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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: In case you missed this, Thom Hartmann on 2nd Amendment. [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)28. Hey, there are several gun carriers here who cite "thugs" as the reason they carry.
I'm sorry, where I'm from, when a bunch of white guys stand around with their lethal weapons, they are likely racists -- they listen to FOX, Hannity, Limpballs, Boortz, etc., they vote Republican; they hate immigrants; they love militias; they like cutting funds for social programs; they think Zimmerman is a fine man; and the like.
You can call them what you want. I know what they are.
Sometimes the "stereotype" fits, as in this case.
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Not a "bunch of guys" just playing with their guns -- they are a bunch of racist assholes playing
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#9
Right, hoyt. Because it's plainly obvious that any white guys out in the woods are
HALO141
Aug 2012
#15
You need to get off those right wing gun sites, and pay attention to what is going on.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#25
Hey, there are several gun carriers here who cite "thugs" as the reason they carry.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#28
No, those who think racist militias, the Border Klan, assault weapons, etc., are all good,
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#32
Lots of things are legal, but immoral and just plain wrong. Hopefully DU will be good for you.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#14
"That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves ..." Sounds good to me. nt
hack89
Aug 2012
#8
The founders weren't concerned that the US would be taken out in a coup by the military
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#17