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HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
62. Example on this thread
Tue May 22, 2018, 05:06 PM
May 2018

I got a pro-gun reply from someone who has only 191 Posts in seven years and 5 in the last 90 days. Four of those posts are on this thread. I asked if he posted on other topics, and he said "yes, lots." Would it be out of school to ask him to prove he posts on other topics by linking one?

I really do think this site is monitored by NRA lackeys who pose as Democrats to try and buffer gun control discussions.

It's a big tent, no doubt ExciteBike66 May 2018 #1
There are people who need gun "power" everywhere, unfortunately. But the vast majority of Hoyt May 2018 #2
Hoyt, only a fanatic would suggest that any Democrat who owns guns and uses them for hunting or Nitram May 2018 #6
Statistics indicate the majority of gun owners are Republicans. I'll let you decide if the majority Hoyt May 2018 #13
Of course the majority of gun owners are Republicans. ... spin May 2018 #27
Sorry, I'm no fan of gun profiteers. There are lots of ways to make money beside gunz. Hoyt May 2018 #28
Over half a century of target shooting handguns I have accumulated what ... spin May 2018 #39
Don't really have a problem with revolvers, unless you tote them in public. That's a step beyond Hoyt May 2018 #41
I have a concealed carry license. The weapon I carry is a five round .38 snub nosed ... spin May 2018 #45
If you gotta carry -- which few do -- a .38 snub is probably the most logical unless you Hoyt May 2018 #50
You realize that shooting in TX Lee-Lee May 2018 #56
No stamp of approval for toters. I doubt you limit yourself to 38s in your stockpile. Hoyt May 2018 #59
A shotgun is an extremely deadly weapon at close range. ... spin May 2018 #65
I have personally never been fond of the "fill the air with lead" that many ... spin May 2018 #63
I can accept that, but don't think most gunners can. It's gone so far. Hoyt May 2018 #67
Both sides in the gun control debate seem unwilling to compromise. ... spin May 2018 #69
Why do "open carry" people always look like their dad married their aunt? HopeAgain May 2018 #9
LMAO. Inbreeding does seem common among open toters, especially those with racist flags. Hoyt May 2018 #15
I see little reason to open carry a firearm in public. ... spin May 2018 #42
I know a lot of Democrats who own a lot of guns and not one is associated with Autumn May 2018 #25
Only in America TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #3
Isn't there something in between "unlimited access to guns" and "the right to own guns for Nitram May 2018 #8
Sure TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #12
"The Left" thinks that? maxsolomon May 2018 #26
Not exactly TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #30
All true. But the words are there. Right, no law, keep, bear... maxsolomon May 2018 #32
Not exactly TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #35
I was just referring to the NRA's embrace of politics maxsolomon May 2018 #46
Yes, protecting American citizens is a Democratic ideal. NCTraveler May 2018 #4
Too bad so few Democrats really push for that... nt HopeAgain May 2018 #7
More and more are every year. NCTraveler May 2018 #10
I see this on DU all the time and it's very similar to what I personally advocate. lark May 2018 #61
Example on this thread HopeAgain May 2018 #62
I have to agree. lark May 2018 #64
Frankly TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #14
I don't get the point in comparing our ideological spectrum to "literally the entire world". NCTraveler May 2018 #16
Is it? TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #17
I don't think that gun control is a core Democratic ideal. dawg May 2018 #5
I don't think we are. NCTraveler May 2018 #11
Many Democrats are opposed to some or all of those. SQUEE May 2018 #19
Sorry but those three thing will not even make a dent stmac May 2018 #31
What we argue about here is where to draw the line hack89 May 2018 #18
I'm a liberal, and resolutely anti-gun. Aristus May 2018 #20
From Democrats.org...(thanks Maeve!) backtoblue May 2018 #21
Personel protection Maxheader May 2018 #22
I am a liberal MrNJ May 2018 #23
Bullshit!!! - fuck "individual rights" - It's all about "WE THE PEOPLE" hexola May 2018 #29
Forgot the "sarcasm" tag stmac May 2018 #33
What? MarvinGardens May 2018 #36
fuck "individual rights" sarisataka May 2018 #38
Worst bumper sticker idea ever. n/t Captain Stern May 2018 #43
"fuck "individual rights" - It's all about "WE THE PEOPLE" -Said Mao Tse-tung, right before.. EX500rider May 2018 #54
Question: where does your membership in the Militia come into this Right? maxsolomon May 2018 #34
multi-part answer MrNJ May 2018 #44
Per the US Code maxsolomon May 2018 #49
making assumptions here. MrNJ May 2018 #52
The right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. maxsolomon May 2018 #57
Have you posted on topics other than gun control? HopeAgain May 2018 #53
yes, lots. MrNJ May 2018 #58
That quandry has been pretty much resolved hack89 May 2018 #55
Sounds like you are a libertarian. DanTex May 2018 #47
It depends on where in the country you are for how it's supported Lee-Lee May 2018 #24
If you ask me it should be a basic tenet of any country that wants to claim to be civilised (n/t) Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #37
Real liberals? MarvinGardens May 2018 #40
I think real liberals are interested in the best living contitions for everyone FiveGoodMen May 2018 #51
You should re-read my post. MarvinGardens May 2018 #60
That may demarcate legal rights FiveGoodMen May 2018 #66
"regardless of what rights the 2nd amendment (allegedly) gives people" EX500rider May 2018 #68
Yes, it is, and the pro-NRA posters here are mostly not liberals. DanTex May 2018 #48
Well, the devil is in the details. GulfCoast66 May 2018 #70
Of course it' is. It's the usual, intellectual and kind approach! Laura PourMeADrink May 2018 #71
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