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Johnny Rico

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42. The keeping and bearing of bombs isn't protected by the 2nd Amendment.

Reply to Sarah Ibarruri (Reply #41)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 10:21 AM

Mar 2012

Comparing guns to bombs is a bs argument by the gun grabbers...

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Stand Your Ground Laws is about making money for Gun Manufacturers! [View all] TNLib Mar 2012 OP

The NRA is the Wizard of Oz, and if you pull the curtain, behind it you will find... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #1

yep Zimmerman was one of thier customers and you know the Customer is always right! TNLib Mar 2012 #2

He certainly was a customer. I'll bet Republicans or NRAers are hiding him. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #4

can you hear yourself... belcffub Mar 2012 #7

You don't think gun lovers would harbor this man? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #8

no.... belcffub Mar 2012 #10

It is a cult. You must be under the impression that I know no gun-lovers. Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #12

from your posts perhaps some self-reflection is needed... belcffub Mar 2012 #17

If you bothered to understand what guns are FOR (and they're no longer for feeding ourselves) Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #18

Maybe not for you.... but I get over 3/4 of our yearly meet using mine belcffub Mar 2012 #19

Please tell us what guns are FOR? (he asks innocently..) n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #20

To kill humans. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #21

And that right there is where you've lost the majority of gun owners. X_Digger Mar 2012 #22

Looks like 99.9999% of all gun owners have defective weapons. nt hack89 Mar 2012 #25

news to me... I have shot 10s of thousands of rounds belcffub Mar 2012 #26

Where have you shot them? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #28

all over the place... belcffub Mar 2012 #29

And the point was to see how good you were at hitting A TARGET? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #31

not always... belcffub Mar 2012 #33

But you were practicing using a gun, though. For what ultimate purpose? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #34

to master a skill... belcffub Mar 2012 #35

Golf is a game you play against someone else. Guns are an implement used to kill human beings Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #36

I beg to differ... on all points really belcffub Mar 2012 #37

This country has huge gun crime. I've never felt safer than when I lived abroad. Upon returning Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #39

People (not guns) who commit crimes create crime rates. n/t Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #40

Then why aren't bombs sold widely? That's a bs argument by the gun lobby, the NRA and gunlovers nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #41

The keeping and bearing of bombs isn't protected by the 2nd Amendment. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #42

Are you under the impression that guns aren't used in sporting competitions against someone else? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #43

are you asking me??? belcffub Mar 2012 #44

No, I was replying to post #36. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #47

I'm sure they are, but that's not why 99.99% of gun lovers are so into them for. Further... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #45

It's certainly easier to dismiss someone else's argument by labeling them as "sick" and "psychotic" Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #46

Guns have one purpose nowadays, and it isn't to feed oneself and one's family. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #51

It rather depends on the gun, doesn't it? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #52

kinda like a broken record... i could just repeat what I said above but why bother... belcffub Mar 2012 #53

I feel the same way. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #54

Do not besmirch those corporations arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #5

:( I forgot those for-profit monsters were people. My apologies. lol nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #6

Does that mean... ellisonz Mar 2012 #23

Good luck! Those corporations are arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #27

Hmmmm. You may be onto something there... nt rrneck Mar 2012 #59

I say we get a Gulf fisherman... ellisonz Mar 2012 #60

People argue a lot about rrneck Mar 2012 #64

and shooting people to get away with it cuz they bother you a little bit.... msongs Mar 2012 #3

Really? flvegan Mar 2012 #9

I put a link in the post above. TNLib Mar 2012 #11

I see, so the cart pushes on the horse to make it go.. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #14

of course it... that and dumb people no thinking about consequences fascisthunter Mar 2012 #13

Gun sales spiked after Obama was elected in 2008. krispos42 Mar 2012 #15

"legacy"? iverglas Mar 2012 #32

No, I mean irrationally hating guns. krispos42 Mar 2012 #55

are we testing the limits of DU here? iverglas Mar 2012 #61

Oh, really? krispos42 Mar 2012 #66

yup iverglas Mar 2012 #67

*snort* krispos42 Mar 2012 #69

you know as well as anybody else iverglas Mar 2012 #70

Gun sales in California have been steadily increasing since about 2003. Obama is not the issue. slackmaster Mar 2012 #49

Could be, but I'm talking nation-wide krispos42 Mar 2012 #56

The last time I remember widespread ridiculously inflated prices on ARs started in 1994. slackmaster Mar 2012 #57

Yeah, a public fight over a servicable but niche item... krispos42 Mar 2012 #71

This OP makes me think of that Nick Cage movie.......... socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #16

Lord of War. ellisonz Mar 2012 #24

yes, but it isn't the only reason iverglas Mar 2012 #30

Guns are people too, my friend. ellisonz Mar 2012 #38

You lost me at the first sentence, iverglas. The rate now may be lower than 35 years ago, however... slackmaster Mar 2012 #50

omg, you can see me???? iverglas Mar 2012 #62

Please provide a credible source to back up your factoid... slackmaster Mar 2012 #63

I did iverglas Mar 2012 #65

Thanks for that. I see that data for HAVE GUN IN HOME span from 1973 - 2006 inclusive with gaps slackmaster Mar 2012 #68

Gun sales have risen about as fast in California as in the US as a whole, with no new SYG laws slackmaster Mar 2012 #48

I still have three on my list for this year. ileus Mar 2012 #58