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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: NRA: A lobby for criminals [View all]HALO141
(911 posts)95. Since I've never seen you refer to any
enthusiast in any way other than with one of your snarky, little pejoratives ("cultists" I suspect you think they are all "a little warped."
The Stoner platform, in all its variants, is among the most popular rifles ever sold. The number of people buying ammo in bulk to save money is likewise significant. On the other hand, the percentage of Holmes-type personalities making these purchases is statistically insignificant yet you would have the police out investigating them all in an attempt to ferret out the 1 in 1000000 that might not be absolutely straight and level. Personally, I think the authorities have their hands full with more productive endeavors.
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Doesn't really matter. Fact Holmes was attracted to such guns should have been enough to have him
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#90
I'd say that anyone ATTRACTED to "scary-looking guns" and/or lots of ammo has a problem.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#94
Let them try and throw their insults around in another forum, say LGBT, and their posts would
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#45
Again - Jon Stewart delivers a smackdown to these nonsensical rants against the NRA:
Simo 1939_1940
Aug 2012
#65
It was the very same poster, just the day before. Sure can't keep their stories straight, can they?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#77
Anti-Gun Freaks: Want to eliminate civil liberty because criminals exploit that liberty.
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#92