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underahedgerow

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9. What's more important? Votes or lives? Profiteering from irrational fear that ultimately costs
Wed Aug 3, 2016, 11:59 PM
Aug 2016

far more lives than it saves is rather narcissistic. A bit like trump, actually. He's 'profiting' from fear. It's not working very well for him though, even the crazies are calling him crazy at this point.

The whole 'it's too big to change' is easy to say by those who are happy to keep exploiting the paranoid and lesser educated and vulnerable portion of the population. It's not true, however. Entire nations have changed their gun control laws very successfully.

It's always easier to be opposed to something. It takes guts to stand up for doing the right thing, and more people need to speak up to oppose the US gun culture.

Gun control is far from a losing issue, it's a critical, pivotal issue that is literally changing the face of the USA. It's not about 'getting rid' of the 2nd amendment, it's about changing an archaic 'law' that's being interpreted and abused for profit by gun manufacturers, dealers, and now, terrorists from the other side of the world who exploit the mentally ill psychotics -- and it's costing lives.

At this rate, anyone who's in the guns business should also get into the funeral home racket, that would be a double whammy win-win.

Firearms ownership deserves every negative attitude shown towards it. It has no place in a civilized world.

And I mean no offense or intend no personal affront.

I'm waiting for the first pro 2nder to come along and tell us Exilednight Aug 2016 #1
I'm pro-Constitution TeddyR Aug 2016 #2
Yes of course I'm proposing a complete guns ban. The Constitution is a fluid document that underahedgerow Aug 2016 #5
Thanks for responding TeddyR Aug 2016 #7
The claim that the NRA isn't responsible for gun violence is complete nonsense. Exilednight Aug 2016 #29
Like a computer hacker... Beartracks Aug 2016 #3
Huh? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #4
Shh... you are not supposed to notice sarisataka Aug 2016 #11
Kick and rec for future reference. Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #6
Good grief! Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #8
What's more important? Votes or lives? Profiteering from irrational fear that ultimately costs underahedgerow Aug 2016 #9
Lesser educated? Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #13
Excellent post.. virginia mountainman Aug 2016 #14
That might be your specific demographic, but that's not the main demographic of people underahedgerow Aug 2016 #15
Since so many cities know the <1% reponsible, there are effective solutions. jmg257 Aug 2016 #16
That's a really fascinating narrative! Great information, so thanks! underahedgerow Aug 2016 #18
No worries...programs that work, and often in a positive way! jmg257 Aug 2016 #23
Can we also end the prohibition on warrantless searches as well? FrodosPet Aug 2016 #20
No need for a door to door search. Follow the successful examples of the country underahedgerow Aug 2016 #21
I think you'll find it was the rest of the '94 Crime Bill that made the impact...more police, more jmg257 Aug 2016 #25
Now there's a stretch.... pipoman Aug 2016 #10
k&R... spanone Aug 2016 #12
That interview with Rachel by the former wannabe ISIS guy is a 5 minute attack ad against the NRA glennward Aug 2016 #17
saw the end of that.....pretty sad and scary, yes? Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #19
"Will media actually report on it." If the "story" is remotely anti-2A it rarely passes it up. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #27
best idea I have is to keep my rights, and stay progressive on the 2A ileus Aug 2016 #22
After flying into Germany one time I was not avebury Aug 2016 #24
Umm, where is "the NRA helped" in all this? Why is this in GD? We have two (2) gun groups... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #26
Nothing like knowing ISIS will be infiltrating the US to commit attacks to make jmg257 Aug 2016 #28
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