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gab13by13

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4. What's your solution Atreus

Reply to Atreus (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:13 AM

Sep 12

There are mass shootings every week in America.

The little kids in Sandy Hook were assassinated, and it has only gotten easier to obtain weapons of mass destruction.

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Assassination Is a Direct Attack on Democracy Itself [View all] Atreus Sep 12 OP

If a lone gunman assassinating a purveyor of hate is a threat to our democracy, then surely mass shootings lostincalifornia Sep 12 #1

Facts! Atreus Sep 12 #8

Who decides who fits the description of purveyor of hate? RoseTrellis Sep 12 #12

I leave it to you to "debate" who is a purveyor of hate or not. I don't have any confusion about it, and I sure lostincalifornia Sep 12 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 12 #21

Every time Trump's polls drop, a shooter shows up to boost his approval mainer Sep 12 #2

yep bigtree Sep 12 #3

What's your solution Atreus gab13by13 Sep 12 #4

Not More Violence Atreus Sep 12 #10

Nobody on here is advocating killing anyone. For their beliefs or for any other reason. Crunchy Frog Sep 12 #14

Closing Thoughts Atreus Sep 12 #16

Why is it "political violence" when it could be typical "gun violence" blm Sep 12 #5

A point: Kirk was not a government official. This was a murder. Not an assassination. Scrivener7 Sep 12 #6

Thank you Ghost of Tom Joad Sep 12 #15

Killing a social media personality is not as big an attack on Democracy as killing state politicians Johnny2X2X Sep 12 #7

Yes, and so is using a random killing to try to foment violence against political opponents. Crunchy Frog Sep 12 #9

The problem is Trump. Emile Sep 12 #11

I disagree Fiendish Thingy Sep 12 #13

Motive OC375 Sep 12 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 12 #19

Atreus, I agree with and applaud everything in your OP -- except the subject title Martin Eden Sep 12 #20