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Initech

(100,081 posts) Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:35 PM Jun 2017

Anyone else notice the underlying irony of this week?

Just last week - with the terror attacks in London, Trump tweeted this:

Link to tweet

And then this week, we had not one, but two gun attacks and a potential third. On the same day. So Donnie, when is the right time to have a debate about gun control? Ever?

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Anyone else notice the underlying irony of this week? (Original Post) Initech Jun 2017 OP

The "Brady Bill" came about after a Republican was targeted. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #1

And even then, it was opposed by most republicans. Salviati Jun 2017 #3

No, I did not pair the two up--good catch! TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #2

Maybe the democrats need to change their position on gun control. Initech Jun 2017 #4

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

1. The "Brady Bill" came about after a Republican was targeted.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:40 PM

Jun 2017

Let's see if there is any 'enlightenment' ahead.

The status quo is becoming insane.

Salviati

(6,008 posts)

3. And even then, it was opposed by most republicans.

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:21 PM

Jun 2017

The events of this week may have changed the minds of those republicans who were actually shot, but probably not any others.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)

2. No, I did not pair the two up--good catch!

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:47 PM

Jun 2017

Initech

(100,081 posts)

4. Maybe the democrats need to change their position on gun control.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:27 PM

Jun 2017

If we're against something, they're for it. If we're for something, they're against it. So maybe we need to be for looser regulations on guns because maybe then it would start getting them to change their minds. Just sayin'.

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