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There's that word again TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #1
Gun Nuts = Public Health Hazard DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #2
So are all legal gun owners gun nuts? hack89 Jan 2013 #7
Just plenty, in my experience. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #21
Funny - my experience is exactly the opposite hack89 Jan 2013 #22
Nope regjoe Jan 2013 #24
I've spent the last month talking to real people who are convinced that Chorophyll Jan 2013 #25
Both sides have their nut cases. hack89 Jan 2013 #28
Both sides have their nut cases IveWornAHundredPants Jan 2013 #38
And on the other there is a serious authoritarian streak hack89 Jan 2013 #39
And some of the authoritarians are freakin' hilarious derby378 Jan 2013 #48
Then you ought to get some shoes that fit. IveWornAHundredPants Jan 2013 #52
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #57
You do know that the state of NY is implementing a database for people with mental illness hack89 Jan 2013 #59
You should be jumping for joy bongbong Jan 2013 #63
No - they listened to Governor Cuomo. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #64
No - they listened to your idol Wayne LaTerrorist bongbong Jan 2013 #67
So the NRA is not weak and powerless. Interesting. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #69
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #74
Uh, there IS a database for mentally ill. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #129
The nut cases you're supporting tend to leave a whole load of dead bodies in their wake. baldguy Jan 2013 #96
And who would they be? hack89 Jan 2013 #123
What I'm sensing from SOME (not all) gun-control advocates derby378 Jan 2013 #128
"Both sides have their nut cases." Hm. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #133
The hyperbole, the insults, the broad brush stereotyping, hack89 Jan 2013 #135
Maybe you need to get a better class of friends. Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #122
Heh. They definitely ain't my friends. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #132
Enough to tilt the scales lastlib Jan 2013 #47
In what direction? hack89 Jan 2013 #51
70 mil people own a gun and only 4 mil belong to the NRA randr Jan 2013 #112
Just those who align with the NRA and block moving towards public safety. morningfog Jan 2013 #115
Too logical and sensible for that crowd. Brigid Jan 2013 #3
All this reminds me of a witch hunt that desires the trials for those labeled to begin immediately... AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #4
Ahhh... 99Forever Jan 2013 #5
mmm salty tears SQUEE Jan 2013 #10
I'm sorry, did you say something? derby378 Jan 2013 #29
Yes we were... 99Forever Jan 2013 #30
Run along and play with the other kids... derby378 Jan 2013 #32
Hypocrite much? 99Forever Jan 2013 #34
I would wonder about some of these responses being deliberate to make DU look bad but sadly I've AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #84
My wife was a very strong supporter of gun control derby378 Jan 2013 #97
You're not acting like an adult DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #49
Ah, the smug self-righteousness oozing from that diatribe... derby378 Jan 2013 #73
20 Slaughtered Six Year Olds, Killed With A Semi Auto In Minutes, Not A Knife, Not A Hammer, Not Skraxx Jan 2013 #81
No one that exhibits even a tad bit intelligence questions the need for common sense regulation but AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #89
Really? I See People Opposing Common Sense Regulation Constantly As "Not Worth It, Won't Change Skraxx Jan 2013 #93
Killed by a maniac who STOLE a gun and KILLED ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER derby378 Jan 2013 #94
The Guns Were IN THE MANIACS HOUSE And He Had EASY Access to Them Skraxx Jan 2013 #99
HOW easy? derby378 Jan 2013 #101
So You Support The Status Quo That Enables Maniacs Easy Access To Weapons Of Mass Slaughter Skraxx Jan 2013 #102
Do you begin every sentence with "So?" derby378 Jan 2013 #103
What's Interesting Is Your Failure To Address Any Salient Points. So, That Must Mean You Have No Skraxx Jan 2013 #105
I've already addressed them sufficiently derby378 Jan 2013 #107
Yes, Pretend You Addressed Them, Too Bad I'm Here To Call Bullshit Skraxx Jan 2013 #110
Oh, By The Way, USSC Also Says It's Ok To Regulat Guns, You Ok With That? Skraxx Jan 2013 #104
You and I both know that's a straw man... derby378 Jan 2013 #106
LOL! Sure It Is! One USSC Decision You Like, The Other You Don't, Cherry Pick Until Your Hearts Skraxx Jan 2013 #108
And about machine guns... derby378 Jan 2013 #109
Try Buying A Machine Gun Skraxx Jan 2013 #111
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Now I'm CONVINCED you need a mug of hot chocolate derby378 Jan 2013 #114
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Somebody once told me that what you put into the universe, you get back derby378 Jan 2013 #120
Wow. Thanks, Jesus. Now turn that other cheek if you don't mind. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #121
Interesting response...I'll leave it at that.. AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #82
