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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. Such bullshit. What about the guns?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 06:12 PM

Feb 2018

Only a small percentage of mass shootings are committed by people with a documented history of mental illness. That's not to say background checks shouldn't include that history, but it's not going to put much of a dent in these incidents. The problem is the fucking guns.

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UPDATED 2X: Trump addresses gun violence, vows to be 'very strong on background checks' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

Yeah, and the moon is made of green cheese! nwduke Feb 2018 #1

"Were going to be very strong on background checks, ..." Botany Feb 2018 #2

Such bullshit. What about the guns? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #3

and magazines Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #9

Blahblah BLAHblahblah BLAHBLAHblahblah BLAHBLAHBLAH blahBLAHblahBLAH blahblahBLAHBLAHBLAH hatrack Feb 2018 #4

is this just a setup to justify purging the FBI? 0rganism Feb 2018 #5

He'll file anything gun related along with the sanctions on Russia. C Moon Feb 2018 #6

And DACA was going to be "a bill of love" BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #7

The Orange Clown is not LISTENING djacq Feb 2018 #8

I don't care how much training they get, someone armed with automatic chowder66 Feb 2018 #10

Background checks keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #11