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Lizzie Poppet

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7. The move against unregulated private sales isn't INTENDED to combat mass shootings.

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jan 2016

It's intended to address the (exponentially more numerous) shootings by ordinary criminals. That is, in my view, vastly more important, for the simple reason that far, far more people die from the latter. It would be less political theater than something entirely devoted to mass shootings, I'd say.

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Obama�s executive order on guns is mostly political theater [View all] LuckyTheDog Jan 2016 OP

Well, I'm giving it a standing ovation. n/t jaysunb Jan 2016 #1

+10,000 madokie Jan 2016 #13

I am and I do. n/t jaysunb Jan 2016 #18

Glad to know that madokie Jan 2016 #19

And a hearty " welcome back to the WORLD " to you as well. jaysunb Jan 2016 #20

That means a lot madokie Jan 2016 #21

I'm fine with more "political theater" when it comes to gunz and the yahoos who covet them. Hoyt Jan 2016 #2

We actually agree on something cali Jan 2016 #3

See, there you go. Hoyt Jan 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2016 #4

Doing nothing hasn't prevented any mass shootings gratuitous Jan 2016 #5

At least he did something. onecaliberal Jan 2016 #6

The move against unregulated private sales isn't INTENDED to combat mass shootings. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #7

It's a start, and I believe that he will do more mwrguy Jan 2016 #8

Timothy D Lytton needs to go back to jounalism school (if he ever went), Heeeeers Johnny Jan 2016 #9

That's OK HassleCat Jan 2016 #10

Fuck the naysayers who would rather we did nothing! randome Jan 2016 #12

In the same sense H2O Man Jan 2016 #14

"Mostly political"? I disagree. The executives options are limited, but Obama plugged loopholes. Nitram Jan 2016 #15

We need to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment if we're actually going to fix our gun problems. Scuba Jan 2016 #16

No one else has said boo to the people who want a gun in every hand. What he did is a start. Squinch Jan 2016 #17

if humanizing & caring about a serious problem is political theater...i'm all for it. spanone Jan 2016 #22

So is parading around downtown with an assault style weapon strapped across your back. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #23