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Gun Control Reform Activism

hlthe2b

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3. I can't imagine any state in the US has "ideal laws"... Some more than others, I suppose.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Jan 11, 2024, 04:05 PM

Jan 2024

Against the odds and in the aftermath of major mass shooting tragedies--from Columbine to Aurora theater shooting, the King Sooper Boulder massacre, and plenty of others in between and after--has tried to enact effective laws. However, Eastern Plains and Western Slope conservatives and libertarians have tried hard ever since to overturn or prevent their being enforced. And as one who has had to frequently commute I-25, encountering the arrogant aggressive driver with a gun is always on my mind. sigh...

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Which states have the ideal laws to prevent gun violence? [View all] littlemissmartypants Jan 2024 OP

Arkansas ranks #50 in yet another category. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #1

And Texas is only at 32. ShazzieB Jan 2024 #2

I can't imagine any state in the US has "ideal laws"... Some more than others, I suppose. hlthe2b Jan 2024 #3

I don't want to hijack the thread but France does something I like 303squadron Jan 2024 #4

None! gibraltar72 Jan 2024 #5