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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:30 PM Original message |
I just want to thank the NRA one more time, from the bottom of my heart; |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Guns don't kill people. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Guns don't kill people, Dick Cheney does. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Here's dirty Dick neoCON in flagrante plus a bonus |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. So some right-wingers have guns. Hitler chewed gum... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Sorry, but extremism about possessing guns is a signature neoCON trait |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. And a majority of Americans believe in Creationism... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Birds of a feather flock together, over and over and over again |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
86. Yep, me and Tom Delay and Hitler all chew gum and eat steak. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
85. Since when has what the masses believed made it right? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
152. I know the answer! Ask me! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:13 AM Response to Reply #152 |
161. Professor Krispos calls on Iverglas... :-) |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #152 |
175. No |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #175 |
194. well, that was a coherent thought |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #194 |
196. Maybe, maybe not |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
184. Sorry my friend, but there are liberals with guns too. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #184 |
195. oh look, another coherent thought |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. How come no one talks about GUN CONTROL anymore! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. a sad example of why i don't want to live next door to people with guns. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I understand your concern but I assume you know SCOTUS has said government is not obligated |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. i've been confronted by people with fire arms numerous times. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. If you believe good guys with guns are a danger to your safety, then you must never |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 05:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
135. oh honey -- takes a lot more than that to scare me. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
90. And yet you refuse to defend yourself... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:06 AM Response to Reply #90 |
136. lol -- you've watched way too many john wayne movies. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:19 AM Response to Reply #136 |
162. John Wayne's problem is that he's always John Wayne |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. The gun lobby crowd are the brownshirted vanguard of the neoCONS |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. Yay!! more of bill's Cut&Paste!! |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. When you can't beat the argument, slander the source |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I pointed out that you used "cut&paste." AGAIN. It's fact--not slander. nt |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Still no answers to the facts about American leadership in gun crime |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:54 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. From your link.... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Ironic since the gun lobby has fought extremely hard to coverup gun crime |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. Since you're throwing around numbers, let's add some more to the mix |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #81 |
91. Proud to beat Mexico? How about a worse murder rate than India? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:56 AM Response to Reply #91 |
98. If guns are the problem... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #98 |
106. If guns made men free, afghanistan, columbia or iraq would be freest nations |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:26 AM Response to Reply #106 |
110. Ah, but only criminals in those countries have guns |
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invader zim (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #68 |
139. I like those odds.... |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #68 |
190. Dictatorships have very low crime rates, why don't you move to one of those? |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
185. Republicans capitalize on the fear that Democrats will ban all guns, given the chance. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
99. show an armed criminal that you have a gun, and he will most certainly shoot you |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #99 |
107. You don't show, you shoot. |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #99 |
187. And if you comply with his every demand, he may kill you anyway. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I don't believe the gun was an AK47. It was a semi-automatic look-alike while an AK47 is |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. A lot of lying going on by gun-ban advocates |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
94. Wow, that article was so full of shit I had to Lysol my keyboard... |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:45 AM Response to Reply #94 |
129. thanks--I didn't have the will to wade through it and pick out ALL the BS. nt |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:35 PM Response to Reply #94 |
150. Just for S's &G's |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Because Gun Control only works on the law abiding. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. BINGO! |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. No kidding |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Possession of a firearm is a crime for anyone convicted of "a crime punishable by imprisonment for a |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That's not what I'm talking about. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Why don't we just make breathing a crime then? |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Strawman. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. You want to make something a crime just so we can more easily identify criminals |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Guns are a significantly higher threat than marijuana, yes. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Well, if guns were to be outlawed here, I would still keep mine.... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I'm not confused. I pointed out that any convicted felon that has not had their rights restored |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Stop making assumptions. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. "If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" is not a fallacy, it's a simple fact |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. It is a fallacious argument. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Do you mean "fallacy" as in: |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. #2 and / or #3 |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. D.C. bans guns but has a very high violent crime rate. What is intuitive to you is |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
80. Have you considered how much guns are used by bad guys........... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:45 AM Response to Reply #80 |
115. And how many criminals are deterred by other criminals? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
113. Intuition is not good for large problems. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
109. It makes outlaws with the stroke of a pen. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Therefore when we see someone with a gun they'll be identifiable as bad |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:33 AM Response to Reply #51 |
124. We'd probably have better luck using hoodies as criteria |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:09 AM Response to Reply #124 |
200. Haha, right. What do you expect? Criminals to carry their weapons openly? |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
