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A quick note to trolling gun nuts [View all] LuckyTheDog Jan 2013 OP
You are so right SummerSnow Jan 2013 #1
Liberals, minorities (brown people), heretics (anyone not a christian fundie), and anyone kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #39
If you think the US military would turn on American citizens, you obviously never served in it. U235 Jan 2013 #2
You got that right. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #3
All enemies foreign or domestic XRubicon Jan 2013 #12
That poster appears Puzzled! HangOnKids Jan 2013 #14
It's the same oath I took and I'm pretty sure the Bill of Rights is still part of it. U235 Jan 2013 #21
So did you understand what you swore to? XRubicon Jan 2013 #23
It wouldn't necessarily take the billh58 Jan 2013 #35
Ever heard of Kent State or Jackson State? Bandit Jan 2013 #7
Minimally trained weekend warriors. A completely different situation than asking troops to U235 Jan 2013 #18
I don't recall any posts backing your claims groundloop Jan 2013 #24
Really! What is that 'guy' talking about??? Way to put words in people's mouths... October Jan 2013 #28
No one said any such thing. October Jan 2013 #30
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Jan 2013 #33
Tell that to the unarmed dead kids at Kent State. Tell that to the armed Rebels of the Civil War. Hekate Jan 2013 #8
Um, I've served. I've also heard of Kent State. Scuba Jan 2013 #11
Isn't the National Guard part of the US military? n/t azurnoir Jan 2013 #15
Does the National Guard fall under auspices of U.S. Military..? busterbrown Jan 2013 #16
They do what they are told, ever see the movie Matewan, ever hear doc03 Jan 2013 #26
Please turn your textbook to Chapter 10: The American Civil War. ellisonz Jan 2013 #29
Right wingers might not turn on right wing compound dwellers, but the Hoyt Jan 2013 #31
Every heard of the Bonus Army? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #40
holy shit are YOU wrong pasto76 Jan 2013 #42
Wouldn't they be forced obama2terms Jan 2013 #43
So you're saying it's all right for American citizens to murder other American citizens? Generic Brad Jan 2013 #45
I have served in the military Herlong Jan 2013 #48
Hang on U235 Herlong Jan 2013 #50
Go away SCantiGOP Jan 2013 #52
the reason he only got 3 posts in..... SCantiGOP Jan 2013 #53
Right on! Are you in the military already or do you plan to volunteer tomorrow? nt jody Jan 2013 #4
Not sure what that's supposed to mean. LuckyTheDog Jan 2013 #10
If you are male between 17-45 you're in the militia. In some states its all sexes 17-64. In case you jody Jan 2013 #13
no, you arent pasto76 Jan 2013 #44
See 10 USC § 311 - Militia: composition and classes jody Jan 2013 #46
Is the OP an example of "saying something productive" cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #5
I think the poster mokawanis Jan 2013 #19
Maybe not exactly productive (unless listened to) but certainly plausible. Nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #38
So, yeah. They ARE the gun nuts by and large. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #6
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #9
something don't smell quite right here 0rganism Jan 2013 #20
Blatant... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #25
I'm going to go for PATHETICALLY transparent. Pitifull, actually. nt patrice Jan 2013 #27
true but we aren't supposed to call it out directly 0rganism Jan 2013 #36
Kick n/t Dalai_1 Jan 2013 #17
Revolution by them is not what concerns me. It's assassination attempts that concern me. davidn3600 Jan 2013 #22
Exactly. And a lot of innocent folks will get hurt. Hoyt Jan 2013 #34
I'd like to see whether there are corelations between gun nuts and opposition to patrice Jan 2013 #32
Absolutely! But what is even more ironic is this: MindandSoul Jan 2013 #37
No one here has threatened armed rebellion. Stop pretending that they have. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #41
Oh, it's THIS thread again. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #47
I'd call them what they really are--armed insurrectionists meow2u3 Jan 2013 #49
They get so mad... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #51
Yah, for those threatening armed rebellion, MineralMan Jan 2013 #54
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