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fescuerescue

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7. I don't think we need to convince people like you

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 01:36 PM

Nov 2017

We need to convince people who make the laws.

And for better or for worse, if someone is going to write a law, they need to understand guns well enough to write a law effective enough to ban them.

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Keeping people with mental health problems from having guns... [View all] HopeAgain Nov 2017 OP

ban everyone from having a gun gopiscrap Nov 2017 #1

I could live with that. HopeAgain Nov 2017 #2

Single payer would provide additional services for diagnosing and treating mental illness Not Ruth Nov 2017 #4

I agree janterry Nov 2017 #3

Drain the swamp - Cure mental illness ck4829 Nov 2017 #5

I think that ALL guns are an assault weapons. Doreen Nov 2017 #6

I don't think we need to convince people like you fescuerescue Nov 2017 #7

Howabout just assuming someone with lots of guns, ammo, ballistic vests, etc., are unstable until Hoyt Nov 2017 #8

A registry of gun owners I could deal with. HopeAgain Nov 2017 #12

Ban "assault weapons" only if you really don't want to stop mass shootings, but want to feel good. aikoaiko Nov 2017 #9

All the guns involved in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs HopeAgain Nov 2017 #11

Its just a distraction maxsolomon Nov 2017 #10