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18. And we have the lowest murder rate in 40 years, nationally
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:41 PM
Dec 2012

Whatever we're doing now we're doing right, if you're just concerned about the number of people killed by guns.

It was already illegal for a 20 year old to have a handgun. Recursion Dec 2012 #1
Oh yeah! bongbong Dec 2012 #2
Well, drug laws are my usual example. It's very easy to get pot or coke. Recursion Dec 2012 #3
The rhetorical devices that Delicate Flowers use to worship their Precious bongbong Dec 2012 #6
Let me grant that point entirely: guns are completely evil and only useful for killing people Recursion Dec 2012 #7
Fantasyland bongbong Dec 2012 #13
They're an island without 300 million guns in private hands Recursion Dec 2012 #17
Oh yeah! bongbong Dec 2012 #23
Um, are you saying that speed limits actually prevent people from speeding? You obviously bayareamike Dec 2012 #52
Nope bongbong Dec 2012 #57
The evidence is not with you nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #8
States with tougher gun laws are richer and more liberal Recursion Dec 2012 #9
Enjoy your fantasies. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #10
You do realize you're advocating for the US to have Connecticut's gun laws, right? Recursion Dec 2012 #11
Which statistically has less, not more, incidents. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #12
Coincidences bongbong Dec 2012 #14
And we have the lowest murder rate in 40 years, nationally Recursion Dec 2012 #18
And a mass shooting a month nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #19
More than that, recently Recursion Dec 2012 #20
So let's throw our hands up nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #21
Neither I nor anybody else is talking about arming everybody Recursion Dec 2012 #22
I am not talking of taking your precious away nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #28
Well, I was reserve, not Guard, and since I am law-abiding DC resident I don't own a weapon Recursion Dec 2012 #30
You asked what I wanted done nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #38
The point of this is to discuss common sense gun control . former-republican Dec 2012 #43
I want sane laws nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #44
When I mean both sides have to give former-republican Dec 2012 #46
Yeah, but the person that just went to my iggy list nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #48
My personal opinion is a little different former-republican Dec 2012 #49
I know. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #50
I think we're pretty close on most views when it comes former-republican Dec 2012 #54
I fear we will be having the same discussion nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #56
We should wait until there are 600m guns here, and then think about limits. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #32
Walking NRA Talking Point regurgitator bongbong Dec 2012 #24
Hey my parrots are not that well disciplined nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #29
The gungeon bongbong Dec 2012 #34
I trashed the whole gungeon yesterday nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #37
I'm banned from the gungeon bongbong Dec 2012 #40
Well, they are delicate flowers. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #42
I would be fine with that. former-republican Dec 2012 #26
Well... OK but, I mean... they didn't help here, right? Recursion Dec 2012 #27
Of course not former-republican Dec 2012 #33
And the crime rate is half of what it was 20 years ago Recursion Dec 2012 #35
Because I don't want to see honest law abiding people being afraid to live in former-republican Dec 2012 #36
This family could afford all the mental health help they wanted. It didn't stop the GUNS. Squinch Dec 2012 #4
+1. If the family didn't have guns, it wouldn't have been this kind of execution style slaughter nt riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #47
The Right to Kill Babies and Adults crowd will never give up their toys n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #5
THAT's the mental illness I'm talking about bongbong Dec 2012 #16
The gun nuts are so delicate, aren't they? Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #15
I'm wondering how many of them are concerned about passing jeff47 Dec 2012 #25
They would highly prefer bongbong Dec 2012 #31
Healthy people don't hate people. It's that simple. Gregorian Dec 2012 #39
why can't you understand it is about both? Skittles Dec 2012 #41
The mental illness is RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #45
Yup... RetroLounge Dec 2012 #51
If you think guns MAKE you safe, you're wrong, because you'll devalue other things that will make patrice Dec 2012 #53
The gun scum has got to go! ellisonz Dec 2012 #55
Gun scum. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #59
Really now RegieRocker Dec 2012 #58
Funny! bongbong Dec 2012 #61
That is a fantasy RegieRocker Dec 2012 #64
The mental illness focus is comfortable and convenient...BUT NOT ACCURATE. libdem4life Dec 2012 #60
Absolutely bongbong Dec 2012 #62
Amazing how it's the only other option to confiscating/re-registering WMD.. libdem4life Dec 2012 #63
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