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JimDandy

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18. I know what you mean.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:53 PM
Dec 2012

And it's awful that sometimes what it takes for movement on an issue is the reality that "this could have happened to my child."

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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
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