Relatives forgive Charleston killer
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33199174

I don't think I could do that. All credit to them though - I hope they can rebuild their lives.

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Good on them.

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It seems the NRA aren't as forgiving. An NRA board member thinks if everyone was packing their own weapons everything would have been just rosy.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...-victim-death/

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Yep that's just typical of the NRA.:(

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Blame it on the fact that not enough people carry guns :rolleyes:

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Contrast the difference in government response if the killer is a Muslim and the victims are white.

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its the old safety in numbers thing the only slight problem i can see is if every one had a gun and opened fire there would be hundreds of rounds bouncing off the walls from every direction ,nope its just another american dumb idea .

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The US:

Land of the Free - Free to be shot by gun toting lunatics, gangsters, police, children...
Home of the Brave - You need to be.

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And that of Fox News, who tried to spin this as "an attack on Faith".

Strangely enough, that wasn't the tack they took when the Sikh Temple attack in Wisconsin in 2012 happened....

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Remember that the NRA don't care if you're offended. They're seeking to be as outrageous as possible to move the conversation away from moderate Gun Control laws and onto how outrageous they are.

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I believe they're highly effective in targeting, 'outing' and campaigning against or boycotting those who dare to press for gun controls. They're extremists in any real sense of the term.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...hurch-shooting

He has been sentenced to death.

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Indeed. If I was ever unfortunate enough to be in their position I doubt I could do the same even though I know the only person I'd be damaging was myself if I didn't in the long run.

They said the same about the cinema massacre, imagine the carnage if all the audience had been armed and blasting away in the dark.

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Forgiveness is a key tenant of the Christian faith which would state that if you don't forgive God won't forgive you.

That doesn't mean that those guilty don't have to face consequences for their actions, just means the individuals don't need to bring that about.

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But will be on Death Row for another 25 years.