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Thanks for posting! goclark Jan 2013 #1
Nice way to waste political capital on something that won't pass. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #2
Why you would rather he not try? humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #4
Just realize there are real political risks for trying NickB79 Jan 2013 #9
Oh stop already I have had enough of this humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #20
Nonsense. Sure NickB79 Jan 2013 #27
The electorate has changed and the Pukes can be hammered back MightyMopar Jan 2013 #77
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Biden and Obama would rather LOSE elections than not do the right thing for the people. Sunlei Jan 2013 #99
It's truly ironic how many "progressive" Democrats will sacrifice any rights to procure a little bit dexter sinister Jan 2013 #132
not true. I want my right to own a gun and have a carry permit. I want the assualt ban BACK NOW. Sunlei Jan 2013 #135
It's interesting how anti-gun people often preface their screed with "I'm a gun owner..." dexter sinister Jan 2013 #204
I'm not anti gun, I'm anti armed nutters. Sunlei Jan 2013 #206
As am I, but I'm not laboring under the delusion that more laws will change anything. dexter sinister Jan 2013 #207
I trust at least VP Biden will be able to get that expired law reinstated, he wrote that law! Sunlei Jan 2013 #209
IMHO sheshe2 Jan 2013 #7
Iraq John.Mekki Jan 2013 #14
Iraq was a war that the late great George W Bush (sarcasm here) started... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #32
I would not put all the blame on Republicans John.Mekki Jan 2013 #44
Really! Well I can Blame the repubs! Obama can't just walk away from F**K Fest That Bushco Stared. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #54
This administration sends drones out everyday that are killing families Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #52
daddy the terrorist should not live at home with his family. Sunlei Jan 2013 #210
I agree! Tumbulu Jan 2013 #17
Oh, yes it will tavalon Jan 2013 #73
republicans are the pros at 'wasting political capital' ie.birthercrap, obstruction,kissi lobby ass Sunlei Jan 2013 #98
National database!!!! Oh hell yeah! Make it damn hard to sell black market. flamin lib Jan 2013 #3
I want a severe ownership tax humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #5
What's progressive about that? Deep13 Jan 2013 #6
Well first off humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #22
You can't punish people for lawful conduct. Deep13 Jan 2013 #28
You aren't talking about poor you are talking about middleclass humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #33
No, I'm talking about the lower class which 60 or 70% of Americans are. Deep13 Jan 2013 #40
Excellent post obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #85
What about guns handed down through the generations? forthemiddle Jan 2013 #65
Oh really- so we cannot tax things Tumbulu Jan 2013 #34
We tax new packs of cigarettes, not pre-existing ones. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #37
Which leads us to the question.. John.Mekki Jan 2013 #46
What? Deep13 Jan 2013 #48
A tax on the ownership isn't necessarily ex post facto. flamin lib Jan 2013 #110
Not necessarily,... Deep13 Jan 2013 #201
What if the stated purpose is to fund gun related programs? Then it's not punitive. nt flamin lib Jan 2013 #202
Yes, I am with you on this Tumbulu Jan 2013 #31
Yes, humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #35
or an ammo tax Tumbulu Jan 2013 #18
True.... humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #23
I love that idea! nt Tumbulu Jan 2013 #30
Unconstitutional as hell hack89 Jan 2013 #70
Ex post facto AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #177
No I meant de facto hack89 Jan 2013 #192
Interesting. You earlier said "defacto bans have always been found unconstitutional." AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #193
Poll taxes are the classic example hack89 Jan 2013 #194
ex defacto obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #88
Come on really... humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #95
And who exactly will be going around to collect that 'user fee' from folks who make them at home? dexter sinister Jan 2013 #127
There already are taxes on ammo and powder and other supplies obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #87
Not nearly high enough humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #96
Do you have any idea of how easy it is to make bullets? tradecenter Jan 2013 #101
Yeah I know you gun nuts do that humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #111
hahah...chemistry isn't your forte' either, is it? dexter sinister Jan 2013 #128
I didn't say I made the bullets humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #130
The "powder" is far easier to make than the 'bullets'. Why do you think 'taxing the crap' dexter sinister Jan 2013 #134
Because making it more expensive humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #147
Then your tax will get overturned. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #150
There are milions of people who hate rich folks, but they buy lots of Powerball tickets, hoping to dexter sinister Jan 2013 #155
Why the name calling? tradecenter Jan 2013 #166
that lead gives you brain damage n/t Sunlei Jan 2013 #143
Only if you're stupid enough to melt the lead in an enclosed space without a respirator. tradecenter Jan 2013 #165
sounds like a fulltime job & I won't risk lead exposure. I go to the store and buy a box of bullets. Sunlei Jan 2013 #167
Not really. tradecenter Jan 2013 #170
