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JimDandy

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15. Welcome to DU! Good analogy.

Reply to democrat_cop (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:31 PM

Dec 2012

It's not a good idea for democrats to join the NRA and legitimize them in any way though. (Did you ever hear the Republicans call for reforming Acorn for the inside, but not removing them?) When you have a cancer you cut it out, period.

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Day Two Of The Beginning Of The End For Gun Culture. [View all] onehandle Dec 2012 OP

I hope you're right but I fear you're wrong. cali Dec 2012 #1

One or more of those kids will become the posterchild for bringing an end to this madness. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #2

The worship of gun culture has just taken a big hit. That's the beginning. onehandle Dec 2012 #3

I think the worm is finally turning. Some gun nuts and right wingers are even seeing the light. morningfog Dec 2012 #8

Absolutely right! JimDandy Dec 2012 #19

The US hasn't been through *this* before. Yes, there was a bombing by a deranged man in 1927 JanMichael Dec 2012 #10

I know what you mean. JimDandy Dec 2012 #18

I agree with you. This one is changing people's minds. reformist2 Dec 2012 #4

+1000 K & R JimDandy Dec 2012 #16

Not without discrediting the imaginary Constitutional "right." Loudly Dec 2012 #5

We owe it to these children to implement sweeping gun & ammo laws. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #6

No- we owe it to the children to make implement well thought out legislation bossy22 Dec 2012 #12

"Sweeping" gun & ammo laws JimDandy Dec 2012 #20

the NRA screams fear, hate and anger, but most of all illogic democrat_cop Dec 2012 #7

Welcome to DU! Good analogy. JimDandy Dec 2012 #15

that is an excellent, sensible, and purely logical analogy renate Dec 2012 #17

Light a candle (link) Generic Other Dec 2012 #9

Gunners feel worse just thinking about losing their guns than fadedrose Dec 2012 #11

Isn't that the TRUTH! JimDandy Dec 2012 #21

Are you in Washington or Colorado? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #13

Yes it will! JimDandy Dec 2012 #24

I wish it were day 2 of the beginning of a higher standard of health and the definition of healthy. Gregorian Dec 2012 #14

Fixing people is hard. Banning objects is easy. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #22

Bandaids can stop the bleeding! JimDandy Dec 2012 #23