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In reply to the discussion: Why not start here... [View all]sarisataka
(20,807 posts)13. So true
it is a solution to so many goals and so unobtainable now that it is hard to envision when any registration law could be enacted.
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This part "use in a violent act" could be used to outlaw legal defensive use of a firearm.
oneshooter
Sep 2013
#21
Great point. We would definitely have to refine the language to exclude defensive uses.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#22
I get that universal background checks are the "low hanging fruit" of gun restriction proposals
Pullo
Sep 2013
#5
I would expect that crap from the NRA. But if the alternative is good enough, that will be
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#56
Frankly, mass shootings are a diff breed of cat compared to the drone of violent crime.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#39
I appreciate this thread, sarisataka. Rational, mature. I wish others could find it in their heart
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#29
No, and I hope he doesn't any crappy songs about the 7 seals. Animals deserve better.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#47
Change that "7days of a theft" to "7 days of the discovery of a theft".
GreenStormCloud
Sep 2013
#32