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In reply to the discussion: "Gun nut" kills 38-year old. [View all]Logical
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How many elections need to be lost to understand Bill Clinton's analysis?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#7
And how many 2012 elections need to be repeated before the gun nuts get it?
Bjorn Against
Aug 2013
#190
Some criminals do. Some criminals that would otherwise be home invaders.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#102
Of course I could come up with many more examples of legally concealed weapons being ...
spin
Aug 2013
#193
the guy needed a gun to protect himself from.....a gun humper who stole the gun from yet another one
Skittles
Aug 2013
#178
Based on Bill Clinton's analysis, what's probability of losing more seats by reviving the 1993 issue
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#5
Democrats did not lose Congressional seats by "trying to gain rights for Blacks."
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#12
How about gay rights? Should we have gave up on that also? And we did lose voters on that. n-t
Logical
Aug 2013
#13
Say what? Democrats lost the South for generations from "trying to gain rights for blacks"
Fumesucker
Aug 2013
#119
The poster at #119 already pointed out that the Democrats in the South lost for generations
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#133
Sorry to disappoint you, but no. I was aware of the losses in the South after the Civil Rights law
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#135
No I don't realize, nor do I care or see the relevance how many hours went by
NoGOPZone
Aug 2013
#136
No I do not think killing an attacker is the only way a person with a gun stops an
MillennialDem
Aug 2013
#75
A gun-owning homeowner has a 100% chance of using a gun to DETER SOME CRIMINALS
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#83
Or it just makes those who do commit crimes more violent / more likely to kill the
MillennialDem
Aug 2013
#87
The odds of Rodney Eugene Long committing a more violent crime has been reduced to zero.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#103
And again we go back to my first statement on the issue. This happens less than once a day in the US
MillennialDem
Aug 2013
#118
And less than 1% of guns are used in a crime, so a 99% probability that a gun owner does good
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#141
Yep, I agree, just a dramatic post about a topic we have discussed 1000 times. Boring. n-t
Logical
Aug 2013
#17
If you are one of those who think people-who-own-guns-are-gun-nuts, go for it.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#18
That is not my argument. However, those who believe that all gun owners are gun nuts are nuts.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#50
There's those straw Gungeoneers again, the ones you never link to.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#117
Actually, the phrase "gun nuts" has been repeatedly used on DU by advocates of another AWB.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#26
So your answer is that no one on DU has ever called anyone, including other DUers, "gun nuts"?
Ghost in the Machine
Aug 2013
#125
LOL, where did I say that? The OP tied to make it sounds like "Gun Nut" not a valid....
Logical
Aug 2013
#126
Got it. 5 weeks ago a poster made a general comment so we get to read a strawman thread today.
mn9driver
Aug 2013
#89
Nonsense. Such references to "gun nuts" are made all the time. Check out post #90.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#97
The term "semi-automatics" does not exclude shotguns. Some shotguns are semi-automatics.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#47
Fine - anyone who thinks of a gun like that when they hear 'shotgun' is a gun nut
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#144
Your ability to withstand what must be terrible cognitive dissonance is impressive.
aikoaiko
Aug 2013
#150
Guns in private residences still DETER far more intruders than are actually killed.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#31
Overall, a gun in a private residence increases the risk of homicide, suicide, and accident
DanTex
Aug 2013
#35
Overall, advocating for gun bans increases the risk of losing Democratic seats in Congress.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#48
How many have been killed by automobile accidents in the last 12 years?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#96
So, "How did you come up with the "300,000+" number? Did somebody just make that up?"
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#113
Since you admit that you own a firearm, I do not believe that you are a "gun-grabbing liberal."
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#38
I favor having Democrats in the House and the Senate, and not losing seats over another AWB issue.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#58
Yes, this person rightfully defended himself against a criminal in his own home with his own gun...
MrScorpio
Aug 2013
#28
Tell that, yourself, to all the Congressional Democrats who lost their seats after the AWB.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#33
No, happiness is having Democrats in the House and the Senate. You don't care? Got it.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#46
Why should anyone explain something to you? But since you asked, some shotguns are semi-automatics.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#55
When you absolutely, positively got to kill every Bambi and Thumper in the room...
MrScorpio
Aug 2013
#173
Why? Do you want another AWB and a repeat of the results from the 1994 election?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#40
This week's score: 2 people save from a possible death vs. 20+ children/Adults killed?
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#37
Actually, you have no way of quantifying the number of criminals who have been DETERRED
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#45
Yeah, because someone drawing down on another person DOESN'T warrant a police report.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#57
Really, Are you referring to Open Carry. Because how else does the deterrent get used?
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#65
Gun ownership for DETERRENCE against home invasions has nothing to do with your open carry strawman.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#66
It's not plausable that a person aims a firearm at someone and the 'crime' doesn't warrant a report.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#70
It's been a pleasure for me too, Lizzie. I'm about to step out as well to a birthday party.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#80
I'm in favor of people not advocating for another AWB policy which is a proven loser for elections.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#52
Of course, you get to say what you think is true. Other DUers can and have done so as well.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#64
1. Voluntary online polls are worthless in terms of actually measuring public opinion.
dorkulon
Aug 2013
#77
LOL. Linking to gungeon polls? Might as well start posting links to FreeRepublic.
DanTex
Aug 2013
#94
I think the burden is on the NRA to propose workable solutions for our gun homicide problem
steve2470
Aug 2013
#76
Would you agree even if they proposed increasing prison time for gun-using criminals?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#79
So blame the victim of robbery. What other victims make themselves accessible
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#142
So what you are saying is people who see one are tempted and victims are partially to blame
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#170
You realize that comes off as extremely un-democratic and totalitarian right?
NutmegYankee
Aug 2013
#138
He is accused of shooting Taylor County deputy Sunday night after stealing a gun in a home burglary
valerief
Aug 2013
#151
A mark of a liberal is respect for freedom of speech. How do you think that you fit?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#154
yes ... right wingers should have full free speech rights in this private forum
Trajan
Aug 2013
#187
Defending civil rights is a liberal position. Right-wingers take them away. nt
NutmegYankee
Aug 2013
#188
You mean like calling someone "ignorant and stupid" in order to dodge their argument?
DanTex
Aug 2013
#158
Falsely claiming that "the only time a gun can be counted ..." is not an argument. IT'S A FALSEHOOD.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#159
Please point me to the part of the OP where you acknowledge that self-defense shootings
DanTex
Aug 2013
#161
What I get is liberals have divergent views, liquor prohibition didn't work, the passage of the AWB
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#184