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Speier seems to be forgetting that during the ensuing Jonestown massacre, 900 people were killed by poisoned Kool-Aid. And nobody's going around trying to ban fruit punch.

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Jun 8, 2022

"I believe I'm the only member of this House that is a victim of gun violence. My body is riddled with bullets." — Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who survived the 1978 Jonestown massacre, calls for gun reform

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conveniently ignores that 5 years ago next week,

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was nearly fatally wounded and a score of other

@GOP

lawmakers came under heavy fire during an attempted political massacre by an MSNBC-loving Sanders supporter.

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I’m big time pro 2A but this is a bad example to use They were forced to drink at the barrel of a gun

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Uhh, I recall a shooting during the Congressional baseball game not too long ago.

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I want a pink one! All mine are black.

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Cause it was Grape Kool-aid...just saying

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Ooooo, comes in pink?!!?🤩

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1500 is too many ,but what about the 80,816 overdoses resulting in death last year (CDC's #). We should tighten up pharmacies requiring a 7 day waiting period for medicine. Or require a specific license for each prescription we get. Or we could limit bottles to 10 pills each.

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I totally want a pink one.

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