jlf1961
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Joined: 6/10/2008 From: Somewhere Texas Status: offline
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Alright, I agree in some ways to the op's statement. In America children die every day because of guns. White or minority it does not matter, in America children are dying. And it is true, the only time this issue is raised to a national level is when something like this happens. Everyone seems to think that every gun owner belongs to the NRA, not true, some belong to the Gun Owner's Association of America, an organization that has repeatedly criticized the NRA for selling out the rights of gun owners. You look at statistics of gun deaths and all you see are numbers, big numbers. What you dont see are the numbers broke down by age, race, income level, if it was a family member, if it was a criminal, gang related what. People from other countries use the term "Gun Toting Americans" as if the majority of Americans carry firearms all the time. Assault weapons are blamed because you can put large capacity mags in them, up to and including 100 beta mags. Yeah, kids are dying by guns. Something needs to stop that trend. But no one says a damn thing about kids dieing each year until something like this happens. Those of use, gun owners and non gun owners who quietly campaign for reasonable, enforceable and comprehensive gun control laws never make the news.
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Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think? You cannot control who comes into your life, but you can control which airlock you throw them out of. Paranoid Paramilitary Gun Loving Conspiracy Theorist AND EQUAL OPPORTUNI
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