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Egalitarian Thug

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15. For myself, while I would love to see some effective action taken to curtail the culture of violence

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 04:58 PM

Jan 2013

in America. But all of the screaming and proposals I've seen are nothing but pacifiers that, in the end, will do nothing to change anything except increase the number of votes against Democrats.

I have something in the neighborhood of 300 trashed gun threads from GD, and that after auto-trashing key terms.

Talk to me about the near total disarmament, especially in law enforcement, and I'll listen and probably support it. But this nonsense of banning this type or that accessory will do nothing but cost elections.

80+ people a day are still going to be killed by firearms in America until we dare to look real solutions to our real problems.

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Apparently we have no freaking hope of doing squat. [View all] Scuba Jan 2013 OP

Only three DU recs! We're doomed! The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #1

DU is as divided on this issue as is the country at large Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #2

Mybe you should try reposting with a snappier subject line. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #3

How's "We've got no freakin' chance of doing squat" sound? Scuba Jan 2013 #5

It just might be the ticket. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #9

Or the always attention grabbing "I will probably be BANNED for posting this, but..." Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #17

You needed to add some HappyMe Jan 2013 #4

I just kicked and rec'd the thread you linked to. But listen: Chorophyll Jan 2013 #6

Yes, we've been at each other's throats 'til we're exhausted. The the day comes when you can ... Scuba Jan 2013 #10

They do suck. They really do. Same old arguments. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #12

Nobody has been forcing DUers to post OP after OP after OP saying the same things. Bake Jan 2013 #16

I'll get the fainting couch Lex Jan 2013 #7

You do that. HappyMe Jan 2013 #8

OK reteachinwi Jan 2013 #11

Gun legislation IS economic and social justice. It's all related. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #13

I know you're right. reteachinwi Jan 2013 #14

For myself, while I would love to see some effective action taken to curtail the culture of violence Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #15

What he said. PLARS1999 Jan 2013 #19

? cyberswede Jan 2013 #22

That's for reminding us that it is today Marrah_G Jan 2013 #18

This post got 24 recs Chathamization Jan 2013 #20

Thanks, but I've already signed a ton of petitions quite some time ago. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #21