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NYC_SKP

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253. "Or will you rely on people with...guns...to make that happen?" Brilliant!
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:50 PM
Feb 2013

Exactly...

Thanks!

Moar guns. Moar guns. Moar guns. onehandle Dec 2012 #1
He could have done it with something else... lawn furniture maybe... Electric Monk Dec 2012 #21
A sign forbidding guns, a law against carrying in public, or a law against shooting people... TPaine7 Dec 2012 #28
the mall is a guns free zone nt littlewolf Dec 2012 #73
Is it? TPaine7 Dec 2012 #82
Disclaimer: I was told this by someone else. littlewolf Dec 2012 #93
Some moran probably thought it read "free guns at the mall". Remmah2 Dec 2012 #151
until it wasn't Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #163
There is no law against shooting people in Clackamas county? enlightenment Dec 2012 #86
People think we need laws to stop these things, so I was being sarcastic. TPaine7 Dec 2012 #101
I like your second sentence. enlightenment Dec 2012 #106
That's ok. You have been civil to me; not everyone has to agree. TPaine7 Dec 2012 #108
He could have used a bomb lbrtbell Dec 2012 #37
He did not use a bomb. SoapBox Dec 2012 #43
Duh but he could have RegieRocker Dec 2012 #133
Give it up. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #48
Well said. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #90
To you I would qualify as a "gun nut." ... spin Dec 2012 #104
Intellectual dishonesty and the mouths of morons have probably killed more people than guns. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #150
LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #157
Moral superiority is a funny thing. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #160
Strawmen are funny bongbong Dec 2012 #164
I couldn't help noticing it took some other men with "toys" to neutralize the attacking guy... pop topcan Dec 2012 #244
That's enough. Seriously. You're ridiculous. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #57
You've got that right. crim son Dec 2012 #72
Let's see... Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #58
Not many people know how to build a bomb, me included madokie Dec 2012 #66
I think the google probably has it. Probably youtube also. Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #110
You don't know he would need mental help until upaloopa Dec 2012 #226
+1 valerief Dec 2012 #52
Thinking about it, this whole "GUNS & FREEDOM" religion pushed by the right is a SCAM. alp227 Dec 2012 #76
Oh, Jeez. Here we go again. Laurian Dec 2012 #2
Your right we have to wait til Fox News says its ok. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #13
Was just about to post this...but you beat me to it... YoungDemCA Dec 2012 #3
I'm listening to it on the local news me b zola Dec 2012 #4
I called my youngest just to make sure Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #45
Guns, Guns and more Guns. SoapBox Dec 2012 #5
Lol! Yep, brace yourselves... primavera Dec 2012 #9
LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #158
Yep. Wish we could rec posts. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #95
If knives are as easy to use as guns, then crim son Dec 2012 #6
No guns = killers will use bombs lbrtbell Dec 2012 #42
What we do have in our heads is that he used a gun, not a bomb. SoapBox Dec 2012 #44
It takes more effort and more time to build a bomb ItsTheMediaStupid Dec 2012 #47
8775 killed with guns. 4 with explosives. progressoid Dec 2012 #54
Don't waste your time. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #67
You mean like what happens in other countries with sensible gun laws? DanTex Dec 2012 #62
Kids 7 and 11 threaten woman with loaded gun in neighboring multnomah county.. days apart. fun n serious Dec 2012 #114
Jamaica instituted a total ban a few years ago. It is drowning in gun violence as we pontificate. pop topcan Dec 2012 #245
I saw Portland and I thought Maine. MADem Dec 2012 #7
Every other year? Every few months, unfortunately. Laurian Dec 2012 #17
Every couple of weeks, by my count. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #19
I'm talking about a "holiday" shooter... nt MADem Dec 2012 #91
Another day, another American explosion BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #8
Suspect on the loose after shots fired at Clackamas Town Center kgw.com - 7 minutes ago A masked gun Coyotl Dec 2012 #10
When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. maxsolomon Dec 2012 #11
Collary? leapinggnome Dec 2012 #23
yep - fixed maxsolomon Dec 2012 #26
I live really close to this mall. The helicopters are out and so are the sirens neverforget Dec 2012 #12
I have not found if shooter has been found nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #33
The shooter has been "neutralized" according to the Sheriff's office neverforget Dec 2012 #35
Good. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #38
War on Christmas! nt heliarc Dec 2012 #14
thankfully, he doesn't seem like much of a shot. Mel Content Dec 2012 #15
I've heard two people are dead. I suppose that's okay with you? Chorophyll Dec 2012 #18
Two is too many, but it could have been a lot worse ItsTheMediaStupid Dec 2012 #49
why would you suppose that...? Mel Content Dec 2012 #59
No, but I LOVE that it isn't fifty. aquart Dec 2012 #78
That is only dead, there are wounded too nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #34
