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heaven05

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18. very

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 02:48 PM

Dec 2012

well written. I hope we'll all keep thinking about the horror these little children faced. And keep TRYING to be part of the solution.

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"Damn, I wish he didn't have a gun." [View all] tk2kewl Dec 2012 OP

He nailed that one. well written, poignant, truth. rustydog Dec 2012 #1

Thinking has a liberal bias. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #2

lol MrDiaz Dec 2012 #3

yep tk2kewl Dec 2012 #4

okay and how exactly do you do that. MrDiaz Dec 2012 #6

how do you enforce other laws? tk2kewl Dec 2012 #7

stop making sense! mcctatas Dec 2012 #8

. tk2kewl Dec 2012 #10

how will you know MrDiaz Dec 2012 #14

you won't necessarily tk2kewl Dec 2012 #15

Cops search thousands of people and vehicles every day. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #25

Great Idea! AlexSatan Dec 2012 #29

might as well make murder legal too tk2kewl Dec 2012 #31

So, murder being illegal didn't stop this guy AlexSatan Dec 2012 #34

you argument is nonsense unless you are arguing against all laws and for anarchy tk2kewl Dec 2012 #36

Not true AlexSatan Dec 2012 #37

i did not argue for laws against any of the things on your list tk2kewl Dec 2012 #38

But the same argument applies AlexSatan Dec 2012 #42

Yes, because guns are exactly like drugs in every way... DanTex Dec 2012 #32

Or let's have a law against everything that could possibly AlexSatan Dec 2012 #35

You were the one that started with the hyperbole and the silly analogies. DanTex Dec 2012 #39

Yep and 93% AlexSatan Dec 2012 #41

No, Russia is not a wealthy country. DanTex Dec 2012 #43

I am not surprised we have to spell this out. We do it like every other modern country. Duh! nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #30

...and the fact that you could find humor in any of these gun discussions is despicable tk2kewl Dec 2012 #5

One asshole, that owns and uses a firearm illegally, at a time. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #11

Get rid of bullets? ...or make them 100usd a piece?...get rid of ways to make them? WAAAAY uponit7771 Dec 2012 #33

I was robbed at gunpoint once when I worked at a bank. Aristus Dec 2012 #9

A military veteran friend of mine said the same thing this morning. OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #12

I was thinking the same thing after I read the OP n/t Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #19

When people are armed Aerows Dec 2012 #13

Gun Nuts are far superior to us, they would be able to react liberal N proud Dec 2012 #16

Yeah, everyone wants Ted Nugent in line next to them at the bank.. louis-t Dec 2012 #20

Nugent would just resort to his default behavior--crap and piss his pants. bulloney Dec 2012 #26

Well, he did jump out of the woods armed to the teeth when louis-t Dec 2012 #27

I think most people wish for help. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #17

very heaven05 Dec 2012 #18

I have had guns put to my head twice, and a knife at my throat. Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #21

frightening stuff tk2kewl Dec 2012 #22

whoa! heaven05 Dec 2012 #28

Excellent malaise Dec 2012 #23

my thought also, the time i had a gun pointed at me... KG Dec 2012 #24

Good commentary by the rude one. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #40