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In reply to the discussion: It's been nine years. [View all]llmart
(15,536 posts)20. You underestimate the numbers of people with guns.
It's not a small minority.
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6 year olds shot to ribbons in their classroom. And our leaders didn't care enough to do anything.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2021
#1
Yes in all fairness they did. But we need more than a few leaders willing to do something.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2021
#8
I know I can be given to hyperbole. But that is what the rest of the world thinks.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2021
#9
Like Eisenhower made the Germans look at death camps, Americans should be made to look at the
Irish_Dem
Dec 2021
#14
A backlash would confirm the self-centered, irresponsible stance of the populace.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2021
#43
Joe The Plumber: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump My Constitutional Rights' To Have Guns
keithbvadu2
Dec 2021
#19
Those Germans who fought against the Nazi regime were willing to pay a big price.
Kaleva
Dec 2021
#35
Dude. Chill. You're not helping anyone when you're like this, yourself included.
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#69
The more accurate term for "mandatory buyback" being "confiscation", mind you.
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#72
Eminent domain typically requires the ceased property to be used by government (eta: public use)
SYFROYH
Dec 2021
#77
Because you cited the US Constitution, I thought you might have remembered what you read.
SYFROYH
Dec 2021
#81
Except its not a Sandy Hook Massacre thread -- its a thread about legislation since Sandy Hook.
SYFROYH
Dec 2021
#85
It is difficult to have a rational discussion on this issue when one side consistently attacks
Dial H For Hero
Dec 2021
#89
I don't see that your suggested starting points do anything but make life easier for Gunners.
maxsolomon
Dec 2021
#54
Thank you for making your first post here on DU in this thread! Welcome to DU, Emile.
CaliforniaPeggy
Dec 2021
#79