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nadinbrzezinski

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7. Well, that's a problem we culturally have

Reply to Wait Wut (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:43 AM

Jul 2012

With mental health.

And what you said about the founders..well they'd start with the background checks, which they oppose on principle. Given the whole slew of classes of people that could not own, legally, back then...they'd scratch heads.

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The NRA is the problem not guns or gun ownership [View all] justiceischeap Jul 2012 OP

Really interesting debate on this very topic on Melissa Harris-Perry right now. Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #1

I am glad, from what you wrote, you no longer have your guns nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #2

As am I. justiceischeap Jul 2012 #3

The data: 55% of gun deaths = suicide. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #5

Yup, you'll never see that in an NRA release nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #8

Dear justiceischeap... Wait Wut Jul 2012 #4

Thanks for sharing *your* story justiceischeap Jul 2012 #6

That be number three nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #9

He's been planning this murder for months Panasonic Jul 2012 #22

Well, that's a problem we culturally have nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #7

Thanks for this excellent post. klook Jul 2012 #10

Thanks and hugs for your loss. nt justiceischeap Jul 2012 #12

It is nothing but a RW lobby group and "think tank" obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #11

Treat it like foreign policy Historyprof77132 Jul 2012 #13

Good point. Using the NRA's standard we should be helping A Simple Game Jul 2012 #17

Irresponsible and improperly regulated gun ownership is a serious problem. ananda Jul 2012 #14

A friend of ours Rainforestgoddess Jul 2012 #15

Watch The NRA Infomercial Called - The Secret War On Guns otohara Jul 2012 #16

Absolutes don't work in life. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #18

What I don't get is why these people are against things like trigger locks. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #19

Police use 9mm handguns and 12 ga shotguns as their primary weapons bossy22 Jul 2012 #20

There should be a system of red flags set up Historyprof77132 Jul 2012 #21

People in the future will look back on this time and marvel at how we were armed and medicated. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #23

The NRA has convinced a segment of the population that "teh gubmint!" is gonna take their guns away YoungDemCA Jul 2012 #24

I find myself agreeing with a lot of the OP. Rex Jul 2012 #25

But what about going to war with the police and the army? Loudly Jul 2012 #26

Fuck the NRA DontTreadOnMe Jul 2012 #27