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Aussie105

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2. We have been here before.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2023, 04:55 AM

Oct 2023

During previous shootings.

The 'now is not the right time' line precedes peoples' memories fading so that nothing happens to prevent the next one.

And I agree - now is not the right time.
A few other things have to happen first, like getting the gun lobby neutered permanently.

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A call to action: What Americans can do to end the gun violence epidemic - Symone - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 OP

I agree with Symone, but unfortunately she is singing to the choir. brer cat Oct 2023 #1

Agreed, what's happened just this year, especially this week, is truly as bad as it gets Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #3

We have been here before. Aussie105 Oct 2023 #2

We've experienced this horror show over and over, but it's never "the right time" for Republicans Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #4

I'm so weary of the hackneyed pleas for protection, and no_hypocrisy Oct 2023 #5

And no one need a "weapon of war" for any reason unless they're active duty fighting a war. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #6