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Originally Posted by Mick
Erm, Hello? Of course it is about absolute numbers, I’ve just posted them with a credible source. Those are the numbers.
I’ve just highlighted data which totally blows this racist assertion that more blacks are executed. It’s not the case at all.
So far this year, 3 White, 1 Black has been executed. And these are folk who have been on death row for a long time.
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You really didn't highlight anything at all
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Originally Posted by Mr K
The crazy situation we've got is Trump proposing more guns is the solution. It's mad, we all know it is. It's difficult not to conclude the NRA has a hold over him.
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It strikes me as odd, what next, taking away firemans hoses and giving them flamethrowers
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Originally Posted by Chris
Of course that’s what would happen. To be frank, if arming teachers had a deterrent effect that, too, would result in disaffected loners targeting their classmates in McDonalds or the cinema instead.
The solution is to spend the next generation progressively rolling back gun ownership in the USA. The problem with enacting such a solution is that the debate has been very effectively framed by the likes of the NRA as an issue of personal freedom and the very definition of what it means to be American. The protesters need to re-take control of the national identity before they can effectively influence the gun ownership policies that flow from it.
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I think they have a chance of achieving something this time, looks to me like enough people have finally stood up and said enough is enough, a majority of NRA membership I understand feels the same to but are being dragged by the nose by their leadership, be interesting to see what happens there in terms of policy or who actually remains in charge of the organisation, who I'd imagine hope this just runs out if steam and goes away till the next atrocity