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BainsBane

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2. as horrific as gun violence is

Reply to garagedoor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 09:30 PM

Jan 2013

chances of anything happening to you are slim. Lanza and guys like him wear those get ups because it's what they see in movies and magazines. They are living out a twisted fantasy.

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Quote from Hardball Is Making Me Reach for My Tinfoil Hat... [View all] garagedoor Jan 2013 OP

... Fumesucker Jan 2013 #1

as horrific as gun violence is BainsBane Jan 2013 #2

That makes sense. To the extent that sort of incident makes sense. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #5

This is why I don't get Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2013 #10

we don't, but the gun industry wants to sell more guns BainsBane Jan 2013 #12

It's as if "THE RIGHT to carry guns" Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2013 #18

I've read this 3x and still don't fully understand it. Hope you feel better though. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #3

LOL. Now I know I'm not the only one Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #13

Thank you all garagedoor Jan 2013 #15

Lanza was not wearing a bullet-proof vest rusty fender Jan 2013 #4

Are you saying the NRA gun types are doing this so that there never is gun reform? graham4anything Jan 2013 #6

No, garagedoor Jan 2013 #16

No! Not the tinfoil hat! pipoman Jan 2013 #7

Personally, I've found that tinfoil underwear does a better job. nt LisaLynne Jan 2013 #8

That could be preppies, but I digress. babylonsister Jan 2013 #9

Thanks, babylonsis garagedoor Jan 2013 #17

Interesting about the post office ... earthside Jan 2013 #11

I'm afraid of neither shooting sprees nor conspiracy nuts n/t arcane1 Jan 2013 #14