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GOP says it's too soon to talk about terrorism

Following the San Bernardino shooting last week where 14 were killed and 21 others wounded, which the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism, President Barack Obama said it was time to pass stricter laws in order to make it more difficult for terrorists to perform acts of terror within this country. Republicans quickly shot back, saying, "It's too soon to talk about terrorism," as well as, "Don't listen to the Democrats trying to use this terrorist act to set forth a political agenda." When I caught up with some of the GOP's leading presidential candidates, here's what they had to say about the matter:

- "Bombs don't kill people; terrorists with bombs kill people." - Marco Rubio

- "The only way to stop a bad terrorist with a gun is a good terrorist with a gun." - Ted Cruz

- "No matter what terrorism laws we implement, terrorists are going to find a way to break those laws, so why harm the rights of law-abiding citizens with the passing of these laws if terrorists are going to break them anyway?" - Ben Carson

- "They have stricter terrorism laws in other countries, yet one time I heard from this guy somewhere out there, whose name I forget but I really trust, that these countries still get attacked once in a great while, so I mean, what's the point?" - Donald Trump

Shortly thereafter, I contacted the Republican National Committee and asked," Since you claim it's too soon to talk about acts of terrorism, which have been responsible for less than 100 deaths on our soil since 2005, is it finally time to talk about gun violence, which has been responsible for over 300,000 deaths on our soil since that same time?"

The RNC responded, "What, are you crazy? If we feel it's too soon to talk about acts of terrorism in this country, it's way too soon to talk about gun violence. As a matter of fact, if terrorists want guns in this country, they should be able to get them. After all, terrorists deserve 1st and 2nd Amendment rights just like the rest of us. Oh, and Hillary Clinton is still the weakest of all when it comes to terrorism! Four is greater than both fourteen and 300,000! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!"

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  1. Okay again, I'm cracking up! Athough, I wanted to see Ben Carson tie it into the pyramids. Donald Trump was completely accurate! Haha. Actually, you nailed all their personalities. Haha. Dying. Side cramps!

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    1. Thanks, and yeah, after rereading my Trump quote, I can definitely hear him saying that. ha-ha.

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