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malaise

(298,235 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:26 PM Jan 2013

Bad News for the NRA - people are fugging serious [View all]

about gun control this time around.
I raely recommend the Daily Mail but the Gifford article is must read

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258987/Gabby-Giffords-Mark-Kelly-launch-gun-initiative-second-anniversary-Tucson-shooting-emotional-visit-Sandy-Hook.html
Bravo Gabby Giffords! Bravo Mark Kelly

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259125/Tucson-shooting-Roxanna-Green-mother-Christina-Taylor-demands-lawmakers-address-gun-control.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Bravo Roxana Green!

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Bad News for the NRA - people are fugging serious [View all] malaise Jan 2013 OP

K&R 99Forever Jan 2013 #1

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #2

Nothing is going to stop gun control from advancing. Not this time. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #3

Yep the slaughter of those kids and their teachers as well as the way malaise Jan 2013 #4

Nothing except, perhaps overreaching and name-calling Bake Jan 2013 #6

'Scuse me? You think DU is overreaching and will cause gun reform to stop? Hekate Jan 2013 #7

I think many on DU are overreaching Bake Jan 2013 #8

I, for one, am DONE being nicey-nice to the gun fanatics/worshipers lastlib Jan 2013 #9

Thank you for making their point. Indydem Jan 2013 #14

massacres are just to be expected! Skittles Jan 2013 #15

Skittles, that's bullshit and you know it. Bake Jan 2013 #20

nope, I see REALITY Skittles Jan 2013 #24

I never claimed to be a real gun nut. Bake Jan 2013 #31

20 massacred children brings out the emotions Skittles Jan 2013 #35

As a responsible gun owner, yeah, I'm sick of the endless massacres too. Bake Jan 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #60

Well said. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #62

The gun culture's idea or "reasobable" is often just more of same. Hoyt Jan 2013 #30

You've made pretty clear what YOUR idea of "reasonable" is. Bake Jan 2013 #32

I don't have to get 100% to slow down proliferation of guns, public toting, and the Hoyt Jan 2013 #45

CORRECT Skittles Jan 2013 #50

If you can't stand the heat . . . . . . . LibGranny Jan 2013 #99

I can indeed stand the heat, newbie. Bake Jan 2013 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author daschess1987 Jan 2013 #57

exactly. nothing to see here samsingh Jan 2013 #125

Thanks for that lastlib RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #18

There's no blood on my hands. Bake Jan 2013 #21

Whatever helps you sleep at night. Robb Jan 2013 #34

Keep denying it, and perhaps RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #84

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #111

How about the part where words sometimes have meanings that are deeper Undismayed Jan 2013 #58

??? handmade34 Jan 2013 #71

Guns are not designed to kill. Undismayed Jan 2013 #72

I call BS RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #86

Oh please. That's like saying a nuclear bomb is merely designed to split NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #109

Irregulars ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #73

Cars aren't required to be licensed and insured except on public roads Recursion Jan 2013 #101

How many running automobiles are not registered? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #114

WRONG! RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #83

Jon Stewart agrees malaise Jan 2013 #85

Stewart made a good case last night Gothmog Jan 2013 #102

He was excellent malaise Jan 2013 #103

You just lost me. Bake Jan 2013 #19

If it's OTT alert on it... see what happens. n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #23

What's apparently de rigeur these days on DU, and what actually furthers discussion Bake Jan 2013 #27

And blocking another gun lovah... Agschmid Jan 2013 #40

I also find it more convenient and much easier to hold others LanternWaste Jan 2013 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author daschess1987 Jan 2013 #61

I didn't call you any names. lastlib Jan 2013 #74

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #112

Well count me in to the Agschmid Jan 2013 #55

Ignoring just how extreme and unlikely your post is, I still would like to put it in prospective. Socal31 Jan 2013 #69

Sorry to break your heart, but I've never bought any of that sh*t... lastlib Jan 2013 #75

I apologize if I assumed your goal-posts were not where I interpreted them to be. Socal31 Jan 2013 #79

Beautiful post, I share your anger and resolve. eom greyghost Jan 2013 #100

Thank you. And may the Force be with you! lastlib Jan 2013 #115

I don't advocate a total ban. People can keep em in your home, with a sign on the door graham4anything Jan 2013 #12

The carrying in public has really gotten out of control. Hoyt Jan 2013 #33

You can squirm and rant all you like, but you've lost on that issue. Undismayed Jan 2013 #70

As "decided" as Roe v Wade? calimary Jan 2013 #98

Precisely. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #13

+ 100,000,000 Berserker Jan 2013 #16

+Infinity Bake Jan 2013 #22

How dare those poorly-socialized middle schoolers call me names! Robb Jan 2013 #36

Not looking for moral high ground. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #80

I will ask AGAIN the same question you are unwilling to answer nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #28

+1,000 malaise Jan 2013 #59

You may be right. Perhaps a total ban on guns is unrealistic. daschess1987 Jan 2013 #53

