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Yep, that's how it works… (Original Post)
MrScorpio
May 2013
OP
Why aren't the NRA a--holes in giving guns for people to defend themselves.....
Historic NY
May 2013
#5
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)1. Yep. (nt)
K/R
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)2. Sad That Society Is So Insensitive
eom
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)3. This cartoon explains why there was such a disconnect here on DU after
the Boston bombings. To many, myself included, it seemed over board
in relation to what we know happens everyday, like in Chicago.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)4. I can't help but think
this is the intent of some elements of the gun lobby.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)5. Why aren't the NRA a--holes in giving guns for people to defend themselves.....
Recursion
(56,582 posts)6. A depressing thought experiment from a blog I read
You see the headline "3 dead, 2 injured after a shooting at a local college. Gunman in custody." Is your assumption that the shooter is mentally ill? Does that remain your assumption if the local college turns out to be an HBCU? The focus group results on that are depressing.