I have no interest in reloading bullets. And no need for thousands of rounds. Sunlei Jan 2013 #171
No problem. tradecenter Jan 2013 #172
lol after a 24 hour shift, I'd rather sleep. Sunlei Jan 2013 #174
Oh I do sleep. tradecenter Jan 2013 #178
Yep the rightwing gun nuts are in force humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #173
And make words a thousand bucks each...dissidents won't be writing many. dexter sinister Jan 2013 #129
How would that have prevented the Sandy Hook massacre? Flatulo Jan 2013 #42
I would Britainize America... n/t humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #131
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You obviously found your way here from freeperville humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #153
Did you get your degree in remote diagnosis from the same place as Bill Frist? dexter sinister Jan 2013 #158
Yeah of course that's it humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #176
"rightwintard"???? What the hell are you, ten years old? dexter sinister Jan 2013 #203
Nope just calling it like it lies... humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #205
I have been the target of attempted insults by far brighter than you, my friend. dexter sinister Jan 2013 #208
The 1% appreciate your help in disarming the poor. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #69
Since it is mostly the poor humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #133
So, rural folks who hunt to literally live obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #84
every American without enough money can get food stamps. Sunlei Jan 2013 #169
How easy they are to get depends on where you are. JoeyT Jan 2013 #179
the second amendment isn't about hunting spangled Jan 2013 #185
Not quite that easy or simple. uppityperson Jan 2013 #186
The Gungeoneers & Gun-Nuts are idiots if they think the ATF and Govt dont already know who is Pachamama Jan 2013 #64
They're on the internet bragging about their guns, hell the Chinese government knows all about them MightyMopar Jan 2013 #139
They may have high caliber weapons, but not high caliber brains.... Pachamama Jan 2013 #190
This is bound to piss off billh58 Jan 2013 #8
That's what legislators thought in 1994 too NickB79 Jan 2013 #11
That's what I'm saying. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #12
You gonna vote right wing over your access to assault weapons? Sad Hoyt Jan 2013 #164
That, of course, is what some want. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #39
I've been posting here since 2002 NickB79 Jan 2013 #53
I agree. We will pay in the midterms. Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #57
Don't forget health care reform and the fact that Dems didn't bother to vote. upaloopa Jan 2013 #80
Ohhh...you're the Black Knight from Monty Python! dexter sinister Jan 2013 #140
Yet why would it? primavera Jan 2013 #86
Some, not all, but many billh58 Jan 2013 #94
Do you ever wonder what happened? primavera Jan 2013 #106
Charlton Heston, billh58 Jan 2013 #108
Point taken primavera Jan 2013 #109
It depends on how they're defining "mentally ill". JoeyT Jan 2013 #180
No worries, I've got that one covered primavera Jan 2013 #196
The NRA could have helped control the agenda for meaningful reform... Deep13 Jan 2013 #10
A few thoughts Kennah Jan 2013 #19
Well, I do accept the NRA's intransigence. Deep13 Jan 2013 #26
There were 30 million LCMs (Large Capacity Magazines) in private hands in 2000 Kennah Jan 2013 #29
Making them more expensive is an impediment. Deep13 Jan 2013 #36
An impediment only to someone who isn't going to do anything bad Kennah Jan 2013 #51
Guns last a pretty long time RainbowOverTexas Jan 2013 #161
No, there really aren't. Deep13 Jan 2013 #175
The problem is RainbowOverTexas Jan 2013 #181
Nothing will change John.Mekki Jan 2013 #13
wishful thinking maybe- but no- the change is monumental Tumbulu Jan 2013 #15
Good idea John.Mekki Jan 2013 #24
Another gun troll billh58 Jan 2013 #100
If Illinois can't find the votes to pass strict gun control hack89 Jan 2013 #71
I will fight with all my strength to make this true tavalon Jan 2013 #74
Thank you Tumbulu Jan 2013 #102
Not this time. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #49
Been saying from the moment it happened Cosmocat Jan 2013 #117
Liability insurance as a tax on the ammo perhaps Tumbulu Jan 2013 #16
House won't pass anything in the next 2 years Kennah Jan 2013 #21
Even the Senate will be an uphill battle. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #59
It will happen, somehow someway Tumbulu Jan 2013 #103
Oh I definitely agree the U.S. will in time pass more restrictive laws Kennah Jan 2013 #115
Hey, anyone is entitled to an occasional rat dream... dexter sinister Jan 2013 #138
K&R ReRe Jan 2013 #25
Guns, god, and gays sadbear Jan 2013 #38
Gun control is worth losing to the Republicans? Are you serious? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #62
It would only be short term... sadbear Jan 2013 #82
Strengthed mental health checks? Fuck you. 409 gun deaths since Sandy Hook and it's "normal" people Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #41
+100 nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #58
Ah, we're using the Underpants Gnomes approach now, huh? NickB79 Jan 2013 #43
I am mega happy that Mike Bloomberg is part of the conversation. #1 advocate for guns out of streets graham4anything Jan 2013 #45
Hope so. Deep13 Jan 2013 #50
I support a background check overthehillvet Jan 2013 #55
It takes a seed decades to grow into a majestic redwood. The seed is now planted. graham4anything Jan 2013 #56
