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Milwaukee Police Officer Rips Wisconsin Gun Laws (Original Post) HAB911 Nov 2017 OP
Voice of reason... NT List left Nov 2017 #1
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #2
"Legislators more interested in making ideological points than saving people's lives"! Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #3
It seems that MyOwnPeace Nov 2017 #4
Kick, kick, kick! CrispyQ Nov 2017 #5
Great clip! billh58 Nov 2017 #6
Kick mountain grammy Nov 2017 #7

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. "Legislators more interested in making ideological points than saving people's lives"!
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 12:14 PM
Nov 2017

Fuck you NRA, a leader on the front lines blames you and your puppet politicians for the carnage. And he is clearly right.

Let Fox and the NRA be "outraged", for more visibility.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
4. It seems that
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 12:52 PM
Nov 2017

there have been many occasions where different "police associations" (chiefs, state police, sheriff associations, etc.) have come out supporting different proposed "positive" gun reform acts (better background checks, limits on automated weapons, etc.) and are usually shot down (oh, wait, perhaps a bad choice of words there!).

Who should we listen to:

1. NRA
2. Professionals responsible for our safety

I guess we have legislatures that are making that decision for us!

billh58

(6,635 posts)
6. Great clip!
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 02:11 PM
Nov 2017

But this is not only happening in Milwaukee, it's happening everywhere that the NRA/ILA/ALEC/GOA gun manufacturer's cabal of criminals has raised their ugly "Second Amendment" and alt-right White Supremacist heads.

Their marketing ploy of selling fear is stoking the flames of gun violence. The Chief correctly points out that due to the insane propaganda spewed out by the right wing gun lobby, and the ease of obtaining a lethal weapon, minor arguments and insults turn into gun fights.

To those so-called "Democrats" who call for the Democratic Party to remove gun control from its platform, I say fuck all of you Second Amendment absolutists and NRA/ILA enablers. When a career criminal can obtain a concealed carry permit, when a teenager believes that a gun will solve their problems, and when national gun violence claims more lives daily than most mass shootings in this country -- we need more control over who can legally purchase guns, and where they can carry them.

Support the Democratic Party platform, and numerous organizations aimed at reducing the gun violence epidemic in this country. Support common sense, and a goal of ridding our streets and communities of gun madness.

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