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billh58

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5. The absolute fact
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:56 PM
Jun 2013

that the United States is the world's leader in gun deaths and injuries by large margins on an annual basis, and the absolute fact that we have experienced more domestic gun deaths over the years than war deaths, does not faze them.

To the NRA-apologists and right-wing Gungeoneers, a "few" deaths and injuries are acceptable, and the price that must be paid to ensure freedom and civil liberties. They fail to acknowledge that the minority of gun owners represented by the NRA, and those radical extremists who are the most vocal on the Internet (and in the Gungeon) do NOT represent the views of most Americans.

Fortunately, the American public is waking up to the fact that we have had insane gun laws shoved down our throats by the NRA's bought-and-paid-for politicians, and as a nation we are beginning to demand more regulation and responsibility. Future SCOTUS rulings, and local State, City, and County ordinance revisions will reflect this return to sanity.

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