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Gun Control Reform Activism

flamin lib

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3. Funny that.

Reply to DustyJoe (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 11:19 AM

Sep 2015

According to the BATF&E 70% of the identifiable guns confiscated from Mexican crime scenes come from the US. Not 70% of ALL guns, just the ones that can be traced.

It seems the flow isn't into the US, it's outward.

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Yes, Virginia, we CAN do something about gun violence. [View all] flamin lib Sep 2015 OP

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2015 #1

Comparisons DustyJoe Sep 2015 #2

Funny that. flamin lib Sep 2015 #3

Fast and Furious DustyJoe Sep 2015 #4

I'm guessing you live on the US-Mexico border? ellisonz Sep 2015 #5

Got any source to confirm that? F&F was a drop in the bucket and it's a damn big flamin lib Sep 2015 #6

He's blocked. ellisonz Sep 2015 #7