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Yeah, like Sandyhook did correct? -none Jun 2016 #1
I was speaking of the Florida shootings.nt clarice Jun 2016 #2
What's the difference? -none Jun 2016 #3
Once again, back to the text of my post.... clarice Jun 2016 #4
One could hope for that outcome. TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #25
Once again... I'm amazed by the number of Sandy Hook references to my OP... clarice Jun 2016 #42
The PTB who can enact sensible gun laws TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #97
It's not deflecting attention, it's lamenting a lack of action Scootaloo Jun 2016 #101
I'm amazed that you are amazed WiffenPoof Jun 2016 #120
It's because of your use of "last straw" jberryhill Jun 2016 #126
I heard a commentator this morning remark.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #129
Our country is off the rails in many ways. -none Jun 2016 #41
Ok...but why deflect the Florida shootings (if it was terrorism) with gun control? clarice Jun 2016 #49
Better firearm control means less weapons in the hands of those that should not be having them -none Jun 2016 #93
How well did that work in France? Straw Man Jun 2016 #103
Please don't tell me that -none Jun 2016 #107
I asked you a question. Straw Man Jun 2016 #112
I did. France is not Florida. -none Jun 2016 #116
You tapdance divinely. Straw Man Jun 2016 #121
That is because we are looking at this differently. -none Jun 2016 #122
Begging your pardon ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #123
If nothing happens after little kids are slaughtered, nothing is going to happen. Vinca Jun 2016 #5
Back to the OP.....don't you think that uniting is a good idea?nt clarice Jun 2016 #7
Thank you for trying to keep people on topic. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #12
It's tough...but I won't give up.nt clarice Jun 2016 #15
Yes. I saw the cultural relativists were quick to try to derail your thread Albertoo Jun 2016 #113
I think realism is a good idea. Vinca Jun 2016 #16
I respectfully disagree... I think 99% of the population...delpores this.... clarice Jun 2016 #27
I think you're very naive, but maybe that's a good thing. Vinca Jun 2016 #99
I for one...will NEVER give up. nt clarice Jun 2016 #134
How about: mental health care AND radical Islam should BOTH be tackled? Albertoo Jun 2016 #114
If a room full of dead six year olds didn't do it, sufrommich Jun 2016 #6
Back to the OP.....don't you think that uniting is a good idea?nt clarice Jun 2016 #8
What does "uniting" even mean? sufrommich Jun 2016 #10
Automatic weapons lancer78 Jun 2016 #33
Semi-autos are plenty deadly, just look at last night. Stop the gunner BS. Hoyt Jun 2016 #78
This yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #102
Guns are likely already flying off the shelves One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #9
Perhaps...but what about the idea in the OP and uniting? nt clarice Jun 2016 #11
Two diametrically opposed camps seldom unite One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #31
Thank you...but I was speaking more about a united.... clarice Jun 2016 #40
Yes. That's exactly why you aren't getting the kind of "uniting" you're calling for. kcr Jun 2016 #98
Is there some lack of unity in condemning terrorism? jberryhill Jun 2016 #130
You keep saying "Back to the original post" - whether or not individuals qnr Jun 2016 #13
Yes, but no one has addressed the benefits of all groups uniting. nt clarice Jun 2016 #14
And you didn't address how you think you're going to get all of those groups to unite mythology Jun 2016 #19
I wish I HAD the answer. I presented a possible deterrent (not an answer)..... clarice Jun 2016 #23
As was mentioned in another post, a large segment of the population are going qnr Jun 2016 #21
You know, honestly....perhaps I'm naive.... clarice Jun 2016 #26
Love the attitude :D - I recommend that you stay away from the comments section on almost anything qnr Jun 2016 #28
Thanks....qnr......but I can assure you.... clarice Jun 2016 #35
Yes, you are naive. alarimer Jun 2016 #119
You are naive dumbcat Jun 2016 #125
I don't believe we can prevent all acts of terror. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #17
True...but presenting a solid front stating that we won't tolerate things like ... clarice Jun 2016 #18
I agree... Your intentions are noble... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #22
Getting it down to the average of the civilized countries would be a good thing, don't you think? -none Jun 2016 #89
Best idea of the day... sarisataka Jun 2016 #20
BINGO....Thank you. I wasn't trying to posit the final solution... clarice Jun 2016 #24
They already have come to a common consensus. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #29
Yes...Sandy Hook was a terrible tragedy, but back to the discussion at hand clarice Jun 2016 #37
I never went away from the discussion at hand. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #44
With all respect... I think that you KNOW the answer to that.nt clarice Jun 2016 #50
What? That they were children at Sandy Hook and these were grown adults at a club? A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #56
I have posted this around today randr Jun 2016 #30
Excellent *sniff sniff*nt clarice Jun 2016 #38
It would be nice... deathrind Jun 2016 #32
No, This Is The New Norm SoCalMusicLover Jun 2016 #34
Sod all. Dalziel3979 Jun 2016 #36
That's the NRA wet dream SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #96
I am finding it interesting that there are many posts mentioning.... clarice Jun 2016 #39
If we had done our duty after Sandy Hook, this last shooting most likely would not have happened. -none Jun 2016 #94
