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babylonsister

(172,804 posts)
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:17 PM Apr 2013

We deserve a vote...




Anti-Republican Crusaders


The notion that all we need is better enforcement of our current federal laws has been a core argument of the gun lobby for years in its fight against sensible restrictions on guns in our communities. But that argument is a straw man. It masks the fact that many Americans don’t really know what gun laws are on the books and falsely construes that to mean they don’t want common-sense gun laws passed — when they clearly do. What Americans strongly believe, and what is at the core of the president’s reform agenda, is that with rights come responsibilities.

Americans don’t believe changing the rules will prevent every murder or every act of mass violence. Rules will always be broken. Some people will always cheat on their taxes. Some people will always speed. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have common-sense rules like speed limits or an income tax. Americans agree gun limits are needed, and at the very least, they expect a rational debate and a vote on it. It’s time to prove them right.
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We deserve a vote... (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2013 OP
k&r... spanone Apr 2013 #1
Thanks, babylonsister. freshwest Apr 2013 #2
K&R! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #3
K & R babylonsister timdog44 Apr 2013 #4
KnR, Babylonsister Hekate Apr 2013 #5
And if you stand in the way of getting this done baldguy Apr 2013 #6
K&RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Cha Apr 2013 #7
 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
6. And if you stand in the way of getting this done
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 11:08 PM
Apr 2013

Then the blood of the innocent multitudes is on your hands. We've tried it your way. It has failed. We're ready to try something that works instead.

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