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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
5. You've never heard of a shark cage?
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:44 PM
Oct 2012

I've been lobbying the YMCA to allow me to use one in their pool. You can never be too safe.

Dear Gun Carriers [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2012 OP
Hey look everybody Berserker Oct 2012 #1
+1 n/t a geek named Bob Oct 2012 #2
Do you live in a red state? SecularMotion Oct 2012 #3
do you always buy in to classist bullshit? gejohnston Oct 2012 #8
You have a problem with liberals? SecularMotion Oct 2012 #10
only faux liberals that are just as bigoted gejohnston Oct 2012 #14
+1,000 CokeMachine Oct 2012 #35
not Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #83
yeah it was me gejohnston Oct 2012 #112
Are you the one that posts all that nonsense glacierbay Oct 2012 #122
This seriously reminds me DWC Oct 2012 #103
I had that same thought myself. Sorta hope it is, actually, I miss petronius Oct 2012 #106
My life was never the same after I visited, and worked on the farm Simo 1939_1940 Oct 2012 #137
Not at all. CokeMachine Oct 2012 #36
Do you activly support the Brady Campaign or the VPC? oneshooter Oct 2012 #46
defining red state Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #84
the only thing I read was gejohnston Oct 2012 #111
He speaks!! Why don't you break routine and tell us what you think? Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #31
your mistake Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #85
You're wordy.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #125
In the interest of accuracy, Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #140
Do you really believe that the anti's care about accuracy? oneshooter Oct 2012 #141
No. Passion is the coin of the realm. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #142
Check the date... ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #11
Why are you offended by a piece that smears white, flabby and crabby, conservatives? SecularMotion Oct 2012 #13
smearing is for stupid ignorant assholes gejohnston Oct 2012 #17
Do you also have problems with white, flabby Democrats? holdencaufield Oct 2012 #28
So you are a fan of smears? ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #30
Broad brush smears of ethnic groups 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #45
I thought the same thing. Callisto32 Oct 2012 #136
Aren't you special? jeepnstein Oct 2012 #124
Hahahahaha i cant stop laughing!!! xoom Oct 2012 #143
Such economy. A classic. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #150
This is the exact same reason why I've given up surfing, diving, bathing, and petronius Oct 2012 #4
You've never heard of a shark cage? SecularMotion Oct 2012 #5
That's what I'm saying - you can never be too safe petronius Oct 2012 #6
I carried my pistol all day without incident, 10/13/12 ileus Oct 2012 #7
Any good sales at Walmart? SecularMotion Oct 2012 #9
what is the difference between Wal Mart, gejohnston Oct 2012 #12
I received my complete tierod assembly in this week from Amazon ileus Oct 2012 #21
I didn't see much really. ileus Oct 2012 #19
I went to a Walmart after work today Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #32
I'm glad you are can afford to shop elsewhere. CokeMachine Oct 2012 #37
Fuck that shit and the horse it rode in, in. Callisto32 Oct 2012 #15
The fact that the gunners defend white, flabby and crabby, conservatives SecularMotion Oct 2012 #16
I'm white and flabby gejohnston Oct 2012 #18
You sound a little crabby SecularMotion Oct 2012 #23
only when I read trash gejohnston Oct 2012 #24
Lighten up, Francis SecularMotion Oct 2012 #25
you buy the case of Red Stripe gejohnston Oct 2012 #26
Your stuff sounds a little clamy -- and not very fresh either. nt CokeMachine Oct 2012 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #78
Then they hate big city mayors safeinOhio Oct 2012 #22
You do realize this blogger is talking about you. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #27
That is also true, however safeinOhio Oct 2012 #41
Just give us a synopsis of Vol. 1. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #33
Hmm, I was taking umbrage... Callisto32 Oct 2012 #133
Could have a good discussion on carrying but this July story is bullshit era veteran Oct 2012 #20
wrong o Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #86
It is your right to defend yourself in Kentucky era veteran Oct 2012 #91
How do the police protect me? hack89 Oct 2012 #92
The Second Amendment is very much about carrying.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #108
So much wrong. Where to start... Clames Oct 2012 #110
Where does it say that Law Enforcement have a duty to protect the individual? oneshooter Oct 2012 #113
"for traditionally lawful purposes, SUCH AS self-defense within the home." -- that's from Heller. X_Digger Oct 2012 #116
"We used to get such a better class of anti-." Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #139
Hate to break this to you glacierbay Oct 2012 #123
Answering some of your baloney. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #145
Tough. Shit. Clames Oct 2012 #29
This post sounds suspiciously like an "import." nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #34
Gonna post some wicked Live Journal smackdowns next? Union Scribe Oct 2012 #39
Well... Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #40
OK, I'm here --- address me with your comments and/or questions Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #42
Should we even count people who live in red states as humans? ileus Oct 2012 #43
oh booo hoooo Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #48
Ah, it's about "those people". Got it. PavePusher Oct 2012 #63
not confused at all Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #87
It's not vigilanteeism; police are NOT required to protect you friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #99
Please cite some of this "'shoot first' legislation" you refer to. PavePusher Oct 2012 #100
We can start with FL's famous version. Callisto32 Oct 2012 #135
That would be ignorance you can fix with education. Callisto32 Oct 2012 #134
Elitism fit for the 1%. rrneck Oct 2012 #144
#3... citations, please? PavePusher Oct 2012 #66
not so Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #89
