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Showing Original Post only (View all)These firefighters were VOLUNTEERS [View all]
Rousted out of bed in the early morning, pre-dawn hours, left their loved one's behind; not knowing that by selflessly answering the call for help a job that already carries the inherent dangers of firefighting, that they would have to lay down their lives to the hands of an armed gunman.
On Christmas Eve.
Enough.Is.Enough.
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Whatever! (my now-standard response to all gun nuts from this day forward) - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#45
NRA has made every death political from now on. Blame them, not DUers. nt
laundry_queen
Dec 2012
#54
my dad was a volunteer. no one is a better group than firefighters. this breaks my heart
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#56
Tragic and Disgusting - Enough - Repeal The 2nd Amendment - Outlaw All Firearms Now!
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#5
Here's someone with a STAR and a HIGH post count who agrees with the "fishy" post.
Zoeisright
Dec 2012
#55
As if fire coats aren't heavy enough, adding Kevlar is going to weigh them down.
Thor_MN
Dec 2012
#13
NRA-LaPierre solution: add armed shooters riding shotgun on every firetruck
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2012
#26