140. How will police catch the outlaw gun owners? |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Metro DC actually has a lower murder rate than Metro Richmond |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
164. That didn't work in D.C., either... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. The dirty secret is that "criminals" aren't doing so much of the killing |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
191. If one chooses to harm or kill another person, does that not make them a criminal? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #191 |
197. If one chooses to pretend that what was said wasn't what was said |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. One reason no one talks about GUN CONTROL ... |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
192. Gun control is a loosing policy. The radicals in the party that push GC alienate moderates. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. FWIW, it wasnt a real AK47 |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
97. Less bad when one kills oneself and terrorizes the school with a fake AK47 |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:36 AM Response to Reply #97 |
126. According to the Brady people, at least. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #97 |
167. You mean, like if he had used a 12-gauge shotgun, LIKE COLUMBINE... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. I'm sorry, if you want to amend the US Constitution, do it... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
87. Do you have a news link? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:05 AM Response to Reply #87 |
120. Never mind, somebody else upstream posted it. n/t |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
186. I, too, am a Quaker - and it's all about freedom |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. I also dislike the NRA but I don't understand how you can blame an organization for the |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Agreed- seems a bit like blaming conservationists for bear maulings. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I saw a mountain lion recently in Cleveland National Forest. Hooray for conservationists!!! |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Hey that's cool! :D |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
100. why are gun nuts so bad at analogies? |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Tell us what YOU would do about it. nt |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. "What is the DEMOCRAT plan for ending the Iraq War??" nt |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. A non-response. That's what I figured. nt |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Are you troubled and concerned? nt |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. nope. nt |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Message to those who say all gun owners are criminals |
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Possumpoint (937 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
55. Couldn't Agree More! |
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PsN2Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
78. Like you Noahmijo, I grew up around guns |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:41 AM Response to Reply #78 |
95. Agree completely keeping guns out of the wrong hands is something I totally agree with |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
168. try sending yourself a memo |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yeah, it would have been so much |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yes, the NRA caused all of this man's problems in his life, |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
108. they sure insist on making it easy for people like this to have access to firearms |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. So the gun is to blame? |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. exactly. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. "Whiny Gun-Grabbers" Wow. Wonder If I Wandered Into Libertarian Underground |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. you really don't know what you're talking about. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. What Argument Am I Putting Up? I Was Simply Building My "Whiny Gun Grabber" |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. You made at least 4 arguments.... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
73. Arguments? I Was Simply Stating Opinion. Thought This Was GD |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
84. Do I have to define "argument" for you? |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. And Where In My Post You Responded To Did I "Put Forth As Proof Or Evidence" |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. So you state something... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Don't Know If You Will Like It Here Or Not, Since You Have Only Been A Member |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:08 AM Response to Reply #93 |
103. I like it here just fine, thanks. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:31 AM Response to Reply #103 |
112. No Defense Mechanism. You Simply Seem To Want To Take Opinion |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:54 AM Response to Reply #112 |
117. Seems to be one to me. My opinion-- no debating it. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:13 AM Response to Reply #117 |
121. .. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #112 |
142. loindelrio, posting your subjects with all initial caps doesn't do any good |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #142 |
143. And What, Praytell, Am I Trying To Accomplish, In That I Am Failing? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:42 AM Response to Reply #143 |
144. Looks like a slightly watered down version of posting in all caps |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #144 |
145. Oh, My. And Here I Thought It Was That I Was Treating The Subject |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. Deleted message |
Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Thought Free Contributions? You Are Welcome. My, My n/t |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:56 AM Response to Reply #103 |
118. Libertarians are the most dishonest actors in politics |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. The assault weapons ban is so evil almost every civilized nation has one |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. not evil-- just stupid and deceptive nt |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:55 PM Response to Reply #59 |
189. Woefully misinformed as to what an assault weapon is.. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
66. Banning things based on fear seems almost like the terrorism/patriot act stuff |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #66 |
79. You Have Your Opinion, And I Have Mine. It Is Not An Absolute Like |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
188. NOT ALL GUN OWNERS ARE PRO-NRA! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
102. the gun sure made it easy and let it happen in a split second, didn't it? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
148. isn't it just the dangedest thing?? |
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EDT (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #148 |
149. Actually over 800 kids under 15 are killed by swimming pools every year, and only 73 by guns |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:56 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. and actually, your point was ... |
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EDT (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. to backup the comment about banning swimming pools. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #154 |
156. what was wrong with my question? |
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EDT (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #156 |
157. ad hommed for a reply... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:56 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. ah, I do so hate to disappoint my fans |
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EDT (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 06:30 AM Response to Reply #158 |
163. Oh poo... |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #148 |
