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27. So what regulations do you propose?

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:23 AM

Jun 2012

And at what point would you consider no further regulations necessary?

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Woman shot in carjacking dies, police scour West Seattle for suspect [View all] Tripper11 May 2012 OP

I don't understand the mentality of risking one's life to acquire a car slackmaster May 2012 #2

Nor to retain one. notadmblnd May 2012 #8

a facebook friend is nearby the shooting sight Defectata May 2012 #4

Great. Just what the situation needs. MORE GUNS! slackmaster May 2012 #5

Heh-heh. I see what you did there. apocalypsehow May 2012 #6

The good news is violent crime is declining and is at decades-long lows. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #7

But we enjoy a very important right that they do not. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #11

Every man dies. Not every man really lives. Atypical Liberal Jun 2012 #28

Think how much lower it could be.. DCBob May 2012 #10

Yes, you can trade liberty for safety... Atypical Liberal May 2012 #12

I cannot believe any rational person would make such a statement. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #17

It's incrementalism. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #23

The old slippery slope argument. DCBob May 2012 #25

The old "no controls" argument. former9thward May 2012 #26

So what regulations do you propose? Atypical Liberal Jun 2012 #27

Not the case here suffragette May 2012 #14

Suspect's family: 'We could see this coming' hack89 May 2012 #18

That's a mighty big "If" you've got there... countryjake May 2012 #20

Considering many of the shootings have been gang related hack89 May 2012 #21

Simply because it is the access to those "instruments"... countryjake May 2012 #22

No - the problem is violent criminals hack89 May 2012 #24