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frylock

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46. what do you think dr. thompson's take on military-style semi-autos with 30 rd mags would be?
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:46 AM
Feb 2013

that's a 6 shot revolver dr. gonzo has there in his hands. a far cry from anything anyone is proposing to ban, let alone any limitation whatsoever.

Well, there you are. May as well reject them. mac56 Jan 2013 #1
End, no. Decrease, yes. Decrease the body count, definitely Warpy Jan 2013 #2
Certainly the proposals so far won't "end" them, but it will help reduce them a lot. PSPS Jan 2013 #3
Assumes facts not in evidence ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #9
Whatever. I don't even know what "this" is. PSPS Jan 2013 #10
Let's find out, shall we? randome Jan 2013 #11
Let's try things that address root causes first? High probability of success ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #13
He's probably right, but it will reduce the gun violence and over Laurian Jan 2013 #4
Hah...news?.....or Gungeon fodder?...nt pkdu Jan 2013 #5
So, VP Biden has been watching the Gungeon for hiz analysis? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #30
Are you accusing our Democratic Vice President Joeseph Biden of pkdu Jan 2013 #38
Well, in New Orleans anything is possible. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #41
The type of gun is much less important Recursion Jan 2013 #6
The sad part is talk of "bans" has caused firearms of all types to fly off gun store shelves. ... spin Jan 2013 #12
Look, idiots will part with their cash one way or another. Fact of life. Pholus Feb 2013 #53
Sadly true. (n/t) spin Feb 2013 #70
it will save some lives, however.. frylock Jan 2013 #7
Why do you think that? Crepuscular Jan 2013 #15
how long do you suppose james holmes had his 100 rd mag? frylock Jan 2013 #17
Ten years? Crepuscular Jan 2013 #18
how many of those are changing hands? frylock Feb 2013 #45
millions Crepuscular Feb 2013 #66
i'm not living under any illusion.. frylock Feb 2013 #67
I don't think that the vice-President Crepuscular Feb 2013 #68
Combine what Biden says.... ReRe Jan 2013 #8
Theory: Hand-helds give us intense individuation in an era of blow it out celebrity. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #33
I'm a dummy... ReRe Feb 2013 #42
Don't watch/play either. I'm suggesting that Inet/innerTube cimmunication.. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #43
I wish my doctor would LET me get ripped... ReRe Feb 2013 #44
Sometimes that's what it takes. Consider my notion... Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #47
Biden is right ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #14
Of course they would. Bonobo Jan 2013 #16
Of course they won't. Crepuscular Jan 2013 #19
Let me restate. Bonobo Jan 2013 #20
Huge difference Crepuscular Jan 2013 #21
Doesn't take that much energy and it is a necessary antidote to the bullshit claim often made Bonobo Jan 2013 #22
It may make you feel good Crepuscular Jan 2013 #23
Take away the guns and most of the killings stop. It is not complex. Bonobo Jan 2013 #24
It's not complex Crepuscular Jan 2013 #25
Why do you think America is SO different from the rest of the world? Bonobo Jan 2013 #27
Ironic Crepuscular Jan 2013 #34
I can live with the notion that HST would have disagreed with me. nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #36
what do you think dr. thompson's take on military-style semi-autos with 30 rd mags would be? frylock Feb 2013 #46
Considering he shot guns for fun hack89 Feb 2013 #52
LoL! Crepuscular Feb 2013 #64
So how do you do it? Ter Jan 2013 #28
Most people. But that is irrelevant. Bonobo Jan 2013 #29
It's all speculation Ter Jan 2013 #31
Talk about crazy ass, wild-eyes speculation! Bonobo Jan 2013 #35
And in your world, gun owners don't vote? NickB79 Feb 2013 #48
If we only pursued policies that were popular with conservatives, WE Bonobo Feb 2013 #49
Well sure. Buy low and sell high, and you get rich Recursion Feb 2013 #55
To pass an admendment to remove the second, you need 3/4ths of the states to approve it. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #32
You're no fun. Jeeez... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #37
Yes he is. Bonobo Jan 2013 #40
Can't do it right now. Bonobo Jan 2013 #39
Anyone with 2 brain cells.. sendero Jan 2013 #26
Biden gives us a blinding flash of the obvious Blandocyte Feb 2013 #50
And DUI laws don't stop all drunk driving deaths. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #51
SO we should repeal them. Heck I haven't seen murder laws work for that matter. Pholus Feb 2013 #54
DUI laws work. Banning alcohol didn't Recursion Feb 2013 #56
It's a pity there is no equivalent of a drivers license to lose. Pholus Feb 2013 #57
It is. We should change that Recursion Feb 2013 #58
Registration was the NRA bogeyman in the 80's and 90's. Pholus Feb 2013 #60
I didn't say register guns. I said license gun and ammo purchasers Recursion Feb 2013 #61
But registering either is enough to identify who has what. Pholus Feb 2013 #71
Not really. Imagine cars were unregistered. Recursion Feb 2013 #72
If I were to decide to grab all the cars, I have a list of where to start. Pholus Feb 2013 #73
Also, as basic as this sounds, cars are large Recursion Feb 2013 #74
How can you claim they work if people still die as a result of drunk drivers????? JoePhilly Feb 2013 #59
Sigh Recursion Feb 2013 #62
In concert with very strict mental health guidelines, it will certainly help marshall Feb 2013 #63
And he's right--they won't. Arkana Feb 2013 #65
Kind of a pointless waste of breath primavera Feb 2013 #69
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