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please annabanana Jan 2013 #1
It's just like watching a DU gun thread. bluedigger Jan 2013 #2
LOL. True! n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #18
I had the same reaction. 99Forever Jan 2013 #50
I just saw that.... 49jim Jan 2013 #3
She annoys the living shit out of me... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #4
"assault weapon" is quite literally a phrase that was invented to scare people Recursion Jan 2013 #7
It's also redundant, right? OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #11
Aurora and Columbine were plain old shotguns; VA Tech was plain old handguns Recursion Jan 2013 #14
I wasn't including you in that description, Recursion... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #16
Here's where I get accused of "deflection", but... Recursion Jan 2013 #20
Thank you... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #28
I'm not sure you're right about that. Recursion Jan 2013 #30
Let me ask you a question instead... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #34
Very little has changed since about World War One Recursion Jan 2013 #35
I have a theory on the drop in violence metalbot Jan 2013 #115
Loved this ... DakotaLady Jan 2013 #17
OK, but except for Sandy Hook those were "normal" weapons Recursion Jan 2013 #27
by definition assault weapons are the type used by armed forces.... TeamPooka Jan 2013 #19
Hm ok. Those have been banned since the 1930s Recursion Jan 2013 #22
I wish more people were aware of this. JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #31
Just Goes To Show That Gun Control Works. Paladin Jan 2013 #48
Yup. The NFA has been very effective Recursion Jan 2013 #49
A Bushmaster AR 15 is an automatic rifle so you are wrong. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #68
No, it's not Recursion Jan 2013 #72
No, its not. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #77
It was invented by the Nazis. jeff47 Jan 2013 #21
Yes, the phrase "assault weapon" was coined to make people think of assault rifles Recursion Jan 2013 #26
Actually, Sir, It Was There From the Start The Magistrate Jan 2013 #23
I said "assault weapon" not "assault rifle" Recursion Jan 2013 #25
That, Sir, May Be the Silliest Quibble Seen Yet From 'Team NRA' And Associates The Magistrate Jan 2013 #32
Do you honestly not know that there's a huge difference between the two? Recursion Jan 2013 #33
Do You Honestly Have Such An Inflated View Of Yourself, Sir, As That? The Magistrate Jan 2013 #37
You are factually mistaken about converting a semi-automatic rifle to a fully automatic rifle Recursion Jan 2013 #39
The Eighties, Sir, Was About the Time I Stopped Paying Much Attention To Weaponry The Magistrate Jan 2013 #43
The gas ports are in different locations and the gas follows a different path Recursion Jan 2013 #46
sir, you are wasting your time. spanone Jan 2013 #76
I do listen, and it's not a waste to talk to me Recursion Jan 2013 #78
Semantics: the last refuge of a weak argument TeamPooka Jan 2013 #69
Have you seen the threads about the word "entitlement" Recursion Jan 2013 #74
After being used by the people at Gun Digest, in 1986 jmg257 Jan 2013 #94
Was her point that those are ambiguous phrases? Recursion Jan 2013 #5
ambiguous how annabanana Jan 2013 #8
Well, what does "rapid fire" mean? Recursion Jan 2013 #10
They are utterly meaningless terms 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #15
then I'm not sending you to the store with a shopping list without supervision. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #9
So you create a measurement system that qualitfies it. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #38
I *love* that idea Recursion Jan 2013 #40
I grant you you last point ... however ... I'd suggest that what happens is ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #45
I would love to see licensure adopted Recursion Jan 2013 #47
Thank you, JoePhilly and Recursion... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #61
After only a few million flaming threads Recursion Jan 2013 #64
Indeed. OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #65
The difference? Semantics. In Aurora for example, James Holmes shot 30 rounds in 26 seconds. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #6
I have not followed Aurora in detail. Hangingon Jan 2013 #12
There was a police investigation and eyewitnesses. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #13
Semantics and gunz gobbledygook billh58 Jan 2013 #24
Bingo ... that's exactly what she was doing ... that and playing dumb. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #36
she is a better fit riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #29
She has all the potential but lacks a rational brain. n/t bamacrat Jan 2013 #41
physically she looks perfect qazplm Jan 2013 #63
True. bamacrat Jan 2013 #71
Funny for a propaganda artist to forget her lines. Rex Jan 2013 #42
