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In reply to the discussion: Why are folks more concerned about guns than the loss of lives! [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)24. 90% want background checks but that doesn't mean 90% supported this bill
The continuous misuse of statistics in our media drives me crazy.
And I still haven't seen anyone tell me how more background checks is supposed to have stopped Adam Lanza. His mother bought those guns and she would have passed every check.
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But voting for it and passing it into law means they have to provide infrastructure for it.
geckosfeet
Apr 2013
#32
I agree about the background checks. But Newtown has NOTHING to do with that.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#33
If you "do not get it," it may be because you are offering a false choice and disregarding the
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#34