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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Don't nix gun control just because it isn't perfect. nt

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Fri Apr 5, 2013, 01:25 PM

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Man opens fire in two daycares; kills self, children safe [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP

Dear Lord. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #1

Thank goodness the children were not harmed. Tx4obama Apr 2013 #2

... at least not physically etherealtruth Apr 2013 #27

Uggh Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #43

This never would have happened in Canada, where they have gun...control... Archae Apr 2013 #3

The perfect is the enemy of the good. Don't nix gun control just because it isn't perfect. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #4

I'm not. The point is gun control is not the cure-all I keep hearing of. Archae Apr 2013 #6

No? How many kids were killed? Robb Apr 2013 #7

So far as we know, none. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #14

I'm thrilled that no children were apparently shot. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #21

Depends on what dimension of power you are looking at. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #29

Where do you keep hearing that it's a cure-all? drm604 Apr 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #16

Yawn. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #22

Sorry, physics is not for everyone. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #31

Why? AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #32

You can of course point us towards a post which specifically implies LanternWaste Apr 2013 #24

maybe not a cure all but maybe a cure some rurallib Apr 2013 #26

Who is saying gun control is a "cure-all"??? Martin Eden Apr 2013 #37

Who specifically told you gun control would prevent any and all gun-related deaths? LanternWaste Apr 2013 #47

Sure, and that is true. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #8

. baldguy Apr 2013 #13

Very funny! Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #46

Now they are saying there are two dead guys. DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #5

If only he had more guns, everything would have been all right. valerief Apr 2013 #10

Oh no shenmue Apr 2013 #11

"It's not like we are in the U.S. here, but we are told that everything is under control." Our Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #12

USA Today is reporting two men as well. Robb Apr 2013 #17

Shotgun, per ABC. Robb Apr 2013 #20

Here's a AP link too Tx4obama Apr 2013 #23

Phew obama2terms Apr 2013 #25

Arm the toddlers. Harden the nurseries. More and bigger guns are always the answer. leveymg Apr 2013 #28

The problem is not Guns formercia Apr 2013 #33

Assholes without guns are just assholes. QED. EOM. leveymg Apr 2013 #34

Really? CobblePuller Apr 2013 #36

Exception that proves the rule - 2/3 of homicides in American are gun murders leveymg Apr 2013 #40

"exception that proves the rule" is an oxymoron. CobblePuller Apr 2013 #41

"The exception [that] proves the rule" is a frequently misused English phrase. raccoon Apr 2013 #42

The more frequent contemporary usage is acceptable - an exception doesn't disprove the norm. leveymg Apr 2013 #44

If you found an exception to the law of gravity, would that prove the law of gravity? nt raccoon Apr 2013 #45

Kick n/t Tx4obama Apr 2013 #35

The posts in this thread are downright Pavlovian. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2013 #38

sounds like murder, suicide? over personal problems. Sunlei Apr 2013 #39