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SoonerPride

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12. White House.gov petition to begin dialogue on gun control

Reply to xxxsdesdexxx (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 11:06 PM

Dec 2012

please sign and share widely

http://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/set-date-and-time-have-conversation-about-gun-policy-united-states/gzWCnDSX

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Reinstate the assault weapons ban & eliminate loophole in background checks for private sellers [View all] xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 OP

I've changed my sig line to reflect that frazzled Dec 2012 #1

I hope you don't mind that I shamelessly copied you. Squinch Dec 2012 #2

I want as many of us here as possible to copy it!! frazzled Dec 2012 #4

and i copied you trueblue2007 Dec 2012 #20

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) DobbyGi Dec 2012 #3

Private sales is a state issue hack89 Dec 2012 #5

That's not true Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #25

That was just for gun shows - the Commerce clause can be stretch far enough hack89 Dec 2012 #29

I'm sorry but you are mistaken Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #31

Care to expound on that thought hack89 Dec 2012 #33

The only honest postition is a ban on all privately owned guns. hack89 Dec 2012 #6

Swiss myth on guns jimmy the one Dec 2012 #7

That's pretty pointless a number. Igel Dec 2012 #8

Swiss myth take II jimmy the one Dec 2012 #9

Not correct about the ammo Kennah Dec 2012 #16

swiss ammo jimmy the one Dec 2012 #21

Nothing illegal about them buying 5.56 ammo Kennah Dec 2012 #23

I was in Switzerland recently. One man (retired from military) told me: mainer Dec 2012 #27

This century mass shootings: US 31, restofworld 14 jimmy the one Dec 2012 #10

Neither one of these would have stopped this shooting. former9thward Dec 2012 #11

Point taken xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #14

I saw on the news tonight that Conn Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #15

And Connecticut already has an assault weapon ban Kennah Dec 2012 #17

That is what the news said and that all guns had to be registered. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #18

Skimming through it, the CT law appears to be far more restrictive than the federal 1994 AWB Kennah Dec 2012 #19

Connecticut is de facto shall issue state, but not like texas jimmy the one Dec 2012 #22

I was referring specifically to the CT AWB Kennah Dec 2012 #24

gun lobby obstructionism, taggants for one jimmy the one Dec 2012 #28

Much of the language has been ban everything Kennah Dec 2012 #34

White House.gov petition to begin dialogue on gun control SoonerPride Dec 2012 #12

signed xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #13

That's a very good start, but a lot more needs to done. Switzerland is a good model. Hoyt Dec 2012 #26

That 2004 law back would help and don't elect ANY Congress in 2014- who won't vote for the ban back. Sunlei Dec 2012 #30

But...but...but... Aristus Dec 2012 #32

It really is the best way to tenderize the meat jsr Dec 2012 #36

LOL davidpdx Dec 2012 #37

The AK-47 has been illegal to buy since 1934 Recursion Dec 2012 #39

BAN THE FUCKING GUN SHOWS! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #35

Why? Recursion Dec 2012 #40

The 94 ban was stupid and we should consign it to the memory hole. The other idea is great Recursion Dec 2012 #38