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maindawg

(1,151 posts)
25. Gun control works
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:28 PM
Jun 2016

Any measure that lessens the sheer number of unsecured weapons is progress. And if it prevents one child from harm it's worth it. Anything that these Congress critters do is better than nothing which is what they normally do. To accuse OWS of rejecting help from a congressman seems dubious. I don't believe that. Also true that they should have been protesting for single payer when they had a chance. They should have stood up for OWS and someone should have cared when they literally stole our SS trust fund. They took our money and gave it to the wall Street crooks who lost it so we had to bail them out and you know what , they still are doing the same stuff now. That they don't care about.

We had an assault weapons ban called the Brady bill fromm1984 until the shrub allowed it to expire in 2004. ( Don't think that the political coup that made shrub the President did not have anything to do with that ban expiring ,it had everything to do with it) The supreme Court has ruled that the public may not posses military grade weapons. The second amendment not withstanding you cannot own a cannon, a missile a hand grenade. You can't have a machine gun an automatic weapon. The assault weapons are automatic weapons. They may be single shot automatic weapons but they are automatic weapons. They should not be sold to general public people.
Smart weapon technology is coming , fight progress all you like , progress always wins. Its undefeated. 30 day waiting periods are going to be the law. We must take this issue seriously. It past time to take the NRA on.

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Turn on MSNBC RIGHT F-CKING NOW! [View all] femmocrat Jun 2016 OP
Crap. They went back to covering the drumpf speech. femmocrat Jun 2016 #1
no surprise there - MSNBC all trump-all day ciaobaby Jun 2016 #17
No...Ryan cut the feed from the House chamber brooklynite Jun 2016 #21
Rs called lunch break PasadenaTrudy Jun 2016 #2
too much non-Trump content. Stop that immediately. librechik Jun 2016 #3
I don't know what MSNBC Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #5
Or watch C-Span like me. floriduck Jun 2016 #4
Yes... C-span is covering the members gathering on the Capitol steps!!! femmocrat Jun 2016 #9
Speaker Ryan had the House feed cut from CSpan Winston.Smith Jun 2016 #15
thanks, yes C-SPAN is still showing it still_one Jun 2016 #26
Where were these people during OWS? krispos42 Jun 2016 #6
Really? we can do it Jun 2016 #8
Yeah, really. krispos42 Jun 2016 #28
On OWS specifically... Bradical79 Jun 2016 #11
They were not wanted GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #31
You can support them and push for what OWS wanted... krispos42 Jun 2016 #32
What legal grounds GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #34
Rethugs turned off the cameras! NYC Liberal Jun 2016 #7
Because the NRA shadow government does not approve! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #14
OK then malaise Jun 2016 #22
RIGHT NOW Zoonart Jun 2016 #10
They are just throwing a tantrum. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #12
So you side with the Republican party and the NRA on this issue? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2016 #13
Regardless of the vitrioloc talking points by the GOP and the NRA... krispos42 Jun 2016 #29
So because EVERY tragedy can't be prevented, we shouldn't try to prevent SOME? randome Jun 2016 #30
How about "no tragedy", hmmm? krispos42 Jun 2016 #33
Anytime a Democratic Representative or Senator decides to stage a sit-down in protest Winston.Smith Jun 2016 #16
ABSOLUTELY, Winston.Smith ailsagirl Jun 2016 #20
I empathize-- many people are concerned and invested that the national conversation never take place LanternWaste Jun 2016 #19
nah Kang, they are all ready blue, they're just showing leadership. irisblue Jun 2016 #23
lolz obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #24
Gun control works maindawg Jun 2016 #25
Wow, dude. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #27
John Lewis on NOW!! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #18
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