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pintobean

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4. 'Law-abiding gun-owners'

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 09:49 AM

Nov 2019

don't roam Chicago's West Side in packs, shooting at other humans.

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7-year-old in bumblebee costume shot while trick-or-treating [View all] groundloop Nov 2019 OP

'Law-abiding gun-owners' doing what they do... Aristus Nov 2019 #1

It was Chicago's West Side Polybius Nov 2019 #2

I was just aping the age-old excuse gun owners always trot out when people start Aristus Nov 2019 #3

I have never heard a law abiding gun owner claim this in this situation. Hangingon Nov 2019 #8

Discussing laws to prevent seven year olds from getting shot Raymond O Nov 2019 #9

How about we discuss easy access to murder weapons. groundloop Nov 2019 #10

Prosecute, no shortage of laws on the subject. Yet depravity and criminality are Raymond O Nov 2019 #11

easy access to guns is routinely ignored too Skittles Nov 2019 #16

Are you saying that non criminal access to firearms is too easy? Raymond O Nov 2019 #17

access is easy, PERIOD Skittles Nov 2019 #19

Sad, you feel that criminality and the sickness Raymond O Nov 2019 #25

It's far easier to blame the guns Jake Stern Nov 2019 #27

+1 Jake Stern! n/t Devil Child Nov 2019 #32

Yes. In this day and age, if you want a gun/guns enough dewsgirl Nov 2019 #26

That's a criminal offense, no need to bother innocent folks. Raymond O Nov 2019 #30

'Law-abiding gun-owners' pintobean Nov 2019 #4

Yea, Aristus. This really got to me. My granddaughter is that age. I just... Guilded Lilly Nov 2019 #5

three shootings in Denver last night DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #13

5 teens were shot outside a Phoenix-area Halloween party last night DesertRat Nov 2019 #14

What was wrong exactly with increasing penalties on crimes involving firearms? NT ripcord Nov 2019 #21

Oddly enough, there was more gun control in the "Wild West" than today... Humanist_Activist Nov 2019 #23

They were fucking gang bangers shooting at each other Drahthaardogs Nov 2019 #15

Put it that way and it sounds counterfactual. Igel Nov 2019 #18

If only the 7 year old had a gun to defend herself IronLionZion Nov 2019 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2019 #7

As an adopted Chicagoan this is horrible. nycbos Nov 2019 #12

This whole story is terrible Lulu KC Nov 2019 #20

Seriously. a la izquierda Nov 2019 #34

Because RobinA Nov 2019 #22

Ive not been able to read this article - the heading alone makes me cry. Like- wtf have we become Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2019 #24

A 15-year old boy has been charged in the shooting. LittleBunny Nov 2019 #28

Who's surprised? NT ripcord Nov 2019 #29

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It can be blamed on "Toxic Masculinity", however. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #33