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MrSlayer

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7. I just think its kind of over the top.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:20 AM

Jan 2013

All this outrage for merely answering the guy's question. I thought they had done something truly reprehensible. Yelling "The Second Amendment!" might be simplistic but it's not an egregious affront to this guy or the kid that was killed.

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Father of Newtown victim heckled by gun advocates at legislative hearing [View all] MightyMopar Jan 2013 OP

Gun obsession seems to have replaced their humanity... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #1

That's not actually heckling the guy. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #2

You can parse words over the use of "heckling" ...he was speaking , they were not. He asked a pkdu Jan 2013 #3

He can have all the slack he needs. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #5

Poor gun nuts can't even disrespect a grieving father while he's speaking without geek tragedy Jan 2013 #4

I just think its kind of over the top. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #7

Um yeah, was he engaged in a conversation with them or were these NRA trolls geek tragedy Jan 2013 #8

Peanut gallery for sure. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #12

It wasnt a "question" ...they didn't have the floor. They yelled an unbelievably painful retort to a pkdu Jan 2013 #11

Good enough. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #13

This is a HEARING. Unless you're the witness..anything you say Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #15

More defense of the undefensible, Australia acted, do American have the courage to act? MightyMopar Jan 2013 #6

I'm not defending anyone. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #9

Yes you are, come on admit it, don't be ashamed of standing up for the heckler MightyMopar Jan 2013 #16

I don't own guns nor do I give a single fuck about guns or gun owners. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #17

Scum being egged on by other scum to attack a grieving parent? flamingdem Jan 2013 #10

I can't imagine--don't want to imagine--his grief Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #14