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Post removed [View all] Post removed Feb 2013 OP
the OP states "When guns are banned"...... hlthe2b Feb 2013 #1
Yes that's what I said. I'm trying to point out that you can ban all the guns you want and the DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #2
Only the propaganda wing of the NRA mantains there is any move to "ban all guns" hlthe2b Feb 2013 #3
This is MY talking point. If you wanted to you could take ALL the guns away and STILL until we get DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #6
Yeah, we've heard it all time and time again. hlthe2b Feb 2013 #11
Nope, that IS AN NRA TALKING POINT nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #18
"When guns are banned" and When Pigs Fly magical thyme Feb 2013 #26
Your point is doomed to be lost TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #25
Exactly my reaction. Keep pushing the half-wits to react to the guvmint gittin' their guns, then brewens Feb 2013 #4
"capping a months-long undercover investigation" rgbecker Feb 2013 #5
This could be likely, but it still takes a mentally ill person to jump on the bandwagon. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #8
Well you've identified two possible motivations.... rgbecker Feb 2013 #16
How to handle this? Don't let the FBI bait mentally ill people into attempting bombings? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #7
Agree, mentally ill people are going to be the most vulnerable and the Feds are famous for DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #9
We need to fix our mental health system. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #12
Did I miss something?...when are guns going to be banned? jmg257 Feb 2013 #10
My point is that we need to get to the root cause. We can ban guns, swords and forks for that matter DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #15
not true our family will soon be homeless we visited a family shelter rbrnmw Feb 2013 #27
Let me get this straight,are you saying that libtodeath Feb 2013 #13
No, I'm saying they'll be making bombs one way or the other, each trying to beat out the last for DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #20
But what of those without mental health issues that see a gun as a means to an end? libtodeath Feb 2013 #28
We may have misunderstood the meaning of the op here. I'll try to clarify...... wandy Feb 2013 #14
Well you lost me before the middle of your first paragraph. Skidmore Feb 2013 #17
I implied that no matter what we do, or what we ban these things will continue to happen until we DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #19
You see mental illness as the root of this is also an NRA talking point. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22
How you keep connecting an exploited mentally ill person in the article to being the problem... Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #23
So the FBI worked a mentally ill person for months DirkGently Feb 2013 #21
+1 n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #24
But Endless and Unlimited Funding is soooo cool DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #30
Man utterly fails to harm anyone, ThatPoetGuy Feb 2013 #29
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