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Blue_Roses

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1. sad that it takes the slaughter of innocent children

Reply to MightyMopar (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:38 AM

Dec 2012

to finally get the support needed to actually do anything.

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Gun Control Support Soars In New Polls [View all] MightyMopar Dec 2012 OP

sad that it takes the slaughter of innocent children Blue_Roses Dec 2012 #1

What you said. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #2

Nothing is going to happen former-republican Dec 2012 #3

? the antigun Dec 2012 #4

Consider the Gallup polls, such as they are ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #6

or these other gallup polls which are brand new farminator3000 Dec 2012 #38

Make up of congress and the country former-republican Dec 2012 #10

This bill will have a hard time passing in the Senate and no chance in the House. ... spin Dec 2012 #5

I think they are blowing it before it even starts former-republican Dec 2012 #8

certainly nothing of any significance will make it through THIS Congress Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #7

We are talking guns and this country loves it's guns former-republican Dec 2012 #9

First of all, the gun-loving demographic is growing smaller. DanTex Dec 2012 #28

Great post. I agree. DanTex Dec 2012 #27

F-republican is skeered Skittles Dec 2012 #11

That's not very nice. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #12

for a post that wasn't even hidden!!! Skittles Dec 2012 #13

They threw me out too. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #14

Oh ye.... ReRe Dec 2012 #18

I knew when I heard who was writing it JoeyT Dec 2012 #19

Concern troll dance MightyMopar Dec 2012 #22

ok, chicken little farminator3000 Dec 2012 #35

I hate guns. But it is FAR too late to ban any of them. 300,000,000 MINIMUM in the US dorksied Dec 2012 #15

Gun control does not mean banning guns AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #16

And my POINT is that there is no way it will work, unless the feds do house to house searches. dorksied Dec 2012 #21

If gun registration is made mandatory then those who don't register will be "some kind of criminal" Fumesucker Dec 2012 #23

"Gun owners will not comply...Or worse...take to the streets...would only result in bloodshed." thucythucy Dec 2012 #24

I think you are disillusioned in thinking the majority of gunowners jmg257 Dec 2012 #26

"Daring the government to take them" AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #30

Registration is a complex issue. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #36

So sad Maynar Dec 2012 #17

Go for it. dorksied Dec 2012 #20

Do you share AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #34

Check back in a week or two slackmaster Dec 2012 #25

In The Long Run, You're Going To Lose. Paladin Dec 2012 #31

It seems like you are looking forward to school massacres and assassinations, Paladin. slackmaster Dec 2012 #33

Predict, comprehend, then CONTROL! MightyMopar Dec 2012 #39

The slaughter of children that young treestar Dec 2012 #32

Maybe the NRA Turbineguy Dec 2012 #29

That we as a nation are finally beginning this dialog is a very positive sign... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #37