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Pholus

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79. Let me bottom line why this thread even exists...

Reply to RegieRocker (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:15 PM

Dec 2012

Cause a few people are anxious that their MAN CARD might be revoked.

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School massacre 1927 [View all] RegieRocker Dec 2012 OP

How many mass shootings were there in 1927? nt CJCRANE Dec 2012 #1

Less than in 2012 ? n/t orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #107

1929 had the most mass killings in U.S. history DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #140

Well, it was the Prohibition / Gangster / Great Depression era.... CJCRANE Dec 2012 #153

Let's tippy-toe around the gun lobby for the rest of our lives BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #2

Let's be told by gun nuts than anything other than gun nuttery is "impossible." villager Dec 2012 #53

Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #3

turn that damn thing off... mcctatas Dec 2012 #10

But what about that dude in China with a knife? Huh? What about him? Bucky Dec 2012 #25

Yep. Every day we're going to be confronted by another..... llmart Dec 2012 #125

And the spoons!! Dammit, the spoons!!! Squinch Dec 2012 #137

Spoons can cause death though. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #168

True. You could fall while a spoon is in your mouth, and choke. Like your mother warned you. Squinch Dec 2012 #169

you are not as good at snark as I am... snooper2 Dec 2012 #27

+ 50 Billion Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #29

So if I could summarize your primary thesis, it would be: Derp (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #40

+1 geomon666 Dec 2012 #51

and yet I guarantee that your post is more likely to be hidden than the disgusting op. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #57

LOL rbrnmw Dec 2012 #65

When I see the o.p.'s name, "DERP" pops into my head, immediately. callous taoboy Dec 2012 #66

LOL... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #78

I have GOT to get me one of those things. renie408 Dec 2012 #86

What a surprise! RegieRocker Dec 2012 #101

Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #143

Really... REALLY !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #122

I love you Will, if you were a woman I'd marry you n/t tech3149 Dec 2012 #124

Well...but do you think it might be derp? I can't be certain about your thoughts here... Squinch Dec 2012 #138

Thank you for expressing what I didn't have the word to say. liberalmuse Dec 2012 #142

When word fail you... Reach for Derp! Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #144

THINK OF THE CHILDREN, WILLIAM!!! Skittles Dec 2012 #152

You're right...we should do nothing at all... cynatnite Dec 2012 #4

So because people don't think a total ban on guns is possible, let's not discuss any gun control? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #5

When does this discussion start? n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #17

Then in 1934 the National Firearms Act banned machine guns banned from Kos Dec 2012 #6

I don't know if you're being snarky or not... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #42

If it is the demise of the Party - so be it jpak Dec 2012 #7

these arguments are falling flatter than ever now n/t Enrique Dec 2012 #8

So many of us remained silent in the past etherealtruth Dec 2012 #64

This hurts your point. Glassunion Dec 2012 #9

Thank you. You beat me to it. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #13

It's the new talking point laundry_queen Dec 2012 #73

This poster has a "common sense" filter. You come up as "blocked." callous taoboy Dec 2012 #133

But you can buy fertilizer and diesel fuel... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #145

My friend, I haven't been on the 'ban' bandwagon, but shit like this renie408 Dec 2012 #11

Straw grabbing RegieRocker Dec 2012 #14

Really? renie408 Dec 2012 #20

It is not a contention and you obviously RegieRocker Dec 2012 #26

And somehow your ignoring the fact renie408 Dec 2012 #80

Yes you are RegieRocker Dec 2012 #94

No they won't, that is just plain false Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #135

You are the one who needs to look at history Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #131

Also: other countries gun control measures have been highly successful. They stop this shit. Squinch Dec 2012 #141

I'm not so sure that that occurrence is really all that obscure ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #110

Uh, maybe keep crazy people from getting ANY weapons? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #147

Your straw man is even worse than the OP muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #156

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #12

Yeah, dynamite.... sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #15

When I was a kid, we had Dynamite actually in the classroom. zappaman Dec 2012 #49

What a load of crap...you find one incident... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #16

If military weaponry is impossible to keep out of the hands of the mentally ill... bhikkhu Dec 2012 #18

How many children are you prepared to sacrifice on the altar of political expediency? Skidmore Dec 2012 #19

Andrew Kehoe used material that was availble to him.. LeftinOH Dec 2012 #21

So there was a massacre using pyrotol; and they immediately banned pyrotol muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #22

This is relevant because of the intense bomb control debate going on in this country... Bucky Dec 2012 #23

You had to go all the way back to 1927.... rustydog Dec 2012 #24

I wish I could find out more information RegieRocker Dec 2012 #28

Wow, impressive. Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2012 #30

You think they didn't happen? RegieRocker Dec 2012 #32

Here is a link for ya RegieRocker Dec 2012 #33

So you believe we think Egypt is in the United States? jeff47 Dec 2012 #69

Are you ok? RegieRocker Dec 2012 #71

I'm fine. So is Italy in the US too, or do you not understand what providing a source is? (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #72

Canada too. When did that happen? Am I American now? laundry_queen Dec 2012 #74

So there are two of you that RegieRocker Dec 2012 #99

You should probably try reading that again. jeff47 Dec 2012 #109

What? You said something? RegieRocker Dec 2012 #119

You do realize all the old posts are still here, right? jeff47 Dec 2012 #127

You do realise it RegieRocker Dec 2012 #129

From the fundamentalist Rapture Ready site muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #95

What are you a RW? You think like one. RegieRocker Dec 2012 #112

In what way do I 'think like one'? No, I'm not right wing. muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #120

Both sides RegieRocker Dec 2012 #123

So in the 60 years from 1914 to 1974 there were 6... SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #165

