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In reply to the discussion: Guns and ammo sales spark jobs boom [View all]oldhippie
(3,249 posts)246. Hyperbole ...
... again. You having fun?
He could have also "blasted out" the glass in the door with a rock.
You could make your case better (to me anyway) without the gross exaggerations. You sound hysterical.
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Having a gun makes a HUGE difference--a gun in the home increases your chance of suicide 5 times.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#41
You do understand that military style rifles were bought in huge numbers during the AWB?
hack89
Mar 2013
#25
Of the 143 weapons used by mass shooters, 48 would have been banned by the AWB of 2013.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#77
Way to ignore the point. Newtown could not have happened with an ordinary handgun.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#82
It allows gungeoneers to get right wing NRA talking points on this progressive site.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#94
Really? How many "Democrats" raise George Soros as a bogeyman in their NRA talking points?
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#99
It was a right wing talking point that the left has a bottomless ATM in George Soros.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#112
You are offensive enough that plenty of people have you on ignore and can't be on your jury.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#294
Three hours? Over two hours of which he spent deleting e-mails and disposing of his hard drive.
Common Sense Party
Mar 2013
#92
You're offended by "hyperbole" but not by the fact that Lanza blasted out the doors to a school?
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#240
No, cite to your source. You made the claim, you support it when challenged.
CobblePuller
Mar 2013
#299
Nope, merely recognizing someone who is ignorant of what they are talking about
Lurks Often
Mar 2013
#103
And you know that George S. Patton had to say about pearl handled revolvers which asked by a member
S_B_Jackson
Mar 2013
#225
Reagan was an actor...who job it was to fashion himself into roles
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2013
#258
Indeed, it is the person and their intent, not whatever weapon they choose
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2013
#227
Yeah, and the 19 hijackers were a minuscule portion of the criminal population as well.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#262
Links? Even the gun nut sites say Loughner was trying to reload, as the FBI said.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#122
I "thing" that anyone can read DU. DU posts pop up in Google searches all the time.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#160
2 mass shootings emloying non-standard magazines and both times there were malfunctions
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#148
You know, one of the things that drew me to the "gungeon" was the fact
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#154
Ah yes, can't have that slippery slope! Kinda like if we allow gay marriage people will marry dogs.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#176
I see, you know when to draw the line when it comes to marriage, but not when it comes to guns.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#178
Actually the AR is a poor performer at longer ranger, mostly due to it caliber
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2013
#149
But you HAVE already commented on the 2013 AWB. And that is not what I am asking anyway.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#215
UBC, mag limits, education/PSAs on how guns in the home endanger your life. nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#287
LOL. Lanza could NOT have done what he did with a "common pump action shotgun."
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#301
You don't have to be a "quite competent" shooter to commit mass murder with an AR-15. nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#218
Depends on the circumstances and in many situations handguns would be just as effective
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2013
#228
Not in THIS situation. Not when you've got 26 people to mow down and only a few minutes to do it.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#241
I leave the advanced firearms instruction to those in the training business
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2013
#257
Guns don't protect women. A gun in the house is more likely to be used on her than an intruder. nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#114
Stats prove having a gun in the house ain't gonna protect you; it will kill you.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#117
I have not seen anyone "discredit" Kellerman. Where are your stats? Links? nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#135
Bullshit, a suicide IS a gun death. You can't take that out of the equation. nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#164
I didn't call your wife a liar, just that your story does not comport with reality (statistics).
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#140
Adam Lanza was a "law-abiding person" until he killed 27 people, including his mom.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#163
None of that refutes the fact that you're 43 times more likely to be killed by your own gun.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#221
"While Kellerman has backed away from his previous statement that people are “43 times more likely”.
hack89
Mar 2013
#279
I did. It is a Wikipedia page that describes "pro-gun groups' claims" against Kellerman.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#308
Is it possible that some of the rudeness you see from pro-gun posters is a result ...
spin
Mar 2013
#137
Correlation without causation. Maybe gun deaths would be declining even faster if there
yellowcanine
Mar 2013
#181
Yes of course but pills/poison are # 1 way for women, guns # 1 way for men in U.S.
yellowcanine
Mar 2013
#231
If gun deaths are going down, then no one needs one to protect themselves...
Comrade_McKenzie
Apr 2013
#314
There's always a panic on guns and ammo when any gun/ammo bill is in the works
sakabatou
Mar 2013
#2
So where are the corresponding numbers showing an increase for these jobs?
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#8
It would be interesting. History says there will be no increase in gun violence. nt
hack89
Mar 2013
#7
The only thing increasing will be my skepticism that gun control is about saving lives.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#10
"Unacceptable" gun violence is increasing as most of us mature and become more civilized. n/t
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#30
I suppose "the NRA and their allies" also tell the FBI to fudge their reports too?
DonP
Mar 2013
#13
So what happens once we transfer all our disposable income into arms and ammo?
bluedigger
Mar 2013
#14
Was talking to a Cabelas employee the other day he said right after Newtown people
doc03
Mar 2013
#70
A fact free propaganda piece. Doesn't even say HOW MANY jobs were ACTUALLY ADDED.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#49
I think we are trying to create "good jobs," not the production of lethal weapons, some of which
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#55
I think they do -- cowboy/police wannabes, compensators, irresponsible, those who care little for
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#59
I like to push the economic benefits, however scarce, of my sacred cows too.
LanternWaste
Mar 2013
#69
Yet so-called Democratic gun cultists buy/accumulate Rugers. That is interesting.
Hoyt
Mar 2013
#185
The article contains no facts. How many jobs did this so-called gun "jobs boom" create?
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#219
The article says 10 people are being added to a group of 35 in the company noted.
Pterodactyl
Mar 2013
#302
I did read the article. "Hiring" means he planned to hire, not that he HIRED 10 people.
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#303
What "good news" of a "difference in the lives of the workers" does the article state?
SunSeeker
Apr 2013
#313
I tend to go with Labor Dept. jobs reports. CNN factless puff pieces? Not so much. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2013
#321
Yeah. I'm glad I still have a job. Not true for some of the folks I used to work with.
Pterodactyl
Apr 2013
#322
The economy is slowly improving, but gun manufacturing jobs aren't where the growth is.
SunSeeker
Apr 2013
#323
The last defense of an indefensible busines is "...but it creates JOBS!!!"
2ndAmForComputers
Apr 2013
#317