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BlueStreak

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39. And you know that how?

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No matter if we stopped all gun sales tomorrow... [View all] kentuck Dec 2012 OP

sadly true-- the cows are out of the barn now NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #1

so if gun owners threw bullets instead of shooting them from guns....yeah right nt msongs Dec 2012 #2

Then stop ammo sales n/t Blaukraut Dec 2012 #3

Brilliant! Or, TAX the hell out of ammo........ TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #10

That would be great IF... GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #28

So, make the tax retroactive................ TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #50

Good luck with that. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #58

I'm sure there are other ways to get things done - I'm just saying that we should DO something TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #64

I agree something needs to be done, but I'm not optimistic that it's possible right now. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #68

The Chris Rock Solution Renew Deal Dec 2012 #76

so make a law that legal gun owners have to surrender all but one of their guns Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #4

It's a common maxim among military officers... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #6

Are you saying "law-abiding gun owners" won't abide by the law? baldguy Dec 2012 #31

Are you saying that people should always obey they law, regardless? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #40

The community of gun owners have proven they are incapable of keeping their weapons secure. baldguy Dec 2012 #41

That's an assertion I think you will be hard pressed to factually support. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #43

In the last 30 yrs there have been 61 shootings across the country with 4+ people killed. baldguy Dec 2012 #46

you realize thats about the same # killed by lighning rdking647 Dec 2012 #72

Deaths by lightening per year: 63. Deaths by guns per year: 30,000. baldguy Dec 2012 #73

Not really Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #62

That's bound to end well. nt Codeine Dec 2012 #7

How about at least making all gun sales go through a license dealer doc03 Dec 2012 #5

My state has done that - but it has to be done at the state level hack89 Dec 2012 #54

Why? n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #70

The Feds only have jurisdiction over interstate commerce hack89 Dec 2012 #74

Well in that case how do they get away with making you do the paperwork doc03 Dec 2012 #75

Dealers are involved in interstate commerce hack89 Dec 2012 #77

The gun lobby always has an excuse to not do anything. What if I open a gun shop and doc03 Dec 2012 #79

It is not the gun lobby that is interpreting the Constitution hack89 Dec 2012 #81

I think you are full of NRA bs. Something can be done n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #82

The law is the law hack89 Dec 2012 #83

Eventually, all of the guns will be Ilsa Dec 2012 #8

Our lack of laws sets a certain attitude about what is "normal" BlueStreak Dec 2012 #9

Hold up theKed Dec 2012 #23

And you know that how? BlueStreak Dec 2012 #39

Google is a very useful tool theKed Dec 2012 #48

There is certainly some research that shows a correlation between violent games and real violence BlueStreak Dec 2012 #65

And a whole bunch that doesn't theKed Dec 2012 #69

That is absurd BlueStreak Dec 2012 #71

Video games and tv/movies theKed Dec 2012 #78

With our modern technology... kentuck Dec 2012 #11

This makes sense TomClash Dec 2012 #14

Anyone arrested? Angleae Dec 2012 #18

Just use Homeland Security's No-Fly List JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #34

arrested, or convicted? Union Scribe Dec 2012 #61

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #12

maybe if we started after Columbine we could have avoided this one JI7 Dec 2012 #13

ever since they closed the mental hospitals marlakay Dec 2012 #15

Single shot weapons only Comatose Sphagetti Dec 2012 #16

Lifetime in prison without parole. Panasonic Dec 2012 #17

The guns... sendero Dec 2012 #19

wrong the world doesn't end tomorrow. aandegoons Dec 2012 #20

When you have a foolproof method of identifying... 99Forever Dec 2012 #21

Bite me. Savannahmann Dec 2012 #22

I'm sorry you misunderstood my post. kentuck Dec 2012 #26

Your avatar is an infant with a gun pintobean Dec 2012 #27

Not a "gun" problem, a "nuts with guns" problem quaker bill Dec 2012 #24

'nut' and 'types of people' are not legal terms, for good reasons tiny elvis Dec 2012 #25

Sorry, we do have a gun problem. And I don't believe we are doomed to live in an armed madhouse. baldguy Dec 2012 #29

Perhaps my point was not well made? kentuck Dec 2012 #32

Yes, exactly. nt Raine Dec 2012 #36

Yes. That's exactly what we do. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #45

Do you truly believe that the American people Codeine Dec 2012 #47

The "right" to own a gun is akin to the "right" to own a slave. baldguy Dec 2012 #49

Your argument is 100% correct. Many just cannot realize that you cannot stop a lone nut when.... Logical Dec 2012 #60

Confiscation and buyback Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #63

Ammo tax. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #30

Unconstitutional hack89 Dec 2012 #56

4th&10th Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #57

Silly. So this NUT who wants to shoot up a school will worry about a little higher cost? Logical Dec 2012 #59

Totally Agree. nt Raine Dec 2012 #33

Attack me if you wish... kentuck Dec 2012 #35

Whatever you do DON'T TAKE retread Dec 2012 #37

+10000 kentuck Dec 2012 #38

The problem is the GUNS that the "nuts" get. So yeah, guns are the problem. nt Lex Dec 2012 #42

Completely fucking wrong. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #44

Best to do nothing, right? Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #51

Time to define "well REGULATED militia" Glitterati Dec 2012 #52

"A journey of 1000 li begins with one step." Lao Tse Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #53

It can't hurt to start now. That's a lame excuse to allow folks to continue arming up. Hoyt Dec 2012 #55

BOTH PROBLEMS are EQUAL.... n/t KoKo Dec 2012 #66

It would probably take thirty years ... surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #67

You have to start somewhere, defeatist attitude is arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #80