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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Guns, The Awful, Shocking Truth [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)7. Sadly, our gun culture cares little about the indirect effects of their need for more and more guns.
As long as an American gun lover can get another gun to add to their collection/cache, that is all that matters -- the heck with Mexico and anyone else.
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Correction: You can buy full auto in the US... but it is highly regulated and $$$.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#5
Of the men typing at my keyboard, 100% are me! That must be significant, somehow. n/t
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#30
Extremely misleading statistic (re: 70% of mexican guns come from US)
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#3
I'm curious how many of those made in America guns were sold to the Mexican military/police
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#10
The claim use to be 90% of those submitted for tracing were from US -- we're improving nicely
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#4
Sadly, our gun culture cares little about the indirect effects of their need for more and more guns.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#7
Simply put - Canadians aren't into buying, hoarding, carrying guns prized by "cold blooded killers."
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#21
Ah so it's culture, not gun availability and proximity to US gun-shows
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#22
So sharing a long open border with the gun-happy US is the cause of all that violence?
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#9
"Thread Disrupting" is posting off-topic comments in order to steer the discussion away from the OP
SecularMotion
Aug 2012
#18
Whe going to popular movies: wear a bulletproof vest under my shirt and carry a gun.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#36
If you don't have a comment to make about the article, then don't start the thread.
rl6214
Aug 2012
#38
If it bothers you so much, please put me on ignore or don't click on my threads
SecularMotion
Aug 2012
#40