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Make gun owners the new PARIAH [View all] HockeyMom Apr 2013 OP
I am not going to shun my loved ones. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #1
As long as there IS productive communication! Lots of the time is is ONE WAY... CTyankee Apr 2013 #78
If you're one of us Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #127
But right now you can be in their face a bit flamingdem Apr 2013 #142
Why would I feel any differently about my gun? Pointy_n_sharp Apr 2013 #152
So my sister, brother-in-law, dad, nephews, uncles...why not make criminals pariah's? The Straight Story Apr 2013 #2
Relax, your family's guns are considered more valuable than the lives of urban children in DC. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #10
Ann Richards is dead. That's the only reason she's not currently ridiculing you and your ... 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #26
There were 57 votes in the Senate today to effectively gut every state gun control law. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #30
without a doubt arely staircase Apr 2013 #54
Nice try The Straight Story Apr 2013 #64
I didn't say you value them more than children. I said your government does. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #70
That's rather mean and close-minded. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #3
Want to See MEAN otohara Apr 2013 #25
You go first. Sissyk Apr 2013 #4
Why shun smokers in public? nt. TimberValley Apr 2013 #5
Because they're burning instruments of mass destruction, of course! Bake Apr 2013 #138
So tens of millions of Americans are going to be treated as a new "pariah?" TimberValley Apr 2013 #6
Yes otohara Apr 2013 #27
No you won't. Earth_First Apr 2013 #43
Pffft... pipi_k Apr 2013 #162
Great little idea you have there... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #7
That's going to work in Arkansas, Alaska, Montana and North Dakota? FarCenter Apr 2013 #8
No, it's not the way. You can't talk through a slammed door. nolabear Apr 2013 #9
uh, no arely staircase Apr 2013 #11
In Texas otohara Apr 2013 #28
lots of liberal gun owners all over the country arely staircase Apr 2013 #29
I Don't Know ONE otohara Apr 2013 #34
Not every gun is a Glock... actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #40
meaning? arely staircase Apr 2013 #41
Fuck Guns and The People Who Buy Them otohara Apr 2013 #45
lol arely staircase Apr 2013 #49
Well, We Boycott All Sorts of Corporations otohara Apr 2013 #61
again arely staircase Apr 2013 #66
I Don't Care What You Think otohara Apr 2013 #73
well, if true, you might re-think your tactics arely staircase Apr 2013 #75
Calling Congress Didn't Do A Damn Thing otohara Apr 2013 #85
Just because you don't know one doesn't mean they aren't there. nt. TimberValley Apr 2013 #42
Hes not as liberal as I would like Go Vols Apr 2013 #47
Yep - This Pic Makes Me Wanna PUKE otohara Apr 2013 #48
"Boo to Gabby Giffords" Union Scribe Apr 2013 #51
I Keep Getting E-mails From otohara Apr 2013 #69
"Proud gun owners" WTF does that mean? Moses2SandyKoufax Apr 2013 #77
Here otohara Apr 2013 #86
I think they are trying to appeal... actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #89
I understand that. Nothing wrong with being proud of restoring a classic car, Moses2SandyKoufax Apr 2013 #92
"Boo to Gabby Giffords" actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #68
According to Biden, he does n/t Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #62
What He Said About How Good It Feels To Hold A Gun otohara Apr 2013 #71
To you... Pointy_n_sharp Apr 2013 #169
come to vermont. I know dozens of them. cali Apr 2013 #76
I Knew A 9 Year Old otohara Apr 2013 #148
Cali, I was going to say the same... Maine-ah Apr 2013 #160
I do. ecstatic Apr 2013 #147
Lots of liberals that are disgusted by gun ownership, as well etherealtruth Apr 2013 #121
as unregulated as it is today, there are many arely staircase Apr 2013 #128
This message was self-deleted by its author TimberValley Apr 2013 #63
Thats a great idea! beevul Apr 2013 #12
Yeah...no. randome Apr 2013 #13
Have fun living on your own little desert island derby378 Apr 2013 #14
Can't Live Without A Gun? otohara Apr 2013 #17
Nice try derby378 Apr 2013 #19
I Hate Them All otohara Apr 2013 #15
Then your hatred is irrational. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #31
Happiness Is A Warm Gun otohara Apr 2013 #33
Yeah, fuck that murder victim. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #35
Murder Victim? otohara Apr 2013 #38
Yeah, you're clearly pissed Union Scribe Apr 2013 #39
Gun Are The Enemy otohara Apr 2013 #55
jury results arely staircase Apr 2013 #57
DU Moderators Always Have Snarky Remarks About Members otohara Apr 2013 #79
and yet, eom arely staircase Apr 2013 #81
eom? otohara Apr 2013 #84
eom....end of message. n/t oneshooter Oct 2014 #171
Honestly I think I would rather... actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #88
I Got To Say, It Was A Suprise otohara Apr 2013 #91
"Murder Victim? Stupid woman asking for trouble and she got it." Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #110
Was She A Rape Victim? otohara Apr 2013 #117
What about all the other women who carry for self-defense? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #118
Good Luck Ladies otohara Apr 2013 #120
A "messy purse." How -- stereotypical Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #132
I Was Thinking Of My Purse otohara Apr 2013 #133
Those stats are for men owning guns. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #134
"Stupid woman asking for it..." See where hatred leads? Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #149
And tell me, what have myself or my family done to you or yours? oneshooter Apr 2013 #93
