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    "If you are a law-abiding citizen, then we can sell you that gun": How easy is it to buy an AR-15? http://cbsn.ws/2Hqd1Oh pic.twitter.com/caC5L1KYev

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      2. Jonathan Eperson‏ @JonathanEperson Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Both .223 both simi auto but one is an “assault rifle” and one is “hunting rifle” just because it’s painted black instead of wood. AR 15’s are not the “big bad wolves” the media and other try to make them out to bepic.twitter.com/d3M2o7lM0B

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      3. Captain Obvious‏ @usey0urbra1n Feb 18
        Replying to @JonathanEperson @CBSNews

        Soooooo true, yet millions of urban dwellers who’ve never held a gun let alone shot one are all experts on what people should be allowed to have, all while knowing jack shit about firearms.

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      1. Jamie Lynn ODell‏ @JamieLynnODell Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        This is the most important part of this article.pic.twitter.com/R6XTJ0dS03

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      2. Mike McCullough‏ @huskym1025 Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        The Police and military should be the only ones allowed to own a AR 15.

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      3. Jonathan Eperson‏ @JonathanEperson Feb 18
        Replying to @huskym1025 @CBSNews

        Why

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      2. carin spradlin‏ @cspradlin422 Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Assault rifles should not be sold to any individual!!

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      3. The Backlash  ✌🏻‏ @Backlash6981 Feb 18
        Replying to @cspradlin422 @CBSNews

        It’s so scary.... 🙄pic.twitter.com/VCLetaUoRr

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      2. Samana Siddiqui‏ @Samana_Siddiqui Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        I wonder if law abiding Black, Latino, and Muslim citizens would be given that same privilege if they started buying guns en masse

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      3. Secret_Squirrel‏ @sgf_squirrel Feb 18
        Replying to @Samana_Siddiqui @CBSNews

        They do everyday. Racist much?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Samana Siddiqui‏ @Samana_Siddiqui Feb 18
        Replying to @sgf_squirrel @CBSNews

        Did you read the last part where I said "en masse". The point is, if non-whites started buying guns in droves, the NRA would very likely be loudly calling for gun control

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      5. Captain Obvious‏ @usey0urbra1n Feb 18
        Replying to @Samana_Siddiqui @sgf_squirrel @CBSNews

        Any nonwhite American who isn’t a felon is welcome to purchase the same firearms that are available to whites, and many many many of them do. The NRA is perfectly fine with this. They’re not a racist organization, they’re an anti-criminal organization.

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      1. 𝕽𝖊𝖌𝖔 𝕯𝖎 𝕾𝖙é𝖋𝖆𝖓𝖔™‏ @bigreegs1985 Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Yes, many heroes own one of these guns!

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      1. Freddie_Eff‏ @Freddie_Eff Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        Probably harder for him to buy a used car.

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      2. J. Lee Sweet‏ @sweetjoseph60 Feb 18
        Replying to @CBSNews

        This is not a hunting weapon for animals, its sole purpose is to hill humans and nothing less.

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      3. Derek Banas‏ @BanasDerek Feb 18
        Replying to @sweetjoseph60 @CBSNews

        It’s a rifle, it fires one round per pull of the trigger, the only difference between it and a “hunting rifle” is it’s made of polymer not wood.

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      4. J. Lee Sweet‏ @sweetjoseph60 Feb 18
        Replying to @BanasDerek @CBSNews

        yes I agree it is a rifle, and i know what the sole purpose of this particular rifle is used for and let's be real is is not for normal hunting of animals.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Derek Banas‏ @BanasDerek Feb 18
        Replying to @sweetjoseph60 @CBSNews

        If it projects a bullet from the end of the barrel in a specific direction then it can be used for hunting. Being made of wood does not make it anymore hunting friendly. I will use my many firearms for hunting specific game because they serve specific purposes.

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      6. J. Lee Sweet‏ @sweetjoseph60 Feb 18
        Replying to @BanasDerek @CBSNews

        yes, you right, it can be used but c'mon is it really being used for hunting? On a large scale and most of the mass shootings, this weapon is used for what?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Derek Banas‏ @BanasDerek Feb 18
        Replying to @sweetjoseph60 @CBSNews

        Just a random year from a search. 2010: 11,078 murders by firearm 6,009 by handgun and 358 by rifle (not specifying if it’s a polymer or wood rifle). Mass shootings represent less than 1% of murder by firearms in the United States.

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      8. J. Lee Sweet‏ @sweetjoseph60 Feb 18
        Replying to @BanasDerek @CBSNews

        Bottom line, way too many deaths by our weapons period. Most other sane countries with gun control have way too less shootings as do the USA. We can tell other countries to dismantle their nuclear weapons but what about our own weapons?

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