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In reply to the discussion: Instead of calling these things "assault weapons", I propose that we call them something else... [View all]trumad
(41,692 posts)3. Seems to be the latest meme from the DU Gun Nuts...
Let's redefine the name.
Good post---great name BTW.
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Instead of calling these things "assault weapons", I propose that we call them something else... [View all]
MrScorpio
Jan 2013
OP
Lets's start calling them RBKA extremists, it sounds more refined but is the same thing
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#16
Some people really go out of their way to cling to their guns and their religion
MrScorpio
Jan 2013
#65
Sounds like a plan !!! A lot easier than the other painful discourses going on.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#37
...meant to include the firearm ability to hunt for food...in season and with bag limit.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#39
Then myself and millions of other Sport Utility Rifle owners must be doing it wrong.
-..__...
Jan 2013
#40
It's a sport to shoot at garbage? Curious as to the satisfaction factor involved.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#42
Just seems a bit odd...that's all. And if those things shot back, pretty sure the glamour would
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#55
Irrelevant and rhetorical. None involve the skill that would lead to ending a life. For all the
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#67
Let me reframe it then...guns as sport...does that mean they do not have the
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#80
Well, there's some common ground. I suck at target shooting, too. Good luck in Mumbai.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#86
I'm Thinking... "Pink Panties"... Could You Imagine The Guys At The Tavern Asking...
WillyT
Jan 2013
#93