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AndyS

(14,559 posts) Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:21 PM Jun 2023

America's Love affair with guns . . .

I just really love the way the gun humper shrugs off "600,000 negative outcomes". Like using LOL in the subject line and then talking about someone 'rapidly acheiving room temperature' in the post.

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America's Love affair with guns . . . (Original Post) AndyS Jun 2023 OP

Too many seem to need devices to make themselves seem powerful. calimary Jun 2023 #1

Very effective video! Thanks for sharing it, Andy. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #2

It's not all Americans ... marble falls Jun 2023 #3

So true. Even at the height of gun ownership only 30% of Americans AndyS Jun 2023 #4

America is a very pro-life country IronLionZion Jun 2023 #5

calimary

(90,775 posts)

1. Too many seem to need devices to make themselves seem powerful.

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:24 PM

Jun 2023

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,969 posts)

2. Very effective video! Thanks for sharing it, Andy. nt

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:31 PM

Jun 2023

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

3. It's not all Americans ...

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Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:40 PM

Jun 2023

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

4. So true. Even at the height of gun ownership only 30% of Americans

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:45 PM

Jun 2023

own a gun and best estimates are that half of the 400,000,000 guns are owned by 3%.

Personally I'm tired of the tail wagging the dog . . .

IronLionZion

(51,550 posts)

5. America is a very pro-life country

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 04:20 PM

Jun 2023

but kids have to pay the ultimate price for freedom

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