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Gun Control Reform Activism

billh58

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5. Other countries don't have

Reply to Jerry442 (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 09:28 PM

Sep 2016

guns enshrined in their constitutions so most likely "people who are a danger to themselves and others" don't get a gun in the first place.

There are trained professionals who specialize in dealing with anti-social and troubled people: they're called police.

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11 states are considering a law that could transform how the US prevents gun violence [View all] flamin lib Sep 2016 OP

Not bad Peregrine Sep 2016 #1

It is due process if legal authorities temporarily remove guns flamin lib Sep 2016 #2

Where is the "due process" billh58 Sep 2016 #6

I wouldn't want to be the official (cop maybe) who goes to get the gun. rurallib Sep 2016 #3

If only there were professionals... Jerry442 Sep 2016 #4

Other countries don't have billh58 Sep 2016 #5

Additionally forgotmylogin Sep 2016 #7