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davidpdx

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15. Well if that's the case, maybe we can send them the funeral bill next time a kid gets a bull in the

Reply to hack89 (Reply #14)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 10:21 AM

Feb 2013

head. They are too chickenshit to do anything at the state level. We know nothing will get done at the federal level as the House will hold any bill hostage. I guess the answer is the shootings continue and we sit idly by with our fingers up our noses.

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Oregon lawmakers drop attempt to ban the sale of assault weapons and of high-capacity gun clips [View all] derby378 Feb 2013 OP

Sanity prevails. SayWut Feb 2013 #1

I can't think of a reason why CHL training SHOULDN'T incorporate live rounds derby378 Feb 2013 #2

Agreed. SayWut Feb 2013 #3

Tick-tock. onehandle Feb 2013 #5

Your crystal ball is blurry, my friend. SayWut Feb 2013 #7

How exactly does one "sensationalize" the massacre of 20 children? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #12

We have been hearing that old song for 20 years now hack89 Feb 2013 #10

Well, that's monumentally stupid. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #8

The problem is nothing will get done at the federal level davidpdx Feb 2013 #4

There are a lot of conservative rural voters in Oregon hack89 Feb 2013 #11

Yes, given I grew up in Oregon I'm well aware of that davidpdx Feb 2013 #13

The obvious answer is not all Dems in Oregon share your views on gun control hack89 Feb 2013 #14

Well if that's the case, maybe we can send them the funeral bill next time a kid gets a bull in the davidpdx Feb 2013 #15

You can't expect politicians to commit political suicide hack89 Feb 2013 #17

Interesting. quakerboy Feb 2013 #6

The smart Democrats are looking at their next election PuffedMica Feb 2013 #9

I'd argue doing nothing, but having these proposals out on the table davidpdx Feb 2013 #16