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Originally Posted by spence
Why is it that the NRA can't even have an adult conversation about tho topic of gun violence without going into near apoplexy over the notion that a weapon was even at the crime scene?
-spence
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Why is it that the NRA is the bad guy every time some #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& comes into possession of a "high capacity weapon" that shoots a bullet every time you pull the trigger. Every gun shoots a bullet every time you pull the trigger. If someone shoots six people with a model 28-2 .357 magnum and then reloads with a speed loader, archaic as that sounds, some journalist would call that a semi-automatic as well. There are magazines that hold less rounds than thirty, but if your practiced, whether it holds thirty or ten rounds your going to kill a bunch of people. The NRA isn't the problem here by a
long shot, but it works out great that the knee jerk reactionaries think they are because it takes the heat away from the electorate.
And by the way, several years ago in Massachusetts the Mass Teachers Assoc. had thier members do a little in the classroom polling. The teachers were instructed to have the children in the classrooms, lay thier heads down and the children were asked to raise thier hands if there was a gun in the house. 75% of the children raised thier hands. This way about twenty years ago this happened. Thats why the legislators never do anything against gun ownership. They don't want to anger a 75% majority.