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leveymg

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74. It's a perfectly rational explanation for irrational behaviors, such as buying semiautomatic weapons

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #49)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:50 PM

Jul 2012

with 100 round clips unless you have the intent of killing a lot of people. Do you deny that many people who display aggressive, irrational behaviors also suffer from other psychological problems? The penile deficiency example given is just one of many, and I doubt it was meant to be exclusive of all the others.

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Handguns, Shotguns, Rifles, okay [View all] Aerows Jul 2012 OP

Compensating for what? TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #1

You were doing OK until the last paragraph ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #2

A shotgun is a necessity Aerows Jul 2012 #4

If you had stated just that, it would have been fine ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #12

It is easier to identify the guns rather than the people that are threats to society. LonePirate Jul 2012 #56

Whoa Aerows Jul 2012 #61

And that is abdication at best ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #67

A shotgun is much more lethal to a person than an AR-15. TheWraith Jul 2012 #34

Depends on the range and the shotgun load ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #40

Indeed it is Aerows Jul 2012 #59

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A lot of people are having a hard time "helping the discussion". Seems the discussion supports rhett o rick Jul 2012 #19

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #27

Wish I could rec SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2012 #58

What?! Aerows Jul 2012 #63

Would you prefer the term "mentally unfit"/ ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #64

Cracker Aerows Jul 2012 #72

That's just your opinion. Do you believe you're the judge of rationality and truth? leveymg Jul 2012 #44

Indeed it is my opinion that the penile compensation canard is not a rational argument ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #49

It's a perfectly rational explanation for irrational behaviors, such as buying semiautomatic weapons leveymg Jul 2012 #74

Exactly why I made this post Aerows Jul 2012 #77

Those huge mags (oft bought from catalog) suck NightWatcher Jul 2012 #3

It seems that to some Aerows Jul 2012 #5

Flamebait sucks and push polls suck. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #7

It's Flamebait Aerows Jul 2012 #9

You are lumping one semi automatic rifle in with high-capacity mags obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #28

DU Rec. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #10

other: "Not necessary but can be quite entertaining at the shooting range." OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #8

See, Enjoying a 100 mag at the shooting range Aerows Jul 2012 #11

Well, that's why shooting ranges exist... OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #14

Under what circumstances are handguns, shotguns, and rifles insufficient. sadbear Jul 2012 #13

I went through Katrina Aerows Jul 2012 #15

What did you use? sadbear Jul 2012 #16

.20 Aerows Jul 2012 #17

So a shotgun was sufficient. sadbear Jul 2012 #21

Probably a shotgun Aerows Jul 2012 #23

A .2 rifle is tiny...what did you intend to say ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #31

Yeah, It was a shotgun Aerows Jul 2012 #39

That's basically a .223, with less grain than the AR-15 obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #32

That's a shotgun obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #30

Yeah, It was a shotgun Aerows Jul 2012 #38

Firearms are tools. You need the right one for the task at hand ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #20

I want to know when rifles, shotguns, and handguns are insufficient. sadbear Jul 2012 #22

See, this is the same thing I ask Aerows Jul 2012 #26

The .20 rifle was bolt action? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #35

Civilians can't buy automatics, and rifles and handguns usually are semis obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #33

The gun the Aurora shooter used was legal sadbear Jul 2012 #36

Why is there a need required? ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #45

I, for one, don't buy tools I don't need. sadbear Jul 2012 #48

I don't have one either, but that does not mean a need has to be demonstrated ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #51

That analogy doesn't work at all. sadbear Jul 2012 #53

Its a valid analogy about "need" There are others but I like to use the TB disc one since ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #57

Without media? sadbear Jul 2012 #66

Semi auto is a subset of rifles/pistols/shotguns. ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #41

I will say this Aerows Jul 2012 #52

They are compsensating for their feeligns of powerlessness. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #18

I'm rather thrilled Aerows Jul 2012 #24

Have you seen the zombie ammunition from Hornaday? ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #43

ZOMBIE AMMUNITION Aerows Jul 2012 #47

It is quite funny...at least to some of us ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #54

An AR 15 is just a semi automatic rifle obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #25

Oh, I think more than one of us Aerows Jul 2012 #29

But that has nothing to do with the specific gun but the mag obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #37

Do you realize that a handgun, shotgun, and rifle is *exactly* what the theater shooter used? Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #42

The shotgun Aerows Jul 2012 #46

Because you want to fire 100 times without reloading. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #50

Shotguns Aerows Jul 2012 #55

Shotguns are also used extensively in combat since WWI ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #62

I guess we are going to debate Aerows Jul 2012 #68

Cho killed 33 at Virginia Tech using *reduced* capacity magazines that only held 10 rounds each. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #69

These are shotguns. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #65

I wouldn't ban the third one Aerows Jul 2012 #70

Why ban the others? Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #71

Hey! Don't psychopaths have rights anymore? flamingdem Jul 2012 #60

in the face of horrific tragedy -- we get a thread like this. xchrom Jul 2012 #73

I am a lesbian Aerows Jul 2012 #75

George Bush wanted to rule the world too. Tejas Jul 2012 #76