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This is surely one of the main things leading to our downfall. logosoco Jan 2013 #1
Message deleted by the DU Administrators lobo9er Jan 2013 #2
ignorant is your borderline illiterate and dimwitted post cali Jan 2013 #3
How incredibly ignorant. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #4
NOT ONE SINGLE massacre has EVER been stopped by a civilian with a gun. NOT ONE. guardian Jan 2013 #13
The Mother Jones criteria are a catch 22, unfortunately Recursion Jan 2013 #15
a police officer even a former police officer is not a civilian Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #28
so what is the minimum "training and experience" guardian Jan 2013 #71
What about former military? ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #110
Really? RC Feb 2013 #122
Good thought...I was Army. What about Army vets or those with a CIB? ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #123
coming out of the woodwork Skittles Jan 2013 #6
We're pulling double shifts in MIRT Recursion Jan 2013 #7
looks like their dittomasters put the word out Skittles Jan 2013 #9
MIRT's Efforts Are Greatly Appreciated. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #10
indeed they are! Skittles Jan 2013 #11
Note the new "Delete posts on PPR" feature Recursion Jan 2013 #12
That IS a great idea! zappaman Jan 2013 #76
Message deleted by the DU Administrators lobo9er Jan 2013 #5
Bwahahaha! america has NEVER "loved our children"! Corrupted, sexualized, yes; WinkyDink Jan 2013 #8
and used as cheap labor in the day. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #105
Nixon's strategy of god, guns, and gays is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Initech Jan 2013 #14
Now part of my sig line DainBramaged Jan 2013 #16
Its not an offense, its our RIGHT thefool_wa Jan 2013 #17
Why do you need assault weapons and high capacity magazines again? IveWornAHundredPants Jan 2013 #19
Defense against tyranny...read it again, its in there. thefool_wa Jan 2013 #20
A tank would be a better defense against tyranny, don't you think? IveWornAHundredPants Jan 2013 #21
but you CAN, if you have the money. thefool_wa Jan 2013 #23
Speech is limited, you can not go into a theatre and yell fire, you can not slander someone. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #93
ALLOW, REALLY! thefool_wa Jan 2013 #95
It seems these weapons are already in the hands of some who clearly does not need them. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #102
To an extent, I agree but... thefool_wa Feb 2013 #108
With a military that is larger than the next 10 militaries of the world ... Kennah Feb 2013 #111
Need is not a legitimate factor. Yes there are those with guns who should not have them ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #113
WHAT "TYRANNY"??? HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #22
IMaginary? Really? thefool_wa Jan 2013 #26
We made our voices known against GWB, and he ended up as one of history's worst presidents. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #30
I doesnt matter how people remember him thefool_wa Jan 2013 #35
Ok, you have a list of grievances & usurpations; when is your AR going to start helping? nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #32
this. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #127
WHO gave you the privilege of defining "tyrant" for EVERYONE else? You didn't ask me. If you had, patrice Jan 2013 #34
???? thefool_wa Jan 2013 #42
When that "necessity" comes WHO will identify it? WHO defines "tyrant"? Do I get a vote in your patrice Jan 2013 #46
You are viewing this from a very narrow angle thefool_wa Jan 2013 #47
I am viewing this from the angle of people who say they are going to start shooting "corruptive patrice Jan 2013 #58
Enjoy the real tyranny when it arrives thefool_wa Jan 2013 #60
100% Self-fulfilling prophecy & Now that I'm the "tyrant", though unarmed, I guess I should fear patrice Jan 2013 #62
Back at ya thefool_wa Jan 2013 #63
This is all you're idea not mine. My name is probably going in your "corrupting influence" book. patrice Jan 2013 #64
WOW thefool_wa Jan 2013 #73
"Per NBC news 203 people shot today as of 6pm"...not for nothing, that better be one fucking jmg257 Jan 2013 #70
Those were most likely criminals thefool_wa Jan 2013 #74
1st off, Constitutionally a regulated Militia isn't 'private military', it is a state entity. Period jmg257 Jan 2013 #75
Never mind - found it... nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #77
There is nothing that says that thefool_wa Jan 2013 #83
Since you are quoting some of the Second amendment you never quoted anything which said they cannot Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #104
I have not said zero regulation thefool_wa Jan 2013 #106
Actually, thoughtful notion jmg257 Jan 2013 #78
I feel the same way about an assault weapons ban thefool_wa Jan 2013 #81
I agree with alot of that, but not the private militias. I am sorry, jmg257 Jan 2013 #89
When you say "violence becomes necessary" logosoco Feb 2013 #116
When they are YOUR kids getting massacred, despite ALL your gun-huggin 'constant guard', jmg257 Jan 2013 #54
