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I will say it: NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT GUN CONTROL (Original Post) Angry Dragon Nov 2017 OP
It always is, but if Newtown and Las Vegas didn't make people talk about it, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #1
They said it was too soon after those events..........NOW IS THE TIME Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #5
Nope, not gonna happen this time either. dhol82 Nov 2017 #2
I will not put up with that BULLSHIT any longer Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #14
no one should hold their breaths and expect anything to change. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #3
In a few minutes I am writing all of my congress people Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #7
I thought for sure when all the 6 yr olds were murdered, our leaders would finally do something. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #4
Amen to that Lotusflower70 Nov 2017 #6
you are so right Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #8
Maybe if mass shooters start shouting GUNS AKBAR the government would act... likesmountains 52 Nov 2017 #9
made me LOL Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #12
Not while scared white males are so influential Awsi Dooger Nov 2017 #10
they just have words to spew Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #13
Not when our goal is to take back congress and multiple state governorships and leg' next year. NewsCenter28 Nov 2017 #15
Just another day in our murderous, gun-toating Amerikkka. LenaBaby61 Nov 2017 #18
GOPers and gunners will talk about everything that doesn't implicate guns until Hoyt Nov 2017 #11
We can talk all we want, Codeine Nov 2017 #16
Did you mean to say 'can'?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #19
Good catch. Posting from my phone. nt Codeine Nov 2017 #25
First, repeal the 2nd amendment.... quartz007 Nov 2017 #30
Time to grow up and dump the guns CountAllVotes Nov 2017 #17
I own guns----------- Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #20
I do not CountAllVotes Nov 2017 #22
I don't believe I have ever killed someone with a gun Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #24
Ascribing evil to an inanimate object Codeine Nov 2017 #26
Five people I once knew were murdered CountAllVotes Nov 2017 #28
Stunning logical fallacies at work here. Codeine Nov 2017 #29
Nothing will happen because most of Congress is Motownman78 Nov 2017 #21
SO OK its "too soon" after this shooting, well OK. then lets talk bout the LAST SHOOTING - theres Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2017 #23
+1000 Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author HopeAgain Nov 2017 #31
@PressSec is the address. good one. riversedge Nov 2017 #32
THANK YOU Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #33
thoughts and prayers??? bdamomma Nov 2017 #34
If their god really cared they would have stopped it long ago Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #35

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
3. no one should hold their breaths and expect anything to change.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:18 PM
Nov 2017

if nothing happened after Sandy Hook...yeah, yeah, yeah - we all know the lines.

Irish_Dem

(47,075 posts)
4. I thought for sure when all the 6 yr olds were murdered, our leaders would finally do something.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:19 PM
Nov 2017

I was wrong.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
6. Amen to that
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:21 PM
Nov 2017

It's also time to talk about increasing funding for domestic terrorism and mental health issues.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
10. Not while scared white males are so influential
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:23 PM
Nov 2017

Friends I've known won't care about this at all. They can still convince themselves that their guns have saved their lives and lives of their family members multiple times. Dozens of times.

It's only when you ask them to detail those episodes that they get testy and profane and incoherent.

NewsCenter28

(1,835 posts)
15. Not when our goal is to take back congress and multiple state governorships and leg' next year.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:29 PM
Nov 2017

Then, ummm, no, now is not the time to start talking about gun control. it's toxic and only plays to a strength of Donald Trump. Not to mention riles up his crazy base to vote. We need to focus on Russia and the GOP inability to pass anything or do anything in Congress of any substance or benefit to Americans whatsoever. The Supreme Court, 5-4, will just strike down any gun control attempts anyway.

Guns may be your top priority but my top priority is having Nancy Pelosi acting as a constitutional unimpeachable check on the insane, mentally unhinged, unbalanced, Russian bought and paid for Donald Trump as speaker of the next congress. Not to mention seeing Paul Ryan suffer the fate of Dennis Hastert!

No culture wars until we have the presidency and strong majorities in both houses please!

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
18. Just another day in our murderous, gun-toating Amerikkka.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:36 PM
Nov 2017

Friends I've known won't care about this at all. They can still convince themselves that their guns have saved their lives and lives of their family members multiple times. Dozens of times.

It's only when you ask them to detail those episodes that they get testy and profane and incoherent."

Triple Yahtzee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To all you've said, especially to the"Not while scared white males are so influential" remark.

CountAllVotes

(20,870 posts)
17. Time to grow up and dump the guns
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:34 PM
Nov 2017

This is not the Wild Wild West days no' mo'!

To to dump these evil weapons!

Talk and ACT!

& recommend !!!

CountAllVotes

(20,870 posts)
28. Five people I once knew were murdered
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:46 PM
Nov 2017

by guns.

If this is not evil, I do not know what is.

No gun(s) = no dead person(s).



 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
29. Stunning logical fallacies at work here.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:50 PM
Nov 2017

But I'm hardly going to reason you out of position you didn't reason yourself into, and I agree with the basic premise that we need to control firearms more stringently, so I won't further pursue this silliness.

 

Motownman78

(491 posts)
21. Nothing will happen because most of Congress is
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:39 PM
Nov 2017

elected by rural districts where it is still safe to keep your doors unlocked at night and guns are seen as being helpful for hunting and home protection because the nearest cop is 30 minutes away.

For the majority of America, gun violence is not seen as a problem. The chance of being killed doing your job as a farmer is FAR greater than your chance at dieing of gun violence.

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)
23. SO OK its "too soon" after this shooting, well OK. then lets talk bout the LAST SHOOTING - theres
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 07:40 PM
Nov 2017

one like every other day now. It doesnt frikkin matter which one we're talkinga bout.

We talk about it - NOW!!!!!!!!!!

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