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gejohnston

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42. show me in the list of talking points
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:43 PM
Dec 2012

where that is a talking point. Simply calling something a talking point is not evidence of anything.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20point

the problem with gun rights is gejohnston Dec 2012 #1
Ohhh dear intaglio Dec 2012 #2
Might as in, it won't gejohnston Dec 2012 #4
2% of crimes, but what % of murders? rbixby Dec 2012 #28
Take a look for youself Hudjes Dec 2012 #49
I'd be willing to bet that RPGs are used in very few murders here as well rbixby Dec 2012 #59
they are gejohnston Dec 2012 #60
So since they're outlawed, only outlaws have RPGs! rbixby Dec 2012 #61
Yeah, but nobody had them when they weren't gejohnston Dec 2012 #62
Sounds like a good plan, lets require registry of semiautos this way too rbixby Dec 2012 #67
standard semi autos under NFA rules is asinine gejohnston Dec 2012 #70
It does serve to separate the wheat from the chaff though rbixby Dec 2012 #78
given the way we enforce current federal gun laws gejohnston Dec 2012 #79
Let's see if I can help... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #53
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #57
Why would it be hidden? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #63
Yeah, but Holden, it was just 4-2. Sounds "fair & balanced" to me. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #81
I'm not sure what you would have to say ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #82
I've gotten a 6-0 for historical inquiry. So there! Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #84
Why would any well-balanced person "love" guns, anyway? Given their main intent villager Dec 2012 #3
One of my high school teachers once said gejohnston Dec 2012 #5
somehow, I still prefer Shakespeare. villager Dec 2012 #7
I'm more of a Murasaki Shikibu and Edward Abbey gejohnston Dec 2012 #8
I love Abbey too -- Desert Solitaire, The Monkeywrench Gang, etc. villager Dec 2012 #9
has nothing to do with it gejohnston Dec 2012 #10
And Wyoming gun politics, writ large, don't really work for the nation as a whole villager Dec 2012 #11
But letting just the cops and gangsters gejohnston Dec 2012 #12
Yeah, it's that "my six shooter will solve everything!" view that worries me villager Dec 2012 #13
doesn't work that way gejohnston Dec 2012 #14
Schools in El Paso closed today due to threats of gun violence villager Dec 2012 #22
actually three times gejohnston Dec 2012 #23
"Schools will be let out early due to threats" villager Dec 2012 #24
a rumor but this BBC video gejohnston Dec 2012 #29
You're really desperate to assign blame everywhere but on the weapons used in the crime, aren't you? villager Dec 2012 #31
not desperate at all gejohnston Dec 2012 #33
Ah there it is - the ultimate NRA apologia. So we can let any weapon, anywhere, be available anytime villager Dec 2012 #34
didn't say anythig about any weapon anywhere gejohnston Dec 2012 #36
and of course, the fault of individuals who advocate for easy access to weapons... villager Dec 2012 #37
so, is every home invasion murder gejohnston Dec 2012 #38
how you can keep repeating NRA talking points after this morning... villager Dec 2012 #39
not repeating NRA talking points gejohnston Dec 2012 #40
Another NRA talking point! villager Dec 2012 #41
show me in the list of talking points gejohnston Dec 2012 #42
For starters, pay attention to what the NRA is saying to the rest of us. Like this morning. villager Dec 2012 #43
which may or may not be in gejohnston Dec 2012 #44
Or how a rational person wants to keep making all kinds of triggers easily available to all kinds villager Dec 2012 #45
never said that gejohnston Dec 2012 #46
one more thing about "six shooters" gejohnston Dec 2012 #15
Shakespeare? That guy who wrote violence porn? PavePusher Dec 2012 #19
"Thrown of Blood" was an appropriate name for Macbeth. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #26
Yes, but didn't Shakespeare holdencaufield Dec 2012 #64
+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #6
That's not really a thing. Hudjes Dec 2012 #50
Exactly. Although I love my mattress because it makes my back feel better. SEMOVoter Dec 2012 #58
Gun Control <> Gun Ban ralfy Dec 2012 #16
It's simple, really. jeepnstein Dec 2012 #17
I don't want them disarmed amuse bouche Dec 2012 #32
So you're OK with posting on DU with a quill pen? jeepnstein Dec 2012 #35
What Amendment did the Founding Fathers mention Quill pens or any pens? amuse bouche Dec 2012 #54
the word bear means carried around gejohnston Dec 2012 #55
Militia Acts ralfy Jan 2013 #86
There have been more than a few posters here on DU calling for outright bans on private firearms ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #18
Your requirement to justify a "need" is tryanny. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #20
Wrote Judge Benson Everett Legg Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #21
"It's a start," "It's a beginning," "For now, we'll take..." Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #25
During the time period when those who support strong gun control were riding high in the saddle ... spin Dec 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #27
He lost me at the 'loves guns' part amuse bouche Dec 2012 #30
the same way people blame guns. It is a literary device known as Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #48
More people have been killed by James Dean's car... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #65
Do I really need to remind you that amuse bouche Dec 2012 #69
Car a necessity? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #71
that's before you get to health problems related to air pollution gejohnston Dec 2012 #72
Very true ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #73
Like I said amuse bouche Dec 2012 #74
You keep using those words ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #75
Nah amuse bouche Dec 2012 #80
Too bad ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #83
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #85
it ain't easy being green. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #47
More gunner propaganda upaloopa Dec 2012 #51
You are spot on on your OP. raquel69 Dec 2012 #52
Naw, they want to do something to make themselves feel good. Ashgrey77 Dec 2012 #66
Who actually coined the terms "gun nuts & gun lovers"? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #76
You have no idea what you are talking about from your own admission. Ashgrey77 Dec 2012 #77
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