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KS Toronado

(21,300 posts) Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:47 PM Sep 14

Ghost guns argument

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Ghost guns argument (Original Post) KS Toronado Sep 14 OP

Of course. Any sane person gets it. Diamond_Dog Sep 14 #1

I heard tonight that shootings are the #1 cause of death for children in this country! Rhiannon12866 Monday #2

Every time any type of gun control is mentioned KS Toronado Monday #3

I keep thinking about President Clinton's 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Rhiannon12866 Monday #4

Diamond_Dog

(38,531 posts)

1. Of course. Any sane person gets it.

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:48 PM

Sep 14

Rhiannon12866

(243,198 posts)

2. I heard tonight that shootings are the #1 cause of death for children in this country!

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:41 AM

Monday

Can you imagine?! And nothing is being done about it?! My cousin has a young daughter who has been seriously affected emotionally just by the shooting drills she's experienced in school (in Colorado) - and here the previous generation thought they had it tough by experiencing the "duck and cover" drills!

KS Toronado

(21,300 posts)

3. Every time any type of gun control is mentioned

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:13 AM

Monday

elected Rs start screaming "They're gonna take your guns away"

Now that they have mega-tears over the shooting loss of Charlie Kirk by one of their own, will they
reconsider their position or double down?

Rhiannon12866

(243,198 posts)

4. I keep thinking about President Clinton's 1994 Assault Weapons Ban

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:49 AM

Monday

He managed to get it passed with the support of all the living former presidents, 1 Democrat and 2 Republicans - Carter, Ford - and Reagan!

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