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KNR joeybee12 Jul 2012 #1
Here they come Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #2
LOL! Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #91
Are you watching porn movies? nt Remmah2 Jul 2012 #93
It could be a Gallagher show. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #164
Who's telling you that where? Curtland1015 Jul 2012 #3
Don't tell me "guns don't kill people". GarroHorus Jul 2012 #4
If assault weapons werent accessible to him, at least 10 less people would be dead scheming daemons Jul 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author GarroHorus Jul 2012 #6
Is the UK a police state? scheming daemons Jul 2012 #8
Only way to do that is repeal the second amendment GarroHorus Jul 2012 #11
Nope. Not even close. scheming daemons Jul 2012 #17
HAHAHAHAHAHAH! GarroHorus Jul 2012 #20
so you need a machine gun to hunt, skippy? spanone Jul 2012 #88
You don't have a fucking clue, do you? GarroHorus Jul 2012 #89
I have a clue Plucketeer Jul 2012 #113
WTF does your rant have to do with machine guns? GarroHorus Jul 2012 #114
Your "WTF" Plucketeer Jul 2012 #119
I took a billy goat down once, he chewed through the fucking rope my mom had him on snooper2 Jul 2012 #126
Repigs bongbong Jul 2012 #141
"Only way to do that is repeal the second amendment" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #104
Hehe, you are kidding right Dokkie Jul 2012 #100
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #102
So you're saying gun control = police state? Are you Joe the Plumber? DanTex Jul 2012 #10
Enforce the laws in place. n/t GarroHorus Jul 2012 #13
Your NRA buddies dont even allow that scheming daemons Jul 2012 #19
I am not a member of the NRA GarroHorus Jul 2012 #22
Didnt say you were. I said they were your buddies. scheming daemons Jul 2012 #27
That's a blatant lie GarroHorus Jul 2012 #30
NRA sympathizer? morningfog Jul 2012 #61
Anti-gun grabbing GarroHorus Jul 2012 #65
I don't believe you on either of those. morningfog Jul 2012 #67
I don't believe it either - he must be LibGranny Jul 2012 #86
I agree with you Plucketeer Jul 2012 #132
So if we find out this guy used a legal gun.... Walk away Jul 2012 #31
If the guy had a legal gun, he had a legal right to it GarroHorus Jul 2012 #32
Guns have nothing to do with freedom. DanTex Jul 2012 #43
Exactly. 1gobluedem Jul 2012 #72
The rebels in Lybia and Syria seem to have missed your memo. PavePusher Jul 2012 #148
So - what, if anything, would you suggest be done to prevent things like this happening? whopis01 Jul 2012 #96
Existing laws are obviously grossly insufficient. intheflow Jul 2012 #85
No, he had no automatic weapons. PavePusher Jul 2012 #150
He was wearing protective gear: intheflow Jul 2012 #168
There are gun laws? secondvariety Jul 2012 #90
There's a sarcasm smilie for that type of post... PavePusher Jul 2012 #151
Yeah, that's exactly what he's saying Scootaloo Jul 2012 #26
Assault weapons are a problem. Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #16
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Jul 2012 #39
The AR-15 is the most popular centerfire rifle in America. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #66
This. xmas74 Jul 2012 #83
"...the variety of weapons available for no good reason." PavePusher Jul 2012 #154
What weapons do you find acceptable? xmas74 Jul 2012 #162
One can hunt just fine (and I have done so) with AR- and AK-pattern rifles. PavePusher Jul 2012 #165
"assault weapons" are not a problem. PavePusher Jul 2012 #153
Oh piffle, we've already got a police state.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #21
I won't alert on this but to simply say "Wow! That was a stretch!" CTyankee Jul 2012 #44
I'm sure the military would join a police state Confusious Jul 2012 #52
We Don't Need to Have This Iggy Jul 2012 #64
I'm for gun rights, but I also think its worth noting that Saddam Hussein managed... D23MIURG23 Jul 2012 #94
We've already got a police state. sulphurdunn Jul 2012 #111
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skittles Jul 2012 #166
This message was self-deleted by its author GarroHorus Jul 2012 #167
If you have a magic wand that can wish away the invention of the gun, be my guest. Curtland1015 Jul 2012 #12
+300,000,000 n/t GarroHorus Jul 2012 #14
Exactly. The Genie has left the bottle grahampuba Jul 2012 #82
