There were 34 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you agree with President Joe Biden or N.H. Republicans when it comes to gun control?” Less than half (11 people) said they agreed with Biden.
Notwithstanding those who meet once a month at the Lobster Trap to worship at the alter of the imploding NRA and to the “Sanctuaries” that prevent reform, the stars are finally aligned to do something meaningful about this phenomena and ban weapons that were never intended to be a part of the Second Amendment — like 50-caliber rifles or semi-automatic assault weapons. Think Luby’s (24 dead), El Paso Walmart (22), Virginia Tech (33) Orlando nightclub (49), Parkland, Las Vegas (58 dead), Sutherland Springs Church (Texas, 27 killed), El Paso (23), San Ysidro McDonalds (21 killed), San Bernardino, Calif. (16), Colombine (15), Aurora, Colo. (12 ), Boulder, Colo., (10), Rock Hill, S.C., (six killed), Pittsburgh synagogue (11), Sandy Hook (27 dead and arguably the most horrific as 20 innocent children were shot and killed), and many others too numerous to include here. Semi-automatic rifles have been used in six of the 10 deadliest mass shooting events. The shameful N.H. Republicans (including Jeb Bradley) politicize as mass shootings proliferate and remain as American as apple pie. Conway
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I support Biden, I'm a Vermonter living in NH. military weapons aren't needed to hunt, we did well without them for many years.
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