I'm goddamn sick of this. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #16
get used to it: the gun nuts won Skittles Dec 2012 #24
sadly accurate AnOhioan Dec 2012 #31
That's the truth. The sad, sad truth. tosh Dec 2012 #32
I can't accept that. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #55
New norm = fewer shootings and less gun violence. hack89 Dec 2012 #87
WE?? Skittles Dec 2012 #111
Well it could be true if he is a doctor. aandegoons Dec 2012 #120
We = America as a whole hack89 Dec 2012 #128
AMERICA is SICK OF YOU FUCKING GUN NUTS Skittles Dec 2012 #246
That's nice. Feel better? nt hack89 Dec 2012 #247
I know I feel worse than YOU do Skittles Dec 2012 #248
I have two school age kids hack89 Dec 2012 #249
This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Dec 2012 #127
The crime rate tracks the proportion of young adult males in the population. Nt. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #131
Which indicates the area to look for root causes and real solutions. hack89 Dec 2012 #140
The point being that regulating, for example, high capacity magazines Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #144
Let remember the lessons of Virginia Tech hack89 Dec 2012 #146
Oh, thank goodness. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #137
It is very much is something to be upset about hack89 Dec 2012 #141
If there were more people armed... nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36
Gee, what if half the mall was carrying and a total fire fight broke out ItsTheMediaStupid Dec 2012 #53
Oh com'on, bullets only kill the bad guys! nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #69
Everyone who advocates that more people carrying firearms would have coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #188
Perhaps you can give us a real-world example or 2, instead of Hollywood ones... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #211
Well, let's see. Ask any vet who's been in a real live fire-fight, where coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #218
Surely you can come up with a real-world example. There are +/- 8 million permit holders... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #224
Here you go, baby-killer: coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #237
"baby-killer", eh? I see the witch hunt has begun... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #238
Oh well, so much for *that* alert: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #239
Holy fuck. Vile fucking bigotry against non-criminals certainly seems to be the order of the day. PavePusher Dec 2012 #243
DU juries usually get it right. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #251
You have the blood of at least 20 children on your hands. I hope you're coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #240
Yep, just as you have the broken souls of child porn victims on yours. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #242
+1. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #250
Feh. I've been called worse by better... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #252
Oh the irony. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #149
They're choosing a spokesman as we speak. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #50
Chosen, and dispatched to the scene: see #87. Typical NRA bullshit being spewed apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #100
This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #116
I doubt the NRA runs the FBI, as they are the ones that confirming the declining violent crime rates friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #118
And Gungeon spokesman #2 washes up onto the scene. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #121
I note you do not dispute the accuracy of that, instead choosing to carp about the messenger. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #170
When the "messenger" is peddling a right-wing NRA line on a progressive, Democratic apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #179
What the hell is "right-wing NRA line" about what he posted? beevul Dec 2012 #187
And the swarm is on! #7 in this thread, late to the scene but making up for it with apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #189
Someone has to contrast the antigun ideologues that got here first and almost always do. beevul Dec 2012 #197
Translation: "someone has to get the NRA's side of the message out there!!!11" apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #198
Does your worldview allow that theres a such thing as a non-nra pro gun position? beevul Dec 2012 #204
"is it simply that anyone thats pro-gun-rights is an an nra stooge?" - well said. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #206
Doubtful: think Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer", or Richard J. Hofstadter's... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #209
LOL! apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #215
"Or will you rely on people with...guns...to make that happen?" Brilliant! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #253
Actually, they got their facts from the FBI-anyone can, at their website friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #212
I recently discovered the Ignore feature on DU. llmart Dec 2012 #186
