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Bloomberg Spends $764,232.35 Buying Oregon Background Check Bill [View all]
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NRA's Wayne LaPierre warns that group may be "shut down forever" thanks to Democrats. [View all]
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Millions of kids fear being killed at school. It's time for adults to say: enough. [View all]
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I informed Skinner of my support for darkangel's proposal for a SD Group in DU. [View all]
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Weapons common on Oregon college campus despite 'gun-free zone' [View all]
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Taking your AR-15 out on a dinner date really IS more dangerous than posting on DU. (Poll) [View all]
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In my opinion, it's time for every liberal to purchase a semi-automatic rifle [View all]
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I've asked this question many times of those who would ban all guns; I never get an answer... [View all]
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Report: 86 people carrying fake or toy guns killed by police in 2 years [View all]
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If you buy guns and ammo you're harming America by funding the NRA: volume 109 [View all]
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I may buy a gun for when I volunteer at our local Democratic office. Seeking advice. [View all]
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2nd Am history: Until 1959, every law review article concluded it didn't guarantee an individ right [View all]
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Gun Control Fails: What Happened in England, Ireland, and Canada [View all]
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A recent thread sort of asked why we can't have cogent discussions about guns. [View all]
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Gun rights activists say they won’t comply with California’s new laws [View all]
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Gun Control & RKBA Continued...
"Senate Dems introduce 'assault weapons' ban bill on 205 gun models" [View all]
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80-year-old woman shoots and kills young intruder after he stabs her husband [View all]
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As a collector of older rifles I have a question for the group. [View all]
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Ammosexual Pride: "Because I got one big insurrection erection, feeling the urge to insurge!" [View all]
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We Are More Afraid Than Ever of Gun Violence, But the Truth Is the Murder Rate Is at a 50-Year Low [View all]
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California Senate Passes Comprehensive New Gun Control Legislation [View all]
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"Concealed carry shootings now part of Chicago's gun reality" [View all]
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Interesting GD thread worth scanning for gun related commentary [View all]
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Father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim hopes to bring unique lawsuit against AR-15 makers [View all]
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Rio 2016: top American Olympic shooter Kim Rhode attacks gun control laws [View all]
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Compromising with gun owners is the ONLY feasible path to passing meaningful gun control [View all]
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Jenna Fischer Speaks Out Against Gun Violence: "We Need to Erase This Stigma of Asking Questions" [View all]
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I'm okay with violent felons owning guns after they serve their sentence... [View all]
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AR-15 inventor's family: "Meant to be a military weapon." "He'd have been horrified and sickened." [View all]
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The new anti-gun-control meme: The US should be more like Switzerland. [View all]
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