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When I see people walking the streets with automatic weapons strapped to their backs, I wonder,"is this really what our forefathers had in mind?"

Our country is a shooting gallery Ten cents will buy ten shots at infamy Just shoot a cop, you'll be on Fox Skin color now is really hot So far five out of ten's the best we've seen Mass shootings now are really all the rage Like hunting birds locked up inside a cage High schools are cool, theaters rule Or you can kill a nightclub full Your face will make the newspaper's front page So hurry and go buy yourself a gun They sell them on the street corner for fun Don't take no static, get an automatic Pretend to be a religious fanatic You'll have to kill a bunch to be number one an original poem by Daniel Turner

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 11/12/2016 1:06:00 PM
Great poem, Daniel. You hit the subject hard w/good truth telling. Never owned a gun in my life, so people have a right to own 'em. I don't want no guns around me. Great write. Much love to you.
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Date: 7/29/2016 8:26:00 PM
DT, run for an office... you are hero...
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Pashang Salehi
Date: 8/1/2016 3:00:00 AM
I'm Ok!! I don't know how can you define OK? Like the way Donald trump is defining the word absurd! My cousin called me from Iran and made a fun of us. She compared Trump to Ahmadinejad (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. A complete idiot). She is not that far off. God should help us.......
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/29/2016 9:52:00 PM
Thank you my friend, Pashang. Just give my vote to Hillary. I think she could probably use it. LOL I am happy to hear from you was going to soupmail but now I know you are OK.
Date: 7/27/2016 8:41:00 AM
Sarcasm works well for me, otherwise, I may cry. You let it flow, let it out and, in anger, I agree, but please people, be sure to leave your guns unlocked and lying about so little ones can participate! This is a good theme for the contest, if I could change the world - definitely an issue I'd change. Good poem, Daniel - I embrace the content ... CayCay
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/27/2016 9:12:00 AM
Thank you again CayCay. Sarcasm seems to be the only way to deal with this problem. Nobody seems to listen to common sense. I appreciate your support and friendly visits.
Date: 7/26/2016 5:52:00 PM
It's awful how life has become worthless to some, as you say, just looking for newslines.
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Jean Murray
Date: 7/26/2016 6:06:00 PM
Yes, thank God. It is horrifing for us to think of living that way. Even our guards do not carry guns, only our detectives do.
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/26/2016 6:03:00 PM
Yes Jean it's just plain stupidity. They always make excuses for them but I ain't buying what their selling. Guns are trouble. The street is no place for guns. Thanks for stopping by again. Guns are illegal there, are they not?
Date: 7/25/2016 6:09:00 PM
A witty, sharp comment on an absolute tragedy, Daniel. And Donald Trump reckons the Orlando massacre wouldn't have happened if the clubbers were armed? You hear gunfire and so you pull out a gun and take aim at the first person you see firing? It would be carnage. Sad times. Regards, Viv
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/25/2016 6:41:00 PM
I have no problem with someone owning a gun to hunt game for food or protect their home but if a person doesn't feel safe walking the streets without carrying a gun we have a bigger problem than gun control. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Date: 7/25/2016 2:54:00 PM
- A witty way to see the sad things happening around us, Daniel - Well done - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/25/2016 3:12:00 PM
Thank you Anne Lise. It's nice to see your smile. I appreciate you dropping by.
Date: 7/25/2016 12:36:00 PM
Superbly done my friend Daniel...who needs war...who needs guns...we all need love...but "THEY" keep us in fear for their own agenda...god bless...WW
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Daniel Turner
Date: 7/25/2016 2:51:00 PM
We have a civil war in our streets. Thank you for dropping in and for your support, Wing man.

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