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Tx4obama

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15. One person in prison for five years costs the American taxpayers $250,000
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 05:33 PM
Dec 2012

Your plan would result in more profits for the private prison system, no loss of income of the gun industry, and tear apart fathers and mothers from their children.

We have enough people in prison as it is now.

The assault weapons, drums, and the magazines that have more than five or ten bullet capacity should be totally banned and confiscated.

Just my two cents



Okay. Which ones do you want to ban rrneck Dec 2012 #1
Semi-Auto would be a good start Taverner Dec 2012 #2
How many guns is that and what does that leave? dkf Dec 2012 #3
Don't know and don't know Taverner Dec 2012 #4
That would cut the number of guns in private hands in half, roughly Recursion Dec 2012 #29
A revolver can be fired faster than 1 round per second. justanidea Dec 2012 #5
Sounds good to me Taverner Dec 2012 #6
Actually, not the case. Jim Warren Dec 2012 #14
The murder rate in the 18th century was significantly higher than today Recursion Dec 2012 #28
Ain't gonna happen derby378 Dec 2012 #7
Well it's going to be the easy way or the hard way Taverner Dec 2012 #9
No, not all of it. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #18
I don't want to ban ANY guns. I want extensive background checks for ALL guns RomneyLies Dec 2012 #8
You know, I can go for most of that derby378 Dec 2012 #10
If all that was done and DONE WELL Taverner Dec 2012 #13
I would be okay with the Sheriff having the serial numbers of my firearms on file derby378 Dec 2012 #16
One person in prison for five years costs the American taxpayers $250,000 Tx4obama Dec 2012 #15
I thought gun owners love to talk about how "law abiding" they are. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #21
A transparent subterfuge derby378 Dec 2012 #23
"Well regulated" RomneyLies Dec 2012 #24
No, what we "need" to do... 99Forever Dec 2012 #11
Without it, however, you are left with tyranny Taverner Dec 2012 #12
I don't understand what that is supposed to mean... 99Forever Dec 2012 #17
If you do not compromise, then one party gets their way and the other doesn't Taverner Dec 2012 #19
Great. 99Forever Dec 2012 #22
With no compromise, the status quo remains davidn3600 Dec 2012 #30
Ban new manufacture/sale... or ownership? OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #20
*shrug* In 1994 we banned assault weapons at extreme political cost Recursion Dec 2012 #25
^ban NRA talking points,... Kolesar Dec 2012 #26
No. Those are all four accurate statements. Recursion Dec 2012 #27
Why SKS and not AK? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #38
Hit that one out of the ballpark NickB79 Dec 2012 #32
If you need a semi/auto to hunt wild game. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #31
It's a good idea when you're hunting feral pigs Recursion Dec 2012 #34
Who is "WE"? The house and senate? Really think that will happen? Logical Dec 2012 #33
If current sales mean anything, gun owners seem to believe you. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #35
Every single store I've seen is out. 100% out. It's astounding. (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #36
The entire supply chain has been emptied, even seeing it in reloading supplies ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #37
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