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posted by takyon on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:30PM   Printer-friendly

"At some point as a country, we have to reckon with what happens. It's not enough to express sympathy. You don't see this kind of murder, on this scale, with this kind of frequency in other advanced countries on earth." - President Obama.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by SpockLogic on Sunday June 21 2015, @01:17AM

    by SpockLogic (2762) on Sunday June 21 2015, @01:17AM (#198869)

    My solution, is to allow EVERYONE to have a gun.

    Would you make it compulsory or just subsidize the purchase for "dem po' folk" Either way you have everlasting thanks from the bottom line of the American small arms manufacturing industry. I'm sure they will be putting a check in the mail soon.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday June 21 2015, @02:37AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday June 21 2015, @02:37AM (#198904) Journal

    Neither. Top quality guns may be out of the reach of "dem po folk", but there are lesser quality guns available for the price of designer jeans and sneakers. No one needs financial assistance to purchase a firearm in this nation.

    No one should be REQUIRED to own a weapon, any more than he should be prohibited from owning a weapon.

    The crimes that need to be addressed is how a weapon is used. Owning a weapon should never be deemed a crime, in and of itself.

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