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aikoaiko

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2. True, the 2013 AWB proposal rallied NRA and RKBA advocates against all the bills.

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Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jun 2016

Plus, none of the proposals would have done anything to prevent or even lessen tragedy of the Sandy Hook massacre which led a lot of gun owners to be cynical.

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Why Democrats aren't pushing an assault weapons ban [View all] Just reading posts Jun 2016 OP

well, we wouldnt want polarizing divisiveness. ananda Jun 2016 #1

More like "We wouldn't want to piss away House & Senate seats........ pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #5

What I don't want is what we've had which is lots of dramatics followed by no change. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #8

True, the 2013 AWB proposal rallied NRA and RKBA advocates against all the bills. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #2

Of all the various proposed gun control bills, banning the cosmetic features of "assault weapons" Just reading posts Jun 2016 #4

Barden knows what to do flamingdem Jun 2016 #3

Pelosi in classic political form will do the doable, even if the doable is based on mistaken HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #6

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #7

An "assault weapons" ban.. sendero Jun 2016 #9