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Gun Control & RKBA

pipoman

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15. Couldn't disagree more with the insinuation

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 08:02 AM

Jan 2012

that gun laws would have changed anything. Mental health/addiction services available to anyone who wishes to be treated or the family of those who need treatment would go to this problem. Dis assemble the money machine called "the war on drugs" and spend the money on services which would actually effect the real problem.

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Obama’s prime-time chance to honor Giffords [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Yawn rl6214 Jan 2012 #1

JFK(yawn), RFK(yawn), MLK(yawn)...... Paladin Jan 2012 #16

Got nothing to do with Ms Giffords being shot rl6214 Jan 2012 #18

ok Glassunion Jan 2012 #2

Surely, you can't mean the objective, detached WaPo? SteveW Jan 2012 #8

It's an editorial from the editorial board. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #10

Seems as though this may have not originated with the burf Jan 2012 #19

You don't understand a newspaper drafts editorials... ellisonz Jan 2012 #21

for the same reason they didn't like Clinton gejohnston Jan 2012 #23

"The WaPo really dislikes you guys. I wonder why..." - He's a dick and a hypocrite? DonP Jan 2012 #24

No, it's proven agitprop, hardly distinguished from its 'news.' nt SteveW Jan 2012 #35

Maybe he will also remember burf Jan 2012 #3

*stomp* *stomp* *stomp* *stomp* -- this blood rehydrated on the anniversary!! X_Digger Jan 2012 #4

Oh yeah, that would just be a brilliant political move. DonP Jan 2012 #5

Personally, I'd rather see burf Jan 2012 #6

Is this the same Ms. Giffords who has owned and practiced with a Glock for years? Bill O-Rights Jan 2012 #7

There is something else. burf Jan 2012 #9

Poor WaPo.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #11

He did say that the perpetual war between... ellisonz Jan 2012 #12

Libertarians or libertarians gejohnston Jan 2012 #13

Big difference between pipoman Jan 2012 #14

Proud civil libertarian here. LAGC Jan 2012 #20

Couldn't disagree more with the insinuation pipoman Jan 2012 #15

Even President Obama thought gun laws have something to do with it... ellisonz Jan 2012 #22

Surprisingly, you left this part out ... DonP Jan 2012 #25

I disagree. ellisonz Jan 2012 #26

So you do disagree with our President on this issue and think he's absolutely wrong. DonP Jan 2012 #27

I do. ellisonz Jan 2012 #28

Sorry, I'm going with the Prez on this one. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #29

One of those frustrating aspects of this entire debate pipoman Jan 2012 #31

At least United States v Jones (the "GPS tracking" case) is undercutting the genetic fallacy... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #32

Cough... <Kelo>... cough.... n/t PavePusher Jan 2012 #33

Ah yes, thanks for the reminder: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #34

He said, pipoman Jan 2012 #30

That's why I pay my dues. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #17