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In reply to the discussion: I don't understand the animosity towards DU gun owners. [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)270. Not all DU gun owners are liberals
Some of them spend all, or nearly all of their time in the gungeon, and maybe occasionally venturing out into the lounge. But I have rarely seen any of the more vociferous ones express support for traditional liberal causes (unless they coincide with libertarian causes), and quite a few of them seem to be devoid, or nearly devoid of compassion.
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A DUer posted today that all the DU gun owners have blood on their hands
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2012
#1
The whole point of the military is to regulate who has blood on their hands and why.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2012
#319
many of us are really saddened by the killing. Gun owners who make light of the situation are upseet
samsingh
Jul 2012
#302
i don't think gun control advocates want your to give up your firearm. really, I don't.
samsingh
Jul 2012
#310
I agree...My husband bought a shotgun, years ago for home protection, but neither one of us
whathehell
Jul 2012
#377
well we are reacting to a tremendous tragedy and when it seems like some people
samsingh
Jul 2012
#334
So when somebody dies in a DUI accident, is there blood on my hands since I drink beer? (N/T)
Travis_0004
Jul 2012
#231
No but if you were an advocate for unregulated driving and relaxation of drunk driving laws
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2012
#279
When seconds count, police are only minutes away. Some pray for police, others know they alone are
jody
Jul 2012
#2
What you call "gun cliche" is recognized as fact by the overwhelming majority of voters. nt
jody
Jul 2012
#24
This is what gets me going. It's the "kill or be killed" Law of the jungle - wild wild west
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2012
#121
I hope all citizens with a legal firearm respect your beliefs and let you deal with an assailaent
jody
Jul 2012
#131
Check out this pm I got last night for daring to have a difference of opinion on guns
permatex
Jul 2012
#82
I've had f-bomb after f-bomb directed at me in the last 2 days for pointing out just that.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#67
Post a poll and find out. I've seen a few on DU ...always comes out to around 50/50.
L0oniX
Jul 2012
#21
I never posted any such poll. The ones I've seen are like "do you own a gun - yes/no"
L0oniX
Jul 2012
#55
It's those who are waving their guns around and saying ha-ha can't stop us that are...
rfranklin
Jul 2012
#8
So your argument is their criminals have the guns but very bad aim? British restraint? No bullets?
aquart
Jul 2012
#320
Their gun crime went up after they passed the laws if I am reading this chart correctly
Mojorabbit
Jul 2012
#322
I think that is true here as well, but there is not significant organizations for progressives.
cbayer
Jul 2012
#40
I don't interpret it as animosity toward gun owners. It is at reactions of some of the gun owners.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#14
thanks - I thought long and hard about how to try to ensure my point was clear - not easy.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#26
When liberal Democrats start shooting up theaters, then we have reason to bash DU gun owners.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#16
I don't blame gun owners. I don't own guns. However when I have made comments
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#20
You are making the point. As soon as a person says something you don't agree with you
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#88
You've seen it before, but here is what some of the gun culture like about SEMI-autos.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#158
What you may find interesting is that the 'worlds fastest shooter' uses a REVOLVER.
Edweird
Jul 2012
#64
Some guy trains himself to pull a trigger faster than a dork off the street with a semi-auto and...
Gidney N Cloyd
Jul 2012
#157
You claim that Ray Charles would have had a higher body count and you accuse me of buying into the
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#269
That was an 'over the top' literary device used to make a point. But thanks for playing!
Edweird
Jul 2012
#277
I didn't know that. But you must admit there is a difference in 8 rounds then 100 rounds.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#90
He can fire 6 rounds, reload, and fire another 6 rounds - in less than 3 seconds.
