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hack89

(39,171 posts)
35. And you wonder why gun control keeps failing.
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 06:15 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:06 AM - Edit history (1)

you will not get what you want without the support of gun owners. A plain and simple fact that many fervent gun control advocates refuse to acknowledge. When you decide that results are more important than purity tests let me know.

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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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