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onehandle

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3. Gun culture is all about the ability to mass murder. nt

Reply to KG (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 06:59 PM

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another mass murder, under the radar. killer and 5 victims all white [View all] KG May 2016 OP

Looks like a conspiracy between the corporate media and the NRA to ignore these stories malaise May 2016 #1

Was this one posted ? Bonx May 2016 #12

No malaise May 2016 #24

If MSM is conspiring not to cover this, then banners are in trouble... Eleanors38 May 2016 #27

Malaise, you have GCRKBA, GCAG groups AND Guns Discussion. What else you want? Eleanors38 May 2016 #31

It's the NRA's wet dream. Jerry442 May 2016 #2

Gun sales always spike after another mass shooting Doctor_J May 2016 #9

that's why gun stores never run sales... Javaman May 2016 #11

Yes, every few days another "blowout sale" Doctor_J May 2016 #22

See #27 above. Thanks. Eleanors38 May 2016 #32

Gun culture is all about the ability to mass murder. nt onehandle May 2016 #3

Really? hack89 May 2016 #6

No, it's not. cali May 2016 #13

If mass murder wasn't the prime objective for gun culture... onehandle May 2016 #17

Good grief. You can't possibly believe that. cali May 2016 #18

Don't be so sure... ileus May 2016 #26

So innovation in gun technology post 1791 was driven by the desire for mass murder? hack89 May 2016 #21

Hey! That looks vaguely like a "press!" Eleanors38 May 2016 #29

How do you even defend yourself with that thing? TrappedInUtah May 2016 #35

one mass murder/week maxsolomon May 2016 #4

And assault weapons make it even worse (ntxt) scscholar May 2016 #5

No. The problem is handguns by a order of magnitude hack89 May 2016 #7

those are the same thing - semi-automatic military-style weapons maxsolomon May 2016 #8

Actually absolutists would be right...military rifles being ideal for military usage jmg257 May 2016 #15

but i can't say i'm displeased that the average negligent american yahoo maxsolomon May 2016 #19

Understood! Cheers! nt jmg257 May 2016 #20

Hell, max, an OP today shows a pic of a guy shouldering "a rifle (Boston Globe)"... Eleanors38 May 2016 #28

Is that under the new & improved definition? Funny, murder rate is way down. Eleanors38 May 2016 #30

Per the NYT Article maxsolomon May 2016 #33

I am sure you are also aware of the variety of new definitions... Eleanors38 May 2016 #34

This is a mental health issue, not a gun issue IMO. How do you stop one lone nut? You can't. nt Logical May 2016 #10

Its not. People with mental illness are no more violent cali May 2016 #14

Most people who shoot other people are not mentally ill. they're simply angry. gollygee May 2016 #16

You sure got that right! raccoon May 2016 #23

I think its more of a tempoary emotional malaise Spacedog1973 May 2016 #36

Not a Syrian refugee... again. ck4829 May 2016 #25