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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-04 07:51 AM
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45. I support a combination of enforcement plus progressive ideals
Yes, we should enforce the laws we have now but a more comprehensive approach to the problem of violent crime must address its root causes:

Unemployment, lack of education, lack of opportunity, and addiction to name a few.
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  -4 Days until Assault Weapons Ban Sunsets Bob Hannah  Sep-08-04 09:51 PM   #0 
  - I'm afraid I can't agree with you  Catch22Dem   Sep-08-04 09:54 PM   #1 
  - Why?  slackmaster   Sep-09-04 07:49 AM   #44 
  - Okay that's it I gotta respond now to this whole AWB thing  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 09:55 PM   #2 
  - That is the exact point!  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 09:58 PM   #4 
  - why are police so adamant about it? n/t  G_j   Sep-08-04 10:01 PM   #7 
  - SOME police are adamant about it not ALL of them  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:07 PM   #10 
  - We have an assault weapons ban RIGHT NOW  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:15 PM   #16 
  - Only for 4 more days.  FeebMaster   Sep-08-04 10:17 PM   #19 
  - Because the AWB doesn't do anything I said this in another post  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:21 PM   #26 
  - Gun Laws  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:23 PM   #28 
     - Kind of  Lefty48197   Sep-09-04 04:35 PM   #48 
  - I heard an interview  G_j   Sep-08-04 10:21 PM   #24 
     - Total Gun Ban  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:24 PM   #29 
     - of course it would be impossible  G_j   Sep-08-04 10:28 PM   #30 
     - Make all the calls you want  John219   Sep-09-04 07:42 PM   #66 
     - well that's not going to happen (total worldwide gun ban)  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:30 PM   #32 
     - as I said, its just a fantasy  G_j   Sep-08-04 10:34 PM   #37 
        - I can agree with that  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:37 PM   #39 
           - cold war didn't help  G_j   Sep-08-04 10:40 PM   #41 
     - How many police have you discussed this with personally?  slackmaster   Sep-09-04 07:56 AM   #46 
  - Police on the Sunset.  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:12 PM   #15 
     - You speak for the rank and file, more than their professional organization  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:16 PM   #17 
        - Well, they do serve the Public  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:42 PM   #42 
  - Well since that's the case they're gonna need to implement...  sfg25   Sep-08-04 10:05 PM   #9 
  - I support a combination of enforcement plus progressive ideals  slackmaster   Sep-09-04 07:51 AM   #45 
  - sorry to say this but:  G_j   Sep-08-04 09:57 PM   #3 
  - Military-style.  FeebMaster   Sep-08-04 09:58 PM   #5 
  - You know, like the guns soldiers use to kill each other  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:17 PM   #18 
     - Actually the guns soldiers use to kill each other  FeebMaster   Sep-08-04 10:18 PM   #20 
        - Is the three round burst actually a "machine gun"  Lefty48197   Sep-09-04 04:37 PM   #49 
           - Yes.  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 04:43 PM   #52 
  - good cause like I said it's pointless  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 09:58 PM   #6 
  - I think the majority of banned weapons fire 5.56 and 7.62x39.  sfg25   Sep-08-04 10:02 PM   #8 
  - Deer Hunting  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:08 PM   #11 
     - The AR15 shoots .223  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:11 PM   #12 
     - .223 is NOT a common hunting caliber  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:21 PM   #25 
        - Sure it is. (nt)  FeebMaster   Sep-08-04 10:31 PM   #33 
        - You might want to explain that to Bob and Noah.  Lefty48197   Sep-09-04 04:40 PM   #51 
           - Depends what you're hunting.  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 04:44 PM   #53 
