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Tommy_Carcetti

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3. I really thought that 20 dead first graders would be a major shift in policy.

Reply to SheilaT (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:54 PM

Aug 2015

And what did we get from it?

Shots of psychopaths lining up at the doors of gun shops rushing to buy AR-15s because they were scared they might stop selling them.

We live in a sick society. The "response" to Sandy Hook brought it home.

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Perhaps all shootings [View all] SheilaT Aug 2015 OP

It's only big news when there are multiple victims (or the victims are non-poor white people). Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #1

And that's my point. SheilaT Aug 2015 #2

I really thought that 20 dead first graders would be a major shift in policy. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2015 #3

No joke. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #5

As always, the most important thing is to protect the gun industry. Orrex Aug 2015 #6

Most live-on-air shootings do enjoy significant media exposure Orrex Aug 2015 #4