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In reply to the discussion: In 1966 I was trained with the M-14. I was taught [View all]upaloopa
(11,417 posts)35. Listen, Americans are tired of the killing
Your stats don't mean a thing when someone open fires in a school or theater. You constantly posting stats is just so much pissing in the wind. It's pointless nobody cares anymore. They see the killing and the weapon and want them both gone.
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As a history buff and nephew of 2 wwII vets, I loved Bill Mauldin's books. It made me
libinnyandia
Jan 2013
#70
Bill Mauldin wrote about WWII weren't always treated well when they returned home.
libinnyandia
Jan 2013
#89
When I got back into college after VN in 1969, I got $130/month on the GI Bill--
Jackpine Radical
Jan 2013
#102
I've often wondered about sports fandom and war cheering and whether they're related.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jan 2013
#38
Dad told me no one that ever had to wipe the brains of his fellow Marine off his face would ever
Ikonoklast
Jan 2013
#10
My dad was a helicopter mechanic and door gunner in Vietnam. Turned down some lucrative
Erose999
Jan 2013
#159
The comforting news is that they (assault-type rifles) account for a tiny fraction of gun-homicide.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#13
That would appear to be the logical solutions to taking a real bite out of homicides. nt
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#119
And we live in a nation where laws govern hundres of millions of people.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#108
well ban them, take the off the streets and they'll be using them even less win win
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#139
Correct, your chronological awareness doesn't "fucking detract from what you said".
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#29
If they're tired of killings, why not support laws that can ACTUALLY put a dent in them?
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#51
3.7% of all rifles vs. 1 in 4 assault rifles = massively disproportionate representation.
ellisonz
Jan 2013
#48
That also was the spirit of the hand to hand fighter. We had to yell kill kill kill also.
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#126
I agree 100%. I'm a Gulf War vet, although I have no doubt my experiences were as nothing compared
Aristus
Jan 2013
#71
It's going to take more than a band of old fat asses with cool rifles for the "revolution"
BeyondGeography
Jan 2013
#153
So the American citizens, as presently armed, constitute a real threat to the military?
BeyondGeography
Jan 2013
#170
I think you are saying I killed innocent people. Maybe I did, I'm not sure. My draft notice
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#124
Whoa, he was drafted. What reason did he have to doubt his government was lying to him?
Selatius
Jan 2013
#138
I never defended involvement in Viet Nam. My family suffered that war personally. nt
Selatius
Jan 2013
#141
What about making "tactical weapons" an elite class, with a license/registration/security deal?
Mopar151
Jan 2013
#101
That's clearly not the point. This is 2013. Last year there were several mass shootings where the
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#121
I'm willing to bet that the AWB will be renewed this year and soon. The NRA the right the gun lobby
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#164
K&R. We're In An Era Where A Lot Of Firearms Aren't Designed For Grown-ups. (nt)
Paladin
Jan 2013
#116
Yeah, because civilians shouldn't enjoy the benefits of incremental improvements in gun technology!
krispos42
Jan 2013
#122
6 yr old citizens should have the right to grow up not be murdered in school. If that means you
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#129
With all due respect, you're not the king of DU. The OP is as welcome as you to share his views
Heidi
Jan 2013
#160
And I'm sharing my opinion of where his false-equivalency arguments should be
krispos42
Jan 2013
#190
And that, in a nutshell, is why the use of drones is murder, not an act of war.
1-Old-Man
Jan 2013
#156
I agree 100%. We should be preaching to our children that there is nothing
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2013
#161