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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:18 PM Oct 2012

Ugh....a gun control question now

What's next, a death penalty question?

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Ugh....a gun control question now (Original Post) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 OP

Somebody there is going to bring up Colin Ferguson. rug Oct 2012 #1

I want an environment question! Neoma Oct 2012 #2

finally Enrique Oct 2012 #3

Automatic weapons are illegal? soleft Oct 2012 #4

Not 'illegal', but damned hard to acquire and incredibly expensive. X_Digger Oct 2012 #7

The president put his toe on that land mine.. luckily romney's record is worse. n/t X_Digger Oct 2012 #5

Which Romney didn't answer, WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2012 #6

rug

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1. Somebody there is going to bring up Colin Ferguson.

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:19 PM

Oct 2012

Neoma

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2. I want an environment question!

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:19 PM

Oct 2012

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. finally

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:19 PM

Oct 2012

after all these shootings lately, the absence of this issue from the campaign is just bizarre.

soleft

(18,537 posts)

4. Automatic weapons are illegal?

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:21 PM

Oct 2012

Really?

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

7. Not 'illegal', but damned hard to acquire and incredibly expensive.

Reply to soleft (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:24 PM

Oct 2012

The registry for civilian transferrable full auto guns was closed in 1986.

Prices have skyrocketed since then, and to get one, you have to a) live in a state that allows it, b) apply to the BATFE, c) get local LEO signoff, and d) get fingerprinted / background checked.

X_Digger

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5. The president put his toe on that land mine.. luckily romney's record is worse. n/t

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:22 PM

Oct 2012

WinstonSmith4740

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6. Which Romney didn't answer,

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:22 PM

Oct 2012

and of course switched topics...Oh, geez. Now he's on "Fast & Furious". Get him, Barack.

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