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In reply to the discussion: Massachusetts: nanny-state gun control FAIL [View all]brewens
(13,536 posts)51. Same with the DUI laws. Was it really worth all the profits and jobs to stiffen DUI laws?
For what? To save such a small percentage of people killed? Think of all the bartenders and cocktail waitresses and their families for a change. Not to mention how much harder it is to get laid on a Saturday night. You have to decide between that last drink and cab fare. There was a day in this country where a good bartender would fish your keys out of your pocket, help you out to your car and start it for you! Now they cut you off if you start having fun and get too loud.
If you managed to win that shootout you deserve a drink or three or four! The here come the Nanny stater's and tell you you can't handle driving!
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Didn't Mitt Romney pass that gun law when he was Gov? Another reason not to vote for him. nt
nanabugg
Jul 2012
#28
I know,...they might even keep their adult teeth past the age of 25....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#30
Yet the violent crime rate in Massachusetts is more than 3 times higher than New Hampshire...
LAGC
Jul 2012
#9
the violent crime rate in Massachusetts is more than 3 times higher than New Hampshire...
AlbertCat
Jul 2012
#61
"nations with extremely strict gun control still have higher suicide rates"
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#32
That's a bit of a problem since Chicago is practically a nation unto itself.
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#35
That would be a really interesting statement if you showed MA had a high gun death rate prior to
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#25
You should have lived there before all the assholes from Texas and the east coast moved in and
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#36
My brother in law, who is a hunter and has been since he was a kid, is a MA resident.
MADem
Jul 2012
#26
If you picked 2009 instead of 2010, you'd show it was level or decreasing
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2012
#45
first they will want you to register your guns - then they will want you to register your car.
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#48
Of Course Mass. Has Tough Gun Laws. Without Them, The Red Sox Wouldn't Be Able To Field A Team
Yavin4
Jul 2012
#49
Same with the DUI laws. Was it really worth all the profits and jobs to stiffen DUI laws?
brewens
Jul 2012
#51
I don't know where you got your pseudo-statistics, but they're not even close to accurate
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#53
there were 12,996 murders in the US. Of those, 8,775 were caused by firearms.
Kalidurga
Jul 2012
#78