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ciaobaby

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5. Agreed - but I think of the sit in as something they should have done a long time ago.

Reply to TacoD (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 07:07 PM

Jun 2016

It can be seen as a show of solidarity and a show of force.
What the bill actually does is not that big a deal.
We have to start somewhere and people are sick and tired of the NRA ruling the republican party.
Maybe with a democratic president and adds to the house and senate, we can revisit banning assault guns, and put in stricter regulations to handguns. Am I dreaming or just having a moment of optimism?

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