If "definitions & context" don't matter, then intelligent people can't have a productive discussion. jody Jan 2013 #44
Come On, Jody. We're Talking S.E. Cupp, Here. Paladin Jan 2013 #51
Paladin I bow to your insight and conclusion. Happy New Year and peace to you and yours. jody Jan 2013 #54
Same To You, Bud. Best Wishes. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #55
They matter, which is why some work so hard to muddy the water. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #52
Understand and then slip into law granting the Attorney General unilateral authority to ban any jody Jan 2013 #57
You should build strawmen for a living ... you're good at it. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #58
You replied to MY #44. I pointed out how a bill like H.R. 1022 could be deviously modified jody Jan 2013 #62
Another throw up hands and shrug response. Not a big surprise. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #66
I have no idea what is your problem. I asserted "44. If 'definitions & context' don't matter, then jody Jan 2013 #67
Assumption Alert! TeamPooka Jan 2013 #70
You and recursion just live for the moment to whine about terminology on DU Kolesar Jan 2013 #56
As long as the terminolgy and its meaning remains muddied, there can be no JoePhilly Jan 2013 #59
I think it's unfair to say that pushing for accurate usage Recursion Jan 2013 #75
But did you try to correct it? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #79
There is a group of weapons that are all essentially the same, functionally Recursion Jan 2013 #82
I'm not only talking about semi-automatic weapons. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #83
I'm specifically talking about "rapid fire" because you brought that up Recursion Jan 2013 #86
I'm pretty sure he left the shotgun in the car. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #89
And now that I think of it I don't know what kind of shotgun it was Recursion Jan 2013 #90
Yea, getting inside his head is pretty tough ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #92
I do get that, and I think that's a fair point Recursion Jan 2013 #93
I want to discuss solutions that become law that will prevent another Sandy Hook Tragedy and reduce jody Jan 2013 #60
So propose something. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #81
I've posted my position many times since 2001.nt jody Jan 2013 #95
Then surely you have a link handy to your JoePhilly Jan 2013 #97
LOL 1. enforce federal law aggressively, 2. mandatory sentence for use of firearms, 3. Sentence for jody Jan 2013 #100
Above, you called for proposals that would have prevented Sandy Hook. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #101
JoePhilly you did what you accused me of doing, "Nope, that's not it." You didn't read carefully jody Jan 2013 #102
I refered to a specific condition that you put forward previously. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #106
Stats I quoted are from the site below. You say they are "easily refuted" then prove it by refuting. jody Jan 2013 #109
Maybe because the gun Lanza used wasn't an assault weapon? Recursion Jan 2013 #73
Can you name ANY weapon or ammo that we should ban from civilian use? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #84
Sure, semi-automatics with detachable magazines Recursion Jan 2013 #85
So, I'd say start with that law ... sell no more ... and then ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #87
Thanks JoePhilly and Recursion... Captain Stern Jan 2013 #99
That's sensible Recursion Jan 2013 #104
I think part of what happens is that people use certain terms as a short hand. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #105
The terms aren't clearly understood. Captain Stern Jan 2013 #110
Correct, and so you start there and BOTH SIDES work on tighening the defintions. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #112
While that may be what they mean... Recursion Jan 2013 #116
Most neocons are like that, especially in the media Warpy Jan 2013 #53
She knows as much about that as she does about anything. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #80
S.E. Cupp is Hawt jpak Jan 2013 #88
Typical, they go to simantics when their positions are found wanting uponit7771 Jan 2013 #91
She has to know LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #96
Just to be clear, this is 97 replies and nobody here has been able to say what they mean either? Recursion Jan 2013 #98
Let me summarize - gun nuttery sucks jpak Jan 2013 #103
I think your response to me in post #85 works. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #107
I'm sick of this wheezing wacko. n/t Pryderi Jan 2013 #108
republicons love to play their semantic BS...let them try and play arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #111
Lets not wait for her slow ass to catch up. Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #113
ladies and gentlement of the jury Enrique Jan 2013 #114
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