Ok...with all due respect....can we stay away from the Sandy Hook analogies?..I get it.. clarice Jun 2016 #43
Your OP was about trying to get people to come together to stop this sort of thing. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #52
As to your last line.. No one here has even ADDRESSED the Florida shootings... clarice Jun 2016 #55
To WHAT DEGREE WOULD YOU LIKE THEM ADDRESSED?!?!?!?!? A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #59
I obviously struck some sort of nerve...sorry about that.... clarice Jun 2016 #62
The nerve you have struck is your repeated insistence that others make the points,,,, A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #73
Nice sentiment, but I think more in the realm of fantasy than reality. n/t Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #45
Just an idea.nt clarice Jun 2016 #47
I like a good fantasy as much as the next person. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #60
I thought that my idea was better than useless snarking....apparently you disagree. nt clarice Jun 2016 #64
What is it that you want, that hasn't already been done? Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #77
Admit we have a problem....admit that it is of a foreign nature.... clarice Jun 2016 #81
I think we have all admitted there's a problem. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #90
you seem to be asking LGBT to get used to being murdered and that is unacceptable. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #108
Where the FUCK did you read that in my post!?!?!?!? Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #110
You seem to be defending the actions of the Stanford rapist, and that is unacceptable. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #111
Please just bury your head in the sand Dem2 Jun 2016 #124
Also.... I'm getting the feeling that my idea of all parties...... clarice Jun 2016 #46
Is there evidence that this was organized terrorism Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #57
No....just taking a que from what was reported on CNN... clarice Jun 2016 #61
I am staying on topic. I responded to the exact wording of your post. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #69
You haven't read any "we deserve it posts"? ooooops, someone just posted one.... clarice Jun 2016 #75
if the children at sandy hook didn't move congress, this will do NOTHING. spanone Jun 2016 #48
You did that on purpose. lol clarice Jun 2016 #51
it's true. if children being slaughtered wasn't the last straw, there is none. spanone Jun 2016 #54
No...what I meant is..... clarice Jun 2016 #58
It's not about 'deflecting' anything. Kentonio Jun 2016 #105
i doubt it Calista241 Jun 2016 #53
I don't think so.... I don't have any LGBT children or relatives... clarice Jun 2016 #65
There's a big difference between hating a guy that killed people Calista241 Jun 2016 #70
I'm sorry C. ya lost me...what big societal changes did I posit?nt clarice Jun 2016 #72
sorry. I was conflating your post with the OP's premise of "is this the last straw" Calista241 Jun 2016 #74
NO way !!!! lol. I'm totally pro second amendment. nt clarice Jun 2016 #76
Last straw for what? For who? Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #63
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #67
another Sandy Hook mention.nt clarice Jun 2016 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Th1onein Jun 2016 #66
+1 for the "Bad America team" pitiful.nt clarice Jun 2016 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author Th1onein Jun 2016 #88
Kunduz hospital bombing, 42 dead Fumesucker Jun 2016 #117
Maybe Columbine was the last straw. Maybe Sandy Hook was the last straw. Maybe... Hekate Jun 2016 #79
Or maybe this incident was perpertrated by a lunatic with.... clarice Jun 2016 #83
You can't obtain poison gas legally or easily. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #92
Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming? Gomez163 Jun 2016 #80
The most sensible post in this thread so far. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #84
Yes...but I must ask you to re-read the OP and keep you comments on topic.nt clarice Jun 2016 #85
Sorry. I was being ironic. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #87
Your use of "last straw" invites comparisons to previous incidents jberryhill Jun 2016 #128
Everyone is already united against terrorism One Black Sheep Jun 2016 #82
Your post sounds like a threat. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #109
Time for lunch.... be back later.nt clarice Jun 2016 #86
Or maybe it's just another day in America.... tabasco Jun 2016 #91
Do you think we should all vote for Trump? Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #95
Here's something to ponder about the GOP: Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #100
Thread's not quite going how you hoped, is it? TDale313 Jun 2016 #104
Clarice, you have broken the rules of orthodoxy.... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #106
Well, at times of danger, it might make sense to get some unity vs the danger Albertoo Jun 2016 #115
You imply we have very broad dangers, and I agree. Much broader than gun policy. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #133
I wish, but it won't alarimer Jun 2016 #118
I don't believe that people are going to allow themselves to be slaughtered much longer. patsimp Jun 2016 #127
People Are Idiots SoCalMusicLover Jun 2016 #131
Hello Clarice (Hopkins will always do that better) discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #132
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