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Botany

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33. My son is now 18 but the faces of those little kids ....
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 04:40 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Sun Apr 14, 2013, 03:58 PM - Edit history (1)

.... especially the little boys have haunted me .... you drop you baby off
@ school and then you find out he or she was shot.

the gun nuts 2nd amendment rights are now superseding our 1st amendment
right to be able to peacefully assemble aka school, movies, Xmas shopping,
church, and ....

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #1
Of course, the gun nuts won't like this. mbperrin Apr 2013 #2
... Electric Monk Apr 2013 #12
wow dlwickham Apr 2013 #3
Shameless exploitation. Skip Intro Apr 2013 #4
Yawn. onehandle Apr 2013 #5
Now come on, he put a lot of work into that. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #8
Speaking the truth is easy. Skip Intro Apr 2013 #9
I like Cjk Dgg Electric Monk Apr 2013 #13
Guns are people too! onehandle Apr 2013 #10
Newtown just isn't disappearing fast enough Skittles Apr 2013 #15
Nope. These parents are experts in the topic of losing a child to gun violence. mbperrin Apr 2013 #16
you are right! those damn kids are trying to exploit their own deaths Botany Apr 2013 #17
Not to mention "you were never safer" and "you don't understand guns" and CTyankee Apr 2013 #23
I have often wondered how soon after the shootings in Newtown did the NRA hold meetings .... Botany Apr 2013 #24
actually, I think Rush is genuinely alarmed that this time is different. I'm glad to see CTyankee Apr 2013 #26
God, that face just breaks my heart all over again. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #31
My son is now 18 but the faces of those little kids .... Botany Apr 2013 #33
Shameless Ignorance from you. Cha Apr 2013 #18
True. But truth and logic is viewed as overrated by some. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #19
Will you cut the crap with the whole "Only criminals use guns illegally" shit? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #30
And you wonder why gun control keeps failing. hack89 Apr 2013 #35
It speaks volumes when it take so much incredible effort..... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #39
The discussion needs to be in the middle, not at the fringes. hack89 Apr 2013 #40
Very moving. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #6
Works for me. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #7
Is it just me..? lib2DaBone Apr 2013 #11
I don't really understand your post but as I see it, the PARENTS are using this disaster riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #14
I have sympathy for the parents and believe they are being exploited by professional politicians. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #20
Look here is a woman getting a call from a "professional politician" Botany Apr 2013 #21
You are an OBVIOUS LIAR. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #27
How so? Please tell me. Botany Apr 2013 #29
To the faux "progressives" in this thread BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #22
They're lobbying for useless legislation that's decades old. krispos42 Apr 2013 #38
One voice squashes billions in NRA gunrunner lobbyists. Sunlei Apr 2013 #25
If I'm ever killed by something that is preventable... DemocraticProse Apr 2013 #28
+ Me too. nt alsame Apr 2013 #32
Absolutely! rhiannon55 Apr 2013 #34
I live a few towns away from Newtown. The parents Jennicut Apr 2013 #36
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #37
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