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graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
1. forget gun control, we can deal with the guns in the street- ALL OF THEM by reframing the issue
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:41 PM
Dec 2012

let the collectors keep theirs in their house privately

make all guns in street not allowed

then treat any gun in street as a terror weapon and fight it as the war on terror

forget control as in the past. Reframe entirely

and treat the NRA like a terror group. freeze their assets and the million dollar lobby suits with soundbytes galore.

reframe makes it possible

and elect Vicky Kennedy to replace the departing John Kerry in the senate

and seize the moment

the time is now.

This is spreading viral as the kids say and the spark is now lit.

The NRA reign of terror is soon going to be over

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
4. Graham, great ideas but there is no way this passes congress. And you cannot confiscate.....
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:45 PM
Dec 2012

300 million weapons.

I bet you cannot find a majority of Democratic senators/house to ban gun possession.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
6. Congress already autorized the war on terror. That is what the Patriot act was
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:54 PM
Dec 2012

anything/everything and it was already authorized and ratified and renewed

and again, no one is calling for a ban.
Collectors can collect
Shooting galleries can rent for the day at the gallery
and bow and arrow is used for hunting

and within 6 years, ALL of congress will be up for reelection

Mike Bloomberg's mom lived to be 100.
Mike Bloomberg will support ALL candidates against guns/NRA and beat their money

therefore, the only reason you can't find a senator now is they are afraid of the NRA

well, they no longer have a reason

yap all you want about things you don't like about Mike, they are irrelevant to this
(and soon he can devote ALL his time to this as his term is over and he isn't running for anything

I would name him Homeland Security chief, but he can just as easily apply his work without the title (but he would easily win confirmation by both sides if asked for the post, and if he needs confirmation, not sure as this is a new post)

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
2. My point exactly, but now you will be labeled a gun nut. You cannot stop a lone nut when....
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:42 PM
Dec 2012

300 million guns are out in public hands unless you get rid of all the guns.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
3. Gotta start somewhere. Nothing will ever improve it we
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:44 PM
Dec 2012

take the attitude that the problem is too big to even try to solve it. Even if we have to begin with incremental changes, we must start and not just throw up our hands.

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