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Robb

(39,665 posts)
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:10 AM Jun 2013

Sorry, but this is just awesome.

"Pro-life" legislation would require gun sellers to warn customers about "lethal capabilities"

COLUMBUS, Ohio --- Outspoken state Reps. Robert F. Hagan and Mike Foley have introduced what they call "pro-life" legislation about gun sales.

House Bill 222, sponsored by Democrats Hagan (Youngstown) and Foley (Cleveland) would require gun-sellers to brief customers about the "lethal capabilities of firearms" before the sale. They will discuss the legislation at a Statehouse press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Hagan said an ultra-sound would not be required.

Read More: http://dispatchpolitics.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2013/06/06-26-13-gun-warnings.html


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Sorry, but this is just awesome. (Original Post) Robb Jun 2013 OP
Ha. I like that. Clever. Thanks for sharing! Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1
So...they're trying to sell *more* firearms? "Lethal capabilities" are a selling point. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #2
Whoosh. Robb Jun 2013 #4
While the ironic intent of their bill is obvious, there's something called "unintended consequences" Rod Walker Jun 2013 #5
heh... progressoid Jun 2013 #6
One would think some things are self evident sarisataka Jun 2013 #3
ReTHUG hypocrisy is being exposed everywhere malaise Jun 2013 #7
Good luck with that BainsBane Jun 2013 #8
 

Rod Walker

(187 posts)
2. So...they're trying to sell *more* firearms? "Lethal capabilities" are a selling point.
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:19 AM
Jun 2013

When I purchased an AR-10 chambered for the 7.62x51 cartridge recently, one of the reasons was precisely because it's more lethal than an AR-15 chambered in 5.56x45.

 

Rod Walker

(187 posts)
5. While the ironic intent of their bill is obvious, there's something called "unintended consequences"
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:30 AM
Jun 2013
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