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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:26 PM

krispos42 (45,273 posts)

2. I would suppose it's an indicator of future plans, or of mentality.

"Stockpiling" ammunition has connotations that are negatives. People expecting (and possibly hoping for) the end of civilization, civil war, famine, etc.

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am confused about something.. [View all]	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	OP
Joking?	elleng	Jul 2012	#1
I would suppose it's an indicator of future plans, or of mentality.	krispos42	Jul 2012	#2
Heck, I stockpile ammo too..	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#14
You might want to step down from your mountain occasionally	Starboard Tack	Jul 2012	#43
I wait for deals, too	Glaug-Eldare	Jul 2012	#44
Stockpiling ammo is often caused by the fact that the price of ammo has and will skyrocket. ...	spin	Jul 2012	#40
Or are they simply pontificating to hear themselves?	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#3
Because NOBODY	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#4
This message was self-deleted by its author	Simo 1939_1940	Jul 2012	#5
"Kapow works well when shooting someone to let them know you shot them."	Simo 1939_1940	Jul 2012	#6
What?	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#10
yeah we would	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#12
Pure nonsense.	Simo 1939_1940	Jul 2012	#20
The blame belongs to the cartels and the US	Trunk Monkey	Jul 2012	#36
How many rounds did Holmes use? n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2012	#39
Wrong.	Clames	Jul 2012	#9
Well they should at least limit	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#11
Why are you using a "needs" qualifier when discussing the practicing of a civil liberty??	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#21
Why are you buying cold medicine so often?	Clames	Jul 2012	#25
YAWN..	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#15
I'll give your rant -1 based on it's weakness...	-..__...	Jul 2012	#29
wasn't the apartment booby-trapped? wouldn't all that ammo contribute to big boom that was intended	Tuesday Afternoon	Jul 2012	#7
Ammo really is not that explosive..."outside of a pressure vessel"	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#18
what does concern me is the fact that an obviously disturbed young man was able to escape	Tuesday Afternoon	Jul 2012	#27
You are spot on correct...	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#37
Possibly...	-..__...	Jul 2012	#26
Two comments about this:	Tuesday Afternoon	Jul 2012	#28
Actully..	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#30
As a 28+ year firefighter...	-..__...	Jul 2012	#35
if he was thinking that way,	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#31
Maybe if that's someone like you or me who knows that kind of stuff...	-..__...	Jul 2012	#33
I'd be thrilled to be living next to	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2012	#8
maybe you do	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#13
Go for it.	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2012	#17
you been watching too many TV cop shows	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#19
Certainly, everyone has that much ammo and booby traps on hand.	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2012	#22
not that much ammo	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#23
why, is the couch polyester????	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#38
Yes..	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#24
Because it adds to the emotion-based argument	sylvi	Jul 2012	#16
Because big numbers are scary. Acronyms are scary. Faux-psychiatric terms like	petronius	Jul 2012	#32
Because it helps sell the story and grabs headlines	Reasonable_Argument	Jul 2012	#34
This would be the correct answer.	ManiacJoe	Jul 2012	#42
They still believe guns and ammo kill people.	ileus	Jul 2012	#41

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