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you can't fuck with profit centers datasuspect Jan 2013 #1
=Exactly.= Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #109
I wondered the same thing. russspeakeasy Jan 2013 #2
Guns are the problem bongbong Jan 2013 #3
I'd rather my kids go to the range than get stoned. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #7
If I was gonna have to choose between my kid smoking a joint and firing a gun, Chorophyll Jan 2013 #23
Nice false dilemma bongbong Jan 2013 #27
So narrow is the attention span................... Remmah2 Jan 2013 #34
I rather think your kids will MineralMan Jan 2013 #49
I am well aware of that. nt Remmah2 Jan 2013 #52
violence and destruction...a great family activity. ok nt msongs Jan 2013 #66
What violence and destruction? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #71
And you totally ducked the gang issue. Bake Jan 2013 #81
Pesky facts bongbong Jan 2013 #90
I'd probably opt for a deeper dive on the statistics Bake Jan 2013 #96
Here ya go bongbong Jan 2013 #99
There are NO children in my home. I keep my doors locked. Bake Jan 2013 #101
all the gungeon people were crying how their guns could be stolen, and yet when you ask them bettyellen Jan 2013 #107
I'm not a gungeoneer. Bake Jan 2013 #110
i don't think "hiding it" is quite responsible enough. bettyellen Jan 2013 #111
Again, NO CHILDREN in the home. Bake Jan 2013 #112
visitors, theft- which many here are going on and on about. bettyellen Jan 2013 #122
3 out of 4 homicides are not related to *any* other crime. ieoeja Jan 2013 #100
What, and cut into the CIA's profits? nick of time Jan 2013 #4
Would mean discussing the Drug War Fumesucker Jan 2013 #5
We can't end mental illness either B2G Jan 2013 #11
Yeah, but mental illness isn't really directly caused by government policy Fumesucker Jan 2013 #19
Actually, Ma'am, Tracing And Vetting Of All Private Sales Will Have A Great Impact On Gang Armament The Magistrate Jan 2013 #6
Yep. nick of time Jan 2013 #10
As well as guns sold and stolen from government sources. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #12
The Technical For This, Sir, Is 'Fucking Bull-Shit' The Magistrate Jan 2013 #18
I'm glad to see NRA Talking Points being given the "respect" they deserve bongbong Jan 2013 #29
It beats the gun grabber toking points. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #33
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #37
Actually I have plenty. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #38
OK bongbong Jan 2013 #39
Where is this master list of "NRA" talking points? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #40
When you hear the same evidence-free "fact" from at least 3 Delicate Flowers bongbong Jan 2013 #41
What shall we call anti gun bullshit then? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #45
Anti gun? bongbong Jan 2013 #68
If I listed my wife as being among my "hobbies," we'd have words on more than paint colors. Robb Jan 2013 #44
Tell us more about ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #50
Not limited to RKBA Remmah2 Jan 2013 #56
And a part of that package is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #58
I just like people to stay off my ass and out of my business. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #62
How have ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #64
I own a two CMP 1994 ban compliant semi-automatic rifle. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #67
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #69
Having heard the arguments, seen the debates, statistics and poster children for the gun grabbers. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #73
Are "gun grabbers" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #75
Unfortunately the "gun grabbers" are technically ignorant. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #80
What does that mean? 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #85
I wonder how the gender equality committee feels about you saying that your wife is a "hobby." blue neen Jan 2013 #61
Specifically I don't care what they think about me caling her a wonderful wife, it's what she thinks Remmah2 Jan 2013 #65
Your posts are good reading material. blue neen Jan 2013 #98
lofl...made my afternoon uponit7771 Jan 2013 #84
I agree with you. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #13
Glad To Hear It, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #24
Why not crack down on gangs? dkf Jan 2013 #15
And You Inhabit what Planet, Ma'am --- Pluto? The Magistrate Jan 2013 #22
Apparently they weren't doing it until more recently. dkf Jan 2013 #25
Do Not Try And Teach Your Grand-Father To Suck Eggs, Ma'm The Magistrate Jan 2013 #28
How many times does Obama have to mention violence in Chicago alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #35
Sounds to me like there have been significant improvements recently in certain areas. dkf Jan 2013 #42
Intelligence Collection And Collation Is In Some Ways Better In All Fields Nowadays, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2013 #46
I have no problem with that. dkf Jan 2013 #51
