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In reply to the discussion: Why did I do such a 180 on guns? [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)103. Rounds from handguns are not always lethal. ....
A 12 gauge shotgun loaded with buckshot is far more deadly at close range.
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Frankly, I think a lot of them are buying weapons out of defiance, and not necessarily out of
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#218
Since damn near all of them are white yahoos, I hope the end up eating those guns.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#219
That would be pretty funny, especially since I hear the AR-15s have been run up to $5k. nt
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#221
That one report sent me into such a depression. I wish there were a hell so that Lanza and his
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#211
You say, "the gun lobby is lying to you." Not to me. They, whoever they are, don't even contact me.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#2
When one list a rate, population is automatically taken into consideration.
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#201
Are you nuts? Are you saying that someone by the name of "ted nugent" is a lobbyists?
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#101
nope. that is a number, i'll give you that. 50% is more like the number of illegal guns going around
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#20
A high percentage of those murders are a direct result of our failed War on Drugs. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#124
so what? who said anything about drugs? they don't shoot each other with drugs..spin off!
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#133
Pass a law banning and confiscating all firearms in our nation and watch what will happen. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#150
How many sock puppets do you have? No, supporting the troops means supporting what they do
Taverner
Dec 2012
#78
Ever see the 30 Rock where Liz dresses like a crazy homeless lady so everyone leaves her alone?
Taverner
Dec 2012
#63
"... But I do think most burglars want no part of a confrontation, armed or otherwise."
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#72
Yeah, that's the optimal outcome. Still, not one that I ever relish having to deal with. nt
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#89
Meh, still wouldn't want to spend my Saturday nite having a 9mm Black Talon picked out of my spine.
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#138
Your welcome. I also happen to believe that the statistics do not accurately reflect how often
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#209
Bravo on the marksmanship training, especially considering the circumstances under which you
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#215
If that killing is in the cause of self- defense, then it is both legally and morally justified.
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#44
Target shooting is fun, but too expensive unless your shooting .22 cal, or doing your own reloads.
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#139
Sure some people, including me, are concerned about maintaining a civil liberty even as...
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#148
I'd read some arguments that whenever the Framers used "the People" in either the body
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#91
The current SCOTUS has ruled that the 2A is both an individual right as well as
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#187
I strongly disagree about the relative merits of the respective research.
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#19
BS post a link to some anti gun control thing that isn't a complete crock.
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#26
Supposedly Clinton's community policing efforts contributed meaningfully to the drop
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#129
I also wonder about the combination of our high demand and punitive penalties for drug use.
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#134
If you don't like being lied to, don't turn on FAUX noise.That's all they do and they're proud of it
judesedit
Dec 2012
#38
I feel you made a wise decision as firearms are not for everybody. I should point out ...
spin
Dec 2012
#116
The term 'jackbooted thugs' was invented by the left after Waco and Ruby Ridge and a few other
anchovy
Dec 2012
#131
I'm going to be charitable and assume you are young. The term was coined after the
anchovy
Dec 2012
#164
i remember it well, '95. no kent state. wrong wrong wrong and WRONG! no waco, no ruby nothing
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#183
K&R. The gun industry is an industry. Just like the tobacco industry. Just like the oil industry.
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#47
People who believe their rights are being violated can be amazingly single minded and intense.
dkf
Dec 2012
#69
Most people realize that Constituttional rights are limited and regulated. Except the 2A folks.
yewberry
Dec 2012
#186
I'm starting to love this place where dissenting opinions are so very welcome.
anchovy
Dec 2012
#143
You know something?...I'm a REAL veteran. I swore to uphold the Constitution of
anchovy
Dec 2012
#144
you better not mess with bill, i think he's got ya on that one. maybe you were, but
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#147
maybe being more specific than 'guns' would allow you to form an argument
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#151
It's terribly difficult to imagine anyone more dedicated to "gun control" than
anchovy
Dec 2012
#152
Thank you. I still can't figure out how leaving people defenseless is a 'progressive' value.
anchovy
Dec 2012
#146
Weasels and liars!? Among a crowd that obsesses over implements of violence and dismisses...
villager
Dec 2012
#74
That one group of lobbiests should be allowed to, in effect, issue such a gag order is appalling.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Dec 2012
#105
Suicides, terroristic intimidation, violence, accidents, murder, bystander deaths
Care Acutely
Dec 2012
#113
I've always been creeped out by guns, and probably more inclined towards greater regulation of them.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#122
no such thing as justifiable homicide in Taverner's World but, there will be cookies and milk!
Tuesday Afternoon
Dec 2012
#199
where and when did I ever say such a thing? in my imagination I am flying away from this nonsense.
Tuesday Afternoon
Dec 2012
#203