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provis99

(13,062 posts)
130. that's nice...
Fri Apr 13, 2012, 12:41 AM
Apr 2012

but the handgun law in this case is specifically for carrying handguns to use against presumed human criminals.

This is from the Onion, right? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #1
All Hail Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona! ellisonz Apr 2012 #2
Exactly fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #27
do you have a legitimate reason to disagree? gejohnston Apr 2012 #29
I Dem would have signed it gejohnston Apr 2012 #8
EXACTLY fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #14
I hope tourism in AZ Politicalboi Apr 2012 #3
hunters carrying pistols would be a major danger to you? gejohnston Apr 2012 #5
BRAVO fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #15
I'd be more worried about someone smuggling pot or even growing it in the wilderness rl6214 Apr 2012 #81
he seems to think that gejohnston Apr 2012 #85
I didn't know they never could gejohnston Apr 2012 #4
Hell, you can carry a gun at the supermarket in Tucson, why would you not be able to take one OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2012 #6
Game regulations have nothing to do with Tucson supermarkets gejohnston Apr 2012 #7
So fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #18
apparently, provis99 Apr 2012 #9
as long as I can gejohnston Apr 2012 #11
LOL ...you nailed it. fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #17
In Florida, some hunters have told me that a wild boar can tree you ... spin Apr 2012 #127
that's nice... provis99 Apr 2012 #130
not really a handgun law gejohnston Apr 2012 #131
Talk About Ridiculous fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #10
stumble across some pot farm or meth lab gejohnston Apr 2012 #12
How will that work fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #13
Using the handgun would be quicker than reloading your 5-round rifle. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #22
And you just can't take a violent mugger down in the woods with that....... fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #25
Maybe you cannot. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #28
because they can't make a valid point gejohnston Apr 2012 #30
Violent Crime in Hunting Areas fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #35
nonexistent threat? ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #38
And nothing to substantiate the need for two firearms to do what one can fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #42
The hole you are digging could be done more efficiently ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #44
HUh fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #50
It appears so. PavePusher Apr 2012 #89
Seriously fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #114
Dodge. PavePusher Apr 2012 #129
Yea fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #134
And who the hell are you AH1Apache Apr 2012 #96
some urbanite gejohnston Apr 2012 #102
LOL fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #112
Don't you? gejohnston Apr 2012 #118
Huh fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #119
Right gejohnston Apr 2012 #120
Agree fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #121
Where do you get this violent mugger shit? X_Digger Apr 2012 #31
So fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #34
So.. you got nothing? X_Digger Apr 2012 #39
Which is it? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #41
You are the one who brought up 'violent muggers'. That's your straw man. Not mine. n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #43
So Why Exactly do you need two firearms fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #52
Why do you dismiss the pot farms and meth labs? ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #56
An unloaded long hunting rifle, slung over your back, maybe in a sleeve or case.. X_Digger Apr 2012 #57
And again...what is the need that is so much more threatening to you... fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #62
Self-defense. 2 legged or 4 legged. X_Digger Apr 2012 #67
Right fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #69
What part of.. 'around the base of the tree' didn't you get? n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #71
The Part that Made it Relevant fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #72
I will give you credit for your honest answer. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #74
You are up a tree, your gun is on the ground. What, are you telekinetic?!? X_Digger Apr 2012 #77
Ok..... fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #78
Please elaborate on your "worse". ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #79
'makes things worse' -- what, the feral boar is going to steal it and start a life of crime?!? X_Digger Apr 2012 #80
Have you ever tried to climb a tree while carrying a rifle, either in hand, or on a sling? PavePusher Apr 2012 #90
Do you know what a black powder rifle is and how it works? rl6214 Apr 2012 #83
Not any more... ellisonz Apr 2012 #32
Oh look... X_Digger Apr 2012 #45
Bite me. ellisonz Apr 2012 #55
That's original AH1Apache Apr 2012 #97
Thats just his idea of "civil conversation". oneshooter Apr 2012 #101
Thank you for the reminder. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #46
No. In the last few days that law was repealed. GreenStormCloud Apr 2012 #95
you need to get out of the city more often gejohnston Apr 2012 #23
Creative fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #24
they didn't until 30 years ago gejohnston Apr 2012 #26
Gun advocates are always complaining about how Gun Control advocates are always putting new ..... fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #33
Problem is gejohnston Apr 2012 #36
And you think two firearms is going to help? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #40
Certainly won't hurt. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #51
Or help fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #53
Assuming that you are not the one doing the carrying ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #58
One Could Argue fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #60
So, let's hear the argument. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #63
And your evidence is...? n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #91
A cell phone in the middle of a national forest?!? *snort* X_Digger Apr 2012 #47
Change Carriers fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #49
OMFG, you really are a city dweller, aren't you?!?! n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #59
Right fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #61
Feel free to go to a national forest and try to get cell service. X_Digger Apr 2012 #64
Look I Get It fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #68
"Take your cell phone and call it in." -- *snort* X_Digger Apr 2012 #70
Better Yet fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #73
"m not buying your meth/pot farms justification. Take your cell phone and call it in." rl6214 Apr 2012 #87
So you are hunting with a black powder rifle and have just shot your one shot and are rl6214 Apr 2012 #82
Most hunters (in my experience) carry the rifle on their shoulder via a sling. PavePusher Apr 2012 #88
Rational and reasonable - no reason why a hunter shouldn't be able to carry what petronius Apr 2012 #16
He puts his rifle down and that mugger comes from behind and assaults him fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #19
There seems to be a grand ignorance of hunting. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #100
An education fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #104
Why would it be "two unloaded guns"? It seems to me that it's currently legal petronius Apr 2012 #105
The need to legislate for a nonexistent problem. fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #108
Isn't leaving a useless law on the books an existent problem worth legislating? petronius Apr 2012 #111
Yes, ignorant. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #106
Who said two guns? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #107
You said it. I quoted you exactly. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #109
Nah fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #110
I wish you would share whatever it is you are smoking. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #113
Another immature response fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #115
That is rich, coming from you. How do you categorize your post #110? ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #116
Ok....Smoke away....I'll stoop to your level since you think that will help you fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #117
You seem very confused, but I will help you out. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #122
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #123
OK, I will play your game. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #124
Oh you aren't playing fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #125
Don't waste your time with the Jello. PavePusher Apr 2012 #128
Two only has one meaning. Clames Apr 2012 #126
Next on the agenda bongbong Apr 2012 #20
SO TRUE fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #21
So idiotic rl6214 Apr 2012 #92
most Nazis are in Illinois gejohnston Apr 2012 #37
Could happen... sarisataka Apr 2012 #93
gun owners...hunting each other lol nt msongs Apr 2012 #48
THERE YOU HAVE IT fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #54
regional and cultural bigotry gejohnston Apr 2012 #65
Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #66
gangsters and pot growers are not gejohnston Apr 2012 #75
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #76
Depending the hunting/fishing location it is possible to run into a clandestine lab, still, Remmah2 Apr 2012 #99
If only that were all there was to it. elleng Apr 2012 #94
And another truly idiotic AH1Apache Apr 2012 #98
At least he/she/it is maintaining a steady supply of them. oneshooter Apr 2012 #103
You're right about that AH1Apache Apr 2012 #132
On one hand... sarisataka Apr 2012 #84
OK, now you are just showing off with your knowledge of the hunting laws. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #86
What about archery hunters Daninmo Apr 2012 #133
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