Nothing Stops You From Expressing Support, Ma'am: Many Of Us Manage It Often.... The Magistrate Jan 2013 #54
Sir, may I call you dude? You are on fire today!!! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #93
Damned Near Anything But Late For Dinner, Sir, Is Fine With Me.... The Magistrate Jan 2013 #94
I can relate, to the cooking that is. What can I say. I admire the way you Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #97
I roll my eyes at your boys club mentality. dkf Jan 2013 #104
Boys club??!! Nah, plenty of women feel the same way. Just ask around. I detect Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #108
That is funny because I think Obama, Clinton, and most practical Dems are closer to me than to dkf Jan 2013 #113
I sincerely doubt that Obama or Clinton think there was Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #115
The early info on Benghazi was bad period. dkf Jan 2013 #116
And you should be able to realize that it came from the CIA and the White House trusted them. Not Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #117
I'm a volunteering contributing card carrying Democrat. dkf Jan 2013 #118
I'm King Shit of Fuck Mountain. Any other questions? Oh and do they Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #119
No that's perfect. Thank you. dkf Jan 2013 #120
My pleash! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #121
Trimming the branches while ignoring the roots. Fozzledick Jan 2013 #43
Why not crack down on guns? Squinch Jan 2013 #72
Holy shit! Why didn't anyone think of that before???!!! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #92
You have more faith than I do. One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #70
Hanguns were missing too. JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #8
Who stole them? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #57
Gang violence? Hardly. Robb Jan 2013 #9
Oakland Officials Blame Woman’s Murder For Setting Off Violent Crime War dkf Jan 2013 #20
Chicago's Homicide Rates Slowing After Violent Summer Spike dkf Jan 2013 #21
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #32
The Decline, Ma'am, Owes To Matters Sorting Themselves Out, Back into Stable Structures The Magistrate Jan 2013 #36
They are missing from the DU discourse on the subject as well. redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #14
I think you're correct. The focus was on random mass murders, not gun violence in itself. randome Jan 2013 #30
Interestingly New York City, which has tons of gangs, is not on that list of highest gun deaths. Squinch Jan 2013 #76
Really? B2G Jan 2013 #88
That shows that there sure were a lot of gun deaths in NYC in 2006. But not so much in 2011, Squinch Jan 2013 #91
According to the link you just posted ... yes, really. ieoeja Jan 2013 #95
There were probably no gang-bangers in the Peanut Gallery JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #16
I don't agree. I think it's hiding in the directive to Holder to be sure we don't miss dangerous HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #17
The CIA and NSA need their cut Taverner Jan 2013 #26
The Magistrate already set you straight on this point alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #31
Because it's no longer 1994? (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #47
There is that. ^^^^^^ Squinch Jan 2013 #82
Actually, the EO calling for repeal of the ban on researching causes of gun violence might lead... randome Jan 2013 #48
K&R for the courage to say that, especially with the legalization of cannabis on the table. nt patrice Jan 2013 #53
Because the roots causes have root causes JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #55
Then why aren't jobs, education and big brother prorams on the agenda?? B2G Jan 2013 #60
Can I be honest? JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #89
Gangbangers get their guns from "legitamate" straw buyers with no background checks jpak Jan 2013 #59
Suicide by firearms is also absent from the remediation plan B2G Jan 2013 #63
Public Health Studies Will Address This, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2013 #74
Seriously? You wrote that? Squinch Jan 2013 #78
So was medical mistreatment of gun injuries. That accounts for some gun deaths too. Squinch Jan 2013 #77
Those things have as much or more to do with gun violence as does mental illness Fumesucker Jan 2013 #83
And mental illness is a separate issue as well. Why does it make sense to some people that, Squinch Jan 2013 #86
Arguments 41.8% .. Non-Drug Crime 18.2% .. Gangs 8.6% .. Drugs 5% .. Other 34.3% ieoeja Jan 2013 #79
Because we will not allow distractions this time. Period. nt DevonRex Jan 2013 #87
which gangs and drug trafficking was involved in any of the mass murders recently? Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #102
Is preventing mass murders the goal? Recursion Jan 2013 #103
yes, they have very little in common Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #105
That's a fair point Recursion Jan 2013 #106
Because it is hard to fix, profitable, and a misunderstood problem. Glassunion Jan 2013 #114
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