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In the discussion thread: Bloomburg wants to ban machine guns [View all]

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:02 PM

spin (14,762 posts)

69. You had guns pointed at you 3 times in a few years? Damn!

I've had guns pointed at me 3 times in my entire life and I an now 66.

Out of curiosity were these criminals pointing guns at you. In my instances a man who pointed a shotgun at me might have been running an illegal still on his property in Mississippi.

Both of us are interested in making our nation safer and reducing gun violence and incidents like the recent shootings in schools and theaters. Hopefully our nation can make such actual headway in solving this problem.

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76 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bloomburg wants to ban machine guns [View all]	gejohnston	Dec 2012	OP
We all know that proper gun terminology is far more important...	hlthe2b	Dec 2012	#1
he described a machine gun	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#2
We certainly know those promoted by NRA (and apparently you) do not. n/t	hlthe2b	Dec 2012	#6
simple answers to complex problems	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#7
Okay, you write laws with the wrong terminology and see how far you get.	krispos42	Dec 2012	#10
Bloomberg will not write the laws. He is speaking in the vernacular.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#20
this guy was not a gun owner	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#21
Are you saying there is a need to collect all rapid fire weapons and any means by which ammo is held	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#29
no,	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#40
Do you think the guy who shot the kindergarten children was on drugs?	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#74
I have also said, in other places,	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#75
Bloomberg is ignorant on the	Jenoch	Dec 2012	#61
I seriously doubt that. Bloomberg has been discussing the gun control issue for years and years ...	spin	Dec 2012	#63
What BS -- Bloomburg is not in any position to write law... Total and absolute BS argument	hlthe2b	Dec 2012	#25
Definitions are part of law.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#12
not only does it make loopholes as GSC mentioned,	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#15
It doesn't bother you that he's advocating for something that's already been law since 1934?	Recursion	Dec 2012	#23
Acording to "Hack89"--another staunch defender of "gun rights"--	thucythucy	Dec 2012	#26
He's right that they are not literally "banned"	Recursion	Dec 2012	#35
Okay, thanks for the clarification.	thucythucy	Dec 2012	#44
A couple of years ago I fired a fully automatic Uzi at a police range ...	spin	Dec 2012	#64
Since Bloomburg is neither a Congressman nor Senator--nor even a NY state rep, he will be writing	hlthe2b	Dec 2012	#27
By your standard, just who in the hell is Wayne LaPierre and the NRA?	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#31
A lying lobbyist who has manipulated gun owners to the benefit of the industry for decades	hlthe2b	Dec 2012	#33
You have that right, a weasel whose nerve problem kept him out of Vietnam.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#39
The "cop killer bill" described a	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#38
Thank god the ACLU does not think that way.	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#32
Your side of the gun control debate seems to enjoy distorting the facts in order ...	spin	Dec 2012	#47
Well, gosh. This slaughter took us all by surprise. We haven't had much time to bone up on the	Squinch	Dec 2012	#57
I should have pointed out that many of the misconceptions are caused ...	spin	Dec 2012	#62
Terminology is the least of our problems. And there are very few who have a career	Squinch	Dec 2012	#66
You had guns pointed at you 3 times in a few years? Damn!	spin	Dec 2012	#69
Going to and from clients' homes. And my clients were children.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#71
since they were gang members,	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#72
And there is a chance that it didn't.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#73
Well, if it walks like a duck	tblue	Dec 2012	#3
see above	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#4
Maybe it is because the present laws has many holes.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#36
mass killings like this are kind of rare	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#41
There has been a war on drugs for a while but the events of mass murders are too many.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#53
in all fairness,	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#55
careful now	Tuesday Afternoon	Dec 2012	#54
Please tell me what law, if enforced	oneshooter	Dec 2012	#49
Most people don't know	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#5
he and you would have a valid point in 1933	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#9
See post 26 above.	thucythucy	Dec 2012	#28
it was an economic ban	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#34
Okay, thanks for the explanation.	thucythucy	Dec 2012	#43
what make semi autos title 2?	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#46
And those deadly assault sodas!	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#8
Hi-capacity assault cups.	krispos42	Dec 2012	#11
Oh, that's GOOD!	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#13
+1 nt	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#68
You're playing a semantical game for a wholly unworthwhile purpose.	Loudly	Dec 2012	#14
Bloomburg said he was OK with revolvers and	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#16
Just remind him of Tucson and the Congresswoman.	Loudly	Dec 2012	#18
Who gives a shit what Bloomberg says. Really. He isn't going to write the laws. Worry about....	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#17
Well, those experts did give us the AWB... nt	rrneck	Dec 2012	#22
Yes. With the loopholes. I actually think a magazine size restriction would...	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#24
I'll be interested to see what legislation gets proposed.	rrneck	Dec 2012	#45
Bloomburg et al who believe "guns cause crime" remind me of creationists believers who oppose	jody	Dec 2012	#19
We the people is everyone, we also believe in life.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#37
"believe in life" some after birth and some from conception. nt	jody	Dec 2012	#42
I sure believe in life when one is six and seven, talking about late abortion of life.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#50
So when do you believe life begins, birth or conception? nt	jody	Dec 2012	#52
I know for sure there is life at six and seven. I dont believe in killing young children.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#56
I'll put you down as supporting prenatal testing and abortions if a fetus doesn't	jody	Dec 2012	#58
The biggest support that the gun control movement has is from the main stream media. ...	spin	Dec 2012	#70
Bloomberg is a petty little tyrant.	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#30
Wonder if he knows the difference between automatic rifle and machine gun?	ileus	Dec 2012	#48
Has he given up his security detail yet?	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#51
Stunning demonstration of his ignorance -- it wasn't semantics.	aikoaiko	Dec 2012	#59
I seriously doubt that he is that ignorant. ...	spin	Dec 2012	#65
Bloomberg is an idiot.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#60
Next he'll want to ban all guns that weigh more than 16 oz	guardian	Dec 2012	#67
Correct.	darkangel218	Dec 2012	#76

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