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Gun Control & RKBA

TeddyR

(2,493 posts) Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:05 PM Jul 2016

Last edited Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)

That doesn't make national news but that occurs entirely too often across this country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/car-stolen-from-68-year-old-man-slain-after-pumping-gas-found-burned-in-dc/2016/07/22/dd030c2a-5024-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-cards_mhp-card-local%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

A majority of these types of crimes are committed by people who either are convicted felons that should not have a gun or purchased their gun illegally. This criminal obviously wasn't dissuaded by DC's strict gun control laws and ban on public carry.

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This is the type of senseless crime [View all] TeddyR Jul 2016 OP

If he was dissuaded by laws.. virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #1

sacred 2ndA cow jimmy the one Jul 2016 #2

Creating your own story from someone else's words again... SQUEE Jul 2016 #4

Convicted felons should not madville Jul 2016 #5

Disagree TeddyR Jul 2016 #6

They are still citizens madville Jul 2016 #8

IMHO only those convicted of violent crimes should be subject to... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2016 #7