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This Gun-Nut has had enough. [View all] Glassunion Dec 2012 OP
this Multi Gun Owner too NightWatcher Dec 2012 #1
I agree with the OP. I have antique guns and family weapons roguevalley Dec 2012 #63
Well of course shintao Dec 2012 #104
Geez, do you comprehend what you're saying Carolina Dec 2012 #110
Carolina, your remark saddens me deeply. saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #144
First, I Carolina Dec 2012 #149
Well, at least you picked an accurate screen name. renie408 Dec 2012 #154
Say wha now? mwb970 Dec 2012 #162
I think the shooter would have allowed into the school anyway. Heather MC Dec 2012 #125
You forgot to arm the children durablend Dec 2012 #131
they're the inmates... mike_c Dec 2012 #141
Did you forget the sarcasm tag?? renie408 Dec 2012 #155
Wha no guard towers xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #157
Welcome To The Sane Outlook Re Guns And Gun Ownership. Paladin Dec 2012 #2
Bravo and well written loyalkydem Dec 2012 #3
Our biggest problem FightingIrish Dec 2012 #4
whatever firearms I may or may not posses are for emergencies only. not to lash out at someone pasto76 Dec 2012 #31
sez you and who cares tiny elvis Dec 2012 #53
the guns you dont possess are for emergencies? huh? rateyes Dec 2012 #109
Only until they are stolen from you. defacto7 Dec 2012 #142
Great post. Thank you. K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #5
Today I trashed one of your two favorite forums nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #6
Why did you trash Cooking and Baking? Glassunion Dec 2012 #10
RKBA nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #12
Canada does not tollerate hate speech and out right lying maindawg Dec 2012 #36
I know nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #39
I love your post. AAO Dec 2012 #82
Whatever. Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #140
Apathetic much? defacto7 Dec 2012 #143
Whatever times 2! AAO Dec 2012 #153
This message was self-deleted by its author Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #156
excellent points Carolina Dec 2012 #111
Unfortunately, too many in the US view church as the solution to these types of problems... AntiFascist Dec 2012 #148
Jesus H. Christ people laundry_queen Dec 2012 #160
Connecticut already had very strict gun laws Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #107
Connecticut does have strict gun laws but they don't ban Semi Automatics Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #113
Granted, since the weapons used were semi-auto..... paleotn Dec 2012 #126
Maybe it's time to ban civilian ownership of semi-auto weapons? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #129
Thank you! This is an actual discussion AllyCat Dec 2012 #7
Thanks for your post, Glassunion.. Cha Dec 2012 #8
Well how 'bout that. Boner does something for the good, for a change. calimary Dec 2012 #20
I guess even boner knows that the NRA owned gop Cha Dec 2012 #41
Evidently the NRA is already laying low. I heard on MSNBC they refused an invitation to appear calimary Dec 2012 #60
they always refuse to speak on TV after these type of things klyon Dec 2012 #67
I think he knows it would be out of control waterworks. AAO Dec 2012 #83
No the rebuttal will come from FAUX News and Rush LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #145
you are now a gun owner and not a gun nut Skittles Dec 2012 #9
What the hell do I do with all of my "Gun-Nut" t-shirts I had made up? Glassunion Dec 2012 #15
You could edit them to read "Gum-Nut" smokey nj Dec 2012 #17
Well... I do like trees. I guess that wood work. Glassunion Dec 2012 #19
Chewz carefully. Leave it to Beaver. Don't be a sap. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #86
Put Sho in front and draw a samuri sword on them. TalkingDog Dec 2012 #43
Thanks for the laugh... Needed that. Glassunion Dec 2012 #48
No worries. That's why we're all here together. TalkingDog Dec 2012 #91
+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #21
I'm with you on that one. llmart Dec 2012 #33
I agree CitizenPatriot Dec 2012 #71
I have to go to a birthday party for a gun-nut friend tomorrow.... ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #81
I feel for you CitizenPatriot Dec 2012 #92
I couldn't agree with you more...and thank you, i hope it does too! ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #96
Rights do not have to be completely unregulated riqster Dec 2012 #11
if gun ownership was as difficult to hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #122
Thank-you so much for this OP. it is not all over the place. It is sanity, whihc we desperately need robinlynne Dec 2012 #13
Recommend. Thank you for sanity father than obssessive ideology. morningfog Dec 2012 #14
+1000 heaven05 Dec 2012 #16
You don't have to be a gun nut to have had enough. calimary Dec 2012 #18
There are all kinds of things we can do from a gun policy perspective... ellisonz Dec 2012 #22
Man I miss Bill. Glassunion Dec 2012 #25
Hey both Clinton's are still kicking... ellisonz Dec 2012 #28
Hopefully Clinton in '16? Glassunion Dec 2012 #100
Now if the Gungeon would only follow suit. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #23
I was naive at one point a few years ago Patiod Dec 2012 #24
That's exactly the problem. Glassunion Dec 2012 #27
And I salute you, therefore, for calling for civil conversation Patiod Dec 2012 #42
Do people in cities have no need for self-defense? PavePusher Dec 2012 #70
And there, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we have it Patiod Dec 2012 #127
I'm trying to have a discussion. PavePusher Dec 2012 #147
What teenage girls shoooting each other? Got a link? Girls rarely kill people, let alone with guns juajen Dec 2012 #76
No link for that pre 2004 story Patiod Dec 2012 #136
Since I couldn't find the older link, here's a nice fresh one Patiod Dec 2012 #138
excellent post Glassunion joe1991 Dec 2012 #26
We also need to come at this problem from another direction as well: calimary Dec 2012 #29
The problem as I see it is money. Glassunion Dec 2012 #35
Well, then Job One becomes: HOW TO DENY THEM MONEY. calimary Dec 2012 #57
Agree.. Bette Dec 2012 #101
Welcome to DU, Bette! calimary Dec 2012 #103
How Indeed? atreides1 Dec 2012 #158
Start the drum beat, atreides1. PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT! calimary Dec 2012 #166
It's money and the right wing hate media! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #61
Excellent. llmart Dec 2012 #37
Well, I don't wanna play nice! calimary Dec 2012 #59
I despise guns .... but, this is an extremely appropriate post etherealtruth Dec 2012 #30
Dear NRA: WiffenPoof Dec 2012 #32
Tremendous post. llmart Dec 2012 #34
Very thoughtful and cogent post.. K & R Permanut Dec 2012 #38
Cautiously I support you. xchrom Dec 2012 #40
I'm always leary of the word discrimination. Glassunion Dec 2012 #99
I have a gun MFM008 Dec 2012 #44
"...and not tip-toe around the NRA" Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2012 #45
honestly, I think the proper action is gun control laws. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #46
Well said... Dave_M Dec 2012 #47
I used to support gun rights too Taverner Dec 2012 #49
No-one, anywhere, is suggesting arming children. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #68
Me too PD Turk Dec 2012 #50
Well said Glassunion Dec 2012 #55
Disagree - Guns Should Be Strictly Controlled And Licensed - The NRA Be Damned cantbeserious Dec 2012 #51
yes tiny elvis Dec 2012 #58
The problem here is not the NRA, it's the Supreme Court and Federal Appellate Courts ItsTheMediaStupid Dec 2012 #65
I disagree a little. Glassunion Dec 2012 #93
An excellent post. beac Dec 2012 #52
Thank you lillypaddle Dec 2012 #54
thank you Glassunion KT2000 Dec 2012 #56
I'm old enough to remember the NRA as a naturalist group.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #62
Thank you for being "teachable: katmille Dec 2012 #64
"Studies show that more people are killed by accident than are protected by guns..." PavePusher Dec 2012 #69
Good luck having a rational discussion here slutticus Dec 2012 #66
Wonder why there are no rational discussions... October Dec 2012 #132
Take your guns and put them where the sun doesn't shine HockeyMom Dec 2012 #72
I agree with you, HockeyMom, and Carolina Dec 2012 #112
Well said and much respect to you. freshwest Dec 2012 #73
We need better mental health care lbrtbell Dec 2012 #74
Yes they will still kill, guns or not. Glassunion Dec 2012 #98
I'm thru with NRA because of the lies about Obama. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #75
I have always admired people who see the light..change their minds amuse bouche Dec 2012 #77
Absolutely! Bette Dec 2012 #105
"What happened today is not an acceptable byproduct of our rights." marions ghost Dec 2012 #78
Excellent post. I feel the same. It can't be stopped. But if we can precent ONE incident of Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #79
Your post = hope wtmusic Dec 2012 #80
I'll probably get flamed for this think_critically Dec 2012 #84
Sounds familiar. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #87
Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #85
I cried at work today thinking anout my two boys of 6yrs old. I too have registerd gun in my home. fearnobush Dec 2012 #88
True story: I once had a loaded gun pointed at me by a demented old dude marions ghost Dec 2012 #116
Great post. Blasphemer Dec 2012 #89
Very well said I am a gun owner myself, hunter, CCW doc03 Dec 2012 #90
My time with the NRA was very short lived. Glassunion Dec 2012 #94
To all former NRA Members leanforward Dec 2012 #95
K&R n/t lupinella Dec 2012 #97
My Wife and I have pistols, I have a vintage .303 rifle Wolf Frankula Dec 2012 #102
Deliver us all from "gun-nuts" notgoinback Dec 2012 #106
The Young Turks Ask The Right Question - Gun Nuts Be Warned You Won't Like The Message cantbeserious Dec 2012 #108
Awesome proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #115
I'm not a gun-nut but I do own a gun. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #114
Stop Teaching Gun Violence! Maineman Dec 2012 #117
The problem is..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #119
I've nevee been an NRA member RegieRocker Dec 2012 #118
I too am a Former NRA Member fredamae Dec 2012 #120
Who benefits from the massing shootings? The Gun Industry! Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #121
I was talking to the teaheads at my job humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #123
Great post, why dont you begin by making this discussion heard by the NRA benld74 Dec 2012 #124
I notice you are not offering to turn in your guns... dkf Dec 2012 #128
I just wonder how many casualties are acceptable, LiveNudePolitics Dec 2012 #130
I'm a gun owner nickinSTL Dec 2012 #133
K&R! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #134
Personally, I am anti-2nd Amendment LiberalSoWhat Dec 2012 #135
I have been so saddened by this terrible thing and thinking bkkyosemite Dec 2012 #137
Well said, and I agree The Green Manalishi Dec 2012 #139
same here nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #146
The best lowball sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #150
Everyone is panicking Glassunion Dec 2012 #151
My late mother was a gun nut CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #152
Bulls-eye! Right On Target. cer7711 Dec 2012 #159
Welcome to DU! Glassunion Dec 2012 #165
reinstate the assault weapon law that expired as a start? Sunlei Dec 2012 #161
Just some info for you. Glassunion Dec 2012 #163
As to your other points. Glassunion Dec 2012 #164
NRA jimineez1 Dec 2012 #167
Wait... What? Glassunion Dec 2012 #168
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