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In reply to the discussion: Obama is not going to take your guns away. We are. [View all]Hoopermazing
(6 posts)170. You'll never disarm the American people
In a country of almost 400 million people, there are going to be all sort of tragedies. However, as tragic as the incident in Connecticut was, I still wouldn't even consider letting the government disabuse me of my constitutional right to bear arms.
I am generally far to the left of President Obama but I am inflexible on this issue. If you ban guns, the only people who won't have them are law abiding citizens. They will then be at the mercy of any idiot with a Phillips screwdriver. And gangs will become emboldened because they will know, to a certainty, that there is nothing an individual can do to protect himself
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Want to own guns fine. Here is what military grade weapons owners need to do
Katashi_itto
Dec 2012
#180
Yeah, every person that ever went berserk in a rage and reached for a gun
xtraxritical
Dec 2012
#172
I can't understand why some people climb mountains or jump out of perfectly good planes ...
spin
Dec 2012
#205
You just joined DU today... you own "several semi-automatics"?? pray tell, WHY???????
secondwind
Dec 2012
#38
You said that guns are practically mandatory in the South. That statement is horseshit.
Hugabear
Dec 2012
#211
And I have said that out of fairness I won't serve on juries for at least 2 weeks.
axetogrind
Dec 2012
#195
Mrs. Lanza had never used her guns illegally or negligently either. It was never a problem for her
Squinch
Dec 2012
#90
Yep, Loughner, Holmes, Stawicki, Zimmerman, and most other killers were perfectly law-abiding until
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#110
We should start YESTERDAY!! Strike while the iron is hot. Emotions are with OUR side now.
calimary
Dec 2012
#147
No problem at all. He has SEVERAL semi-automatic handguns and a tactical shotgun.
TahitiNut
Dec 2012
#33
Only if he keeps them securely locked up in a heavy duty gun safe at all times when
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#139
ME: Six foot, 200lb asshole with a mood disorder, on a bicycle, dressed in yellow,
cliffordu
Dec 2012
#118
Just because you were a moderator doesn't mean you deserve to be here
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2012
#191
Would you like to discuss it or just resort to bullshit terms like "infatuation" that are divisive?
NYC_SKP
Dec 2012
#39
I'm sorry if you find your infatuation with guns called for what it is offensive,
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#44
If its magazine capacity is larger than around 5 shots, it doesn't belong in civilian hands.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#47
Gosh. You're a master of the technicalities. And twenty 6 year olds are still dead.
Squinch
Dec 2012
#115
Sorry I know the in's and outs of the issue and the proposed legislation to address it.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#119
Regulate private sales, impose the CT AW ban on the nation, and there'd still be 20 dead 6 year olds
Kennah
Dec 2012
#163
The children of Newtown would have liked an opportunity to have an opinion.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#124
I Disagree - Americans Can Make This Happen - We Have Been Pushed To Far - Stop The Slaughter Today!
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#55
Actually, I want to give in, I honestly accept the impossible and embrace what CAN work.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2012
#102
Maybe it should be like bargaining. Pardon the pun again - shoot for the moon. Then maybe you'll
calimary
Dec 2012
#140
Irrational knee jerk nuts have temporarily taken over DU and thankfully that will not be sustained.
L0oniX
Dec 2012
#144
we will think big. even if we only take away 50% of them it will be a victory
Pretzel_Warrior
Dec 2012
#176
It always had more to do with congress than the president, and since we elect both, you are correct
still_one
Dec 2012
#6
Actually, you would have to employ heavily armed law enforcement people to do that
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#11
Ah, so you admit that the gun cultists aren't as law-abiding as we are led to believe.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#132
People like me won't be a problem, Hoyt. I'll comply with whatever the law says.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#194
Lots of newbies showing up in these posting rivers supporting NRA talking points it seems.
sellitman
Dec 2012
#93
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! And yes, it will take a long time. But it has to begin now. nt.
Squinch
Dec 2012
#103
We must counter ALEC and other groups who have forced this into state laws, which is doable.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#26
Maybe she wishes a certain scene in the opening of the film "Watchmen" was true.
2ndAmForComputers
Dec 2012
#79
I don't have guns now. I work in one of the most violent areas in the country. What is it you
Squinch
Dec 2012
#106
Your question was what would gunless people do when confronted with armed people
Squinch
Dec 2012
#133
You'd think that shooting up an elementary school, murdering twenty 6-year-olds
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2012
#31
This is interesting for those who think all we need to do is get everybody mental care, as an
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#136
What are you doing to stop this from happening AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN?
baldguy
Dec 2012
#125
No - Not Me Personally - Your New Gun Tax Bill May Make Your Ownership Onerous and Unpalatable
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#76
Exactly. Like cigarettes, swastikas, confederate flags, etc, guns need to become taboo.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#131
Yep. We the People are mad as hell and we're not going to take this anymore.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#138
Because it is hard for zealots to keep swallowing their perception of truth
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#156
I think it is that kind of thinking that has gotten us where we are now
world wide wally
Dec 2012
#173
Regulation and limitations are one thing, but taking them all away? NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. Get real.
RBInMaine
Dec 2012
#179
Doesn't matter how many draconian laws you might ram through, you won't ever take them.
pop topcan
Dec 2012
#200