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SheilaT

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12. It would help, but I do not believe

Reply to MadHound (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:45 PM

Feb 2013

that any of the mass gun massacres in recent years had anything to do with the War on Drugs. Nor do most of the individual murders of wives by husbands, nor most suicides, and so on.

Yes, ending the idiotic War on Drugs is a very good idea, but it will only put a small dent in the gun deaths that happen every year in this country.

It comes down to the guns. EVERYONE who says, oh no, we can't get rid of guns, and The Second Amendment, every single one of the gun apologists out there simply does not care how many are killed by guns. Get rid of the guns and we'll get rid of the gun violence.

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You want to curb gun violence? End the War on Drugs. [View all] MadHound Feb 2013 OP

It's the best idea I've heard since Newtown. n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #1

That would be a big help. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #2

It would also free up law enforcement thucythucy Feb 2013 #3

I would stick with the recreational products that come directly from nature ThomThom Feb 2013 #31

It's coming. SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #4

That and mental health care reform hack89 Feb 2013 #5

Absolutely. I don't think people realize this fact. Gregorian Feb 2013 #6

Good jobs reduce violence. Pedalpower Feb 2013 #7

I was surprised to learn that this is no longer the case for gangs frazzled Feb 2013 #8

Based on what I've seen I disagree. white_wolf Feb 2013 #13

Ah, but that only deflects away from "the real issue" once again derby378 Feb 2013 #16

There's nothing unconstitutional about banning certain weapons and ammunition frazzled Feb 2013 #21

You're trying to apply the same criteria covering cane guns and sawed-offs to proven militia weapons derby378 Feb 2013 #22

You forgot machine guns, 1986 frazzled Feb 2013 #23

We'll take care of that law soon enough derby378 Feb 2013 #29

the drug cartels are kill a lot of people in Mexico for the right to ThomThom Feb 2013 #32

STOP MAKING SENSE, MadHound! slackmaster Feb 2013 #9

great idea. Prohibition is a failed public policy...again. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #10

K&R felix_numinous Feb 2013 #11

It would help, but I do not believe SheilaT Feb 2013 #12

A small dent? I think it would put quite a large dent in it. MadHound Feb 2013 #15

Sandy Hook. Aurora. Columbine. SheilaT Feb 2013 #17

Reread the post you are replying to roxy1234 Feb 2013 #19

So you are just going to discount the thousands of people who die due to drug violence each year? MadHound Feb 2013 #20

The solution to suicides is proper mental health coverage hack89 Feb 2013 #30

It should have ended years ago. zeemike Feb 2013 #14

But that would just end roxy1234 Feb 2013 #18

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #24

I have been saying this for years, but it mostly falls on deaf ears.. Ghost in the Machine Feb 2013 #25

Would help, but guns and people who covet them will still be a problem. Hoyt Feb 2013 #26

Killing the war on drugs will do several things at once. PDJane Feb 2013 #27

Bring back manufacturing jobs. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #28