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Crybabies Favor Gun Control [View all] rDigital Aug 2012 OP
What's your explanation for gun owners who support gun control? Fridays Child Aug 2012 #1
That depends on what kind of gun control they champion. rDigital Aug 2012 #2
OK then, jonthebru Aug 2012 #66
Agreed. For whatever reason it seems like the ATF never goes after denied NICS purchasers. rDigital Aug 2012 #71
I'm a gun owner and I support most of our current gun laws. spin Aug 2012 #8
corpses can cry? who knew except the gun crowd lol nt msongs Aug 2012 #2
Here's my take shadowrider Aug 2012 #4
Right wing anti-control nuts and safeinOhio Aug 2012 #5
Projection bias rDigital Aug 2012 #6
Ted IS a spokesperson for and safeinOhio Aug 2012 #11
Cool story, bro. rDigital Aug 2012 #12
But you speak for people who wish not to live in fear of gun nuts? Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #52
Every cause is going to have it's goofballs. That doesn't make the cause invalid by default. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #72
Define anti! Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #13
Perhaps warp drive will be developed soon and you will get your wish. TPaine7 Aug 2012 #16
I already live in that world. I made my wish come true. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #25
So... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #29
I choose my environment for starters. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #35
You own nothing that can be replaced. Good. How about the guy who earns his living out shadowrider Aug 2012 #36
I used to be that guy. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #50
Property generally isn't worth using deadly force over rDigital Aug 2012 #77
Couldn't agree more. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #82
As a type one diabetic for 30 years and on an insulin pump for the past 4 years, you can live rl6214 Aug 2012 #83
There's on less thing I guess. rDigital Aug 2012 #84
By "on the ocean"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #41
No, I mean on a vessel either at sea or at anchor, depending on the day and the whim. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #51
What do you... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #53
VZ Wireless Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #56
Cool discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #58
Depends on location. Between 10 to 50 miles. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #61
a friend was staying... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #64
Shit can still happen. jonthebru Aug 2012 #67
What if some lunatic Jenoch Aug 2012 #100
If I thought there was any likeliehood of being attacked I would have a shotgun on board Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #103
"I'm not against defending one's home... I oppose...concealed carry without good cause." bad sofa king Sep 2012 #104
The right to self defense is a basic human right. Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #105
you're all over the road here. bad sofa king Sep 2012 #106
To be fair: The S. Tack is consistent. Every thread I've seen rDigital Sep 2012 #107
Let me clarify my position. Nothing ambivalent about it. Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #109
One never knows if one will or will not need a firearm for self defense bad sofa king Sep 2012 #113
So you live in a place where if law enforcement shows up, TPaine7 Aug 2012 #45
Unfortunately, you are correct. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #47
I want to live in that world too. rDigital Aug 2012 #20
It isn't the right that bothers me, but the practice. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #26
I want to live in a world where gejohnston Aug 2012 #21
How do you explain the largest group of voters safeinOhio Aug 2012 #14
because anti gun politicians are the only choice in the big cities gejohnston Aug 2012 #15
Your post is Jenoch Aug 2012 #18
not social conservative nut cases gejohnston Aug 2012 #19
Mayor Bloomberg is not a right winger? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #24
The stop and frisk policy was a mistake. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #38
Nonsense. The unconstitutional of the police to intimidate and humiliate ordinary Americans AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #43
You sound very extreme and quite emotional. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #49
so he isn't homophobic gejohnston Aug 2012 #63
He sure as hell Jenoch Aug 2012 #75
it is the urban platform gejohnston Aug 2012 #76
Bloomberg has switched parties a couple of times. Independent right now Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #59
Bloomberg who has a policy of having the police stop-and-frisk ordinary Americans who have neither AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #62
but...but.....gunz KiLL PeOPle! ileus Aug 2012 #7
Wrong! People who carry guns kill people. They use the guns to do the killing. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #39
But a guns intended purpose is to save lives... ileus Aug 2012 #42
Correct. You are deluded in thinking the intended purpose is to save lives Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #44
That's like saying that those who buy fire extinguishers for their home prior to having a fire, AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #65
Right. We see people carrying fire extinguishers all over the place. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #79
That's like saying that those who buy fire extinguishers for their homes are not using AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #80
Methinks thou art very confused Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #81
"High profile gun control advocates who hire armed security are, in my opinion, Jenoch Aug 2012 #9
Like this? rDigital Aug 2012 #10
Hey, it's Hoyt's Dream Team! n/t PavePusher Aug 2012 #17
Irrational fear of others drives gun culture /nt Bragi Aug 2012 #22
Irrational fear of an inatimate object drives the anti-gun culture n/t shadowrider Aug 2012 #23
fucking BULLSHIT Skittles Aug 2012 #27
Heh shadowrider Aug 2012 #31
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight Skittles Aug 2012 #54
Struck a nerve, huh? Equate Aug 2012 #74
100% correct Common Sense Party Aug 2012 #57
well regulated, jonthebru Aug 2012 #68
Hoplophobia is the name of the game. Antis will do anything to try and make it contagious. Nt rDigital Aug 2012 #99
No, we can live without our false sense of phallic power.... Deep13 Aug 2012 #28
Let me tell you something. My daughter was fucking RAPED BY THAT FALSE SENSE OF PHALLIC shadowrider Aug 2012 #32
My post was in response to the OP's dickish suggestion. Deep13 Aug 2012 #33
I said she carries. It wasn't in the home, it was elsewhere. Don't you dare try to say she shadowrider Aug 2012 #34
Your emotions have clouded your judgment. Deep13 Aug 2012 #37
Lecturing again? Have you a family member that's been through it? I doubt it. shadowrider Aug 2012 #40
This is why Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey is so compelling. Loudly Aug 2012 #78
Sounds like you were the type of prosecutor.... WinniSkipper Sep 2012 #111
I would say... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #30
Then, I'm a crybaby who can leave my home daily without a gun. Hoyt Aug 2012 #55
:) discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #60
Please provide a link to a definition of your (made up) term "gun cultists" rl6214 Aug 2012 #85
It's what this phone does to term "gun culture." I think phone is correct. Hoyt Aug 2012 #86
Your definition of "gun culture" is made up as well rl6214 Aug 2012 #96
You are right, "culture" is not apt description for strapping gun on before venturing out. Hoyt Aug 2012 #97
Arms race meanit Aug 2012 #46
Gun access isn't unfettered Reasonable_Argument Aug 2012 #48
Well regulated, jonthebru Aug 2012 #69
It's written exactly how it's intended, but allow me to assist. rDigital Aug 2012 #73
Agreed... nothin' but a bunch of whining crybabies. OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #70
I would have thought that some whiny-assed... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #87
and who is committing these drive bys? gejohnston Aug 2012 #88
That didn't take long. The point I suspect I will have to keep... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #89
Since I live in the boonies gejohnston Aug 2012 #90
Who's scapegoating you for what? Aside from... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #91
Appeal to emotion fallacy. Next time bring an argument. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #92
Appeal to dumbassery-- I wasn't making an argument, merely... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #94
Just pointing out the obvious, if you're offended I guess that's a plus or something. ; ) rDigital Aug 2012 #98
your reading skills suck gejohnston Aug 2012 #93
Speaking of reading skills-- who's talking about a guy in Montana? This is... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #95
Nice way to demonize marijuana, and innocent pot smokers. Ashgrey77 Sep 2012 #108
you missed point gejohnston Sep 2012 #110
if it wasn't drugs, it would be something else. bad sofa king Sep 2012 #115
Police training and mental screenings are completely effective. xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #101
Yep, the Norway Shooter rDigital Sep 2012 #102
It'll be nice when psychology advances to the state 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #112
wasn't the fort hood shooter a psychiatrist? bad sofa king Sep 2012 #114
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