A dodge, an argumentum ad verecundiam, and a claim of elitism.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #109
Do you seriously expect to denigrate all men... MicaelS Oct 2012 #132
I like it when I make the difference. 2ndAmForComputers Oct 2012 #138
and? gejohnston Oct 2012 #114
Why don't you correlate violent crimes to total number of legally owned guns? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #44
Because we don't track that data, and because the NRA has effectively blocked attempts to do so Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #49
"However we do know that the more guns, the greater the number of incidents of gun violence." 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #50
Sure Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #54
Cite your stats, please. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #67
Well.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #68
are you incapable of looking anything up yourself? Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #93
Hmmm, why the hostility? Yet you claim -we're- not capable of good decision-making...??? PavePusher Oct 2012 #104
Hah 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #77
Aw, c'mon- self-contradiction in the first three sentences of a post is AWESOME! friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #107
Colorado does NOT require a Background check for a private sale Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #82
Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Oct 2012 #47
NO, it shouldn't Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #52
Thank you. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #53
My pleasure. Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #56
Welcome to DU and this particular group. uppityperson Oct 2012 #74
Yes, it should. Even ignoring that students in non-gun-owning households petronius Oct 2012 #55
This is not an appropriate subject for school Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #58
A couple of hours at most out of the school year, that might save a life? petronius Oct 2012 #60
Saving lives isn't in their interest...adding stats is. ileus Oct 2012 #72
Didn't you claim above that gun homocide and injury was a public health problem? PavePusher Oct 2012 #71
Yes, they did: "We have what is and should be a problem with firearms that should be treated as... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #101
I suspect many anti-gunnies would like gun safety not taught at schools aikoaiko Oct 2012 #90
You know what firearms safety training consists of for children right? AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #128
There are numerous laws prohibiting children from having sex 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #57
What? Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #59
Who are you to say what does or does not have a place in school? slackmaster Oct 2012 #65
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"they're learning about it, not having sex." PavePusher Oct 2012 #69
"What do you think 'firearms safety training" entails?" They don't know, obviously. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #102
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It does follow quite logically 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #75
Age appropriate firearms safety training in this case is “Stop. Don’t touch. Leave the area. Tell an AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #129
One hour out of an entire school year would be a great investment and would do no harm... slackmaster Oct 2012 #64
So safety education is not an effective means of reducing deaths and violence? hack89 Oct 2012 #73
Ignorance = safety 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #76
I don't have a firearm now, but I had one when I was a kid. ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #79
I was in JROTC in High School. MicaelS Oct 2012 #127
Correction needed... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #149
I agree. ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #80
why not offer it as an optional outside-of-school class? Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #94
Rifle Club or the Skeet Team would be appropriate extra-curricular options, or electives petronius Oct 2012 #98
You don't really know what firearms safety training consists of, do you? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #105
I don't think I would want the gun classes to be mandatory. ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #115
A basic understanding of firearms can become essential to any person's life slackmaster Oct 2012 #121
Bullshit. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #130
Real men carry an axe. n/t 2on2u Oct 2012 #51
???????? Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #61
These weapons threads can get so heated at times.... a little levity can be a good thing. n/t 2on2u Oct 2012 #62
yes...... Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #70
That image is of a person holding the hand of a starving child, it is in every message I post, it is 2on2u Oct 2012 #97
This is interesting. rrneck Oct 2012 #88
gishy Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #95
Ah. rrneck Oct 2012 #96
keep guns out of stores -- and off our street Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #117
"improve their health and education" holdencaufield Oct 2012 #118
Keep guns out of stores. ... rrneck Oct 2012 #119
And just how, pray tell, glacierbay Oct 2012 #126
Why do you seem to correlate 'red/blue' divisions in concealed carry? AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #131
The entire premise is flawed. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #120
Education is the answer. Francis Marion Oct 2012 #146
Firearms should also be registered and insured like vehicles. SecularMotion Oct 2012 #147
Yes- computers, books and papers too. Francis Marion Oct 2012 #148
Not all vehicles need to be registered and insured. Clames Oct 2012 #151
Limiting basic rights to only those who can afford them 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #152
he should be sued for false advertizing gejohnston Mar 2014 #154
This message was self-deleted by its author Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #155
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