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Anyone who advocates shooting others on the basis of the most minor perceived threat Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #1
Bingo. Just dangerous people. And it doesn't matter if they belong to the NRA or not. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #25
I am not just talking about people who are a direct danger Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #27
I understood where you were going and I agree. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #28
Ah, so only a tiny percentage of gun owners, then. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #33
Actually it is a pretty big percentage Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #36
The same people idolized G. Gordon Liddy and Oliver North graham4anything Dec 2012 #38
I would argue that the number of gun owners... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #39
I see them all the time, there are even some at DU Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #45
Yes, I realized your assertion had two components. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #56
So you ignored the bulk of the people I was referring to so you could call it a "tiny percentage" Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #64
Hey, YOU put the first group in the headline... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #80
No, I put the second group in the headline. I will post my headline again for you... Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #84
Except that's not what they were advocating. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #93
It sure as hell is what they were advocating Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #95
Don't presume to tell me what I know, pal. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #99
Fine, I will just presume you are ignorant then. Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #100
Works for me. I'll happily reciprocate. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #102
If you walk out door with a gun prepared to play jesus, judge, jury, executioner, Hoyt Dec 2012 #67
And the millions of shooting deaths and injuries per year prove your point. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #83
No there are "only" about 9,000 deaths a year Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #86
I don't disagree that it's too damn many. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #92
Who made a statement about tens of millions of people? A real person or a strawman? Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #94
Hoyt did. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #97
No he did not. Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #98
Tens of millions of gun owners... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #101
Time to quote you... Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #103
I just showed you RIF. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #104
He did not make a blanket statement, and your response to his statement was sickening Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #106
Of course it's a blanket statement. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #107
Says the person who used the eye roll icon to mock the number of people killed Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #108
Ah, another who says it's just price we have to pay. . . . . . Hoyt Dec 2012 #87
Oh, I said that, did I? Wait...I didn't. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #91
The only rational answer is potato slackmaster Dec 2012 #2
~ Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #40
Wow, the alerter is rather pedantic. slackmaster Dec 2012 #60
although I wasn't #5 -- I approve of that message. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #66
what is that saying? Discretion is the better part of valor, I think is how it goes. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #70
I guess you should have said patahto n/t hootinholler Dec 2012 #68
People in my family are more likely to use the term "turnip" or "filter feeder" slackmaster Dec 2012 #71
Gun Nut bongbong Dec 2012 #3
" gun nut is someone who has a gun without a job or wildlife-related (i.e, rancher) reason to own it obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #8
So, you have Strawman fail bongbong Dec 2012 #29
Why do you have to be so... one_voice Dec 2012 #41
To that poster, I am a gun nut obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #51
I've been reading your posts on... one_voice Dec 2012 #53
Thank you, I really appreciate it obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #90
Proved my point obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #49
Someone who has replaced breathing with firearms. n/t 2on2u Dec 2012 #4
I have been thinking about this mostlyalurker Dec 2012 #5
Target shooting and collecting are perfectly good non-nutty reasons for owning firearms slackmaster Dec 2012 #7
I think I would lump in target shooting with hunting. mostlyalurker Dec 2012 #15
I keep my collection locked in a safe that weiged 1,200 pounds empty slackmaster Dec 2012 #18
That seems absolutely reasonable to me. mostlyalurker Dec 2012 #30
Sargent & Greenleaf Series II dial combination lock, just like on safes used for money slackmaster Dec 2012 #65
Don't forget the ever present active biological deterrant aikoaiko Dec 2012 #46
Yes, my two highly trained Attack Cats. slackmaster Dec 2012 #61
What do you mean "knives"? I've a lot of knives around my house, without serious security. uppityperson Dec 2012 #20
I mean knives not used for your daily living like kitchen or utility knives. mostlyalurker Dec 2012 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #63
Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #11
Thank you! mostlyalurker Dec 2012 #16
So if you live in a crime infested area, MadHound Dec 2012 #17
Or own a ranch obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #22
I consider a gun nut in the following way... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #6
Realistically speaking... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #14
I've spoken to more than four who believe that... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #42
Check out Gungeon for more than four. Hoyt Dec 2012 #72
You don't even need to go there. I think I've seen 4 hint at that position here in GC since Fri. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #109
I think it's a useless term, for starters. JohnnyLib2 Dec 2012 #9
+1 Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #34
Yep. It identifies the speaker's stance and very little beyond that. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #54
Your first case is NOT a gun nut tosh Dec 2012 #10
Anyone who wonders if they might be jberryhill Dec 2012 #12
Someone for whom Happiness Is A Warm Gun Fumesucker Dec 2012 #13
If you found yourself arguing in favor of guns last Friday DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #19
+1000 ellisonz Dec 2012 #59
If you ever find yourself saying that the answer to gun violence is MORE guns... renie408 Dec 2012 #21
I know gun nuts, and I know people who just happen to own guns WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #23
Anyone with more guns than you is a gun-nut... anyone with less or equal is not. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #24
easy MichaelHarris Dec 2012 #26
Anyone who is unwilling or unable to relate guns to gun-related crime. Aristus Dec 2012 #31
I know hunters and ranchers who are gun nuts, and gun owners who Warpy Dec 2012 #35
Great list...... llmart Dec 2012 #85
It's a term like "communist sympathizer" or "fellow traveler." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #37
Good unanswerable question. Another would be what is an "anti gun nut". One definition might be jody Dec 2012 #43
What's a justifiable fear ? orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #57
Anyone who is paranoid about government takeover, hordes guns and ammo for doomsday scenarios, and neverforget Dec 2012 #44
People who don't believe in any logical restictions on mzmolly Dec 2012 #47
Recognize a disease by its symptoms. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #48
I own a single AK with a few 30-round magazines derby378 Dec 2012 #50
The shotgun's probably enough for some people to think that Posteritatis Dec 2012 #55
Is there any logical reason for you to own an AK + hi-cap mags? VOX Dec 2012 #69
I commend you. llmart Dec 2012 #88
A person that interjects guns into every conversation. orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #52
According to some posters if your own a gun you have blood on your hands and have a mental illness ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #58
Ted Nugent = Gun Nut Generic Brad Dec 2012 #73
+1000 orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #113
you are more likely to get struck by lightning than use a gun in self defense farminator3000 Dec 2012 #74
Just call them nuts. Save a word. gulliver Dec 2012 #75
ANYONE WHO POSTS IN THIS THREAD undeterred Dec 2012 #76
anyone? I have a feeling some will take issue. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #79
A gun nut is some one who acts like a right wing whack job only over guns. liberal N proud Dec 2012 #77
I'd nominate anyone who rushed out to buy guns after Friday Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #78
I don't own a gun, never have, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #81
Nope if you are for the awb and strict magazine limits you're not a gun nut. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #82
+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #96
This ought to be fun Android3.14 Dec 2012 #89
Love it, a whole new genre of "if you, you might be..." sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #105
Anyone who owns a gun but doesn't truly need it Dems to Win Dec 2012 #110
I would be considered a gun nut to most people on this forum. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #111
"For the Second Amendment" is rather glib, honestly. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #112
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