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hack89

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9. One bullet is too many

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 10:30 AM

Jan 2013

when you consider that suicides make up more than half of gun deaths. And most criminals don't walk around with huge amounts of ammo - just what's in the gun most of the time.

You are not going to be able to track individual bullets - that is like saying you are going to track every single cigarette sold in America.

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Democrats in Senate are the real obstacle to gun control [View all] hack89 Jan 2013 OP

Stronger background checks and mental illness monitoring madville Jan 2013 #1

true riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #3

Why? n/t Lurks Often Jan 2013 #4

it should be tracked like some meds riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #6

Nonsense Lurks Often Jan 2013 #8

One bullet is too many hack89 Jan 2013 #9

how is meds like percodan tracked? riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #12

And if I gave half of my pills to my friends hack89 Jan 2013 #13

So, Senators who represent their constituents are the problem? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #2

There are many here that think gun control legislation is a slam dunk hack89 Jan 2013 #5

Well, that's true JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #7

So Republicans would pass that pesky gun control if the Dems were out of the picture DonRedwood Jan 2013 #10

No - the point is Republicans will never have to address the issue hack89 Jan 2013 #11