I don't blame you in the least: it's a crying shame we have to put with right-wing NRA talking apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #191
FBI facts - nothing to do with the NRA. hack89 Dec 2012 #130
Facts are derailing the Two Minutes' Hate, and we can't have that... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #172
Disagreeing with you about gun policy is not a "two minutes hate," sport: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #176
You blame the NRA; you bash gun owners that had nothing to do with this horrible case... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #203
I wish I could rec your post. N/T beevul Dec 2012 #207
"there's one problem with...your opponents...RW plants" - FIFY. Yep. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #208
There are a couple books you should read- they might strike a chord with you. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #210
"You might not be getting the glorious, gun-free future you envision" - Sure I am: so is the entire apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #214
"What a beautiful world it will be; what a glorious time to be free..." friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #216
Uh-huh. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #217
Interesting; I never knew the validity of an argument depended upon... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #225
Uh-huh. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #227
You'll get many fine explanations, most of them consisting of finely-woven bullshit. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #98
i just heard on the news. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #20
Where is Reverend Billy When You Need Him? triplepoint Dec 2012 #22
Just heard the shooter has been neutralized from the police spokesman on CNN... TPaine7 Dec 2012 #25
Shooter is dead according to news conference. n/t RebelOne Dec 2012 #61
Portland Local News: - Suspect 'neutralized' after deadly shooting at Clackamas Town Center Coyotl Dec 2012 #27
Tis the season for psychotic breaks. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #29
'Tis the season to mass murder kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #46
The whole year has been the season for psychotic breaks. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #60
I wasn't. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #81
I wouldn't JonLP24 Dec 2012 #184
Multiple wounded. aquart Dec 2012 #30
And two dead... riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #65
More Gun Fun! jpak Dec 2012 #39
Did anyone see Jon Stewart last nite? He asked WHEN is the right time to talk about Gun Control?? jillan Dec 2012 #40
Yes, that was very well done. Link here. Electric Monk Dec 2012 #51
I just saw it this evening. progressoid Dec 2012 #56
Interesting Article in Mother Jones neeksgeek Dec 2012 #41
Gee, a mall full of people and nobody had another gun to shoot-it-out??111!!!!1 riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #63
Maybe it's time for mandatory gun ownership. godai Dec 2012 #75
Don't they already have that somewhere in Georgia? n/t TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #80
Yes, in Kennesaw. I lived there for about 5 years. All homeowners are required to have a gun. RebelOne Dec 2012 #83
I've had it. I'VE HAD IT. I wish we would enact the strictest gun laws in the WORLD. nolabear Dec 2012 #64
You know what would have prevented this? More people shooting wildly into a crowded area. name not needed Dec 2012 #68
+1,000 - n/t primavera Dec 2012 #74
That's bound to happen someday. n/t godai Dec 2012 #79
It's the human cost of living with our laws. The death toll of 'Freedom'. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #70
When the fuck is our government going to step up to the fucking plate here? 47of74 Dec 2012 #71
What? And risk upsetting the NRA and their ilk? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #77
They will not interfere as long as gun violence is at historic lows and declining. hack89 Dec 2012 #88
That day is coming, trust me, my friend, as the country turns Blue: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #102
Speaking of living in a fantasy world... Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #112
Go for it, culture warrior! Demonize a large chunk of the voting population! friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #117
Except, they haven't: the Democratic Party controls the White House and the Senate. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #124
And that explains why gun control was so prominent in the campaign ... oh wait. hack89 Dec 2012 #166
Keep cutting and pasting your own posts, they're quite convincing... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #173
Of course they are "quite convincing": the facts have a liberal bias. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #174
I note you do not dispute the accuracy of that, instead choosing to carp about the messenger. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #175
You can not be serious. beevul Dec 2012 #192
That's what would happen if the US was a developed nation primavera Dec 2012 #177
Why limit it to gun laws. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #147
is it resolved yet? Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #84
A quick review of the "rules" about when it's okay to discuss gun policy might be in order: TygrBright Dec 2012 #85
"Clackistan" Oregon-Tea bagger heaven. ErikJ Dec 2012 #89
