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In reply to the discussion: Woman killed, 12 year old son shot multiple times for laughing [View all]elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)111. what a thoughtful post...
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You are aware of the "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed",
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#35
ONLY part, and the way I read it "the people" must be a member of a militia, right?
George II
Apr 2015
#286
The way I read it, along with the SCOTUS's Heller decision, of which all 9 justices agreed that the
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#288
That line would work better if there were mass electronic communication killings
BeyondGeography
Apr 2015
#116
I am sorry but what does that have to do with your statement on the likely hood of a gun being
clffrdjk
Apr 2015
#360
The whole notion of a highly capable full auto printing press printing a gun was not even...
stone space
Apr 2015
#331
Today's modern "printing presses" are increasingly capable of printing guns...
stone space
Apr 2015
#332
By your rules, you're responsible for every DUI death because you don't reinstate Prohibition.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#12
"Greed?" The deceased skid mark didn't give a shit about $. He wanted to kill...
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#107
Don't you think that registration would help stop those that misuse their fundamental right?
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#76
Many of them can be eliminated by simply registering them, you could personally eliminate
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#97
I see you are too stubborn to even consider constructive ways to help with the problem
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#106
Then don't use "because the police think it is a good thing" as an argument to me.
hack89
Apr 2015
#118
I provided three examples of places that confiscated firearms following registration.
clffrdjk
Apr 2015
#372
Was that really so hard? In the future just do what you just did in the first post with the claim.
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#377
So my original point still stands and is waiting for you to disprove, registration leads to
clffrdjk
Apr 2015
#380
Not really, the link you provided clearly stated they were all weapons that were already illegal
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#382
You support registration, you tell us why. Asking "why not?" is not a good argument.
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#109
Actually I was curious as to why others were not, it was not an attempt to argue
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#115
Understood. My comment went to argumentative form; advance a position, support position.
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#126
Don't be surprised if the NRA picks up you're quote and uses it to its own ends.
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#114
You know Feinstein packed, right? She's an elite; No problem getting a CA CCW.
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#388
Ahhh, but what you're leaving out is that 2/3 of those deaths are suicide. eom.
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#256
"Most alcohol deaths probably happen to the drinkers themselves, which is not so true of guns"
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#345
Sounds like a HyperPunk™ was involved: ALL that mattered was getting back...
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#103
So did the piece of paper jump off a lawmakers desk and go door to door seizing weapons?
ncjustice80
Apr 2015
#180
Just saying that just becuase something is in the Constitution doesnt make
ncjustice80
Apr 2015
#198
We are gun owners. My husband has secured most of the guns to the point where I can't find 'em.
Shrike47
Apr 2015
#22
That's what they mean by "polite society." You better be polite to the ones who are armed.
phantom power
Apr 2015
#27
I get it now, it may be possible that the woman (trying to protect her child)
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#123
This thread is a good example of why the GCRA Group still has a reason to exist here on DU
Electric Monk
Apr 2015
#92
Heh. Same haven means you can't handle the debate when it doesn't go your way.
Eleanors38
Apr 2015
#124
It may very well be that the other 2 didn't know what Washington was about to do
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#214
The NRA beat our elected Democrats ass every day of the week, and twice on Sunday. And, it wasn't
blkmusclmachine
Apr 2015
#162
I'll never change anyone's mind, and no one will ever change mine, but inside I know I'm right.
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#213
The only things I kill these days are predators attempting to get to our livestock
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#230
I would be more than willing to offer help in getting your harvest to the freezer
ybbor
Apr 2015
#239
My AR-15 is used to dispatch the predators, I have an AR-10 in .308 caliber for hunting,
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#281
Well, I guess I could take care of the predators with a bow, and I could shoot arrows at
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#290
No, this isn't the group for gun reform, you're mistaking this group for the other group.
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#273
And nice of you to let us know about your irrational hatred of an inanimate object.
pablo_marmol
Apr 2015
#389
So he says he despises people that hate gays and that makes him homophobic? Really. ne
hack89
Apr 2015
#391
i hate how guns are used. i hate that people who don't deserve them can get them so easily
samsingh
Apr 2015
#401