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w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2012, 08:40 PM Dec 2012

My grandpa worked for Winchester in New Haven,Ct for 40 years. [View all]

It was a good union job that allowed a working -class guy to put 6 kids through college...in Connecticut.
There's more to this than simple access to weapons.
PS- people didn't have a hard-on for semi-automatics during that entire time...they made stuff for Law enforcement and military.

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My grandpa worked for Winchester in New Haven,Ct for 40 years. [View all] w8liftinglady Dec 2012 OP

the same argument is used to stop discussion of climate change and reduction of the military budget maxsolomon Dec 2012 #1

That's a good point, gun manufacturers/marketers have turned to producing the hard-on inducing Hoyt Dec 2012 #2

I drive past that building regularly. kohodog Dec 2012 #3

And in Newtown there are many parents whose children will never go to college MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #4

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