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Old 04-05-2009, 11:38 AM   #62
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety View Post
I disagree that the lack of availability changes the motive. Lack of availability of one weapon just pushes people to choose different weapons. The choice of weapon does not make something a "political statement." It also doesn't make mass murder something other than mass murder.

I love it when people call mass murder a "political statement." A "political statement" is when I stopped voting Republican and told people about my choice. If I had decided to kill a few other Republicans to shut them up .... that would have been murder, not a statement.
What she said (and said very well!) seems spot on to me.

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