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PoindexterOglethorpe

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9. Not everyone. Maybe it's possible that I'm the only
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 09:59 PM
Jun 2017

person out of the 330 million or so of us without a gun. No, wait. I just did a quick online search and apparently gun ownership has dropped in this country to about 36% of us. Not to mention, about 3% of all gun owners own 50% of all guns.

And yes, civil war is messy. But maybe a better choice than silently going off to die from lack of health care, polluted water, unsafe food.

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A Serious Question [View all] Chasstev365 Jun 2017 OP
Good luck with a general strike. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #1
Exactly MFM008 Jun 2017 #2
At what point to riots turn into civil war? The_jackalope Jun 2017 #3
Not everyone. Maybe it's possible that I'm the only PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #9
I don't want riots; here is another idea Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #4
Again, won't happen. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #8
I have no pity for anyone who DOES NOT ACT NOW! BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #5
No such thing zipplewrath Jun 2017 #6
KGOP is counting on the masses to "peacefully protest" so that they can authorize their NeoNazi MedusaX Jun 2017 #7
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