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malaise

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35. That simple

Reply to 951-Riverside (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 10:10 AM

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Every building is a target until something is done [View all] malaise Jul 2015 OP

You can only talk about guns in GD on days when they are in the news NightWatcher Jul 2015 #1

Amazing indeed malaise Jul 2015 #2

So am I malaise madokie Jul 2015 #3

Same here malaise Jul 2015 #5

Me either. Agschmid Jul 2015 #26

Yep. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #7

Partial gun bans and stronger background checks will never work ever... 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #4

Good luck convincing American gun owners of that YoungDemCA Jul 2015 #9

There is no political party in America that opposes the 2A hack89 Jul 2015 #10

Ummm. It is still possible to own firearms in the UK Adrahil Jul 2015 #29

That simple malaise Jul 2015 #35

I don't think attacks by individuals with names like Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #6

Apparently he made the same point in his yearbook malaise Jul 2015 #36

I don't know what can be done about them at this point Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #8

Yeah, just look how well no guns worked for Tunisia victims seveneyes Jul 2015 #11

Are you saying that European tourists should have carried firearms in their bathing suits? maxsolomon Jul 2015 #13

With a history of bad men, take no chances seveneyes Jul 2015 #14

I think the point is that criminals will still be able to get guns oberliner Jul 2015 #15

I believe every advocate of greater gun control would respond: maxsolomon Jul 2015 #22

These Tunisia comparisons are stupid. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #18

Tunisia is a neighbor of Libya malaise Jul 2015 #19

Yes. Then we can be just as safe as Tunisia. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #12

Otherwise, we're all going to get gunned down by jihadis, right? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #17

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! n/t malaise Jul 2015 #20

And gun control was such a rousing success in Chicago. Truly the poster city of gun control. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #21

Trotting out the greatest hits of 2nd amendment retorts, I see. maxsolomon Jul 2015 #23

My previous interlocutor mentioned Chicago. He was correct in his statement about the city's Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #25

mass anonymous killings are sensational but not fixable alc Jul 2015 #16

If they have other options, then why do they not use them? maxsolomon Jul 2015 #24

2 answers to that whatthehey Jul 2015 #39

But not at the same rate maxsolomon Jul 2015 #41

Mexico has strict gun laws Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #27

They are insured of a steady gun supply from the U.S. Corporate death-merchants here.... villager Jul 2015 #28

The majority of guns used in mexico do not come from the US Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #31

Yes, most of the American guns they use come from America. villager Jul 2015 #34

About 41,000 deaths each year... Adrahil Jul 2015 #30

alcohol kills 88,000 Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #33

I like this gun control solution... Lancero Jul 2015 #32

Always did malaise Jul 2015 #40

Common sense vs Sacred Cow Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #37

Something done = total ban Matrosov Jul 2015 #38

Wow... Henryville Jul 2015 #42