153. And in a country where guns are banned... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. forgotten? |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #148 |
204. in a free society.. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:27 AM Response to Reply #204 |
206. in a free society |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #206 |
207. Individual freedom within an organized society does not equate to anarchy. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #207 |
208. ah, an ORGANIZED society |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #208 |
210. You're a waste of time. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #210 |
212. you're a big poopoohead |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. No reason he couldn't have done this with a knife. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
116. If knives work so well then why do wife killers overwhelming choose guns? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:59 AM Response to Reply #116 |
133. For the same reason I grab I gun when somethings goes bump in the night |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #116 |
179. Look at Scotland. No guns, so they're looking a banning long knives to reduce murder rate. |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. that's a cop out and a crutch... |
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ctaylor721a (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
47. Glad he ended with |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
56. Following Is A Story Where A Non-Gun Owner Obtained A Gun Due To A Threat |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
64. Cars accidents and medical errors kill far more people than guns... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Oh no you didn't. nt |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. That is the same argument the NRA made in 1934 about cars. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #70 |
105. well, yeah, where else would he get his talking points? |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Around 30,000 people are killed by guns vs around 43,000 in car accidents |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:25 PM Response to Reply #71 |
82. Oh, about half of all homes in the US have at least one gun |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. There are only 200 justifiable homicides a year vs 835 femicides |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:07 AM Response to Reply #88 |
101. Well, that's a big fat DUH!!!! |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:41 AM Response to Reply #101 |
114. 200 justifiable homicides vs 30,000 dead over 100, 000 wounded |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:59 AM Response to Reply #114 |
119. So you want 0 justifiable homicides instead of 230? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:41 AM Response to Reply #114 |
127. What about the difference between Pistols and Long Arm Crime? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:50 AM Response to Reply #127 |
131. That makes much sense |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:10 AM Response to Reply #64 |
104. when you buy a gun, do you check your logic and reason at the door? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
76. So, if this dad had... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Recently a madman with sword got loose in a church in England |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #83 |
96. That Texan's a slacker |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 01:29 AM Response to Reply #96 |
111. The USA has 3 times the murder rate than the UK, we should copy success |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:26 AM Response to Reply #111 |
122. Oooh, goody, can we? |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:35 AM Response to Reply #122 |
125. krispos, how dare you forget my favorite measure.... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:41 AM Response to Reply #125 |
128. Oh, that's right. Silly me! |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:47 AM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Soylent Green is people!!!!!!!!!!!! nt |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:56 AM Response to Reply #130 |
132. Had to look that one up... lol |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:32 AM Response to Reply #132 |
137. A 5 lb block? Heavens no! You might beat your neighbor with it. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 02:28 AM Response to Reply #111 |
123. Oh, and I forgot one other thing... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:59 PM Response to Reply #123 |
159. and if you don't read the truth |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 01:42 AM Response to Reply #159 |
160. Speaking of ignoring the truth.... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #76 |
170. "The guy was a psycho fuckwad that had serious problems." |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:16 AM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Enlightening |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #173 |
174. ah, even here, they get their hands on guns |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #174 |
177. Low probability/high impact events |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
77. 50 megaton bombs don't kill people. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:44 AM Response to Reply #77 |
138. Technically, that's correct :) |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
134. I hate the NRA! With that said though |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
141. It's usually not worth the effort to respond to a rant as a rational talking point |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #141 |
178. I'd like to add... |
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Billy Ruffian (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:48 PM Response to Reply #178 |
180. That's just a sporting shotgun! |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 10:19 AM Response to Reply #180 |
181. That ain't evil..THIS is Evil! Hide the children! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #181 |
182. I can! I can! :-) |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #182 |
193. Uhoh |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:46 AM Response to Reply #193 |
198. You can't hunt with a semi-auto in Penn? n/t |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:27 AM Response to Reply #198 |
201. Says the PA game regs: |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:32 AM Response to Reply #201 |
202. GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS say semi-auto unlawful but also says legal if plugged. |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 02:53 PM Response to Reply #202 |
209. Rifles/handguns v. shotguns. n/t |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #209 |
211. You're right so why are semi-auto rifles bad and semi-auto shotguns good? n/t |
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sir pball (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #211 |
213. I think.. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:18 AM Response to Reply #193 |
199. All of those are legal for hunting in NC. (n/t) |
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shield20 (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
165. And I would like to thank those against gun ownership for this.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. Deleted message |
iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #165 |
169. and I would like |
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shield20 (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #169 |
171. So facts are exploitation??? Don't see it. |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #171 |
203. The right to self-defense is a basic human right |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
172. One can practically bet on.... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
176. Some progressive Dems addiction to prohibition |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #176 |
205. So right. Prohibition does not work. |
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Small Axe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
183. Are you going to thank bathtub makers and the water dept. for 'allowing' Andrea Yates to kill? |
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