Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:18 PM

Control-Z (8,255 posts)

Proud gun owners.

Seems like every other post starts out with: "I'm a proud gun owner." I want to know what there is to be proud about? I've never understood this. I understand even less after yesterday's mass murder.

Would someone please tell me? What is it you gun owners are so damn proud of?

Damn it! I am so pissed off right now. Those babies were slaughtered. SLAUGHTERED! Their tiny bodies were riddled with bullets from an assault rifle. If I were a gun owner I would not be proud. Quite possibly ashamed. But definitely not proud.

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95 replies	Author	Time	Post
Proud gun owners. (Original post)	Control-Z	Dec 2012	OP
Huh? They have nothing to be ashamed of	SajayHobbs	Dec 2012	#1
Who the hell are you,	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#4
Oddly enough, the poster claims to be female	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#77
MIRT does not discriminate.	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#84
Sweet!	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#85
I agree with that poster.	Travis_0004	Dec 2012	#81
Well, aren't you special?	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#83
Another NRA troll	_ed_	Dec 2012	#6
Owning a gun is a moral failing. It means you've surrendered to fear & stupidity.	baldguy	Dec 2012	#7
Thank you, baldguy.	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#8
Your fear of guns is a moral failing	SajayHobbs	Dec 2012	#22
I'd be all for that.	baldguy	Dec 2012	#26
This post was alerted on. The jury 5/1 to let it stand.	ohiosmith	Dec 2012	#30
And who's the delicate little flower who alerted it?	baldguy	Dec 2012	#65
FUCK GUNS FUCK THE NRA	we can do it	Dec 2012	#61
Really?	underseasurveyor	Dec 2012	#71
Owning a gun is not a moral failing.	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#34
Damn straight, baldguy.	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#42
What if they don't have guns for self defense?	hack89	Dec 2012	#79
Oh, it is not	obamanut2012	Dec 2012	#93
What are you doing to stop Sandy Hook from happening AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN?	baldguy	Dec 2012	#94
You really think that post is offensive? You're view of what's offensive is warped by your	neverforget	Dec 2012	#10
This message was hidden by jury decision.	SajayHobbs	Dec 2012	#23
impotent armchair warrior?	neverforget	Dec 2012	#31
Ah another gungasming new poster	etherealtruth	Dec 2012	#11
It is not necessary to repeal the 2nd Amendment. We just need a decent Supreme Court to	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#13
This	Flatpicker	Dec 2012	#41
Milita is the National Guard, but without the ability of the President to control. nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#49
What I'm thinking is a compromise like this.	Flatpicker	Dec 2012	#51
Why? Why do these things pop up whenever anything happens??	renie408	Dec 2012	#19
Hello, MIRT, NRA troll in Aisle 3	RetroLounge	Dec 2012	#24
Fuck off.	Zoeisright	Dec 2012	#27
Your Insensitivity And Arrogance Is Offensive - Go Be Proud Of Your Guns Somewhere Else	cantbeserious	Dec 2012	#32
FUCK THE NRA and ITS SUPPORTERS	we can do it	Dec 2012	#60
Seems you are proud of your weapon fetish SajayHobbs.	fasttense	Dec 2012	#72
I have been wondering if the gunners don't have some type of organization which tells them every time	upaloopa	Dec 2012	#2
they have that organization, it's called the NRA	spanone	Dec 2012	#3
Exactly.	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#5
Good quote.	freshwest	Dec 2012	#89
NRA and lots of huge gunnut message boards.	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2012	#52
And sends them their weekly Talking Points nt	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#75
I am a very proud DeWalt	Autumn	Dec 2012	#9
We have two from the time hubby was a cop	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#12
If it's true for one, then it's true for all.	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2012	#15
so every gun owner should be ashamed?	backwoodsbob	Dec 2012	#14
Since I don't drink and drive,	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#17
then we are even	backwoodsbob	Dec 2012	#18
A vehicle is not designed expressly for killing. What's your gun for? nt	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#44
Bingo.	renie408	Dec 2012	#50
The gun/vehicle b.s. is getting really old.	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#64
Hardly. n/t	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#68
And operating a motor vehicle properly usually doesn't end in anyone being dead.	Ikonoklast	Dec 2012	#95
I think you are missing the point.	renie408	Dec 2012	#20
One specific side of the political spectrum is notoriously bad at nuance.	2ndAmForComputers	Dec 2012	#21
Actually both are and this has been a classic example of it from the left here on DU	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#39
LOL...	renie408	Dec 2012	#45
Perhaps you should ask certain posters why their transparency pages are now displayed	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#54
Almost busted a gut laughing...	ThatPoetGuy	Dec 2012	#58
"Progressives" among us	bongbong	Dec 2012	#63
You are still incorrect in on that thing about violence.	renie408	Dec 2012	#73
More people pulling more triggers of more firearms aimed at more people.	LanternWaste	Dec 2012	#90
The crime stats do not support that statement	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#91
Sorry I spoke unflattering things about the right wing.	2ndAmForComputers	Dec 2012	#74
My point was polemics and screeds from either side are not helpful	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#76
Thanks For The Concern, Mr "Moderate". (nt)	Paladin	Dec 2012	#87
Most welcome Mr Drive By	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#88
Ha ha	UnrepentantLiberal	Dec 2012	#80
False equivalency, stupid.	Zoeisright	Dec 2012	#28
+1000 n/t	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#69
Just the ones promoting gun nuttery. They have the blood of 20 children on their hands.	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2012	#53
So who did this act? And are you a proud Obama/US supporter?	The Straight Story	Dec 2012	#16
What is the real problem in your view?	Tobin S.	Dec 2012	#25
People and our society, ask yourself this if you will	The Straight Story	Dec 2012	#29
Why can't we do both? Limit access to guns while attempting to reduce violence in our society?	renie408	Dec 2012	#36
I sort of agree with you, but I don't know if the problem is truly repairable.	Tobin S.	Dec 2012	#37
Personally, I detest guns.	Stonepounder	Dec 2012	#33
It is a bit odd	quakerboy	Dec 2012	#35
Keyword: accident	1gobluedem	Dec 2012	#40
Not so key	quakerboy	Dec 2012	#56
Face it, people are PROUD to own guns.	renie408	Dec 2012	#38
+1 nt	laundry_queen	Dec 2012	#46
I own a gun.	ohheckyeah	Dec 2012	#70
Well Put.	Paladin	Dec 2012	#92
It's a way to say "not ashamed."	David__77	Dec 2012	#43
Ok, I still think that is weird.	renie408	Dec 2012	#48
I don't get it either.	David__77	Dec 2012	#55
I'm neutral...	Lightbulb_on	Dec 2012	#47
Proud-Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), lofty, lordly, prideful, superior	PoliticAverse	Dec 2012	#57
They ar on the same level as the "white pride" skinheads.	we can do it	Dec 2012	#59
The "proud" label is a play on words	meanit	Dec 2012	#62
It's sort of like "gay pride" or "Mexican pride"	Azathoth	Dec 2012	#66
Except for the part where Mexicans and gay people, and gay Mexicans are born that way.	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2012	#82
So you should only be proud of something if you can't change it?	Azathoth	Dec 2012	#86
Maybe by saying "proud" they mean	letemrot	Dec 2012	#67
I have a gun	ibegurpard	Dec 2012	#78

