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GreenStormCloud

(12,072 posts)
3. Obama can't do what you want him too.
Sat Mar 2, 2013, 09:32 AM
Mar 2013

HoldenCaufield explained to you how our Constitution works so I won't repeat it.

I will tell you that rampage shootings are very rare. When they do happen, the media covers them intensely so the emotional impact of them is greater than for lesser crimes. Statistically, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be killed by a rampage shooter, or be illegally killed by a person with a concealed carry permit. And some people do get struck by lightning.

Guns are very common here, except in some cities. There are about 300 million guns in private hands in the country and tens of thousands more are sold every day.

There are bad people in any country. Just as you have learned to avoid them in your country you will have to learn how to avoid them in this country.

Do not let fear rule your life. Come on over and learn our culture, including our gun culture. Make friends with a gun owner and ask him to take you to a range. Accidents are extremely rare.

I, personally, have nine guns.

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Not being from a free country ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #1
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What you don't understand is ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #5
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Yes, it is different now bossy22 Mar 2013 #22
America has seen a steady and drastic decline in gun violence hack89 Mar 2013 #24
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Over half of gun deaths are suicides hack89 Mar 2013 #37
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How about these. beevul Mar 2013 #50
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Would you believe FBI and DOJ statistics? .... spin Mar 2013 #79
Do you commune with the deceased? Marengo Mar 2013 #72
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If not, how can you know the founders would deeply regret.. Marengo Mar 2013 #77
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Can you provide cites from these biographies? Marengo Mar 2013 #84
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one thing gejohnston Mar 2013 #88
much of that had gejohnston Mar 2013 #89
Did Washington believe... Marengo Mar 2013 #91
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A president cannot create new laws. Pararescue Mar 2013 #13
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no, and AFAIK didn't happen gejohnston Mar 2013 #18
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Japanese gejohnston Mar 2013 #41
Obama can't do what you want him too. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #3
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regarding... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #11
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what evidence do you have of this? gejohnston Mar 2013 #16
It's just a matter... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #21
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or it could be a factoid gejohnston Mar 2013 #40
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So let's accept that it was her responsibility to her disturbed child that was the core problem... iiibbb Mar 2013 #52
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or the prohibition of some drugs from gejohnston Mar 2013 #67
Adam Lanza was supposedly diagnosed with SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) ... spin Mar 2013 #80
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That's not how I interpret the post I responded to... Marengo Mar 2013 #38
not so much a red herring gejohnston Mar 2013 #43
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What loopholes? iiibbb Mar 2013 #53
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you live in Malaysia yet this incident is what shocked you to the point that you felt the need to Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #4
Giving up rights for "safety" is never an answer. ileus Mar 2013 #7
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there is gejohnston Mar 2013 #17
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not really gejohnston Mar 2013 #39
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Please come to the United States, we'd love to have you here. rrneck Mar 2013 #12
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respected criminologist say otherwise gejohnston Mar 2013 #42
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You seem a bit impressionable iiibbb Mar 2013 #54
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Someone with a troubled background won't need a gun to hurt you. rrneck Mar 2013 #44
How many GP6971 Mar 2013 #26
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I stand corrected... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #73
The irony is all the other more likely ways you might die when you're here. I'm scared to go to iiibbb Mar 2013 #51
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and you suffer from foregone conclusions iiibbb Mar 2013 #62
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That is impossible. iiibbb Mar 2013 #71
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I hope you do decide to study in and perhaps immigrate to our nation. ... spin Mar 2013 #81
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partisan rants are just that gejohnston Mar 2013 #83
And how many innocent people have been murdered by government? Remmah2 Mar 2013 #85
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