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jpak

(41,758 posts)
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 03:09 PM Apr 2012

Republican candidates refuse to take aim at US gun laws

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/republican-candidates-refuse-to-take-aim-at-us-gun-laws-20120403-1watd.html

AS REPUBLICAN presidential candidates campaigned around Wisconsin yesterday morning, a Korean man shot dead seven fellow university classmates at a religious Californian college.

But Rick Santorum, the conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney in the Republican primaries, said it was not cause to reconsider US gun laws.

''This is not a firearms issue, it is a human issue,'' he told CNN's Piers Morgan.

Advertisement: Story continues below He said the right to bear arms was a crucial right for Americans, and one that could allow people to protect themselves should they find themselves caught in a mass shooting.

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Republican candidates refuse to take aim at US gun laws (Original Post) jpak Apr 2012 OP
'Guns are people, my friend.' onehandle Apr 2012 #1
Oh, they will take aim alright kctim Apr 2012 #2
So, what changes would you like to see? ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #3
 

kctim

(3,575 posts)
2. Oh, they will take aim alright
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 03:29 PM
Apr 2012

Right at Dems dumb enough to start pushing for more anti 2nd Amendment legislation right before a huge election.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
3. So, what changes would you like to see?
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 04:49 PM
Apr 2012

I am pretty sure your list will be vastly different from my list of desired changes.

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