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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. It is. DU gunners are starting to stick their heads out of the Gungeon, so expect a lot of NRA BS.
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:21 PM
Oct 2017

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
3. No. The rule is that we cant discuss it during a year with the #2 in it.
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:22 PM
Oct 2017

And why is the DU software ignoring apostrophes in my posts???

Different Drummer

(7,631 posts)
4. Every day is a good day to talk about gun control.
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:23 PM
Oct 2017

We should have been talking about it at least since Sandy Hook.

bullimiami

(13,101 posts)
5. Everyday is. I say get rid of the damn guns. All of them.
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:25 PM
Oct 2017

Hunters, security etc can apply for special permits for each gun.

Let's do like all the civilized countries and stop the stupid.

Chemisse

(30,814 posts)
6. The rules of etiquette demand
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:26 PM
Oct 2017

That we not talk about gun control until everyone has completely forgotten the mass shooting in question.

sarisataka

(18,741 posts)
8. Sure, what kind of gun control would you like to discuss?
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:28 PM
Oct 2017

Will we discuss the fantasy gun control that will involve giving up half of the Bill of Rights? Or will we discuss the type of gun control which will affect the everyday crime and violence that costs thousands of lives but will probably not do much at all to stop Mass shooters?

May we also discuss the system of social, racial, and economic inequality that is the roots of much of the violence in this country or will this be a guns only discussion?

world wide wally

(21,751 posts)
12. I think the biggest problem in Vegas was the firepower one individual can posses
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 07:10 PM
Oct 2017

I realize that it was only bought for protection because of income ineq, but what changed all that?
Oh yeah. The availability of guns themselves.

You said your piece and I said mine. So I don't want to go back and forth except to say that a twisted interpretation of the Second Amendment is not one half of the Bill of Rights.

aikoaiko

(34,183 posts)
10. My preference is to wait until the facts...
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:49 PM
Oct 2017

...of the LV massacre are fully disclosed before trying to propose ways to stop it or reduce the chances of it happening again.

YMMv
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