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Gun Control Reform Activism

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18. Notice how many see Marisa Alexander's firing a warning shot as illegimate

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 07:06 AM

Sep 2013

Evidently they believe guns 1) are best used lethally, and 2) are only legitimate when used by white men, not women or people of color.

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Nine women *each week* are shot to death by their husband or intimate partner. [View all] Robb Sep 2013 OP

Sure, I'll take the bait on this one, CT. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2013 #10

Less knowledge about the group, more knowledge on study methods. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2013 #14

I, for one, will look forward to reading your upcoming post. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #16

If this post were in GD BainsBane Sep 2013 #11

+1 JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #17

Kick for exposure, though it doesn't surprise me at all. Squinch Sep 2013 #2

Guns all around, then! Deep13 Sep 2013 #4

It says too much about our society. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #5

The message here is don't hang out with guys who think guns solve problems. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #6

73% handguns, per the study. nt Robb Sep 2013 #9

Beacuse: billh58 Sep 2013 #8

this should surprise nobody mwrguy Sep 2013 #12

Are you a mind reader? DragonBorn Oct 2013 #19