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In reply to the discussion: 2 questions for those prone to calling gun owners "Delicate Flowers". [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)49. Big GnR fan here as well.
Wish they could see their way to reconciling.
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2 questions for those prone to calling gun owners "Delicate Flowers". [View all]
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
OP
"If you do not conflate regulation with confiscation, you are not who is meant."
Electric Monk
Feb 2013
#12
From all that is written, nobody has anything to worry about unless they are directly
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#4
I have absolutely no intention of ever carrying a concealed weapon.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#29
Keith Lawrence was two degrees of separation from anyone directly connected to Dorner's case.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#86
And how would things be different if both you and Mr. Dorner did not have access to guns?
baldguy
Feb 2013
#5
Tell me you don't think the world will ever enter the "no access to guns" phase.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#16
Show me any civilized country where the astonishing regularity of horrific civilian massacres
baldguy
Feb 2013
#27
The cops will bring ever increasing firepower to bear until you are dead or neutralized
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#52
First, Hope you stay safe. Second, you had an excuse for your guns long before Dorner.
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#26
I bought on Red Ant Hill because my house has an unobstructed view of Big Bear Lake.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#33
There ARE plenty of responsible gun owners, until they are not. We see reports of this every
madinmaryland
Feb 2013
#64
Anti-gun zealots don't have facts or reality on their side, so they resort to lies and name-calling?
baldguy
Feb 2013
#73
The security of a free state includes the security of every individual and household in the state
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#89
Perhaps as a gun owner, I actually am a delicate flower. If so I would suppose that I am a rose. ...
spin
Feb 2013
#45
I don't have a problem with you owning a gun for self defense, but I think you endangered yourself
ecstatic
Feb 2013
#48
no, but she was the daughter of one and he threatened the families of them, bu t i live
JI7
Feb 2013
#61
My guess would be most repsonding would have done the same given the same circumstances.
Skip Intro
Feb 2013
#63
The paranoid delicate flowers can always find some outlandish and made up situation.
aandegoons
Feb 2013
#74
How does your "scenario" prevent registration of your favorite safe toy?
Jakes Progress
Feb 2013
#75
You are ignorant of our laws. Handguns are in fact registered in California.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#88
Hell with these delicate flowers....as a responsible gun owner I demand my god given right for a
Katashi_itto
Feb 2013
#80
I put my Smith & Wesson .38 Special Revolver back in the safe last night...
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#87