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In reply to the discussion: Nobody needs to own a gun. NOBODY. [View all]pipoman
(16,038 posts)26. the rifle I hunt deer with
Is a semiautomatic Remington model 740 purchased by my grandfather in 1955. My dad used it after my grandfather's death. I shot my first deer with it in the 1970s. I have used it since my father's death. My son shot his first deer with it in 04. It won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Semiautomatics are the most purchased and owned class of firearms in the US and have been for some time.
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Bravo! I do seriously hope you will consider fashioning an OP out of this
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#33
How fast can you pull the trigger? The point is that semi-automatic is not equivalent to
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#55
But I'll bet a bucket of beer you have no issue with government employees having them
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#5
You're here trying to tell people that you are a better judge of what they need than they are
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#35
Somehow, humanity managed for tens of thousands of years before guns were invented
Hugabear
Dec 2012
#10
The bows and arrows currently used are far superior than what was made a 100 years ago...
cynatnite
Dec 2012
#14
Somehow, humanity managed for tens of thousands of years before guns were invented...
EX500rider
Dec 2012
#32
So, you'll give up your car, electricity, phone, radio, printed books, toilet paper, toothbrushes...
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#63
I tried using the bowie knife and crowbar in Resident Evil and it's just not as good as the guns
Puzzledtraveller
Dec 2012
#13
Why are there exemptions for off-duty police, judges, prosecutors, and retirees from such
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#16
That's the problem, isn't it? Both sides claim to "want a discussion"of the issue,
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#49