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dkf

(37,305 posts) Sat Jul 21, 2012, 01:11 PM Jul 2012

If Holmes didn't have guns I bet he would have done a Tim Mcveigh. [View all]

Let's face it...the guy had the smarts to do even more damage than he did. The only way he could have been stopped is the way we stop terrorists, intense surveillance.

You may be willing to give up a supposed right to own a gun but are you ready to give up your privacy and let the government spy on all of us?

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If Holmes didn't have guns I bet he would have done a Tim Mcveigh. [View all] dkf Jul 2012 OP

It sounds like he may have tried to do both. He may have thought the brewens Jul 2012 #1

Just think if he tried to use the explosives as the prime weapon. Where would it have had impact? dkf Jul 2012 #2

But there's a small flaw in that theory -- he left the door unlocked rocktivity Jul 2012 #7

Yeah, I heard that after my post. That girl was lucky she didn't open the door. n/t brewens Jul 2012 #17

Yes I am, my constitutional rights are being violated by terrorists/extremists/anarchists graham4anything Jul 2012 #3

Dude permatex Jul 2012 #10

I disagree, and I am a liberal NYC democrat graham4anything Jul 2012 #12

Ask and you shall recieve. beevul Jul 2012 #18

except Rachel & Stephanie are not here today graham4anything Jul 2012 #19

My but those goalposts must get heavy. beevul Jul 2012 #22

Let's just shitcan the whole damn Bill of Rights while we're about it... Higgs boson Jul 2012 #21

wrong graham4anything Jul 2012 #23

It doesn't mention computers either. Higgs boson Jul 2012 #32

What about Veronica Moser's right to life? graham4anything Jul 2012 #35

Exactly. LAGC Jul 2012 #4

Oh stop being silly. Next you'll be posting those Soviet Union myths. Zalatix Jul 2012 #25

Or not. moondust Jul 2012 #5

Well when we see his apartment we may find out what other things he considered. dkf Jul 2012 #6

I think you're on to something. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #14

That's generally how they do it in other places. I'm surprised we haven't been seeing more of that. Edweird Jul 2012 #8

You're more likely to die texting while driving than you are to get shot randomly. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #9

NY and NJ have banned texting, and rightfully so graham4anything Jul 2012 #13

PA banned texting, but it doesn't have any teeth. MD bans all handheld phone use. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #28

You're more likely to die from lightning HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #15

Nonsense. 99Forever Jul 2012 #31

Neither do I. Actually, I don't text at all. So yeah, that does skew the odds a bit, eh? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #34

5000 pounds of ammonium nitrate would he harder to get and use than Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #11

Yes, probably in his case. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #16

Anecdotal. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #20

OBJECTION! Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #24

You all have blood on your hands. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #26

I c what u did there pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #27

The solution should take us in the direction of a more open society rucky Jul 2012 #29

Well... 99Forever Jul 2012 #30

But he did. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #33