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ER — 4/18/2013 12:26:28 PM (archived)

You might be interested to know that the proposal to dope commercially available gunpowder (used by home ammo reloaders) with chemical taggants was opposed and defeated by NRA lobbyists years ago.

Consequently, the gunpowder used in the Boston bombs will not be traceable to its point of sale.

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Senate upholds 2nd amendment rights. - ER - 4/18/2013 12:04:27 PM
- Gallup Poll - TB - 4/18/2013 4:52:36 PM
  - Republicans are also stopping/filibustering anything to help #s 1, 2, and (right now, especially) 4 on the list, as well as background check legislation. - alcaray - 4/19/2013 4:28:21 AM
    - Their strategy does everything it can to frustrate and obstruct the process, then complains how pointless and ineffective it is. - ER - 4/19/2013 2:11:47 PM
  - I have to side with ER - RobVG - 4/19/2013 12:09:44 AM
  - The Mote in God's Eye - ER - 4/18/2013 5:22:12 PM
    - Wow. It only takes one post now. - TB - 4/18/2013 6:22:10 PM
      - It quacks like a duck - ER - 4/18/2013 7:21:22 PM
        
        Nothing does more for gun sales than Democrats trying to disarm the law-abiding population. - TB - 4/18/2013 8:08:20 PM
        
        Yeah, its Obamaphobia. It works every time. - ER - 4/18/2013 8:33:37 PM
        
        And incidentally... - TB - 4/18/2013 8:20:39 PM
        
        Sure, TB. - ER - 4/18/2013 8:29:27 PM
        
        I'm not "predicting" anything any more. - TB - 4/18/2013 8:49:03 PM
        
        I'm sure you'll deal with it--in the only way you know how. - ER - 4/18/2013 9:13:49 PM
- And in a related development... - ER - 4/18/2013 12:26:28 PM

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