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Scrivener7

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3. Oh fuck that noise. There is actually a DUer who insists that, unless the rest of us stage
Wed May 25, 2022, 10:37 AM
May 2022

hunger strikes, the gun humpers among us don't have any responsibility to do anything.

Bullshit. This blood is on the hands of "responsible gun owners" everywhere. Not on the rest of us.

It is not "decent people" who need to be out in the streets. It is all those "respectable gun owners." They have financed the NRA, they have fought for their libertehs, they have bribed politicians for a generation. And they won. And now they have what they fought for, and there is little the rest of us can do about it.

The only ones who can change this are the "respectable gun owners" who don't want the blood on their hands anymore from the massacres that result from their hobby.

This is not on my head. This is on the heads of the people parsing terminology when a massacre happens. This is on the people who attend the gun shows and financially support the sale of guns. This is on the people who spend thousands on gun after gun after gun because they think it's cool, thereby making the gun manufacturers a financial juggernaut that has the money to buy law that keep the money pouring in.

So, "responsible gun owners," you broke this. You bought it. Now fix it. Because those babies' blood is on YOUR hands. No one else's.

We are outraged, but we are exhausted Walleye May 2022 #1
We are. But DU is a small community. SoonerPride May 2022 #2
You don't think decent people outside of DU are also exhausted? Ms. Toad May 2022 #23
Oh fuck that noise. There is actually a DUer who insists that, unless the rest of us stage Scrivener7 May 2022 #3
Responsible gun owner is an oxymoron. SoonerPride May 2022 #5
No..there are lots of Americans who use guns for hunting and target shooting and they are PortTack May 2022 #6
Their purchase of guns and ammunition funds gun companies who lobby Congress. SoonerPride May 2022 #7
If I had a hobby which involved the slaughter of children, I'd find a new hobby. Irish_Dem May 2022 #12
And y'all have teamed with the NRA to make the gun lobby untouchable. So it is up to YOU Scrivener7 May 2022 #22
I would say decent republicans aren't outraged enough. CrispyQ May 2022 #4
Bullshit. The vast majority of Americans have KPN May 2022 #8
There needs to be some charismatic leadership. usonian May 2022 #9
The answer is in your use of the word "decent". hamsterjill May 2022 #10
"Decent" people like most of us, currently the majority in US are outraged. LakeArenal May 2022 #11
Especially in Texas. hamsterjill May 2022 #17
My mom was from Texas. The whole family was mean spirited. LakeArenal May 2022 #18
Has it inthewind21 May 2022 #20
Put the word "enough" in front of your sentence. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #13
yes, that is a good idea. SoonerPride May 2022 #15
We are no different than the Germans in WWII and current Russians. Irish_Dem May 2022 #14
Where are the so-called religious "right - to -lifers?" Crickets. lindysalsagal May 2022 #16
I know this sounds simplistic to many: LakeArenal May 2022 #19
+19 SoonerPride May 2022 #21
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