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The Straight Story

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14. "All because of a gun and a bullet"
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:03 AM
Jan 2013

All because of a person actually. One who probably had broken the law before and was not gone after....

In 2005, Zimmerman was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, after shoving an officer while a friend of Zimmerman's was being questioned about underage drinking. The charges were reduced, then dropped when Zimmerman entered a pre-trial diversion program. Also in 2005, Zimmerman's ex-fiance filed a restraining order against him, alleging domestic violence.

"Who cares about a bank? What the hell does banks have to do with mass murderers?
NOTHING
take the banks to a bank thread. "

Um, who do you think finances gun companies, wars, drones, drug lords, etc?

Every gun company in the US and dealers use banks to keep in business, and the banks make a lot of money off of them.

From a UK website:

Board Chairman letter
Copy,paste and adapt to make it personal


Dear Chairman,
I believe it is your responsibility to ensure that the affairs of (insert name of bank) are conducted to the highest ethical business standards. As a customer and/or shareholder I wish to know whether the bank is funding enterprises involved in the production or distribution of arms and if it is whether you will, in your position as chairman, ensure that any such investment is in future discontinued on ethical grounds, rather than merely ensuring compliance with present legislation and government guidelines. HSBC seems to manage well enough without investing in arms. Yours sincerely,

(customer/share holder)


http://www.noguns.co.uk/banks.html

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A lot of people have advocated this, not just gun groups. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #1
Agree. Normally I'm not big on agressive law enforcement, but JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #3
Now this is interesting on another level The Straight Story Jan 2013 #2
An innocent person doesn't kill himself. A person who has a guilty conscience & commits crimes does graham4anything Jan 2013 #6
Simply this The Straight Story Jan 2013 #7
If saving one life from guns comes from 150 new laws, it is worth it. And also write more tickets. graham4anything Jan 2013 #9
Ok.... The Straight Story Jan 2013 #10
Street crime can be solved with $$$ and jobs. Crimesof opportunity. Don't see the connection. graham4anything Jan 2013 #13
"All because of a gun and a bullet" The Straight Story Jan 2013 #14
Let's call the NRA a terror org. and then freeze all their assets, no matter what bank they are in graham4anything Jan 2013 #15
so you're whole thing is sarcasm? Tunkamerica Jan 2013 #16
no, I am dead serious. Guns are WMDs. I see no difference between Oklahoma City & Ct. Killings graham4anything Jan 2013 #17
Way to generalize about suicide. Maybe he felt bullied? moriah Jan 2013 #8
Very true. If they aren't enforcing the ones we have now, what good are new ones? They DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #19
Of Course the NRA and GOA will scream this they have allies in Congress who just defund stultusporcos Jan 2013 #4
This will be one of many. I also like the law requiring 100,000 plus sigs. on a petition graham4anything Jan 2013 #5
Then count on the NRA to NOW claim it is unreasonable to enforce the laws. Pholus Jan 2013 #11
The NRA was just grabbing what everyone has been advocating. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #12
That's fine. then the president should frame his announcement along the lines of... Javaman Jan 2013 #18
Did I miss something? One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #20
No, I think NBC News was a little optimistic last night JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #21
Straws don't normally lead to mass killing One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #22
Yes, I think they are a big source of gang armament. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #24
Sorry, "Enforcing existing laws" sarisataka Jan 2013 #23
Everyone always says 'enforce the laws on the books'. former9thward Jan 2013 #25
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