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Gun Control Reform Activism

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5. Gun control advocates would be wise to concentrate on focusing their efforts ...

Reply to Robb (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 01:57 PM

May 2013

at the state level.

If strong gun control legislation reduces crime in the states that pass it, it could be used as a model for future national gun laws.

I should point out that I am a gun rights advocate but I have no problem with experimenting with ideas that differ from mine in order to see if they actually work.

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Maryland's model for gun regulation [View all] Robb May 2013 OP

The friends on my High School Face Book page are going crazy over this rightsideout May 2013 #1

This is good. DanTex May 2013 #2

I like the training requirement too. eom rdharma May 2013 #3

Don't like the bans, but the licensing and training on handguns is certainly a good step. Decoy of Fenris May 2013 #4

Gun control advocates would be wise to concentrate on focusing their efforts ... spin May 2013 #5

is there really a way to buy guns over the internet without going through an ffl? Bazinga May 2013 #6

If you read the sentence again Robb May 2013 #7