Total ban is a dream nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #56

The gungeon is pro-gun. Most DUers are pro-gun control, but were not allowed to talk about it in GD. onehandle Jan 2013 #82

Promise? pipoman Jan 2013 #87

Concern noted. morningfog Jan 2013 #52

Your post is quite useless Politicub Jan 2013 #106

did you see the guest on Morgan's show on CNN? samsingh Jan 2013 #124

can only hope so PatrynXX Jan 2013 #10

Nope. The free for all is over. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #76

You said the same thing 3 1/2 years ago, and it didn't happen friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #138

The NRA is dead. They just don't realize it was from a wound that can't heal. graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

NRA is only dead if.. PatrynXX Jan 2013 #11

Their members aren't what they are there for. Hoyt Jan 2013 #37

"Their members aren't what they are there for" Undismayed Jan 2013 #66

Bolt actions don't get yahoos excited. They are not sexyalethal enough for those who covet guns Hoyt Jan 2013 #68

The vast majority of people at the range would disagree with you. SQUEE Jan 2013 #90

Go look at what is being sold at gun stores/shows. Hoyt Jan 2013 #96

I have previously discussed that yes I have semis and have a CCW SQUEE Jan 2013 #97

Fantasy is fun, but please try to stay within reality when you post. Undismayed Jan 2013 #54

Nonsense. pipoman Jan 2013 #94

Gabby and Mark came back from Cha Jan 2013 #17

Yes her resolve on this matter is inspiring malaise Jan 2013 #25

Hopefully they'll pass something tough, and not just some crud that keeps guns flowing. Hoyt Jan 2013 #26

Closing the loophole and 100% background checks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #29

Nad, How does banning private sales & 100% background checks end straw purchases? jmg257 Jan 2013 #39

Straw purchases are covered by background checks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #42

I think if combined with registration, theres a better chance. Otherwise straw buyers, jmg257 Jan 2013 #46

That it will reduce it. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #49

If that firearm ends up in the hands of a criminal because you didn't check his elegibility to own, Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #116

Could easily add some other rules to help with that jeff47 Jan 2013 #104

We need to take the excitement and callousness out of "Guns." Hoyt Jan 2013 #41

Yeah, but there are steps nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #44

New York seems like they are about to get ALOT tougher too. nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #47

New York, Cali, Ct. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #51

Just head on Lawrence - 85% of children who die from guns on the planet malaise Jan 2013 #63

Which is an incredible statistic nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #64

Shocking! n/t malaise Jan 2013 #65

Likely actually is "incredible" lacking a source.. pipoman Jan 2013 #88

Here malaise Jan 2013 #89

A third-hand argument from authority friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #139

Huh? malaise Jun 2016 #140

Also insurance and training requirements SQUEE Jan 2013 #91

The realities of this are, well, realities.. pipoman Jan 2013 #95

I think this time will be different malaise Jan 2013 #43

we can help riverwalker Jan 2013 #67

We were also serious about single payer healthcare and tax hikes for the wealthy Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #77

Is the second photo of Gabby? Sure brings it home hard...wow. Count me in, Gabby. libdem4life Jan 2013 #78

Yes malaise Jan 2013 #81

Thanks. I often don't click the links when it's a hard subject. libdem4life Jan 2013 #110

I admit. I squirmed. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #92

As with all legislation pipoman Jan 2013 #93

Gabriel Giffords is my hero Politicub Jan 2013 #105

Indeed malaise Jan 2013 #107

All guns should be required to have registration stickers. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #108

Tax, register, re-register on a regular basis, insure, VIN number heat-stamped, background check libdem4life Jan 2013 #113

Maintain a national data base on guns much like the one for LibGranny Jan 2013 #119

Why does a police officer need a high capacity magazine? davidn3600 Jan 2013 #120

Uniformed police have an uneasy relationship with this issue which I haven't even heard libdem4life Jan 2013 #122

Well, actually, I guess they don't except to use them against the LibGranny Jan 2013 #137

these are true heros samsingh Jan 2013 #118

100% correct malaise Jan 2013 #121

thanks samsingh Jan 2013 #123

In a very perverse way, the NRA gets stronger after each televised murder/attack. libdem4life Jan 2013 #126

Consequence is very important issue - the problem is that malaise Jan 2013 #130

Not so fast. It is the gun that is insured. Not necesarily the person. libdem4life Jan 2013 #133

Interesting malaise Jan 2013 #136

the nra is starting to sound more desperate all the time farminator3000 Jan 2013 #127

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #128

"Big donors hope to challenge NRA on gun control " farminator3000 Jan 2013 #129

Great news malaise Jan 2013 #132

"Joe Biden and NRA have long history of antagonism" farminator3000 Jan 2013 #131

the old Doc on Gunsmoke (ironically) just summed it up in one line farminator3000 Jan 2013 #134

Biden gives hints on guns; NRA criticizes after meeting with VP farminator3000 Jan 2013 #135