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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:55 PM Original message |
I think I'm beginning to understand why many anti-gunners hate all gun owners... |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good post. I don't hate gun owners - I just don't understand them. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. If I had never owned firearms and never learned the enjoyment of target shooting... |
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OttavaKarhu (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Very confusing |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. You owe me a new keyboard |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. grew up with guns have guns in safe at home right now |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. There are those who favor confiscating all firearms... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. voices in your head? |
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OttavaKarhu (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. You're only here because we fascinate you |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. oh look |
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NewMoonTherian (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #53 |
87. Where do I sign up! |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
68. do you EVER get tired of |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Thanks for your post, Spin. You said everything I'd say, but you said it better than I could! nt |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. so the states with the highest rates of suicide are where again? |
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Jeramy (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Availability of firearms has no bearing on suicides |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Suicide is always tragic, but there are many means to commit suicide... |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 04:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. I can tell you where the countries with the highest suicide rates are |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. People with guns are free(er). |
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Blu_Statr (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-21-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
85. States where they don't want to be alive |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
86. So, you are at war with perhaps a third of the nation? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not anti-gun but I find many gun enthusiasts to be as annoying as Ron Paul supporters |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. You paint with a very broad brush. Just sayin'... n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Just callin' it like I see it. eom |
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OttavaKarhu (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
48. You need your vision adjusted |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't hate guns or gun owners |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. These are the types of gun control laws we need to work on... |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Waiting periods serve no useful purpose. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. One big advantage of a concealed carry permit in Florida... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. and meanwhile |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Did I say I was buying new handguns? |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
69. In Texas, nobody has to wait. And CHL holders don't have to do an NICS check. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. hurray |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #70 |
74. Thank you for the cheer. We do have greater freedom regarding guns in Texas. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. well hey |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. What does one have to do with the other? |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-20-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
82. the transport laws here n NC are very vague. how do ya separate weapon and ammo in a hatch back.? i |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. I do have a question. Sincerely and no harm meant here! |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. The supreme courd doesn't agree with your interpretation of the second amendment. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Three things.. |
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chibajoe (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-20-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
80. Thank you for that |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-20-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Happy to help- I need to bookmark it so that I can refer to it again! n/t |
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Jeramy (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. No, that was not the intention. |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. While I won't be able to give as excellent a response as Digger I do have .02 to add. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. First, don't EVER answer a phone call from the NRA... |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. So only those whom who agree with politically have rights? N/T |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. On militias. |
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OttavaKarhu (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
49. "No harm meant"? "Sincere"? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Wow. Awesome. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. love the patronizing, uh, hypocrisy |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Someone has to be first. Why not "us"? n/t |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. stopped beating your dog? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. Great post and very good advise. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. really? |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. "Ever read The Beans of Egypt, Maine?". Here's part of an 'interview' with the author: |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. fascinating |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
79. And the "Law Of Association" is invoked |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. If you noticed, in the OP that started this thread... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #67 |
72. yeah, I did |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #59 |
88. Yep, I hear you. I grew up in Gainesville (Class o' 70) and hunted... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. oh, and btw |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. Your equation of gun CONTROL with gun CONFISCATION puts you smack dab in that unphotogenic camp you |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yay! katandmoon is here. I so enjoy talking to her. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. You feel that I feel superior to those who favor draconian gun control... |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don't forget one big reason that many are anti-gun |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. A good point... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. i owned guns,never hunted,and my father in law hunted all his life |
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Jeramy (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Either a gun safe, or on your body. Can't get much safer than that. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Wecome to DU. (n/t) |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Well laws such as the assault weapons ban will not... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
31. I will never understand why people go to such lengths to post |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Good to see you back, hope everything went well... |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Many of the non-owners are married to a firearms owner. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. so? |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That does not mean that it is over the woman's objection that the man owns guns. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. and that does not mean that I said it was |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Did I say that you said it was? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. so ... you said it because ... |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. I said it because I felt it should be pointed out. N/T |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #62 |
73. to me? |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. To whomever it may concern. |
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OttavaKarhu (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Paperwork names ain't simple |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. awwww, look |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #54 |
63. I don't think that qualifies as a straw purchase. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-21-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #54 |
84. That's not a straw purchase. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #37 |
50. When I was married... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
89. I have a similar-looking Ruger Police Service Six in .357... |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. What about the good old fashion way ? |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
44. I just don't get all these rightwing gun nuts |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
78. Where did that photo of Charles Bronson come from? |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-20-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
81. i picked up a Bretta Tomcat 32apc at the Gun Show to keep my 92fs Inox company, i was really very |
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