I am getting to where I just cannot fucking stand them Skittles Jan 2013 #127
Well, try being bipolar in the middle of all of this. Denninmi Jan 2013 #12
I could not even imagine what you've been going through, just so you know, its not all that visit DU AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #90
+10000000 B2G Jan 2013 #17
Hey wait a damn minute nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #19
Your right, if all these people that are against oldbanjo Jan 2013 #45
Very true AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #91
agreed that not all gun owners are paranoid - but there are many vocal ones who are threatening samsingh Jan 2013 #55
There are many vocal threats being directed at American children and many of those threats are comin AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #98
A gun owner telling everyone else to wait to make up their minds is the epitome of ironic. aandegoons Jan 2013 #66
? My post was in response to the subject header...perhaps if you reread it you would understand my AuntPatsy Jan 2013 #100
A little slower for you. aandegoons Jan 2013 #131
Witch hunt! Be afraid! morningfog Jan 2013 #116
patsy - good name Skittles Jan 2013 #126
Actually, if you are billh58 Jan 2013 #130
What about those of us that just want to shoot at paper targets? hack89 Jan 2013 #6
Here you go: Erose999 Jan 2013 #8
How about an AR-15 with a 10 round mag? hack89 Jan 2013 #9
Last I checked they were still using .22LR for the olympic events. Erose999 Jan 2013 #11
High Power Competition are the most popular shooting events in America hack89 Jan 2013 #14
Well stop doing that simple upaloopa Jan 2013 #15
Ain't going to happen. hack89 Jan 2013 #16
You wanna shoot pieces of paper with an AR15? Great. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #23
No - we shoot all over New England. hack89 Jan 2013 #26
I didn't say it was bad ass. I think it's assinine. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #27
It's just a rifle - a very practical rifle. hack89 Jan 2013 #31
Or, at the very least, a practical suggestion that could prevent the next school shooting derby378 Jan 2013 #33
Is this what you are talking about? Hoyt Jan 2013 #35
Think what you want - no skin off my nose. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #37
This is HighPower rifle. What you found was 3 gun. oneshooter Jan 2013 #80
Hello there. May I ask you a question? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #88
I was a Marine for eight years. oneshooter Jan 2013 #92
Couldn't you find a quote from a non-disgusting politician? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #95
and I used to hunt azureblue Jan 2013 #42
I don't hunt - never have. hack89 Jan 2013 #43
Why do you do that? upaloopa Jan 2013 #44
I shot plenty of weapons during my 20 years of service hack89 Jan 2013 #50
Unfortunately, there are twenty families thucythucy Jan 2013 #56
Which has nothing to do with me. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #58
Really? thucythucy Jan 2013 #60
Why are your solutions the only acceptable ones? hack89 Jan 2013 #61
Single payer health care? Sure, thucythucy Jan 2013 #71
If there was a substance that was directly linked to death, illness, suicide and violence. hack89 Jan 2013 #72
You're talking about what? Alcohol, drugs? thucythucy Jan 2013 #75
I own other things that kill more children annually than AR-15s hack89 Jan 2013 #79
Except of course the mother of the Connecticut thucythucy Jan 2013 #136
Here's a link to the thread I mentioned in my last post thucythucy Jan 2013 #78
I say you get to keep your AR if you can snooper2 Jan 2013 #68
I have no sense of rhythm - could be a real problem here. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #70
You need another outlet for your problem. morningfog Jan 2013 #117
I don't have a problem hack89 Jan 2013 #124
How the hell can he get hard from that? Dragonfli Jan 2013 #18
No, You Can't, And If You Enjoy It, And Are Resonsible About It Skraxx Jan 2013 #83
Treasure that feeling of smug superiority hack89 Jan 2013 #85
Is "Smug Sense Of Superiority" The New NRA Talking Point Or Something? So, IOW, You Can't Respond Skraxx Jan 2013 #87
How long have you supported the NRA? morningfog Jan 2013 #119
I resigned my membership 15 years ago. hack89 Jan 2013 #125
Dumb - On At Least Two Levels NeedleCast Jan 2013 #13
Really? jeff47 Jan 2013 #36
Nobody in the Republican party opposes the NFA, or keeping felons from having weapons Recursion Jan 2013 #53
I'm guessing that the problem is you define "reasonable" a tad more narrowly than most people. jeff47 Jan 2013 #62
True! And from what I've seen the only tyranny these people feel truebluegreen Jan 2013 #86
Then you haven't been paying attention nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #40
K&R Chorophyll Jan 2013 #20
GUNS are Island Deac Jan 2013 #41
May I remind NRA members azureblue Jan 2013 #46
The NRA has been opposed to gun control for more than four years JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #65
kick 100000000 samsingh Jan 2013 #54
Talk about paranoid. bluerum Jan 2013 #76
You have no right to a appropriate and resaonable public health policy didact Jan 2013 #77
Simplistic brainless shit is not helpful. cali Jan 2013 #134
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