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Gun violence is NOT NORMAL [View all] Uzair May 2013 OP
What are you, some kind of commie? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #1
I am upset that some of the recent gun laws went down largely to defeat el_bryanto May 2013 #2
this op has been written dozens of times over the last couple of months and cali May 2013 #3
A Whole Couple Months? otohara May 2013 #81
... rrneck May 2013 #4
If 30,000 is a problem, having 24,000 is not a solution. baldguy May 2013 #5
Spoken like a true acolyte. rrneck May 2013 #13
Coming from one of the NRA's parrot's, that's a compliment. baldguy May 2013 #14
Are you so sure all of them are"innocent"? oneshooter May 2013 #16
You mean "gang bangers" like Trayvon Martin? baldguy May 2013 #29
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #33
Right. He deserved to die for the crime of being a teenager. baldguy May 2013 #38
From here TnDem May 2013 #47
... DanTex May 2013 #40
Definite "gang-banger" etherealtruth May 2013 #90
There are tens of thousands of photos of fat white guys in intimidating posses with their guns Hoyt May 2013 #59
Wow, what a shocking revelation, a teenager gave the middle finger Bjorn Against May 2013 #84
Anyone who flips off a camera is a gang banger? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #91
Ah. I'm the "other". rrneck May 2013 #18
You like being outside looking in, thinking of America as a shooting gallery. baldguy May 2013 #31
Sorry rrneck May 2013 #37
Uh...most gun owners are normal people. beevul May 2013 #85
And that very dogma is at work in the right-wing political action committee known as the NRA... LanternWaste May 2013 #41
Yes. It's a two way street rrneck May 2013 #78
Yeah, there's just really Dpm12 May 2013 #6
This is why I maintain that it's a deep and serious societal problem, not a gun problem. NYC_SKP May 2013 #7
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Not true. baldguy May 2013 #15
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Exactly... TnDem May 2013 #25
Illustrate the courage of your convictions... LanternWaste May 2013 #43
The fallacy of the empty vessel. baldguy May 2013 #36
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Rates. The measure by which... beevul May 2013 #88
If it's not normal or desirable, why do so many people play hours of games rooted in gun violence? KittyWampus May 2013 #9
Racism? No, not exactly. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #10
You make an important point marions ghost May 2013 #11
Maybe, maybe not.... TnDem May 2013 #12
Gang violence represents a tiny fraction of homicides. Robb May 2013 #19
I don't think you read the OP very carefully. DanTex May 2013 #20
OK TnDem May 2013 #23
Here's what you should ask yourself. DanTex May 2013 #26
Missing the point TnDem May 2013 #28
No, you are missing the point. DanTex May 2013 #32
Once again, missing the point TnDem May 2013 #34
You're dodging the question. Why do you think that there is so little homicide it London? DanTex May 2013 #35
You brought up London... TnDem May 2013 #39
Ahh, false statistics. Where would the NRA be without them? DanTex May 2013 #46
OK, let's go with that TnDem May 2013 #52
LOL. Any other stats you want to fabricate? So how does it compare to Clarksville? DanTex May 2013 #53
As will I.... TnDem May 2013 #58
Plano, TX: 1.9/100k (2011). London 1.5/100k (2011). Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #56
LOL. Apparently even when you cherry pick you lose... DanTex May 2013 #57
Missed the point, as expected. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #60
Not so good at math, huh. DanTex May 2013 #62
One last time TnDem May 2013 #65
You again? I thought you ran away because you couldn't answer my question! DanTex May 2013 #68
Forgotten more math than you'll ever know. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #69
LOL. Nothing like people who brag on the internet about how smart they are! DanTex May 2013 #72
And the inevitable resort to (yet more) personal insult. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #76
And it keeps getting worse. DanTex May 2013 #80
Oooh, and bullshit amateur psychoanalysis, too! Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #86
Wait, I thought you didn't like personal attacks! DanTex May 2013 #92
Why is London's rate higher than Berlin? One_Life_To_Give May 2013 #77
And THERE IT IS, folks Uzair May 2013 #42
Wrong... TnDem May 2013 #49
bingo. Democracyinkind May 2013 #54
Another telling sign pintobean May 2013 #61
An idiot would blame race. Someone who actually thinks would look at poverty level and income dispar LanternWaste May 2013 #48
Income disparity TnDem May 2013 #50
Truthfully, because folks who think like you helped force minorities into such areas. Hoyt May 2013 #64
No one forced anyone anywhere... TnDem May 2013 #66
Screw your gun. Hoyt May 2013 #71
So why did you edit your post? premium May 2013 #73
Thought I'd keep it in context of guns. Both indicate my disgust with his bigotry. Hoyt May 2013 #74
Ok, premium May 2013 #75
Irony: you haz it. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #87
You have no room to talk about bigotry here. premium May 2013 #95
I admit it, I'm bigoted toward those who accumulate, carry, promote, and profit from guns. Hoyt May 2013 #96
No, you're bigoted towards all gun owners, premium May 2013 #97
A racist answer is not an honest answer Bjorn Against May 2013 #89
A correction on DC having "massive" gun violence rightsideout May 2013 #44
Sure it has....And pushed it all.. TnDem May 2013 #55
I would be more concerned with rural Tennesseans than someone in Chicago. Hoyt May 2013 #63
Education TnDem May 2013 #67
Bigotry and love of guns are not characteristics I'd look for in educators. Hoyt May 2013 #70
What country are you from? We've been shooting each other for a long time here. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #17
Yo uzi congrats on 100 posts! snooper2 May 2013 #21
t may ot be "Normal" but, sadly, it is America's NORM rustydog May 2013 #22
it's not really that bad here . . . DrDan May 2013 #27
"Normal is an illusion. sarisataka May 2013 #30
barely a couple thousand years out of the cave galileoreloaded May 2013 #45
Double homicide in my neighborhood today rightsideout May 2013 #51
Gun culture is a mental illness. 99Forever May 2013 #79
it's race here in Chicago WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #83
Are we really back to gun control? Imajika May 2013 #93
Not back on it Kolesar May 2013 #94
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