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13. Interestingly enough a lot of early gun laws in the US were associated with Jim Crow

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 07:29 PM

Jul 2012

all those regulations keep "those people" disarmed and helpless.

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Gun violence is now a "natural" event in America, as unpredictable as the weather [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

isn't that what gun nuts want? Skittles Jul 2012 #2

Please keep your fantasies just that...fantasies. Tejas Jul 2012 #3

*I* am not the one have FANTASIES Skittles Jul 2012 #5

That's what they think in their small minds _ed_ Jul 2012 #19

Comparable to deaths via STDs 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #6

oh, no biggie then, nevermind elehhhhna Jul 2012 #8

Just putting the hysteria in perspective 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #10

but your lack of exercise doesn't kill 12 people, does it? elehhhhna Jul 2012 #11

Are we looking for ways to save lives 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #12

False choice _ed_ Jul 2012 #20

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #21

Interestingly enough, that right-wing, NRA talking point has been debunked apocalypsehow Jul 2012 #14

CORRECT Skittles Jul 2012 #18

indeed... and some will reason it away, because they don't care fascisthunter Jul 2012 #9

Does the NRA have kooks on the ground in Colorado yet? They usually brewens Jul 2012 #15

At least the BBC World News is putting news into context... AntiFascist Jul 2012 #16

sacrifices on the alter of 2A. KG Jul 2012 #17