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Eugene

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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 01:39 PM Jan 2013

US Defense Secretary Backs Gun Control

Source: Voice of America

US Defense Secretary Backs Gun Control

VOA News
January 17, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama is getting some reinforcement on his controversial gun control proposals from his defense secretary.

Leon Panetta told U.S. troops in Italy it is clear something needs to be done to protect school children so "that the nuts that are out there will not use these kinds of weapons to wipe them out.”

Panetta also told the troops the president's proposals as common sense.

“There are areas like armor-piercing bullets," he said. "I mean, who the hell needs armor-piercing bullets except you guys in battle?”

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Panetta told the troops he is a believer in the Second Amendment, which gives Americans the right to own guns, and that he does not think Obama's proposals are an attack on that right.

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Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/defense-secretary-panetta-backs-obama-gun-control/1585735.html

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US Defense Secretary Backs Gun Control (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2013 OP
He used the "N" word TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #1
can't we use argument that scary terrorists can buy guns and murder americans Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #2

Fresh_Start

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2. can't we use argument that scary terrorists can buy guns and murder americans
Thu Jan 17, 2013, 01:42 PM
Jan 2013

while they are watching a football game?
I mean the same people who are nut crazy are afraid of the foreign born in their own neighborhoods

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