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To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/11/2013 7:58:12 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575352

How many angels can you get on the head of a pin? I'll be clear. The left's motives for eliminating the second amendment has nothing to do with children or anyone's safety. It's all about a political persuasion disarming any opposition. If you're a radical minority, you must first disarm the majority. Ever wonder why democrats have been trying to gut the military all your life? Panetta and Obama may just get it done this time. I'm sure an all volunteer military force of 80-90% God fearing Republicans scare the hell out of the left. Sounds like the argument that you want to disarm America because you know at some point a radical minority will be stopped. Until I see any evidence that socialists really give a shit about people, I'll listen. I can guarantee you more children have had their lives destroyed from alcohol than than were killed at Newton CT. Don't throw out the extreme of having police stations at schools. How about we start with a minimum of security like you have at a football game? Is that a "police state"? On a side note, another example of "who you are" matters to the left. DC has some of the strictest gun control laws in America. But if you're a reporter who supports the left, you get a free pass. Even after being denied permission to use the forbidden device! The police said NO and he did it anyway. politico.com Bloomberg being a food nazi has nothing to do with helping people. More people are destroyed from alcohol than drinking 32oz of Pepsi instead of 16oz of Pepsi. Or a damn salt shaker on the table. 27 people a day die from drunk driving crashes. 27 people died from a choice someone made to drink. "Primary purpose" is how you turn a blind eye to all the lives destroyed each day from alcohol? Manslaughter? No, it should be 1st degree murder. You choose to buy a drink, you choose to drive after drinking, you have just assumed responsibility for anyone you kill or maim. Why isn't Bloomberg doing anything about 27 people dying each day from alcohol? Or is it all about the tax revenue alcohol provides, everyone knows money is power in government. Here's a start:

To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/12/2013 8:42:19 AM
From: steve harris	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575352

On average 27 people a day die in alcohol related traffic accidents. Something must be done. Simple proposals really, nothing to limit your enjoyment and the primary purpose of drinking. Limit all purchases to two cans of beer. Ban all 6, 12, 18, and 30 packs of beer. Anyone drinking more than two beers is a threat to society. What would one person be doing with an 18 pack of beer? All cans of beer will be limited to 8 ounces. All manufacture, sale, and possession of any containers larger than 8oz are banned. All purchases must be subject to a 15 day cooling off period. All beer purchases must be registered. All cans of beer must have serial numbers and those numbers will be registered in a national database at time of purpose. Everyone purchasing beer will have a mandatory background check during each purchase. The public will be notified immediately the next day in all media outlets of beer purchases. Buyer's names, addresses, type, and quantity of beer will be published. All private transfer of beer will be subject to the same laws as above. 27 people a day die just from alcohol related traffic accidents. 27 a day! Something must be done. And that's not including the health care system burden, the costs, the destroyed families due to alcohol consumption.

To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/12/2013 1:02:11 PM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575352

I heard a good one today on the radio Z Put a sign on the door of your apartment saying "no guns present". You know, a gun free zone just like Newton and Virginia Tech and the Aurora movie theatre. I'm sure all of your friends visiting will feel much safer. I'm not joking.

To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/15/2013 1:13:17 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575352

The school shootings are a red herring, for both sides of the debate. How so?

To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/17/2013 5:34:12 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575352

None of these things are the solution. What is the solution Z? Al

To: SilentZ who wrote (692301)	1/17/2013 9:25:33 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575352

The school shootings are a red herring, for both sides of the debate. Sort of. I will grant you that given the current state of affairs, preventing Sandy Hook would have been pretty much impossible.But what it did do was bring up an issue that we have been avoiding for decades. And the gun industry has taken advantage of it, shutting down almost all research on gun violence, making the analysis of the data almost impossible, by making sure that the ATF doesn't have a permanent director. What it did do was make it possible to have a discussion of the issue. And that has been necessary for a very long time.