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What if they are making guns easier for children with small hands to use effectively? bravenak Nov 2015 #1
"They should not have any more immunity than the tobacco companies." pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #10
When are guns not potentially deadly? They are instruments of death. Their purpose is to kill. bravenak Nov 2015 #13
WTF? - "guns are only harmful when wielded by the small percentage of criminal gun owners" MH1 Nov 2015 #20
But all those things are owner issues - not manufacturer or dealer issues. aikoaiko Nov 2015 #23
IMO, folks who profit from gunz should be held responsible. Hoyt Nov 2015 #2
Bull, it a LEGAL activity. I'd like to make it illegal, but it's not. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #11
Yeah, racism, confederate flags, being an a#@h%#e, greed, etc., are legal too. And just because Hoyt Nov 2015 #25
I hate guns. Never have owned one in 60 years and never will. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #31
OK, sorry, you sounded like a gun nut for a moment. Again, just because something is legal, it Hoyt Nov 2015 #36
Correct. But it doesn't mean you can't either. Looks like a stalemate. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #39
He is right Kalidurga Nov 2015 #3
I actually think all gun owners should need a license and all guns should need a licensed owner or Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #4
How do you find all those illegal guns so they can be destroyed? Nt hack89 Nov 2015 #26
You cant initially... but Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #37
Not sure it will save many lives hack89 Nov 2015 #40
He Is Right - The Public Needs A Villain To Blame For The Perceived Evil cantbeserious Nov 2015 #5
the Tobacco Institute was dissolved after everyone found out about the massive corruption MisterP Nov 2015 #6
Blaming the companies lets our nation's cowardly gun laws off the hook. DemocraticWing Nov 2015 #7
Maybe we should require kitchen knife makers to pay for lost fingers. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #12
He absolutely is right about it ibegurpard Nov 2015 #8
Allow me to join the chorus of those who know that Bernie is right on this. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #9
You've missed the main point ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2015 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #43
Yep! mymomwasright Nov 2015 #14
or Phillip Morris responsible for lung cancer BainsBane Nov 2015 #15
Phillip Morris TeddyR Nov 2015 #21
Let's hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for deaths then. tecelote Nov 2015 #16
the law has been used to protect gun corporations BainsBane Nov 2015 #17
What law? Citation please. Scuba Nov 2015 #18
I'd also be interested in knowing when this law was used to block a lawsuit TeddyR Nov 2015 #22
You went too far on that one. aikoaiko Nov 2015 #24
Bull shit hack89 Nov 2015 #27
Quite the fantasy world you live in. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #32
A look at this thread will show you why your last paragraph is wrong. Jim Lane Nov 2015 #44
This has seemed obvious to me all along dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #19
Exactly the same opinion. Hepburn Nov 2015 #28
Sanders was correct to support the PLCAA, and he should continue to do so petronius Nov 2015 #29
I agree. bigwillq Nov 2015 #30
And the seller of a handgun, which is purposely designed to kill, if sold legally, Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #35
There is as much logic as suing gun manufacturers for selling dangerous products FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #34
I agree with Sanders on PLCAA. n/t tammywammy Nov 2015 #38
No, he wasn't right. He was completely wrong. DanTex Nov 2015 #41
So Bernie has blood on ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2015 #42
Your smear of progressives is a lie. Jim Lane Nov 2015 #45
^^^THIS^^^ beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #47
The staggering level of economic disparity and gun violence are directly linked kristopher Nov 2015 #46
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