You Support The Gun Industry otohara Apr 2013 #95
And how have they hurt me and my family? oneshooter Apr 2013 #136
You've Never Heard of ALEC? otohara Apr 2013 #140
You're a silly person. nt Codeine Apr 2013 #125
In the end... pipi_k Apr 2013 #164
Definitely need to change perception of gun culture in our society. Hoyt Apr 2013 #16
See, this is how we start losing good dem! Bad idea! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #18
I only have a problem with the ones who use the guns to commit crimes, the rest are ok by me. JVS Apr 2013 #20
You Never Know When otohara Apr 2013 #111
I'm concerned with knowing the past and present, not the future. JVS Apr 2013 #115
The Only Episode I Had With A Gun otohara Apr 2013 #119
None Lurker Deluxe Apr 2013 #159
I have been putting my foot down for 40 years HockeyMom Apr 2013 #21
That isn't what your OP states. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2013 #22
Did you kick him out? Sissyk Apr 2013 #23
I police him HockeyMom Apr 2013 #37
I'm sorry he is in the hospital, Sissyk Apr 2013 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #46
It sounds like you are both perfectly miserable in your relationship. slackmaster Apr 2013 #56
Since you hate them so much, oneshooter Apr 2013 #94
IF he passes before me, HockeyMom Apr 2013 #103
You just might give them up? oneshooter Apr 2013 #141
I can see that. beevul Apr 2013 #24
My son-in-law and brother-in-law? HockeyMom Apr 2013 #58
Assume much? beevul Apr 2013 #65
Aaaaaaaahahahaha rl6214 Apr 2013 #50
Can you imagine lars1701a Apr 2013 #87
Nothing HockeyMom Apr 2013 #100
I have been married 30 years and neither my wife or I rl6214 Apr 2013 #102
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #153
Only his GUNS HockeyMom Apr 2013 #97
Sounds like a loving marriage badtoworse Apr 2013 #59
Hint: MANY gun owners... actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #32
If this is what you want to do then you can't make it about guns and their owners Beearewhyain Apr 2013 #36
extreme much? mikegray Apr 2013 #52
Does anyone have a good recipe for tar and feathers? slackmaster Apr 2013 #53
There are too many good people who own guns; they shouldn't be made to suffer for the extremists. gateley Apr 2013 #60
You mean...like Gabby Giffords? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #67
You cannot look at me and know whether or not I own a gun. You're not likely to see me with it. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #72
I have said many times I prefer open carry HockeyMom Apr 2013 #104
I don't carry my gun anywhere but to the range and back. I'm as much of a gun owner as one who cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #114
do you really think sweetapogee Apr 2013 #116
ha ha. like that will happen. I live in Vermont, as liberal a state as there is cali Apr 2013 #74
This is the stupidest post I've seen in a while. tammywammy Apr 2013 #80
Get over yourself, please Mopar151 Apr 2013 #82
Do you support National Repocrity? HockeyMom Apr 2013 #107
When in that state, sure. Mopar151 Apr 2013 #112
Now ya got me smokin' outside with a bunch of gun nuts? Thanks. trof Apr 2013 #83
I'm not going to shun my family and friends just to make *you* feel better about yourself. nt Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #90
The NRA Thanks You otohara Apr 2013 #96
Yeah, cause spending time with my 72 year old father who happens to own a shotgun is pure evil. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #99
Family & Friends otohara Apr 2013 #105
Ignore? No need. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #113
Poke All You Want otohara Apr 2013 #126
ok sweetapogee Apr 2013 #166
It's not true no matter how much you self righteously rant SpartanDem Apr 2013 #109
Remember When Drunk Drivers otohara Apr 2013 #129
So we hold people who act irresponsibly accountable Union Scribe Apr 2013 #144
Uhmm no unclebob Apr 2013 #98
You refuse to be around them when they have guns with them HockeyMom Apr 2013 #106
... rrneck Apr 2013 #101
How do I shun myself? Throd Apr 2013 #108
I tried it once... pipi_k Apr 2013 #168
Oh, what a GREAT idea: make tens of millions of Americans pariahs. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #122
Shun the nonbelievers... beevul Apr 2013 #123
NOPE Serve The Servants Apr 2013 #124
Joe Biden has guns... dkf Apr 2013 #130
As I understand it, the President himself enjoys the occasional round of skeet. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #143
No Marrah_G Apr 2013 #131
And exactly how will you know who they are? lynne Apr 2013 #135
Better idea, let's make anyone who doesn't agree with me a pariah Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #137
Wait a sec, I want to add to that list davidpdx Apr 2013 #157
Nope. Brigid Apr 2013 #139
Over-the-top, and for many people, impractical. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #145
Is this really about gun owners, most of whom are for background checks... ecstatic Apr 2013 #146
This thread is so sad. No pile on for the OP... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #150
That's the amazing thing about CONCEALED carry... Pointy_n_sharp Apr 2013 #151
90% of Americans, which includes a good many gun owners, support this legislation justiceischeap Apr 2013 #154
They already are hepkat Apr 2013 #155
The Republican Party Called..... Macoy51 Apr 2013 #156
Lead by example!!! Pack your stuff up and move out Lurks Often Apr 2013 #158
Cool! pipi_k Apr 2013 #161
the problem is not gun owners BainsBane Apr 2013 #163
Stupid post. n/t cynatnite Apr 2013 #165
I do not wish to make 22% of Democrats pariahs Joshua Pistachio Apr 2013 #167
Hypocrisy and double standards pipi_k Apr 2013 #170
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