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Robyn66

(1,675 posts)
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:29 AM Dec 2012

"I treated myself this Christmas"

said someone I work with. He told me he bought himself an assault rifle. He felt a little guilty about it but decided he would keep it because he had been in the military and knew how to use it appropriately.

I give up.

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Cleita

(75,480 posts)
1. I hope he locks it up in a very safe place before some unstable
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:39 AM
Dec 2012

relative of his gets his hands on it.

 

shintao

(487 posts)
3. It is ok to surrender
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:03 PM
Dec 2012

We need to preserve our constitution, and not sure why he felt guilty,......think he spent too much on himself in these tough times?


I want to add, I hope he doesn't feel guilty everytime he buys a car or a new set of carving knifes.

 

shintao

(487 posts)
5. Hmm, I don't see that listed
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:12 PM
Dec 2012

I am not aganst the right to life, but it is down on the pecking order, because first you have to be willing to die to have that right, and have that right preserved.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
7. ARs have been the most popular rifle for some time for many reasons
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:23 PM
Dec 2012

including that it has been the standard light rifle in the US military for over a generation

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