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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Guns, The Awful, Shocking Truth [View all]ManiacJoe
(10,138 posts)19. Penalty for not actually starting the conversation!
$5 says you will not learn from this lesson.
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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