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Tamara Isaacs Ciocci's avatar

1994 saw Clinton signing the assault weapons ban. I’m 2004, it wasn’t renewed and allowed to lapse. The ban saw 43% downward turn in gun violence. In 2004, we had the Bush admin. Gun violence doesn’t ascribe to a political party when it happens but one party threw aside the statistics in favor of their 2nd amendment stance. I hesitate saying rights because when the founding fathers decided on right to bear arms, they had muskets & fighting for freedom & independence from King George. I don’t think the founding fathers could wrap their heads around a world where an AR-15 & other weapons like it, can spray huge rounds of bullets for mass murder.

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Judy (not devin's cow)'s avatar

What a nice surprise; thank you for this! The JR-15 makes my stomach sick! I hope the beach has done you well.

I own a gun; I live in the country in North Central Fl. with 3 mentally challenged men. I took one of the guys into a pawn shop one day to look at a trailer for hauling hay they had advertised. While I was discussing this trailer with an employee, another employee was trying to sell a gun to the gentleman with me. I went to the employee after I took my guy away from him and said he is mentally challenged. Said employee replied it was fine, he could purchase if he had the cash! We left, my guy talking about the gun and me in disbelief. Why, why would someone want to sell a gun to someone they were told is mentally challenged?!? Or children? Or those 18-22 year olds. What has happened to this Country?

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