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Squinch

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13. I am sorry to hear about
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 01:26 PM
Jun 2016

your difficulties. And I don't have anything against guns, per se, either. But there is no getting away from the fact that every country that cracked down on gun ownership ended or drastically reduced the incidence of massacres.

Guns for college is a really interesting idea.

Guns for a tax break? Guns for infrastructure job interview?

That's a very interesting concept.

You're right, could you post the Bingo card? Its very very helpful uponit7771 Jun 2016 #1
I can't find the bingo card, but after another shooting spree, we compiled a list here: Squinch Jun 2016 #9
A buy back program? nt Quackers Jun 2016 #2
I think we should keep a list of these types of measures and have them at hand Squinch Jun 2016 #6
Plausible, but very expensive NickB79 Jun 2016 #33
Even more than that. Quackers Jun 2016 #34
Good point. Guess buybacks are out NickB79 Jun 2016 #35
Gomez posted a list of organizations that are working on reducing gun violence. Squinch Jun 2016 #3
Calls for gun control. HassleCat Jun 2016 #4
But I think anything that reduces our "gun culture" will have a secondary effect on mass shootings. Squinch Jun 2016 #7
Maybe HassleCat Jun 2016 #15
We need a massive effort to vote out the gun shills in government n/t LiberalEsto Jun 2016 #5
How would you start this in an organized manner? Squinch Jun 2016 #8
+1, that would be a start... dem and rep should be known IMHO uponit7771 Jun 2016 #10
Good. brer cat Jun 2016 #24
Guns for college? Quackers Jun 2016 #11
I am sorry to hear about Squinch Jun 2016 #13
"If the goal is to get as many semi-auto weapons off the streets..." beevul Jun 2016 #18
They asked for ideas that were actually legal Quackers Jun 2016 #20
Ok, so by "off the street", you meant "out of private hands". beevul Jun 2016 #23
Anytime you take guns off the street Quackers Jun 2016 #25
No. Squinch Jun 2016 #22
Change the Culture One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #12
I don't know Squinch Jun 2016 #14
Another great Gomez thread: what Obama tried to get passed in 2013. This is a comprehensive Squinch Jun 2016 #16
Thank you for the advice to ignore etherealtruth Jun 2016 #17
stop domestic violence. mopinko Jun 2016 #19
I just saw that. Not surprised. Squinch Jun 2016 #21
I don't know how wide spread this is, brer cat Jun 2016 #26
This is such a ridiculous situation. Yes. What you say "casual sales" need to be stopped. Squinch Jun 2016 #28
Change the culture of stigmatization against getting help for one's self or family when it comes Brickbat Jun 2016 #27
Reclassify semi-automatics under the NFA. It would take a generation or so Recursion Jun 2016 #29
What about that would take a generation? The ones already out there grandfathered into Squinch Jun 2016 #30
Right; Constitutionally we could only restrict their transfer Recursion Jun 2016 #31
With enough popular support, I wonder if you could apply some form of eminent domain. Take them for Squinch Jun 2016 #32
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