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Gun Control Reform Activism

Aristus

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1. Uh-oh, now you've done it; you called it an 'assault rifle'.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 02:03 PM

Jun 2017

Gun-crazies react with hysterical fury any time someone calls an assault rifle an assault rifle.

They think it's wrong to make a weapon used to commit mass murder sound like something scary.

Which tells you everything you need to know about people like that...

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Gun used in Scalise shooting was legally purchased assault rifle, sources say [View all] Eugene Jun 2017 OP

Uh-oh, now you've done it; you called it an 'assault rifle'. Aristus Jun 2017 #1

Gunners have busted myth that their beloved "assault rifles" are seldom used in shootings. Hoyt Jun 2017 #2

Just another billh58 Jun 2017 #3

Why go through the risk and hassle of illegally purchasing a gun? Paladin Jun 2017 #4