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34. Thank you. I had misread that. Correcting (nt)

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We have elevated gun lust to a religion in this country. [View all] sufrommich Dec 2012 OP

If its not a gun it would be bombs dkf Dec 2012 #1

Never try never fail. aandegoons Dec 2012 #2

Let's all pretend that it's "mentally ill loners" causing the carnage. sufrommich Dec 2012 #4

There's always knives for that sort of thing dkf Dec 2012 #19

I doubt it Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17

RETRACTION: I had a factual error here Recursion Dec 2012 #30

I don't view statistical aberrations as particularly useful Major Nikon Dec 2012 #32

Harris and Klebold killed their victims with guns (or bullets, if you want to be kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #33

Thank you. I had misread that. Correcting (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #34

Did you read the OP, or do you just have some of these lined up any time "gun" is in a subject line? harmonicon Dec 2012 #22

The right wing nut jobs/ NRA certainly have etherealtruth Dec 2012 #3

Stop Teaching Gun Violence! Maineman Dec 2012 #5

Unless you can show me another example of sufrommich Dec 2012 #6

you are correct. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #15

Oh, man... umm... jeez... harmonicon Dec 2012 #23

You reflect my thoughts - thanks! jimlup Dec 2012 #7

It's pretty sick. Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #8

There's been plenty of news stories about these sufrommich Dec 2012 #10

Yeah but... Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #12

They may be, but I'd be willing to bet that sufrommich Dec 2012 #13

If required to risk money, I would bet against you. Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #18

So fucking what? Zoeisright Dec 2012 #29

Gun lust plays a major role, but doping up so many kids at such a young age valerief Dec 2012 #9

I don't think it's gun lust we have elevated silhouete2 Dec 2012 #11

Many countries allow these video games, what they sufrommich Dec 2012 #14

easy access to guns is difficult to address without a constitutional amendment. Vattel Dec 2012 #16

Too bad for you that how you see it has nothing to do with the facts. (nt) harmonicon Dec 2012 #24

Way to be a jerk silhouete2 Dec 2012 #31

I'm a jerk for correcting you? That's not being a jerk. harmonicon Dec 2012 #40

NO it's the way you said it silhouete2 Dec 2012 #42

Oh, I see, the ol' "prove the negative" argument. Nice one. harmonicon Dec 2012 #44

Look, you want an honest conversation silhouete2 Dec 2012 #45

Ok, so tell me who is peddling "violent" video games to young children. harmonicon Dec 2012 #46

Well when we were kids most violent games were fantasy silhouete2 Dec 2012 #47

Well, I would assume he was exposed to as much as all other children. harmonicon Dec 2012 #48

Here is an article that talks about studies done silhouete2 Dec 2012 #49

I believe the work is FETISHISM navarth Dec 2012 #20

I think that's certainly a part of it. harmonicon Dec 2012 #25

I think it's been established that she wasn't a teacher there. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #37

Yeah, this gun culture thing is a major problem, too. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #21

The US wants the oil in the middle east so, they butcher thousands of Iraqis to get at it. tjwash Dec 2012 #26

According to various theories of criminality, when you associate disturbed "impulse" Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #27

Thank you. Can we discuss this as adults for a minute? harmonicon Dec 2012 #28

It's a common deflection from our NRA friends to sufrommich Dec 2012 #35

I know that, but why do they want guns anyway? harmonicon Dec 2012 #41

Mental health is not the main problem nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36

Gun worship is a mental health problem ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #38

Yes it is. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #39

Humans are a violent species that subscribes to a culture of violence. AdHocSolver Dec 2012 #43