Bad math. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #107
I'm curious whether you know what kind of guns he actually used... D23MIURG23 Jul 2012 #118
You know, using the "eyes" smiley doesn't really seem very sensitive right now. Skinner Jul 2012 #7
You know, suggesting a gun grab doesn't seem very sensitive right now. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #9
You are an extremely effective advocate for your point of view. Skinner Jul 2012 #15
+1 mac56 Jul 2012 #23
Word... SaveAmerica Jul 2012 #25
Yeah, god forbid we talk about gun policy in the wake of a mass shooting! DanTex Jul 2012 #28
Bull fucking shit. Now is the very time to talk about it. morningfog Jul 2012 #63
Thankfully, the police grabbed his guns. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #70
Must defend guns...must defend guns...while funerals are being planned. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #120
Must grab guns...must grab guns...while funerals are being planned. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #124
Just as long as no one dear to *you* is DEAD, it's all good, right? Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #131
Guns are for killing, at least knives are built to do other things. CreekDog Jul 2012 #18
What did the 911 hijackers use? And how many are dead? KurtNYC Jul 2012 #24
Box cutters have a non lethal usage. Guns dont. scheming daemons Jul 2012 #29
Then amend the constitution to repeal the 2nd amendment GarroHorus Jul 2012 #34
I don't think anyone here is named skippy... tnvoter Jul 2012 #41
It is the type of argument device they use when... scheming daemons Jul 2012 #45
i really like your take on that. barbtries Jul 2012 #50
Well yeah. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #109
Did some one call me? I hate my parents for naming me Skippy, gun nuts keep stalking me. Dragonfli Jul 2012 #133
There will be no need to amend the constitution. A Simple Game Jul 2012 #80
What's this 'skippy' business? At least twice in this thread. Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #128
Saying that mass murder can't/won't occur without guns is not true. KurtNYC Jul 2012 #46
Bombs are illegal, too. Zalatix Jul 2012 #152
Guns have lots of non-lethal purposes. PavePusher Jul 2012 #155
So I can still carry a box cutter thucythucy Jul 2012 #108
No guns were used by hijackers on 911. KurtNYC Jul 2012 #115
So you're in favor of banning box cutters and knives thucythucy Jul 2012 #123
He had four fugging guns including an AK47 rifle malaise Jul 2012 #33
That is the problem. Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #36
For hunting JonLP24 Jul 2012 #53
The vast majority of rifles used for hunting big game are more powerful than an AK-47. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #60
Do you think that it should be illegal to own four guns? Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #51
There should be better safeguards in place DaveJ Jul 2012 #71
Do you consider four guns an "arsenal"? Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #73
Sorry if my grammar is not good. DaveJ Jul 2012 #79
I'm not criticizing your grammar. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #87
Over a hundred guns is an arsenal, and a symptom of mental disease, ever been on hoarders? Dragonfli Jul 2012 #134
Let's assume for the moment that you don't think that gun collecting is in and of itself Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #136
I can't say what you need so many weapons for, I fear what you think you need to do with them Dragonfli Jul 2012 #138
I find them interesting to collect, and they're great investments. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #145
Not scary as stated, you want to be a small time arms dealer, OK, if your customers are sane. Dragonfli Jul 2012 #146
Are you asserting that only hand crafted pieces of art worth the price of a car are worthy Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #147
My uncle gave me a WWII Japanese sniper rifle he got oversees when I was twelve Dragonfli Jul 2012 #158
Guns and the legal gun running done under the guise of Second Amendment rights Skidmore Jul 2012 #35
Exactly! Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #38
100% correct malaise Jul 2012 #40
+1000 nt Javaman Jul 2012 #55