Clackamas County went Obama hugo_from_TN Dec 2012 #92
Yes, 3% margin--but neighboring Multnomah County 75% Obama. ErikJ Dec 2012 #96
I live in Clackamas County, actually really close to this mall. This county is a swing county neverforget Dec 2012 #97
The most conservative part of the Metro area by far. ErikJ Dec 2012 #105
I'm no expert on gun-related issues, but I do know this much: Brigid Dec 2012 #94
So what do you suggest? WinniSkipper Dec 2012 #222
I thought these things only happened in Colorado and Texas Rocknrule Dec 2012 #99
Stand on Zanzibar Zorro Dec 2012 #103
Yes, a mucker slackmaster Dec 2012 #123
This mass murder kind of kills the NRA meme that an assault doc03 Dec 2012 #107
Not really. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #113
Weren't something like sixty rounds fired though? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #119
Or he could have just carried more magazines. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #125
Maybe when everyone is armed all the time these sorts of incidents will taper off Fumesucker Dec 2012 #126
I read somewhere the gun jammed after 50-60? shots. The shooter ran off into a store. Sunlei Dec 2012 #213
How you figure that? Maybe he was just a bad shot and if he was limited to a 10 round magazine doc03 Dec 2012 #162
Just like cho? N/T beevul Dec 2012 #193
The Virginia Tech massacre proves that you are wrong hack89 Dec 2012 #167
I guess I'll be first. My heart goes out to those involved. flvegan Dec 2012 #109
It doesn't matter whether it was Portland or Clackamas. fun n serious Dec 2012 #115
Hmmm, Unusual Iggy Dec 2012 #122
A Thread On This Incident Has Opened In Gun Control/RKBA..... Paladin Dec 2012 #129
A thread started by one of your fellow Prohibitionists. PavePusher Dec 2012 #138
Like jpak said: Paladin Dec 2012 #143
The only difference between a "prohibitionist" and a "fudd" is... beevul Dec 2012 #194
Don't Get Me Started About Whitman. Paladin Dec 2012 #199
I'll note you characterize my comments as "snotty", not "untrue". N/T beevul Dec 2012 #202
Need Some Help, There? Paladin Dec 2012 #219
Over in the gungeon they are very concerned. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #132
Does the truth matter? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #134
You And Your Gun Enthusiast Pals Can't Handle The Truth. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #135
Intellectual dishonesty at it's best. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #148
in this case technical accuracy is pretty much beside the point. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #142
Well now, that changes everything, doesn't it? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #136
A thread started by one of your fellow Prohibitionists. PavePusher Dec 2012 #139
And the greek chorus joined in on cue. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #145
This is the most likely scenario for most Dirty Harry wannabes... onehandle Dec 2012 #152
This message was self-deleted by its author Hoyt Dec 2012 #153
They're always concerned about nomenclature. Such obfuscation helps protect their access to guns. Hoyt Dec 2012 #154
You heard it here first folks. beevul Dec 2012 #195
They are now reporting that the gun jammed???? condoleeza Dec 2012 #155
modern times are not more dangerous... Blackhawk44 Dec 2012 #156
Guns make you SAFER! bongbong Dec 2012 #159
Clearly a hollow point. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #161
Yes! bongbong Dec 2012 #165
"orders"? You truly are paranoid. LOL hack89 Dec 2012 #168
Not paranoid bongbong Dec 2012 #182
I love a good CT hack89 Dec 2012 #183
LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #185
You realize only a tiny fraction of gun owners carry in public? hack89 Dec 2012 #190
LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #228
So what percentage of gun owners carry in public? hack89 Dec 2012 #230
HO HO HO bongbong Dec 2012 #231
You dismissed it - I thought you actual had some evidence hack89 Dec 2012 #232
Gun nuts bongbong Dec 2012 #233
Gun grabbers hack89 Dec 2012 #234
Keep it up! bongbong Dec 2012 #235
I think it funny that proof is not needed to support gun control hack89 Dec 2012 #236
Still batting .00000 bongbong Dec 2012 #241
Thats just the tip of the iceberg. beevul Dec 2012 #196
LOL bongbong Dec 2012 #229
I can only imagine that in their last moments of life, the victims were comforted LanternWaste Dec 2012 #169
Updated: 1:45 PM Oregon mall shooter identified; used stolen rifle Wernothelpless Dec 2012 #171
Apparently you haven't hear the latest update Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #200
Actually I noticed it was a stolen rifle ... Wernothelpless Dec 2012 #220
More martyrs on the second amendment alter. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #178
Thank god he didn't have a bow and arrow. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #180
No, Hawkeye, Green Arrow, and Robin Hood are the patron saints of the arrow. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #181
Not a proud week for us Portlanders - what can we do? condoleeza Dec 2012 #201
I don't text- any other way of contributing? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #205
Yes, here is a link to her Facebook Support page condoleeza Dec 2012 #223
did he just pull the trigger and close his eyes? underoath Dec 2012 #221
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