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In reply to the discussion: Drove by a gun store last night [View all]LP2K12
(885 posts)97. You underestimate firearm owners...
Yes, some are overweight, middle-aged men.
However, some... like me, are mid-20's, military veterans.
OMGZ, the gubnet haz tankz and wurthogz?
Yep, we have tanks, planes, and armored vehicles in Afghanistan as well.
Guess what. My best friend was inside an up-armored vehicle and was KIA by an IED. A primitive IED.
Don't underestimate the minds of those who want or need to cause destruction. It can happen. They may not win, but they wont surrender easily.
That's why reform matters.
Meh, this argument doesn't matter anyone because no one wants to listen to anyone else.
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How dare you insult our lean, mean, credit card wieldin' shoppin' machines
BeyondGeography
Jan 2013
#2
Looks like an adult-size eight-year-old, all dressed up in his little cowboys-and-indians costume
calimary
Jan 2013
#53
This guy probably crapped himself because he couldn't hold it back while taking off all that gear.
Erose999
Jan 2013
#14
Well all this guys doing is attending a Rand Paul rally. A misspelled sign is really the only
Erose999
Jan 2013
#19
LOL. We can't "hominem attack" on DU Rand Paul fan flakes who show up...
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2013
#91
Yep, flip it to anyone with a fistful of cash WITHOUT A background check. "Responsible gun owners."
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#101
20 little coffins lined up and you call politicians "hair-trigger" for wanting gun control?
Hekate
Jan 2013
#22
Imagine a gun nutters playground where all the gun nutters can get together and shoot each other
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#11
thought current rhetoric was that only good guys with guns can kill bad guys with guns...
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#100
Remember what happened the last time or two the US forces pulled triggers aimed at civilians?
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#36
I heard on the news that gun sales have increased since the Sandy Hook Massacre.
Lady Freedom Returns
Jan 2013
#48
This country must surely look like a bunch of damn fools to the rest of the world. n/t
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#77
That certainly explains why they come here for the idiotic gun debate and first class American Excep
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#103
My issue with that, is what if I live next door to that "well placed" attack?
Glassunion
Jan 2013
#87
In an unthreatening manner, you will carry your weapons to the friendly soldiers
tabasco
Jan 2013
#94