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Quasimodem

(441 posts)

16. In most cultures ...

Reply to joetubes (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 09:03 PM

Dec 2012

In most cultures guns are a tool. In America, guns are an addiction.

Time for an intervention.

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Danny DeVito tweet against guns from the other day [View all] graham4anything Dec 2012 OP

"W.Germany"? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #1

It's from 1980 oberliner Dec 2012 #30

We learned that in Bowling For Columbine lame54 Dec 2012 #2

Anyone can quote from a Brady Campaign poster derby378 Dec 2012 #3

"Melt em" Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #4

Maybe the problem is our society and not the guns The Straight Story Dec 2012 #5

Both. bhikkhu Dec 2012 #6

Wayne is that you? ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2012 #9

So explain why most with guns don't do what was done? The Straight Story Dec 2012 #12

Uh huh ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2012 #15

Obviously, you cannot. Nice trolling though The Straight Story Dec 2012 #17

Post count? ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2012 #21

I think you mean Lordquinton Dec 2012 #10

Oh, come on.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #19

People I know buy em for hunting and skeet/sport shooting The Straight Story Dec 2012 #20

What has that got to do with the others? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #32

tool to do the job joetubes Dec 2012 #7

Immediately ban magazines and clips of more than five bullets. If you can't kill your deer with xtraxritical Dec 2012 #8

Welcome to DU. n/t Justpat Dec 2012 #14

In most cultures ... Quasimodem Dec 2012 #16

You got it. Hoyt Dec 2012 #27

Danny is right though GetRidOfThem Dec 2012 #11

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2012 #13

Melt the Guns jayschool Dec 2012 #18

I would take Mr. DeVito much more seriously... Llewlladdwr Dec 2012 #22

I don't watch IASIP BlueStater Dec 2012 #23

i mentioned the same before i read your comment, but... Tunkamerica Dec 2012 #25

It's a fictional character treestar Dec 2012 #33

funny because his character in "it's always sunny in philadelphia" Tunkamerica Dec 2012 #24

you I assume won't be seeing any Tarentino movie ever, correct? graham4anything Dec 2012 #26

Lynch is my favorite director, but I like tarentino too. Tunkamerica Dec 2012 #35

Those stats are from 1980 oberliner Dec 2012 #28

31,513 people in the U.S. died in 2010 from guns oberliner Dec 2012 #29

Devito should make a short film about it. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #31

Kick.. butterfly77 Dec 2012 #34