Jan 2013 #7

Exactly. Shadowflash Jan 2013 #13

Nancy Lanza could have HockeyMom Jan 2013 #9

so why is weed illegal? KatyMan Jan 2013 #10

Cocaine too. It takes a person to sniff it. tblue Jan 2013 #33

There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations abelenkpe Jan 2013 #11

Oooh! Good call! tblue Jan 2013 #35

How does he know? He doesn't. Historic NY Jan 2013 #12

But it might prevent the next one. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #14

Well, hell. We need to fund Exorcists, right? Hey Gov Perry, fu. eoom uppityperson Jan 2013 #16

Ah, prayer trumps laws. Only in Good-Hair land. Twit. callous taoboy Jan 2013 #17

He certainly has faith in outlawry. caseymoz Jan 2013 #18

Governor Perry is right. But banning and rounding up all assault-type weapons from the public indepat Jan 2013 #21

Governor Perry is right?? AAO Jan 2013 #25

Governor Perry is imo right that what has been proposed so far will NOT stop the carnage to a indepat Jan 2013 #29

I thought he said it WOULDN'T stop the carnage? AAO Jan 2013 #39

My egregious boo-boo: will try to edit indepat Jan 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Jan 2013 #44

Millions of these guns have been purchased, how oldbanjo Jan 2013 #58

Don't know the specifics for mandatory buy-back program, but if millions of assault indepat Jan 2013 #61

Big ol' Texas sized piece of shit. AAO Jan 2013 #22

Sandy Hook was primarily a mental health issue marshall Jan 2013 #23

No laws will prevent every crime: it doesn't mean we don't have laws frazzled Jan 2013 #26

people break laws every day SAY Jan 2013 #27

Your Point? HangOnKids Jan 2013 #36

"let us choose what kind of people we will be" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #28

He started off good then landed in bat shit crazy... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #30

"The fact is that gun laws aren't going to stop a host of gun violence issues. " bowens43 Jan 2013 #34

Well a ban would be pretty strict. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #42

What about the 2nd Amendment? We get rid of that? AAO Jan 2013 #40

Not at all... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #43

I Got Your "Redoubt Of Secularism," Perry. Paladin Jan 2013 #31

ricky gets dumber and dumber bowens43 Jan 2013 #32

HEY RICKY... cbrer Jan 2013 #38

And since we can't do everything Aerows Jan 2013 #41

and no amount of brains could make perry any smarter. Javaman Jan 2013 #46

he is an idiot and completly wrong...nt and-justice-for-all Jan 2013 #47

re:Rick Perry: No Gun Law Could Have Saved Sandy Hook Students allan01 Jan 2013 #48

Hogwash. Hogwash. Hogwash. HuckleB Jan 2013 #50

WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO YOU ASSHOLES ANYMORE Skittles Jan 2013 #52

He didn't handmade34 Jan 2013 #54

So Rick, since you want us all to go to church Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #55

Oh, don't you WISH, Ricky. But gun restrictions might very well have saved those kids and many kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #60