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Loudly

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58. How is stopping the introduction of new units disarming anyone?
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 11:00 PM
Apr 2012

It's a decades long struggle to raise consciousness, marginalize those who perversely rejoice in the epidemic of guns and ammo in the hands of the public, staff the courts with judges who will narrow the meaning of any such "right," and allow natural attrition to work its magic.

It's exactly like the civil rights movement. Heighten awareness of racial discrimination, ostracize those who engage in it, staff the courts with judges who will shape the law to discourage provincialism, and allow the integration mandate to work it magic.

And just like Jim Crow, America's gun problem is home grown. Not some sinister lunacy smuggled in from abroad.

Another Light Goes Out otohara Apr 2012 #1
Another firearm accident. ileus Apr 2012 #2
More like another negligent homicide Doctor_J Apr 2012 #11
She should be charged Meiko Apr 2012 #3
No, No, No otohara Apr 2012 #4
if she was a cop gejohnston Apr 2012 #8
The CDC otohara Apr 2012 #10
no, but it does gejohnston Apr 2012 #12
Please stop with the Straw Men Doctor_J Apr 2012 #13
why only the emphisis on gejohnston Apr 2012 #15
The next time a 4-year-old gets ahold of his parent's rope Doctor_J Apr 2012 #21
Me too. Hoyt Apr 2012 #32
No, you won't. Common Sense Party Apr 2012 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #94
Here you go.. X_Digger Apr 2012 #34
Close, but no cigar Doctor_J Apr 2012 #46
Feel free to set those goalposts down, they must be heavy. X_Digger Apr 2012 #47
Surely there is a difference between a jump rope accident and a firearm Doctor_J Apr 2012 #88
Is the child any less dead? X_Digger Apr 2012 #89
I will post the link and press release when gejohnston Apr 2012 #44
ge -- tell me what group will you post it in. I want to see this. thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #93
that OP would be locked in this group for being Off Topic Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #92
Maybe not 4-year olds, but other Jenoch Sep 2012 #99
Statistically insignificant? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #22
you missed the larger point gejohnston Apr 2012 #26
No I didn't miss it. We don't let them, we make them, like gladiators. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #29
That I agree gejohnston Apr 2012 #45
Soooo predictable..... TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #24
"But, only shootings are tragic according to the antis." ellisonz Apr 2012 #30
Do you have children? Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #85
Do you have children? Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #98
Sad. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #5
What does a gun have to do with this? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #6
given it was a cop gejohnston Apr 2012 #9
See? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #20
Guns don't kill. Glove compartments kill. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #23
I think you just... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #28
Yet police are the only ones who should have guns, right? X_Digger Apr 2012 #7
That reads as though Loudly Apr 2012 #14
Guns don't kill people fightforfreedom123 Apr 2012 #16
Should we respond to people who have been ppr'd? rl6214 Apr 2012 #52
gangsters would still have them gejohnston Apr 2012 #17
So I'll ask you again Shares AH1Apache Apr 2012 #18
Make them scarce. Loudly Apr 2012 #48
How do you keep other countries from making them scarce AH1Apache Apr 2012 #49
Smuggling is a miniscule part of the problem. Loudly Apr 2012 #50
Miniscule? Really? Are you fucking for real? Tell that to the drug cartels and the human smugglers AH1Apache Apr 2012 #53
How is stopping the introduction of new units disarming anyone? Loudly Apr 2012 #58
And yet more and more states AH1Apache Apr 2012 #59
What can I tell you? You're part of the problem. Loudly Apr 2012 #61
C'mon SharesUnited AH1Apache Apr 2012 #64
Someone wants Prohibition III.... PavePusher Apr 2012 #63
Yeah your right AH1Apache Apr 2012 #68
"It's exactly like the civil rights movement." beevul Apr 2012 #77
Smuggling alcohol was a miniscule problem.... PavePusher Apr 2012 #62
Speaking of organized crime. Loudly Apr 2012 #67
But how can that be AH1Apache Apr 2012 #69
Chicago sits right on the Indiana state line. Loudly Apr 2012 #70
Check this out AH1Apache Apr 2012 #72
Ever heard of the Gun Control Act of 1968? gejohnston Apr 2012 #74
You are simply making the case for scarcity Loudly Apr 2012 #75
I fail to see how gejohnston Apr 2012 #76
And another golden oldie AH1Apache Apr 2012 #78
You are going to have to diagram that set of links. PavePusher Apr 2012 #71
ready for a history lesson? gejohnston Apr 2012 #73
Brokenrecords incorporated is proud to present - Sharesunited LIVE, at the DU! beevul Apr 2012 #55
You now owe me a new laptop AH1Apache Apr 2012 #57
Wow, completely and totally owned. How's it going shares? Why were you PPRed again? nt rDigital Sep 2012 #90
Sir -- that was simply.........BRILLIANT!!! Simo 1939_1940 Sep 2012 #91
Masterpiece Theatre at its finest -- I am in awe! Bravo and well played! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #95
Then you need to get better glasses. n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #19
I think the cops and the robbers might set an example Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #25
That's funny on like...3 levels. Callisto32 Apr 2012 #27
Good point. Hoyt Apr 2012 #33
Are you suggesting "Second Amendment Remedies" might be neccessary? n/t ellisonz Apr 2012 #31
Kindly remove your fingers from my mouth, eh? X_Digger Apr 2012 #35
Your statement was cryptic... ellisonz Apr 2012 #37
Only cryptic if your intent was to intentionally misinterpret. X_Digger Apr 2012 #38
Who are these "idiots" that you are deriding and why do you believe you ought to deride them? n/t ellisonz Apr 2012 #39
If you haven't seen them, you're not paying attention (or willfully covering your eyes). X_Digger Apr 2012 #40
So basically you're barking up a tree? Gotcha. n/t ellisonz Apr 2012 #41
Whatever makes you happy. n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #42
That's quite a stretch ... Straw Man Apr 2012 #60
The only LEO and gov types never get sarcasm. ileus Apr 2012 #43
Holy shit, let's call for a ban on all law enforcement officers having guns... rl6214 Apr 2012 #51
HOLY SH*T - LET'S CALL FOR A BAN ON STUPID POSTS fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #54
Most cops only shoot once a year when they have to re-qualify AH1Apache Apr 2012 #56
Got It fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #80
That doesn't even make any sense AH1Apache Apr 2012 #81
Ummm... but we'd never hear from you again... (makes sad). n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #65
I wouldn't be so careless with the word "stupid" ... Straw Man Apr 2012 #66
Got It fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #79
You didn't get it at all. Straw Man Apr 2012 #82
And yet they still have guns fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #83
You missed the point again. Straw Man Apr 2012 #84
No more stupid than the "guns for all" posts rl6214 Apr 2012 #87
Interesting use of the passive voice. X_Digger Apr 2012 #86
My condolences to the Johnson family on the loss of their son. Sad and tragic. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #96
Wouldn't she be one of those trained professionals that we can always trust to have guns? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #97
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