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jimmy the one

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6. Recent GC laws affect ~25 - 30% of population
Fri May 31, 2013, 06:22 AM
May 2013

Fantastic Robb & congrats DtGrouch & california; & this affects about 12% of the US population too, since calif has ~35 million people.
Add on New York, Maryland, Connecticut recently & it's up to around 25% of american population.
Forget about my pennsylvania tho, what with a rightwing legislature backed in during election 2010, gerrymandered the whole state & now repub majority control in the state upper & lower houses, repub gov corbett, & nra entrenched here as their most solid state.
We need dem gov Ed Rendell back, he supported guncontrol & one gun/ month law, not blabbing the days away on the talk shows.
Gotta get that book 'Conquer Depression'. Maybe dem Alyson Schwartz will win next cycle, yay, perked up already.

Prohibiting detachable magazines in semiautomatic rifles

That would do well in hindering mass shooting attacks, better than superclip bans perhaps.
I oppose the death penalty except for mass shootings, like anders breivik (who got his 30 rd clips mailed from america, too hard to get in europe) who killed 77 people in norway a few years back, about 70 with his guns. He got life in prison in norway which disallows dp, hard to believe. He had a cheshire grin on his face at times when recounting it, says he did it for patriotic & religious (christian) concerns, appears to have no remorse. What is the disincentive to mass shootings if you can expect only hotel graybar &/or an insanity defense?

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Recent GC laws affect ~25 - 30% of population jimmy the one May 2013 #6
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