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Old 09-01-2015, 10:41 AM
 
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Fox Lake, Ill, All schools on lock-down. Police looking for 3 suspects, 2 white 1 black, Suspects took officer's gun

Trains shut down

Waiting for more news
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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Once again, thanks NRA
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Secure Bunker
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Once again, thanks NRA
Uh, how is the NRA responsible for this? That's like saying spoons are responsible for obesity.

Has it occurred to you (it hasn't) that perhaps the perpetrators are responsible for this? Just maybe?

Get a grip.
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Honolulu/DMV Area/NYC
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Sadly, CNN is reporting that the officer has died. It seems like Black Lives Matter is getting what it wanted http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...s-blanket.html
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:38 AM
 
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Once again, thanks NRA
We need more guns to stop these incidents
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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We need more guns to stop these incidents
Yes …

(1) Obviously we still just don't have enough guns, guns, guns … and (2) the gun control measures we already have aren't working anyway, and besides, (3) they are just too onerous as it is …
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:42 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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Since I know where this is heading, here are a few already open threads repeating the same gun debate over and over again:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...sense-gun.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...-guns-wed.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...is-county.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...98-2013-a.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/curre...ad-during.html

(this is just the first page of this forum)
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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Maybe the DOJ will send someone out to investigate....ooops sorry forgot... that's only when the criminals get shot.
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Minnesota
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Yes … The problem of gun violence in America doesn't take vacations and the incessant drum beat of the gun nut culture is just as relentless ...
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:47 AM
 
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Maybe if some posters had the sense to realize that PEOPLE commit crimes and not inanimate objects, they wouldn't pop in and immediately cast blame on the inanimate object, sparking the debate in yet another thread.

Happens without fail. Every. Single. Time.
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