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Gun Control Reform Activism

flamin lib

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2. Or put the blame where it belongs, on the gun lobby's strangle hold on legislators in ongress.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 05:33 PM

Dec 2016

Did you know that George W. Bush allocated $1.3 billion to improve and upgrade the NICS database way back in 2007? Do you know that to date almost none of it has been spent?

“Everybody knew what was going on — the NRA never wanted any records kept,” says former Congressman James Moran.

https://www.thetrace.org/2015/07/nics-background-check-congress-spending/

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Dylan Roof [View all] SCantiGOP Dec 2016 OP

Blame it on Comey Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #1

Or put the blame where it belongs, on the gun lobby's strangle hold on legislators in ongress. flamin lib Dec 2016 #2

He wasn't from Charleston ... GeorgeGist Dec 2016 #3

And this is pertinent how? billh58 Dec 2016 #4

Could you please respond to Bill's query about how this nit pic is relevant? nt flamin lib Dec 2016 #5

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