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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
1. Our greatest terrorist threat is from gun owners committing domestic terrorism.
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 02:37 PM
Nov 2015

Often on their own wives and family.

It's just not called terrorism.

If Homeland Security is going to continue to exist, then they should take over the Firearms portion of the ATF and get some things done.

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Our greatest terrorist threat is from gun owners committing domestic terrorism. onehandle Nov 2015 #1
And what exactly should they get "done"? nt hack89 Nov 2015 #21
How are the aproximately 185000 of those who committed suicide... beevul Nov 2015 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author votetastic Nov 2015 #54
Why are you pretending that they were intended to be unrelated? N/T beevul Nov 2015 #58
Kick for truth. Hekate Nov 2015 #2
White males WITH GUNS. nt valerief Nov 2015 #3
Except for the ones that were black. 7962 Nov 2015 #26
What exactly do you not understand about the words "mostly" or "generally?" 6000eliot Nov 2015 #31
The post I responded to plainly said "white males with guns". No qualifiers. 7962 Nov 2015 #36
Absolutely! mwrguy Nov 2015 #4
He may have a point, but he's only adding to the Democratic Party's demise NYCButterfinger Nov 2015 #5
Those white males who are BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #34
You don't know Ohio. Ikonoklast Nov 2015 #39
There is a difference FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #6
Yes they are. 840high Nov 2015 #51
We are afraid to call them terrorist liberal N proud Nov 2015 #7
Not all engineers are prone to become terrorists... TomVilmer Nov 2015 #8
Being an engineer and working with engineer my whole life, I don't see the survey data results... liberal N proud Nov 2015 #37
I wish someone would ask Cruz, Rubio, and Trumpo about this "Radical Christian" terrorism threat and Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 #9
How many of these attacks have been to promote Christianity? 7962 Nov 2015 #14
Exactly. How many of the ISIL attacks have been to promote Islam? Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 #20
All of them 7962 Nov 2015 #23
You are seriously saying that ISIL blew up a Metrojet passenger plane to promote Islam? How does Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 #27
It does boggle the mind how many here BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #33
"You are seriously saying that ISIL blew up a Metrojet passenger plane to promote Islam?" EX500rider Nov 2015 #42
There is nothing in the Quran about blowing up jets. This was politically motivated terrorism; not a Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 #44
It did get rid of "infedels". 840high Nov 2015 #53
All. 840high Nov 2015 #52
Well, that makes you more of an Islamaphobe than George W Bush. Congratulations! Check the link to Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 #55
Your opinion of me doesn't matter. 840high Nov 2015 #57
Awesome! sofa king Nov 2015 #10
True shenmue Nov 2015 #11
Our senator that helps make up for our govenor! eom Maeve Nov 2015 #12
Very true! Amimnoch Nov 2015 #13
Because they werent doing it for Christianity, thats why. 7962 Nov 2015 #15
"Communist" is NOT the opposite of "Christian," for christssake. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #17
I did not say that anywhere in my post. For christssake. 7962 Nov 2015 #24
Guess you completely missed the point where I pointed out that it would be Amimnoch Nov 2015 #29
You'd have to be a complete fraud to deny it. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #16
Didn't he mean almost 7 years of the Obama admin? spooky3 Nov 2015 #18
No, he went back 15 yrs. And its basically true, 7962 Nov 2015 #25
"And through almost six years of the Obama admin" spooky3 Nov 2015 #35
I say we deport all young, white Irish Catholic men (a la Timothy McVeigh)!!! George II Nov 2015 #19
Wow!!!!!! WestIndianArchie Nov 2015 #22
since 911? It was older white males that causes the terrorism of 911. olddad56 Nov 2015 #28
I'm pretty sure is was a bunch of Saudi guys with boxcutters. EX500rider Nov 2015 #43
Some would consider those guys madville Nov 2015 #48
Except I don't think any of those Saudi guys were named George, Dick and Donald EX500rider Nov 2015 #56
Obama has caused Right Wingers to crap themselves in terror. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #30
Less than 15 years after 911 and it's finally happened: all crimes are now terrorism Taitertots Nov 2015 #38
K & R They_Live Nov 2015 #40
I thought freepers already settled that mass shootings are not terrorism IronLionZion Nov 2015 #41
Maybe because that's the definition of the word? EX500rider Nov 2015 #45
Kick for truth Hekate Nov 2015 #46
White "Christian" Males zwyziec Nov 2015 #47
Many could be Agnostic or Athiest madville Nov 2015 #50
Sherrie Brown has courage to speak the truth out loud! Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #49
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