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First, show me an actual proposal that would prevent the actual shooting you are referencing. \u00a0Not just saying we need this, or more of that. \u00a0I want you to say \u2018this is exactly how that shooting happened, and this is exactly how we would prevent that shooting.\u2019 \u00a0Not just standing on the shooting to propose legislation that wouldn\u2019t have changed a thing. \u00a0If you want that, then don\u2019t use shootings that wouldn\u2019t be impacted. \u00a0If you are going to use a shooting, then tell me exactly what you propose and exactly how it would have prevented it.<\/div>\n

Second, show me how it will prevent the shooting while also assuring me that innocent, law abiding citizens will not be hindered or put in harm\u2019s way. \u00a0If you aren\u2019t using the latest media focused shooting, then you can speak in more general terms, that\u2019s fine. \u00a0You still have to show me that it will actually solve the problem (which can, admittedly, be tough to say if we haven\u2019t tried it yet), and also assure me that the law abiding citizens won\u2019t be harmed.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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Other considerations are there of course. \u00a0I would appreciate it if we looked at the numbers, the demographics, who is doing the shootings, mental health, and other things like exactly who the number one killers of black Americans actually are. \u00a0Things like that would build goodwill and suggest that you actually want to end gun violence, and aren\u2019t just exploiting it to advance agendas and political control of our culture. \u00a0<\/div>\n

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Do those things, and I am open to talk. \u00a0Continue to avoid doing those things, and I see no reason to trust you or believe you care about anything but advancing preconceived agendas.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My request is very simple. \u00a0If you are going to rush to the cameras and papers every time there is a shooting to push for gun control,\u00a0then I want two things.\u00a0 First, show me an actual proposal that would prevent the actual shooting you are referencing. \u00a0Not just saying we need this, or more of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nAttention Gun Control Activists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My request is very simple. 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