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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

5. AG Maura Healey takes over a coveted position in Massachusetts...

Reply to beevul (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 04:12 PM

Jul 2016

...Salesperson of the Year.

The AG is either politically tone deaf or uniquely self-serving. The scenario described in the news article is played out EVERY TIME some dunderhead announces a ban. So I go with the latter explanation; I mean, it is what gets her elected, consequences be damned.

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Local gun dealers say they are hit hard by assault weapons crackdown [View all] beevul Jul 2016 OP

The oft-heard obfuscation, "Nobody is talking about suddenly banning guns" is now Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #1

All of the ban crew's arguments are based on lies or insults. NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #3

I can't decide which is the bigger insult -- Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #4

damaging bluster NashuaDW Jul 2016 #2

They don't care DashOneBravo Jul 2016 #7

They definitely have a "fuck the unions" attitude DonP Jul 2016 #8

It seems to override them DashOneBravo Jul 2016 #9

AG Maura Healey takes over a coveted position in Massachusetts... Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #5

In a big-time pro-control state you need to do something... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2016 #6