Mass shootings . . . . pt 2.

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Representative Donald Beyer, a Virginia Democrat, is seeking to introduce a 1,000 percent tax on assault weapons through a reconciliation process that would not require any Republican votes.

The congressman said the bill is meant to discourage Americans from buying deadly weapons that have been used in frequent mass shootings across the country. In the past three weeks alone, shootings in New York, California, Texas, and Oklahoma have left dozens of adults and children dead.
 

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The mother of two was also threatened with a probation violation, she told CBS, by a police official who told her that if she spoke to media about her experience she may be obstructing justice.
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They are just ashamed and embarrassed she has more courage than they do. That police official needs "an attitude adjustment", as we used to say.
 

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The mother of two was also threatened with a probation violation, she told CBS, by a police official who told her that if she spoke to media about her experience she may be obstructing justice.
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They are just ashamed and embarrassed she has more courage than they do. That police official needs "an attitude adjustment", as we used to say.
You spelled "a different career" wrong.
 

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It’s incredible how many mass shootings we’ve had in the short period of time since the one we are discussing. I’ve lost count.

Y’all are being too hard on these cowardly cops. They can write a good speeding ticket and they sure don’t tolerate jaywalking.
 
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It’s incredible how many mass shootings we’ve had in the short period of time since the one we are discussing. I’ve lost count.

Y’all are being too hard on these cowardly cops. They can write a good speeding ticket and they sure don’t tolerate jaywalking.
I stand with the teacher who had to play dead for 77 minutes with LEOs outside...
 

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Representative Donald Beyer, a Virginia Democrat, is seeking to introduce a 1,000 percent tax on assault weapons through a reconciliation process that would not require any Republican votes.

The congressman said the bill is meant to discourage Americans from buying deadly weapons that have been used in frequent mass shootings across the country. In the past three weeks alone, shootings in New York, California, Texas, and Oklahoma have left dozens of adults and children dead.
That is an interesting end run around the filibuster. However, it would depend on the two weak reeds in the Democratic caucus, and it depends on falling back into the thicket of trying to define what is an "assault weapon"...
 
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I have no clue what you're talking about, but I'm curious.
A more perfect comparison probably would have been a private group chat on any number of apps. Regardless, we're not writing letters and transporting them via horseback between geographically separated people to discuss political issues. We're doing essentially the same thing (communicating via writing/typing), but we're doing it with the technology that exists in 2022, not what they had in 1772. So, I don't see how equating a personally musket then with an personally AR-15 now is absurd.
And I don't understand the remark about banning property, since I've been clear that I don't support confiscation...
I don't doubt you. You are not (I presume) the only person reading my posts, and I believe some of those folks do.
 
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A more perfect comparison probably would have been a private group chat on any number of apps. Regardless, we're not writing letters and transporting them via horseback between geographically separated people to discuss political issues. We're doing essentially the same thing (communicating via writing/typing), but we're doing it with the technology that exists in 2022, not what they had in 1772. So, I don't see how equating a personally musket then with an personally AR-15 now is absurd.
I don't doubt you. You are not (I presume) the only person reading my posts, and I believe some of those folks do.
Well, you've managed to confuse me again, which I didn't think was all that easy...
 

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I was watching another GOP make what is just an insulting case for owning these guns saying they were needed to shoot prairie dogs. Can he possibly be that tone deaf or is he just trolling?

I think the extreme right can go overboard with their opposition to abortion. Bombing abortion clinics and killing doctors. But I would guess many more Americans are appalled and angry over gun violence and the opposition to doing anything about it than those upset about abortions.

There seems to be an imbalance that the Senators taking such an odious position are supplied with free personal protection when doctors helping women have to hire their own protection. And I do not recall any bombings at gun stores or gun company headquarters. One side respond to a problem with violence, while with a different issue (but still a volatile one) the response is to try to change laws.
 
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