Response to Control-Z (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:22 PM

SajayHobbs (21 posts)

1. Huh? They have nothing to be ashamed of

What are you talking about?

Owning a gun is legal and not immoral as far as I can see. What are you seeing?

They can be proud of having themeans to protect themselves and others as far as you know. Who the hell are you to judge any one else?

Work at repealing the 2nd Amendment if you are really wanting to do something.

You post if offensive!

Proud gun owners.

1. Huh? They have nothing to be ashamed of

4. Who the hell are you,

77. Oddly enough, the poster claims to be female

84. MIRT does not discriminate.

85. Sweet!

81. I agree with that poster.

83. Well, aren't you special?

6. Another NRA troll

7. Owning a gun is a moral failing. It means you've surrendered to fear & stupidity.

8. Thank you, baldguy.

22. Your fear of guns is a moral failing

26. I'd be all for that.

30. This post was alerted on. The jury 5/1 to let it stand.

65. And who's the delicate little flower who alerted it?

61. FUCK GUNS FUCK THE NRA

71. Really?

34. Owning a gun is not a moral failing.

42. Damn straight, baldguy.

79. What if they don't have guns for self defense?

93. Oh, it is not

94. What are you doing to stop Sandy Hook from happening AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN?

10. You really think that post is offensive? You're view of what's offensive is warped by your

31. impotent armchair warrior?

11. Ah another gungasming new poster

13. It is not necessary to repeal the 2nd Amendment. We just need a decent Supreme Court to

41. This

49. Milita is the National Guard, but without the ability of the President to control. nm

51. What I'm thinking is a compromise like this.

19. Why? Why do these things pop up whenever anything happens??

24. Hello, MIRT, NRA troll in Aisle 3

27. Fuck off.

32. Your Insensitivity And Arrogance Is Offensive - Go Be Proud Of Your Guns Somewhere Else

60. FUCK THE NRA and ITS SUPPORTERS

72. Seems you are proud of your weapon fetish SajayHobbs.

2. I have been wondering if the gunners don't have some type of organization which tells them every time

3. they have that organization, it's called the NRA

5. Exactly.

89. Good quote.

52. NRA and lots of huge gunnut message boards.

75. And sends them their weekly Talking Points nt

9. I am a very proud DeWalt

12. We have two from the time hubby was a cop

15. If it's true for one, then it's true for all.

14. so every gun owner should be ashamed?

17. Since I don't drink and drive,

18. then we are even

44. A vehicle is not designed expressly for killing. What's your gun for? nt

50. Bingo.

64. The gun/vehicle b.s. is getting really old.

68. Hardly. n/t

95. And operating a motor vehicle properly usually doesn't end in anyone being dead.

20. I think you are missing the point.

21. One specific side of the political spectrum is notoriously bad at nuance.

39. Actually both are and this has been a classic example of it from the left here on DU

45. LOL...

54. Perhaps you should ask certain posters why their transparency pages are now displayed

58. Almost busted a gut laughing...

63. "Progressives" among us

73. You are still incorrect in on that thing about violence.

90. More people pulling more triggers of more firearms aimed at more people.

91. The crime stats do not support that statement

74. Sorry I spoke unflattering things about the right wing.

76. My point was polemics and screeds from either side are not helpful

87. Thanks For The Concern, Mr "Moderate". (nt)

88. Most welcome Mr Drive By

80. Ha ha

28. False equivalency, stupid.

69. +1000 n/t

53. Just the ones promoting gun nuttery. They have the blood of 20 children on their hands.

16. So who did this act? And are you a proud Obama/US supporter?

25. What is the real problem in your view?

29. People and our society, ask yourself this if you will

36. Why can't we do both? Limit access to guns while attempting to reduce violence in our society?

37. I sort of agree with you, but I don't know if the problem is truly repairable.

33. Personally, I detest guns.

35. It is a bit odd

40. Keyword: accident

56. Not so key

38. Face it, people are PROUD to own guns.