Edweird
Jul 2012
#95
I don't care what you own. But when a nut like the guy that went shooting
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#294
If they're not aligned with the NRA, maybe they should stop promoting the NRA's lies.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#43
I don't know if they are or not, and I do not appreciate seeing any DU members spouting
Laurian
Jul 2012
#58
"Perhaps they should state their differences with the NRA despite being gun owners"
obamanut2012
Jul 2012
#79
I happen to think there are reasonable gun owners who are not NRA shills, but maybe
Laurian
Jul 2012
#108
When every pro-gun argument is labled a "NRA talking point" then we have a problem.
hack89
Jul 2012
#74
Like the continued insistance that militias have nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment?
baldguy
Jul 2012
#87
You need to read Justice Stevens' dissent, not the crud from the 5 right wingers on the court.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#159
Justice Stevens dissent is not the law, it is simply dissent by the losing justices
rl6214
Jul 2012
#251
It can become law in next case unless NRA succeeds in defeating Obama and other good Dems.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#254
I doubt he believes people running around with weapons in public is good for society.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#289
Would be a lot less if we had enacted strict gun laws back then. And you know there are other
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#175
It's not. It's animosity towards the standard RW extremist lying propaganda posted by gun owners.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#38
I'm with you. It's disconcerting to read views on guns, shooting people, expansion, etc. in gungeon.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#186
"It's disconcerting to read views on guns, shooting people, expansion, etc. in gungeon."
rl6214
Jul 2012
#256
Exactly. IMO, when one carries in public, and owns more than a few guns -- they are likely a "nut."
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#172
If that is the reason to arm up, folks can leave their guns at home until the revolution.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#169
So, you are asserting that no people need all the protection they can muster from their governments?
TheKentuckian
Jul 2012
#203
IMO the animosity towards DU gun owners is just the same reactionary BS that we have been TRAINED
Vincardog
Jul 2012
#44
It's funny how those who want to talk about reasonable gun control laws
OrwellwasRight
Jul 2012
#243
Have you also noticed that those with the virulent posts against anyone who owns a gun have been
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#61
If you understand the context of the OP and what was said, you know that the particular thread
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#276
You have no animosity? You didn't post: "274. Do you come here often?" in connection with saying
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#292
Maybe a little common sense would have helped - but that's been outlawed by theNRA.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#214
If you haven't seen much support for no gun restrictions, then you've been blind.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#354
And that is not at all "no gun control laws". So you are either very confused....
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#375
"you don't want ANY gun control laws" - well, you know what they say about ASSuming things.
Tejas
Jul 2012
#300
I'm not anti-gun...I'm for sensible (common sense) gun laws. And most know what they should be,
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#86
I agree. The right wingers help on one end by promoting easy access to guns, and cut funding on
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#188
We think that guns should not be around and that without guns this would not happen. To me it is a
robinlynne
Jul 2012
#103
so what in the hell does anyone need a automatic for ? a gun is ok but machine guns glock etc ?????
april
Jul 2012
#116
I can't recall an automatic being used in this shooting or any other major ones lately. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jul 2012
#153
I agree with you, "This isn't a gun problem. This is a societal problem." It manifests
RKP5637
Jul 2012
#168
There is a particular virulent anti-gun poster here that spews that term non-stop.
hack89
Jul 2012
#291
Semi-auto AK-pattern rifles are excellent for deer hunting, in legal configuration.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#382
Any ammo that can take down a deer or elk will go through almost any modern body armor.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#383
Nothing "percieved" about it, my knowledge is superior to yours on this subject
Marengo
Aug 2012
#417
"Something like 20 minutes after news broke about Aurora, there were posts on DU..."
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#384
So. How. Do. You. Propose. To. Eliminate, Over. 250,000,000. Of. Them? n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#266
That's not an answer. I'm asking about the actual mechanism of tracking down and seizing
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#337
So typical. I don't think you've thought this through and point it out,
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#356
To quote; "... if they dare suggest gun control, never mind banning them altogether."
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#361
And considering how you hijacked the discussion to ask it, you won't be getting an answer.
Pholus
Jul 2012
#393
A lot of them are condescending douchebags who wave their guns in our face after people are killed.
Evoman
Jul 2012
#264
Women are usually the best shots in my experience. I think its funny as hell
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#333
we should have nothing but respect for all the gun owners who stand up to the gun nuts of the NRA
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#286