August 17, 2012, 12:26 PM | #1 |
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Pro-gun rally in DC
Here's an encouraging sign, young people willing to protest in DC for the right to carry...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-dc-city-hall/ |
August 17, 2012, 02:17 PM | #2 | |
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Wow I didn't know DC was on track to have the lowest homicide rate in 40 years! I guess all of the reported crime in DC is just a conspiracy!
I'm glad to see my generation getting involved in demonstrations like this, even if they are small scale.
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His assertion that “States with the lax gun laws and higher gun ownership rates have the highest per capita number of gun related deaths." is simply a fallacy wrapped in a fantasy.
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