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hoolstoptheheels

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My only proposal is that it be on the table for discussion.


But sure, let's start with the low hanging fruit - outlaw bump stocks. Maybe that is even only symbolic, but prove the gun lobby will allow anything at all. That actually would remediate what happened in Vegas, and it looked like it would happen, and then nothing. Crickets. So the issue does not appear to be "it would not even help in the most recent tragedy" - that would have helped.

How about everybody needs a background check. Any legal sale at all.

If you own a gun and you fail to adequately safeguard it, and it results in death or injury (criminal or accidental) the gun owner is responsible. Criminal penalties. Repubs love the concept of personal responsibility (except when it comes to guns I bet, because it might interfere with unfettered access to guns).

Related, would a licensing requirement be the end of the world?

But most of all, what I would like is an end to all the hypocrisy and the gyrations designed just to disqualify gun control from the conversation about addressing this tragically persistent problem of mass shootings.

(In response to this post by Lupos)

Posted: 02/16/2018 at 1:45PM



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  10 is interesting -- Capital City Hoo 02/16/2018 12:30PM
  What gun laws do you want? What law would -- Lupos 02/16/2018 10:24AM
  And then what? Kick in every door and -- Lupos 02/16/2018 11:04AM
  My only proposal is that it be on the table for discussion. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/16/2018 1:45PM
  In every purchase of a firearm, I have had a -- Lupos 02/16/2018 2:17PM
  Hey, man, I can only speak for myself. -- Lupos 02/16/2018 3:55PM
  And there are not many people wanting to talk gun control -- hoolstoptheheels 02/16/2018 4:08PM
  Ooooh, A shiny new red herring! -- hoolstoptheheels 02/16/2018 12:08PM
  Dumb Trump-era post from you as usual. -- ryno hoo 02/16/2018 1:57PM
  There you go. Embrace your fascism ** -- wahoo138 02/16/2018 11:46AM
  Ah, the old then what "argument". -- Chuck Taylor 02/16/2018 11:38AM
  Hey...they can take a Census also and multi-task!!! ** -- Tuckahokie 02/16/2018 11:10AM
  Before you go and want to lock people up you need to -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/16/2018 11:16AM
  This isn't that difficult -- Faz d. Hoo 02/16/2018 11:38AM
  That’s not what he was asking for. And I agree with you, see -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/16/2018 11:41AM
  And see my response to that post ** -- WaxHoo 02/16/2018 11:46AM
  Are you an NRA member? You certainly ** -- WaxHoo 02/16/2018 11:54AM
  Nope. Never have or will be ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/16/2018 12:02PM
  It's Congress's job to define, not mine. As to -- WaxHoo 02/16/2018 11:27AM
  "Assault" weapons vs. sporting weapons (link) -- JMHoo 02/16/2018 11:43AM
  Ok fine. And I will repeat, if Congress wants to ban weapons -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/16/2018 11:39AM
  Dude, whatever it takes ... ** -- WaxHoo 02/16/2018 11:43AM
  Banning of the AR 15 from civilian use -- WahooMatt05 02/16/2018 10:27AM

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