Yes I did RegieRocker Dec 2012 #166

Oklahoma City recent enough? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #146

How about we ban the stupid fucking assault weapons, and then we see what happens. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #31

And large capacity magazines Aerows Dec 2012 #36

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #41

It's time Aerows Dec 2012 #34

You know nothing about guns RegieRocker Dec 2012 #35

No? Aerows Dec 2012 #37

You prove my point RegieRocker Dec 2012 #39

"In the service" Aerows Dec 2012 #43

Answer the question RegieRocker Dec 2012 #44

I answered it. Aerows Dec 2012 #45

You didn't answer RegieRocker Dec 2012 #46

Explain why Aerows Dec 2012 #47

You first RegieRocker Dec 2012 #48

Because 2 seconds might safe someone's life Aerows Dec 2012 #52

Lanza had 10 minutes RegieRocker Dec 2012 #55

It would have mattered Aerows Dec 2012 #58

I want the RegieRocker Dec 2012 #59

Then start advocating more responsible policies Aerows Dec 2012 #60

It won't do anything and RegieRocker Dec 2012 #68

It is time to try something different Aerows Dec 2012 #81

Well, what ended the Giffords shooting? jeff47 Dec 2012 #70

Actually, thats not what happened. beevul Dec 2012 #82

What do you need to shoot 30 times consecutively for? Aerows Dec 2012 #84

Nope, he was reloading. jeff47 Dec 2012 #89

Large magazines are more cumbersome to reload. LAGC Dec 2012 #157

And 18 5-round magazines is more cumbersome than 3 30-round jeff47 Dec 2012 #162

No Jared Loughner was tackled while trying to reload. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #114

I know Aerows Dec 2012 #83

Reloading often at a range can be a pain jeff47 Dec 2012 #90

That is a solution Aerows Dec 2012 #92

law change: posessing more than 1 clip for the same gun gets you a one-way trip DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #77

Hi there, sport-o. I don't know much about guns, and I don't need to DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #76

That is an RegieRocker Dec 2012 #97

And good luck with your humanity. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #106

Correct. But then, take an 870 Defender loaded w/00 into a crowded space. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #136

Then so be it. This is the right thing to do. Barack_America Dec 2012 #38

Ah, you're a gunner. That explains so much. morningfog Dec 2012 #50

A gunner and an evolution denier. Font of knowledge we have here. eom callous taoboy Dec 2012 #91

I'd forgotten the evolution denial. That explains them using Rapture Ready as a source muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #96

I am an agnostic jelly bean RegieRocker Dec 2012 #102

Agnosticism is not a view that pertains to science. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #154

You've got to be kidding DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #113

That is a lie RegieRocker Dec 2012 #115

You've taken the position that evolution and intelligent design are on equal footing as theories. callous taoboy Dec 2012 #126

The school bombings in 1927 blow Mike Huckabe out of the water NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #54

Yes RegieRocker Dec 2012 #56

So your point? leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #61

Lovely talking point you got there nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #62

Perhaps we would all sleep a little better if we regulated firearms as well as dynamite ...? etherealtruth Dec 2012 #63

So you're saying we need to restrict guns like we restrict dynamite jeff47 Dec 2012 #67

Yes!! retread Dec 2012 #75

Let me bottom line why this thread even exists... Pholus Dec 2012 #79

Well, that is pretty gross. renie408 Dec 2012 #85

If you need 30 bullets in your gun at a time Aerows Dec 2012 #87

Yawn. eom tledford Dec 2012 #88

30,000 gun deaths per year in the U.S. dwarfs the numbers killed since 1914 callous taoboy Dec 2012 #93

And you can no longer buy pyrotol. I think you've just proved the opposite of what you intended. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #98

Sorry you're so scared. nt Lex Dec 2012 #100

ROFLMAOAYAAO RegieRocker Dec 2012 #104

It'll be okay. Lex Dec 2012 #111

That's not fair! DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #116

That's been my experience. "Neener neener" is a good way to argue with this poster. callous taoboy Dec 2012 #128

Poor try grade schooler RegieRocker Dec 2012 #132

Not RegieRocker Dec 2012 #117

I am sick of your freeperesque posts rbrnmw Dec 2012 #150

Thank-you DUers for responding to this garbage. robinlynne Dec 2012 #103

That is pitiful RegieRocker Dec 2012 #108

Mother fuck...can you please start to type in English? DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #118

Put your grammar gun RegieRocker Dec 2012 #121

Because confusing your and you're can only happen on cell phones. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #155

This dip RegieRocker Dec 2012 #158

your totally out of you're bounds Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #159

Time to let your post fade away. Have fun carrying water for the NRA. callous taoboy Dec 2012 #130

I think you either replied to the wrong person or misunderstood my post DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #134

My mistake. Was addressing the o.p. callous taoboy Dec 2012 #160

I was sure that was the case DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #163

I agree. Regulate guns like we regulate dynamite. neverforget Dec 2012 #105

All the sorry-ass motherfuckers tabasco Dec 2012 #139

I love the smell of desperation in an OP. 99Forever Dec 2012 #148

Funny, this is the spew I was reading earlier today by a foaming RWer on another board. Doremus Dec 2012 #149

I've done a lot of research on the Bath murders and you've forgotten some information. erinlough Dec 2012 #151

I guess you think this lessens the pain of Newtown? DainBramaged Dec 2012 #161

+1 SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #164

Nothing will lessen the pain of those RegieRocker Dec 2012 #167

PPR'd as "RW Troll (Climate denier, rabid pro-gun, rape views, anti-atheist bigotry)" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #170