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Georgia Landau's avatar

The inability of Congress to ban assault weapons is one of the most puzzling and infuriating issues in our country today. Yup thoughts and prayers but what good is that when $ from the NRA and winning votes from avid gun enthusiasts is more important to our politicians than human lives. I don't understand why more Republican voters can't make the leap of imagination/ compassion by realizing It could be them , their children, their family that could have been or will be killed.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Ah, but you forget about the dire threat from all the snowflakes melting on them or the gays trying to convert them. Guns is the answer ... now what was the question?

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Jonathan Allen's avatar

Also, the small arms industry which essentially owns the NRA and gun lobby is not in the chemical, biological, or nuclear business.

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Jonathan Allen's avatar

Good work! The 2nd Amendment refers to the right to bear "arms" It does not specify small firearms. So, do citizens have the right to formulate chemical and biological (germ) weapons? To consider an extreme, might a team of physicists and engineers set up a uranium isotope separator as a step to building a you-know-what? After all, they all fall within the definition of "arms."

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

True, but sadly like making a logical argument to a fish.

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Janet Van Fleet's avatar

Well done, Terry.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thanks, I wondered if the sarcasm would get thru.

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Hilary Dirlam's avatar

This packs a punch, as it were. There is lots of target practice in our neighborhood, some with semiautomatics.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thanks. It is insane that military-style guns are available. and that's only the start of a rant.

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