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In reply to the discussion: Why we lost the gun debate in the Senate, and why we'll keep losing it. [View all]gulliver
(13,168 posts)40. These types of guys don't make great villains.
The vast majority of them are just getting a thrill out of being close to (and in charge of) something that is so deadly. A lot of guys would like to shoot the above guns. Hell, I would. It's a thrill I don't feel like I need, but think of the popularity of "Call of Duty".
To get people to back laws you need to give them someone they want to stop and/or punish. Picture Nancy Lanza doing one of the above videos with her son.
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Why we lost the gun debate in the Senate, and why we'll keep losing it. [View all]
Savannahmann
Apr 2013
OP
do you truly believe the RW would honestly debate the issues surrounding gun control?
DrDan
Apr 2013
#1
The Majority Of People Support Gun Control But It Is Not Important To Them? Yes
sarisataka
Apr 2013
#19
So the vast majority is being held hostage by a small, heavily armed minority of fanatics? n/t
ellisonz
Apr 2013
#72
A motivated minority is having an impact, but that is how the Senate was designed.
aikoaiko
Apr 2013
#79
As a progressive democrat I'm tired of being blamed when my warnings go unheeded.
HereSince1628
Apr 2013
#53
I'm pro-third party but eager for dems to run candidates who aren't repukes in blue
BethanyQuartz
Apr 2013
#28
Your point about the hubris of DiFi is well made and she is not the only one
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2013
#11
The purpose of this post is not to revisit Gun Control in this Congress, or the next.
Savannahmann
Apr 2013
#17
If you are expecting our politicians to be knowledgeable you might as well give up now
Fumesucker
Apr 2013
#70
These are irrational people who think they need to strap a gun or two on to venture out.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#29