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eissa

(4,238 posts)
48. My bad
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:18 PM
Oct 2015

Of course easy access to guns and our gun-obsessed culture is never the culprit.

Oopppsss! Sorry, I just remembered that this is NOT the time to be talking about guns.

Do we know the ethnicity of the shooter yet? eissa Oct 2015 #1
+1million intersectionality Oct 2015 #19
+10000 JDPriestly Oct 2015 #20
+a gazillion valerief Oct 2015 #24
Excellent point! d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #37
You forgot Punx Oct 2015 #40
My bad eissa Oct 2015 #48
Yes, thank you. Wondering where that went. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #59
And if he's black, then that will make it a criminal issue fixable, of course, by locking up more Number23 Oct 2015 #52
I think he is swirly, which could cause some agita, with everyone getting out of the way and placing MADem Oct 2015 #60
In an article I read this morning in the Washington Post LibertyLover Oct 2015 #65
So mentally ill AND a thug eissa Oct 2015 #67
AND an immigrant! spooky3 Oct 2015 #68
Exactly. nt Enthusiast Oct 2015 #66
To them its too soon or never. The only thing that will change their mind patsimp Oct 2015 #2
NRA = Narcissists Rights Association. Rex Oct 2015 #3
Fine. Is it time at least now to discuss Charles Whitman? . . . Journeyman Oct 2015 #4
It's not even been a hundred years yet rbrnmw Oct 2015 #5
What can and cannot be posted in the General Discussion forum edgineered Oct 2015 #6
Here rbrnmw Oct 2015 #8
I dunno, is there? tkmorris Oct 2015 #9
Yea, okay tough guy. edgineered Oct 2015 #10
You then, do not in fact believe this incident is a very high-profile news event LanternWaste Oct 2015 #12
Combining what some consider to be idiotic talking points into a news story edgineered Oct 2015 #16
I love watching you fail over and over in these threads. Rex Oct 2015 #25
Oh, c'mon. Old Crow Oct 2015 #27
Since you're anti-gun control, why not discuss that topic? CreekDog Oct 2015 #55
Maybe a year ago, or maybe even two, I didn't give a damn edgineered Oct 2015 #57
That may be one of the stupidest excuses for changing a belief I have ever heard CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #61
You can live comfortably with what you choose to believe, edgineered Oct 2015 #62
If you don't know how tkmorris Oct 2015 #13
I think it has to be in the category of several hundred killed by non-white before it can be posted. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #38
Wow. Another heartless gun humper. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #14
Here is the SoP for GD etherealtruth Oct 2015 #18
How odd that you love to discuss guns but just not here CreekDog Oct 2015 #54
October 1, 2015 kpete Oct 2015 #21
From your link Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #22
I just don't get it. Ms. Yertle Oct 2015 #7
Good question. I guess it would depend on who is breaking them? edgineered Oct 2015 #11
We aren't evading anything rbrnmw Oct 2015 #15
What part of "high-profile news event" do you not understand? Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #17
Maybe this website isn't for you. zappaman Oct 2015 #33
They can have your SOP alert button Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #46
my hands wouldn't be near where ever you pulled that from. edgineered Oct 2015 #53
That calendar is shocking and shameful. DrBulldog Oct 2015 #23
Your shameless promoting of a politician on the backs of the dead is disgusting. zappaman Oct 2015 #30
Alas Sanders is a big 2nd amendment supporter, you knew that right? Rex Oct 2015 #49
3 school shootings on Febrary 15, a Sunday? I'm sceptical about the report. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #26
Go to the link and see for yourself rather than deflect from the weekly tragedies caused by guns. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #29
Yes. Three. missingthebigdog Oct 2015 #36
I don't consider it a tragedy any longer, it's a Gus2525 Oct 2015 #28
Gus2525 kpete Oct 2015 #31
Right. It's the only outcome of deregulation, offshoring, and media anger-stirring. valerief Oct 2015 #32
I think you are correct. It is in our nature as Americans to kill each other. We can't help it. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #41
We are a gun crazy, fact hating society. lark Oct 2015 #34
let's just skip the conversation this time, shall we? 0rganism Oct 2015 #35
Its not just crazy people with guns d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #39
maybe we need to talk about what "crazy" means? 0rganism Oct 2015 #44
That's just a cop out d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #64
There is no way you will be able to pass full-blown gun bans in this country davidn3600 Oct 2015 #45
I never said I wanted a gun ban d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #63
I think sometimes it's just angry people Ilsa Oct 2015 #47
anger management is part of sanity 0rganism Oct 2015 #51
We could have 10 times as many guns in this country and we'd STILL be a world wide wally Oct 2015 #42
The time to talk gun control was on March 29th!! (And we missed it) lobodons Oct 2015 #43
As long as the Holy Gun is okay. moondust Oct 2015 #50
K and R.. Great Post...thank you.. says it all..nt Stuart G Oct 2015 #56
k and r niyad Oct 2015 #58
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