Bloomie will be consigned to the ash heap of punditry, if he even makes it that far ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #67
A winner does what a loser doesn't graham4anything Jan 2013 #81
So its now "The ends justify the means" ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #83
people who like guns know the end is near. you are using strawmen and illogical NRA soundbytes graham4anything Jan 2013 #90
Nice strawmen and falsehood, but it won't save Bloomie from the ash heap ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #92
I don't speak in NRAtalk graham4anything Jan 2013 #93
No, you speak (and worship) Bloomie at a level I have never seen ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #112
and donated and will donate 100s of billions all to liberal causes graham4anything Jan 2013 #113
100's of billions...who is dreaming now? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #114
Well, that makes "stop and frisk" acceptable. beevul Jan 2013 #116
No, actually, it's called "legislating" primavera Jan 2013 #197
"track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database..." Jenoch Jan 2013 #47
Obama was elected to present and fight for ideas like this (cont) Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #60
^^^^This^^^^ tradecenter Jan 2013 #68
Yes, and, but. It's the same lack of empathy. Our inability, as a society, to be horrified Dems to Win Jan 2013 #184
What good will "strengthening mental health checks" do, area51 Jan 2013 #61
Its got to be all about care. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #63
k&r Little Star Jan 2013 #66
Don't weigh it, just do it tavalon Jan 2013 #72
This is what governance has come to... thesquanderer Jan 2013 #75
Oh, sure, that will happen MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #76
a good start . . . DrDan Jan 2013 #78
None of this would have stopped the Newtown massacre or affected the weapon used. krispos42 Jan 2013 #79
Well said. nt LongHairedCountryBoy Jan 2013 #89
My idea would. Because no one in the street could have gotten a gun into the street with my idea graham4anything Jan 2013 #91
wow,excellent idea to develop policy that benefits the top retail gun sellers & bypass NRA lobbycrap Sunlei Jan 2013 #97
good clever approach- I agree nt Tumbulu Jan 2013 #104
I would like to volunteer for the gun confiscation committee. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #105
You'll be armed while on duty, I take it? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #107
You'll be quoting your Heston, I take it? Pholus Jan 2013 #118
He's not "my" Heston. And you didn't answer the question... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #124
Are you a native English speaker? Pholus Jan 2013 #137
You have a point- btw, will you be joining them on a confiscation squad? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #142
I don't do right wing paranoid fantasies. Pholus Jan 2013 #146
How many otherwise peaceful Americans are you willing to shoot to prevent gun violence? tward3 Jan 2013 #119
I am willing to PPR your ass. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #120
Feel free to alert on any and all posters you deem unsuitable. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #125
Check the guy I responded to Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #145
Well done, but since you're here... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #148
First of all I didn't do anything, guy was another in the Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #152
Whether you'll be armed while doing the gun confiscations you volunteered for: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #160
Hyperbole Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #191
Some people are willing to volunteer others to perform that duty. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #121
Only two or three DUers, AFAIK, have offered to volunteer for the job. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #126
My cop brother is already doing this duty? Call him a chickenhawk MightyMopar Jan 2013 #149
But most will not. My statement stands. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #154
asymetrical warfare? you think you could get that many idiots to fight the government? MightyMopar Jan 2013 #163
*I* couldn't, and have no desire to. The idiots, however... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #188
Maybe they can taser you MightyMopar Jan 2013 #141
"They"? Aren't *you* going to volunteer for the job? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #144
Hell yeah, I'll volunteer MightyMopar Jan 2013 #151
Well then, you have more strength of conviction than those... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #157
If i was you I wouldn't question other people conviction.Didn't you see those lines at polling place MightyMopar Jan 2013 #162
How many of them do you think will volunteer for combat? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #189
Linebacker on the rifle team? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #198
Gun confiscation volunteers. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #199
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pssssst. Vanje Jan 2013 #123
ONE THING YOU'LL FIND ABOUT ACTUAL LIBERALS IS THAT THEY ARE MORE COURAGEOUS THAN CONSERVATIVES MightyMopar Jan 2013 #156
um RainbowOverTexas Jan 2013 #159
Viagra, Cialis, the usual. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #168
Viagra, Cialis, the usual. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #200
Go Bold, Mr President! Dems to Win Jan 2013 #182
Why the new Law? CT law already bans the weapon used. KeepinItReal4u Jan 2013 #183
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