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G_j

(40,366 posts)
16. and the ATF?
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 08:21 AM
Dec 2012

Can't post links now, but my statement is based on an interview I heard with a former head of the ATF.

Especially with all of the hatred and rudeness in today's America. And all of the crazy talk all of RKP5637 Dec 2012 #1
when we have religious leaders saying liberals G_j Dec 2012 #4
That's why I've come to avoid religion like the plague. I see it as nothing RKP5637 Dec 2012 #5
it is a shame G_j Dec 2012 #6
It could be used as a very positive force whether or not one believes in the whole RKP5637 Dec 2012 #10
agreed G_j Dec 2012 #12
Its also possible to push hate with one hand and use the other to help madokie Dec 2012 #18
Most of them are harmless goofballs BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #2
I don't know what kind of pleasure comes from G_j Dec 2012 #3
If the past 20 years are any indication hack89 Dec 2012 #7
what kind of guns? G_j Dec 2012 #8
Rifles are the least likely murder weapon there are hack89 Dec 2012 #9
how about mass murder w/ military style weapons G_j Dec 2012 #11
Holding steady - still very rare. hack89 Dec 2012 #13
the NRA has made sure we cannot find out G_j Dec 2012 #14
The NRA has no influence on DOJ and FBI crime reports hack89 Dec 2012 #15
and the ATF? G_j Dec 2012 #16
The FBI annual Uniform Crime Reports hack89 Dec 2012 #23
I assumed with your knowledge of the subject G_j Dec 2012 #17
I don't assume you know anything about guns hack89 Dec 2012 #25
you are right I don't, which is probably why you think G_j Dec 2012 #27
So feel free to actually prove it hack89 Dec 2012 #28
show me how NRA lobbying has not limited G_j Dec 2012 #29
You made the claim. You prove it. hack89 Dec 2012 #30
I never mentioned the FBI report you refer to G_j Dec 2012 #31
But the FBI reports show which weapons are used in crimes hack89 Dec 2012 #32
to start, the NRA lobbied to have gun-trace data exempted from the Freedom of Information Act. G_j Dec 2012 #20
None of which has any bearing on the DOJ and FBI crime reports. hack89 Dec 2012 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #26
Still With The Quotation Marks? Paladin Dec 2012 #19
I was merely quoting the poster. hack89 Dec 2012 #22
I wonder what percentage are first time buyers and... Kaleva Dec 2012 #24
Some people buy these guns as a gesture of defiance MicaelS Dec 2012 #33
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