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patrice

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11. Guess what? When you think anarchy is a good idea, when you think rational regulation of one's
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 04:10 PM
Jan 2013

relationships to others is oppressive, when a marriage license degrades someone's "liberty", in business when "getting it on paper" is Big Brother, when children may or may not be the result of something that someone else may or may not refer to as rape and, thus, they become bargaining chips in other kinds of cohort relationships . . . guess what? You just might find yourself in situations in which 4-5 people might be angry at you about something.

Wouldn't a static machine gun nest with a Browning 50 cal work better? Drale Jan 2013 #1
Only if she has land mines on her flanks cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #8
Well, that's the theory, I'll grant you that... derby378 Jan 2013 #2
Remember that one time at band camp MattBaggins Jan 2013 #9
Okay, you made me snicker... derby378 Jan 2013 #14
Clash of the Titans Jack Hinson Jan 2013 #21
"three, four, five violent attackers" BumRushDaShow Jan 2013 #3
Has there been ONE heart-warming case of an AR-15 saving the lives of children? One? randome Jan 2013 #4
Sure Recursion Jan 2013 #6
Ummmm...not exactly heart-warming Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #15
Yes, firearms are for the most part equally capable Recursion Jan 2013 #17
But they can kill first graders like a fucking house on fire... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #19
So can anything else Recursion Jan 2013 #20
You seem to quite the aficionado of mass murderers Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #22
Yes, God forbid we actually learn about these events Recursion Jan 2013 #24
Thing is, I get the feeling that some are not trying to prevent anything at all. djean111 Jan 2013 #29
It's not obvious if you don't have statistics to back it up. randome Jan 2013 #23
The question posted was has one *ever* been used to save a life Recursion Jan 2013 #25
You pointed out nothing of the sort Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #28
How many such situations are After-the-Fact of some other forms of dysfunction, so the gun isn't a patrice Jan 2013 #5
....... SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #7
I'm surprised that she didn't bring up defense against ninjas. nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #10
If she could even SEE the ninjas to aim at them, then they ain't ninjas... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #32
Guess what? When you think anarchy is a good idea, when you think rational regulation of one's patrice Jan 2013 #11
Yeah, they're great for moms. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #12
Someone tell Trotter to produce some demographics on those to whom she is referring. nt patrice Jan 2013 #13
Babies???? Somebody get out there on the internet right the fuck NOW! and count the number of pictur patrice Jan 2013 #16
The GOP...worst political party in history? Rex Jan 2013 #18
Thinking would require that they reveal the truth of what they're talking about: they ARE exploiters patrice Jan 2013 #26
I agree, they are all walking around nekked Rex Jan 2013 #27
What kind of Hollywood fantasy land are these people living in?? kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #30
Her testimony reeks like being downwind from a dairy farm. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #31
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