Couldn't the same be said if everyone carried a gun in the theater? Renew Deal Jul 2012 #37
There would be multiple dead before any of them were able to grab their weapon scheming daemons Jul 2012 #42
Cite to evidence please. PavePusher Jul 2012 #156
The 4 police armed police officers murdered last year, were shot to death before they could draw. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #160
We can start by taxing the hell out of ammo... Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #47
How many rounds of ammunition do you think citizens should be restricted to owning? Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #54
Chris Rock said it best... Javaman Jul 2012 #57
Thank you. The video of that routine is funny as hell... CTyankee Jul 2012 #68
LOL. Amen, Chris. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #75
Because someone planning on going out in a blaze of glory 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #142
thank you. barbtries Jul 2012 #48
Or... if THIS guy was in the theater, it would not have been nearly as bad... redroof Jul 2012 #49
No respose to this because they are weak and afraid RegieRocker Jul 2012 #74
Maybe yes, maybe no. The shooter was wearing a bullet proof vest thucythucy Jul 2012 #125
+1 Go Vols Jul 2012 #130
Of course guns kill people, that's why they were invented, and Brewinblue Jul 2012 #56
+1000 Right on! RC Jul 2012 #81
Wanna be in a militia? xmas74 Jul 2012 #92
Scalia Effectively Did Away With The Militia Matter...... Paladin Jul 2012 #95
Which was absolutely ridiculous. xmas74 Jul 2012 #144
BEENGO! Iggy Jul 2012 #58
Let's change the law whereby we can all carry 1 kiloton nukes. It not the nukes that kill people LiberalArkie Jul 2012 #59
I so very much agree with you. spartan61 Jul 2012 #62
Bollocks. Gun control is the left's equivalent of the right's anti-abortion insanity. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #69
Gun control is sanity. Anti-abortion is insanity. BTW, this is not a RW site. nt valerief Jul 2012 #77
I agree. NS2012 Jul 2012 #78
Um, no... Hissyspit Jul 2012 #106
Bingo! nt valerief Jul 2012 #76
And if this guy walked in with a bomb or two, MadHound Jul 2012 #84
Finally davidthegnome Jul 2012 #98
Realizing that it's a societal problem should lead us to more important decisions than gun regulatio reformist2 Jul 2012 #112
However, to continue your analogy - GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #157
I agree it's about the guns. Guns kill because assholes fetishize them flamingdem Jul 2012 #97
Oh BS. Guns kill because a certain subset of disturbed people get them. D23MIURG23 Jul 2012 #110
Guns kill because of social tolerance of gun loving, it's stylish and macho to have guns flamingdem Jul 2012 #116
Your pop psychology analysis doesn't merit much of a response beyond "citation needed" n/t D23MIURG23 Jul 2012 #121
It's what I see everyday in the society I live in - now we see the results flamingdem Jul 2012 #122
Of course, and no one needs to take your assertions seriously. D23MIURG23 Jul 2012 #139
You are correct. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #99
Or a pipe bomb, or ricin, or etc., etc.,... NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #101
What kind of gun did Timothy McVeigh use? Edweird Jul 2012 #103
Mass murder by other than gun: Remmah2 Jul 2012 #105
And if Aerows Jul 2012 #117
If he wanted to mass murder and couldn't get guns Mayflower1 Jul 2012 #127
Or only a meat thermometer... pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #129
Mentally ill people kill people. More affordable, accessible, non-stigmatic mental uppityperson Jul 2012 #135
Or he could've been loaded with explosives and killed even more. It isn't the gun, it's the shooter Lionessa Jul 2012 #137
Or if he had a car and fertilizer 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #140
Bottom line: The GOP and the 2nd amendment need to be destroyed BanTheGOP Jul 2012 #143
You are, of course, incorrect. PavePusher Jul 2012 #149
I call guns "weapons of fast destruction." progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #159
People kill people with guns. We don't know this guy's motivation yet but Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #161
95% of homicides scenes are single victim. krispos42 Jul 2012 #163
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