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Old 10-09-2015, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Originally Posted by Haakon View Post
Looking for someone else to solve your problems again? Liberal policies create or contribute to the problem so why don't YOU try coming up with a real solution? Maybe start with something crazy like enforcing existing laws? Stop plea bargaining with habitual felons? You know, try something no liberal has tried before.

We don't support free access to guns for domestic abusers, mentally disturbed, or felons.

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The National Rifle Association's media arm, NRA News, recently downplayed the public safety threat posed by a loophole in federal law that allows domestic abusers and other prohibited persons to purchase firearms without undergoing a background check. But the alleged perpetrator in an October 21 shooting at a Brookfield, Wisconsin spa that left three dead and four wounded reportedly abused that same loophole to obtain his firearm.
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Today the Associated Press reported that Radcliffe Haughton purchased a handgun without a background check from a private seller, and obtained the weapon two days after becoming subject to a restraining order that required him to turn any firearms he owned into police.
Wisconsin Mass Shooter Exploited Background Check Loophole That NRA Says Isn't A Problem
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Ever wonder if the reason for the anti drug laws is the law enforcers need the guarantee of endless work? Why don't they try a law against business larceny? That would keep them busy forever.

Back on topic. I do not believe we need any more gun laws but could use a repeal of the Federal Firearms Act of 1934. As we will not spend the time energy effort and money needed to keep the crazies off the street we need more weapons in the hands of normal citizen's on the street. "Sanctuary Zones" are a bad idea as they only serve to concentrate defenseless targets for the shooters. These people may be "crazy" but they are not, apparently, stupid. They go after the supposedly protected targets.
We need a good screening to make sure those "normal citizens" are really normal before they can own a gun.
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:15 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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NO, just don't make new ones that won't do anything to cut down on gun crime while adversely effecting the constitutional rights of millions of law abiding citizens.
All those children and young adults, who were killed, were denied their constitutional rights in a big way!

The number one responsibility of our government is to keep Americans safe and secure.
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Why does the NRA protect guns more than human lives?
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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You are correct!

What we need is a change in the gun culture mentality.

If a person that is part of the gun culture becomes mentally ill he may decide to shoot people.

If a person that is NOT part of the gun culture becomes mentally ill he does not shoot people because he does not know how to use a gun.

The reason we have so many mass shootings is cultural. In the rest of the world we are known as violent people.
We're not that bad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELwCqz2JfE
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:22 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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All those children and young adults, who were killed, were denied their constitutional rights in a big way!

The number one responsibility of our government is to keep Americans safe and secure.
Cornyn:

Why does the NRA protect guns more than human lives?
So you would be fine with random searches of people's home to keep society safe?


The governments role is not to keep people safe, but to protect the liberties of individuals.
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Guns per capita

What NEW gun laws would stop shootings?-guns-per-capita.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number...ita_by_country
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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So you would be fine with random searches of people's home to keep society safe?


The governments role is not to keep people safe, but to protect the liberties of individuals.
I am in favor of a psychological screening of anyone who wants to own a gun.


I never posted anything about random searches of homes or people as conservatives support in New York City. Stop and Frisk: How the Right Learned to Love Gun Control
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:27 AM
 
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The problem isn't really guns. The problem is mental health and the cult of celebrity. Our media turns depressed, suicidal losers into celebrities, plastering their name, photo, and doctrine everywhere. It encourages other losers who have nothing to live for to go out in blazing glory with a chance at notoriety.

Study: Mass shootings are 'contagious'

PUBLICITY IS COMPLICITY: Don't Grant Fame to Mass Killers

Turning Killers Into Superstars? Are We Feeding Crime?





An Open Letter to a Possible Future Mass Shooter-

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Old 10-09-2015, 10:29 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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I am in favor of a psychological screening of anyone who wants to own a gun.


I never posted anything about random searches of homes or people as conservatives support in New York City. Stop and Frisk: How the Right Learned to Love Gun Control
I support a psychological screening of anyone to vote, drive a car, buy gasoline, fertilizer, propane tanks, ammonia, bleach, kitchen knives and baseball bats.


You want to violate rights for safety, then start violating rights. We should also limit the 1st amendment to prevent media from broadcasting anything about mass shootings.
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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The problem isn't really guns. The problem is mental health and the cult of celebrity. Our media turns depressed, suicidal losers into celebrities, plastering their name, photo, and doctrine everywhere. It encourages other losers who have nothing to live for to go out in blazing glory with a chance at notoriety.

Study: Mass shootings are 'contagious' - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Blogs

PUBLICITY IS COMPLICITY: Don't Grant Fame to Mass Killers

Turning Killers Into Superstars? Are We Feeding Crime?





An Open Letter to a Possible Future Mass Shooter-
Like that will work.
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