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applegrove

(118,677 posts) Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:24 PM Sep 2013

Rachel Maddow - Half the deadliest shootings in U.S. history happened in past six years

Rachel Maddow - Half the deadliest shootings in U.S. history happened in past six years

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Rachel Maddow - Half the deadliest shootings in U.S. history happened in past six years (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2013 OP

So when did the assault weapons ban end? And when did automatic weapons applegrove Sep 2013 #1

Let me be the first to shake your hand Rip Van Winkle. Loudly Sep 2013 #2

I know this is just a technicality but, SoutherDem Sep 2013 #4

Wow, I heard a think tank predict thagt they next one will be in 5 months, gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

1. So when did the assault weapons ban end? And when did automatic weapons

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:24 PM

Sep 2013

become common?

Loudly

(2,436 posts)

2. Let me be the first to shake your hand Rip Van Winkle.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:29 PM

Sep 2013

Those bastards have been crowing about this for the past decade.

And the recent Colorado gun control recalls have just fed that nasty carnivorous dinosaur.

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)

4. I know this is just a technicality but,

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 09:36 AM

Sep 2013

Most of those were committed with weapons not covered by the AWB, so ban or no ban the guns could have been obtained legally.

Automatic weapons are not common. Semi-automatic weapons are common.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

3. Wow, I heard a think tank predict thagt they next one will be in 5 months,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:43 PM

Sep 2013

be a white 38 swm he will kill 7 and it will be in Spokane...I would love to know how they came to that conclusion.

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