        - That is because it is a weak caliber  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:31 PM   #34 
           - Yup it is a weaker caliber  noahmijo   Sep-08-04 10:32 PM   #35 
           - Hmmm. Why don't the U.S. Marines use the 300?  Lefty48197   Sep-09-04 04:39 PM   #50 
              - US Marine snipers use .308  Redneck Socialist   Sep-10-04 06:33 PM   #85 
     - "civilian ar-15" shoots the same .223 bullet that the military M-16 shoots  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:20 PM   #23 
     - Of course the weapon didn't really matter much in that...  sfg25   Sep-08-04 10:42 PM   #43 
        - They originally had a Remington 700 in .308.  D__S   Sep-09-04 05:11 PM   #55 
  - HERE'S THE LINK TO THE BRADY CAMPAIGN...Please keep this thread kicked...  Junkdrawer   Sep-08-04 10:12 PM   #13 
  - The Brady Campain....  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:18 PM   #21 
  - A little late to start thinking about it  FeebMaster   Sep-08-04 10:19 PM   #22 
     - I'm not here for myself  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:34 PM   #36 
  - I can't wait for your 19th post.  Lefty48197   Sep-08-04 10:12 PM   #14 
  - I don't agree with you.  Christof   Sep-08-04 10:22 PM   #27 
  - That is your Right  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:29 PM   #31 
     - You need an assault weapon to protect yourself?  lizzy   Sep-08-04 10:35 PM   #38 
        - I don't need an assault weapon  Bob Hannah   Sep-08-04 10:38 PM   #40 
  - Let in sunset!  IwoVet1945   Sep-09-04 07:58 AM   #47 
  - parliament in great britain....  Zen0   Sep-09-04 04:47 PM   #54 
  - Oh boy ....  Trajan   Sep-09-04 05:15 PM   #56 
  - Still trying to pretend that most of DU isn't pro-gun?  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 05:17 PM   #57 
  - LMFAO ....  Trajan   Sep-09-04 05:18 PM   #58 
  - So, yes then. (nt)  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 05:20 PM   #59 
     - Yeah .....  Trajan   Sep-09-04 05:22 PM   #61 
        - Yes I am.  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 05:34 PM   #62 
        - it must be nice to come onto these JPS forums and argue all afternoon  JibJab   Sep-10-04 04:56 PM   #71 
           - Yes. It's good to have a hobby.  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 05:49 PM   #74 
              - since you're a libertarian.  JibJab   Sep-10-04 06:02 PM   #77 
                 - Why on earth would you think I'm a libertarian?  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 06:06 PM   #80 
                    - i was told you're a libertarian. my apologies.  JibJab   Sep-10-04 06:11 PM   #82 
                       - I think you misread post 61.  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 06:17 PM   #84 
        - Hmmmmm.....  D__S   Sep-09-04 08:31 PM   #68 
  - Hahaha!  name not needed   Sep-09-04 05:21 PM   #60 
     - Oh please.  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 05:36 PM   #63 
        - Keep talkin like that, big boy ....  Trajan   Sep-09-04 05:42 PM   #64 
        - OK.  FeebMaster   Sep-09-04 05:48 PM   #65 
           - you've accepted that you hold a minority view?  JibJab   Sep-10-04 04:58 PM   #73 
              - What do you mean accepted?  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 05:50 PM   #75 
                 - if we have opposing views on guns, they can't both be in the minority  JibJab   Sep-10-04 06:03 PM   #78 
                    - Of course we can.  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 06:10 PM   #81 
        - and somehow, most of the tombstoned dungeonites have been RKBAers  JibJab   Sep-10-04 04:57 PM   #72 
           - So?  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 05:50 PM   #76 
              - "How many of those 50,000 have been tombstoned?"  JibJab   Sep-10-04 06:06 PM   #79 
                 - Who cares?  FeebMaster   Sep-10-04 06:14 PM   #83 
                 - Kind of telling isn't it?  Endangered Specie   Sep-11-04 01:36 AM   #86 
  - its a valient effort, my good man...but they have a need  JibJab   Sep-10-04 04:53 PM   #70 
  - DU Rocks  Bob Hannah   Sep-09-04 08:03 PM   #67 
     - Todays News.....Who'd of Thought  Bob Hannah   Sep-09-04 08:47 PM   #69 
 

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