Don't Kid yourself thefool_wa Jan 2013 #57
Plenty of negative posturing about how ineffective the people and govt will be in jmg257 Jan 2013 #67
I never said PSYCHOS should have access thefool_wa Jan 2013 #79
I found your solution - thanks! addressed elsewhere. The 'problem' I see with the Militia jmg257 Jan 2013 #80
"that is exactly what I expect out of people here." Curious why you are a member then? jmg257 Jan 2013 #69
no - fair question thefool_wa Jan 2013 #84
The notion that the Second Amendment was to enable people to take up arms against the gov't ... markpkessinger Jan 2013 #43
Again, read deeper thefool_wa Jan 2013 #48
Nope, like the NRA, you're making sh*t up.... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #72
Read a history book. nt thefool_wa Jan 2013 #88
Great comeback...I'm impressed...read the Militia Acts of 1792...asshat...nt joeybee12 Feb 2013 #120
So when the Government comes marching down the street SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #130
The "tyranny of the government" line is bull to the shit. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #24
I'm gald to see you have already surrendered. thefool_wa Jan 2013 #33
People like you SCARE me. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #36
And people like you scare me thefool_wa Jan 2013 #37
Like I said: Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #39
I don't believe that will happen again thefool_wa Jan 2013 #44
"There is no MLK"--because Martin Luther King was shot by an idiot thucythucy Jan 2013 #97
I stand by it thefool_wa Jan 2013 #100
That's a ridiculous assertion, unsupported by any facts. thucythucy Feb 2013 #117
Right "tyranny comes in many forms" & If you can't recognize your OWN tyranny, you ARE the most patrice Jan 2013 #41
If you don't like the rights gauranteed to americans thefool_wa Jan 2013 #49
Love it or leave it? laundry_queen Jan 2013 #103
THIS IS A RIGHT! thefool_wa Feb 2013 #107
My right to life laundry_queen Feb 2013 #109
You do realize your 'protection against tyranny' was your right & duty to participate in a jmg257 Jan 2013 #29
You say you're sickened... ReRe Jan 2013 #31
There is no stopping it thefool_wa Jan 2013 #45
Seriously...that is your reply? ReRe Jan 2013 #56
School shootings in america go back to 1764 thefool_wa Jan 2013 #59
Well, now you are sounding a little more coherent... ReRe Jan 2013 #68
Bottom Line thefool_wa Jan 2013 #91
I couldn't disagree with you more... ReRe Jan 2013 #96
I don't understand how thefool_wa Jan 2013 #98
Wrong again Doctor_J Feb 2013 #121
Admit it, you would sacrifice ANYTHING & everything for your gun, even all of the potentials of your patrice Jan 2013 #38
No thefool_wa Jan 2013 #53
It's NOT your right if you oppress the rights of others by means of it; that makes it a PRIVILEGE. patrice Jan 2013 #40
2nd amendment, bill of RIGHTS thefool_wa Jan 2013 #55
Yo! Over-reactionary dumbass....I don't know how old you are, but WHEN JanMichael Jan 2013 #66
Thanks for the reasonalbe reply thefool_wa Jan 2013 #86
Your post is preposterous, from the get-go Doctor_J Feb 2013 #119
Idea for an editorial cartoon, if it hasn't already been done: Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #18
They have FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2013 #82
I think it's possible to demonstrate that the guns have become an absolute end in and of themselves patrice Jan 2013 #25
And yet people who do are posting, as we speak, in the gungeon... villager Jan 2013 #27
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #50
Watch out! You're going to get deemed "a corrupting influence". nt patrice Jan 2013 #65
Wow again thefool_wa Jan 2013 #85
Here is what I support thefool_wa Jan 2013 #51
What are you scared of? FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2013 #87
Prove it, don't just assume because it backs your point. thefool_wa Jan 2013 #90
It's not a right to have a gun FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2013 #92
You don't know unless you try. thefool_wa Jan 2013 #94
The guns in norway FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2013 #99
Your argument is invalid thefool_wa Jan 2013 #101
You're not seeing the problem FunkyLeprechaun Feb 2013 #114
Eloquent. Elegant. True. duhneece Jan 2013 #52
Yes, and someone needs to contact the Commandant of the Marine Corps and put a stop to flyover22 Jan 2013 #61
Epic context fail. I don't think anyone is talking about taking guns away from the Armed Forces. Electric Monk Feb 2013 #112
I think the poster might be saying the opposite CJCRANE Feb 2013 #115
I took it as sarcastic/humorous as well ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #124
Yes, I took it as the poster being against the rifleman's creed. nt CJCRANE Feb 2013 #126
I'd refer you to my own post: Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #125
Huh?? WHERE in that is that the rifleman must love his rifle more than his children? MH1 Feb 2013 #128
It's a shame you cannot comprehend simple English as stated in the 'creed'. flyover22 Feb 2013 #129
there's almost nothing left in the US to be proud of Doctor_J Feb 2013 #118
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