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In reply to the discussion: Mexico bans "assault weapons;" mass shootings fall to - oh, wait... [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)94. One of the EOs is to study the cause of violence. Maybe something can come from that.
But banning assault weapons -despite the OP's contention that it didn't work in Mexico so...- will lessen the occurrence of mass slaughter of children.
Owning an assault weapon, IMO, does not make one innocent since, as we've seen, such weapons can be stolen and used by someone else. They are too deadly to have around. Anywhere.
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we are talking about specific legislation, stop trying to obscure the issue
Motown_Johnny
Jan 2013
#6
"it is reasonable to suppose that it would continue grow in effect the longer it existed."
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#33
I know, if you can't name every little internal part you can't express an opinion on guns in society
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#85
One of the EOs is to study the cause of violence. Maybe something can come from that.
randome
Jan 2013
#94
How many mass killings have there been with hammers in the last 30 years or so?
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#101
there are other graphs that show a decrease in gun crime after the bill was adopted and an increase
samsingh
Jan 2013
#93
Cool NRA talking point, bro, and that goes for #42 as well, of course (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#47
All joking aside, do you have any connection to the Democratic Party?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#51
Search for "muriel_volestrangler" "obama"; you'll find plenty of my posts supporting him
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#62
The NRA is also opposed to any regulations on gun sales. And please tell me what measures the NRA
Erose999
Jan 2013
#65
None & that includes sales in their Bushmaster markets in foreign countries. Link:
patrice
Jan 2013
#103
The rifle was a bolt-action which was state of the art in WWI. Stone-age compared to an AR-15 though
Erose999
Jan 2013
#68
Large areas of Mexico are in a state of near-anarchy, run by violent drug cartels.
Spider Jerusalem
Jan 2013
#9
That's because the cartels sell drugs in America and buy assault weapons over the counter
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#13
And cannabis is on track for massive legalization here, so there's a fight for what's going to
patrice
Jan 2013
#104
Doesn't this kind of shred the notion that "more guns = less gun deaths & more safer environment"?
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#25
So your point is that renegade US army units will still have weapons?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#45
It was still enough to get that border guard killed, regardless of the percentage
derby378
Jan 2013
#60
Yep, this is relevant because the USA is exactly like Mexico in so many ways...
TroglodyteScholar
Jan 2013
#80