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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Why Democrats dumped gun control

Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech is a reminder that the party that once championed gun control has been running away from it since the 2000 election.
By Alex Koppelman

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  • Wednesday, April 18, 2007 08:25 AM

    And this is why I'm no longer a registered Democrat

    Well, this and many other reasons. I simply can't stomach the Democratic leadership's idea that anything that makes any fucking sense -- like the concept that just maybe, our society has an interest in at the very least limiting people's access to weapons of mass destruction (assault rifles) -- can't be discussed because it's too "controversial." As in, threatening to the right-wing maniacs who control our government and our discourse.

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