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19. I know right

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #12)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 09:36 AM

Nov 2017

"Ban all guns" posts literally give ammo to the 2A supporters who point at it and say "See, I told ya those darn liberals wanna take away our guns". Then they go and send more money to the NRA and buy another gun. If we want to make some 'sensible' progress, then we need to stop with the outlandish "Ban all guns" talk.

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Grandfather the legal existing ones in. mobeau69 Nov 2017 #6

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I know right Calculating Nov 2017 #19

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