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In reply to the discussion: 15-year-old girl who performed at Obama inauguration gunned down in Chicago [View all]Not Me
(3,398 posts)140. I am sick of this.
When, when, when are we going to get serious.
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15-year-old girl who performed at Obama inauguration gunned down in Chicago [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Jan 2013
OP
Not at all. Every gun owner has done his or her part in supporting and contributing to....
Walk away
Jan 2013
#139
The fact is, that every time you spend a dollar, you vote with that dollar.
WHEN CRABS ROAR
Jan 2013
#173
Same to those who believe a non-consequential and visceral reaction is part and parcel...
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#75
Every dollar you spend is a vote for the world you want to live in. So, being a gun owner...
dorksied
Jan 2013
#226
While his post was somewhat juvenile, I support his position. Guns are a disease.
dorksied
Jan 2013
#227
One may only imagine then the area surrounding Sandy Hook ES was rampant with gang problems...
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#87
Fact is, if the gangs were operating out in the open, in a upper class white area,
WHEN CRABS ROAR
Jan 2013
#179
The last I heard this poor child was shot by a bullet. Every single company that...
Walk away
Feb 2013
#244
Continually insulting one's opponents typically doesn't get one very far.
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2013
#155
Incredibly sad. It wouldn't be surprising to learn she was targeted because she
geek tragedy
Jan 2013
#3
It's my belief that this poor girl was killed for the very reason you state.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#31
Nope. She was just one person amongst many in one of those marching bands.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#79
Chicago has more than its share of fucked up, violent people for some reason
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#4
that lead is still everywhere. and that is just about right. gang leaders are in their 30's and 40's
mopinko
Jan 2013
#176
Many of our large cities, and small ones, have problems with gang violence.
amandabeech
Jan 2013
#27
How did New York do it? Copy their methods. New York is night and day from 1970s. nt
SylviaD
Jan 2013
#194
Chicago has had a long and sordid history of this since the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
derby378
Jan 2013
#53
What's your "simple, common sense" fix for Chicago's long-standing problem with violent crime?
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#11
Attack teachers unions under the fake pretext that there's a budget gap, then
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2013
#50
The "gun death" rate is not an accurate measure of how safe a place is. The overall murder rate is.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#61
You've indulged in a bit of cherry-picking, which is reasonable considering that I did as well.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#83
The map in my previous post shows that Califonria is not one of the lowest per-capita murder states
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#107
Overall murder rates peaked in California in 1993 and have generally been on a downward trend...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#228
Terribly sad....and Wayne LaPierre is now testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing....
George II
Jan 2013
#10
Possibly. But there's lots of crazies out there surrounding the gun issue.
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#90
You don't really know the reason why, and the reason is probably stupid, like jealousy
wordpix
Jan 2013
#212
I'd gladly enter into a wager about the nature of the person who murdered the girl
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#112
In your feverish pursuit of chasing down whatever distraction you can find
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2013
#134
You can SEE that she's an angel, trying to do good for her community. Breaks our hearts!!!
patrice
Jan 2013
#162
I literally CANNOT stand hearing about these babies being killed. Not a criticism of you, OP.
Happyhippychick
Jan 2013
#51
It says 'keep and bear' ... which are terms associated with military usage ...
brett_jv
Jan 2013
#222
We need to treat guns like a new panademic. And the vaccine is putting a ring around it
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#94
... Police said 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was taking shelter from the rain under a canopy
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#103
THE BEST WAY OF STOPPING A BAD GUY IN THE FIRST PLACE IS A GOOD BACKGROUND CHECK!!!
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#171
I don't recall seeing this hue and cry after 7 people were murdered on Saturday
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2013
#191
Let's not kid ourselves, Chicago is out of fucking control. Send in the troops.
bubbayugga
Jan 2013
#224
There is a straight line between our state's budget woes and the surge in murders
AngryAmish
Jan 2013
#238