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MineralMan

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3. It's easier to get an AR-15 type of rifle than a handgun

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 11:37 AM

Feb 2018

in almost every state. In most states, you can walk out of the store with one right after paying for it, and the ammo and extra magazines you purchased at the same time. If you pass the instant background check, it's yours.

There are waiting periods before taking possession of handguns in most states. Not so, though, for the most lethal weapons available to civilians in this country.

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Gov Scott said Florida isn't a violent state [View all] nadine_mn Feb 2018 OP

Read, vacation land doesn't want to lose tourists janterry Feb 2018 #1

This is why I go to the Caribbean when I want some warm sunshine in the winter. phylny Feb 2018 #9

The shooting was done by someone with several issues malaise Feb 2018 #2

It's easier to get an AR-15 type of rifle than a handgun MineralMan Feb 2018 #3

Unfuggingbelievable malaise Feb 2018 #4

Yes, it is. MineralMan Feb 2018 #6

Oh sheesh...he was failed by so many nadine_mn Feb 2018 #8

And that's the truth malaise Feb 2018 #10

LOL, TOO FUNNY HAB911 Feb 2018 #5

Of course Florida isn't a violent state, Governor Vogon_Glory Feb 2018 #7

yeah, the only reason 2.5 million Floridians onethatcares Feb 2018 #11

"Florida isn't a violent state my ass. America isn't a violent country" EX500rider Feb 2018 #12