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upaloopa

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4. We have to keep in mind that all guns are not

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 02:04 PM

Jan 2013

created equal. My .22 single action pistol can't be made to only recognize me and if it could it probably would not be worth doing.
When I talk about reducing gun violence I don't mean we have to effect every gun in everyone's possession. We aren't about grabbing guns either.

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