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thucythucy

(7,986 posts)
117. And you're not?
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 05:07 PM
Apr 2013

An eight year old child is killed? A man who was doing nothing more than watching a great Boston sports tradition (and I lived in Boston and love that city) has to be carried off after both his legs are blown off, and you're NOT upset? Three dead, more than a hundred injured, some of them maimed and disabled probably for the rest of their lives, and this doesn't bother you?

Instead, you're concerned that the price of black gunpowder might be raised in an effort to make it easier to track down the thug or thugs who did this? THAT's what's got you riled?

Really, I think your priorities are quite skewed.

The NRA is also behind the blocking of the ATF director Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #1
absolutely BainsBane Apr 2013 #4
I wondered about that too. femmocrat Apr 2013 #2
Only if commercial explosives were used. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #3
What about the fertilizer type bombs? BainsBane Apr 2013 #5
Theoretically yes sarisataka Apr 2013 #6
as an aside BainsBane Apr 2013 #7
Ammonium nitrate NH3 is absorbed by plants as a nutrient. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #15
The properties of nitrates are widely useful sarisataka Apr 2013 #20
wow, I think I'll stick with compost BainsBane Apr 2013 #39
The water you pour onto your houseplants can also be used to make a bomb Travelman Apr 2013 #106
Only if the fertilizer has a tracer in it. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #8
Isn't the point that the NRA has opposed such tracers? BainsBane Apr 2013 #11
The NRA was opposed to putting the Jenoch Apr 2013 #27
A number of members, including yourself, BainsBane Apr 2013 #29
I should have read the entire thread before posting. Jenoch Apr 2013 #34
I believe you were the first to mention the farmers union BainsBane Apr 2013 #36
Only in firearms propellants. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #32
Last information I heard was that the Boston bombs used black powder. thucythucy Apr 2013 #58
It was agriculture interests that opposed taggants in fertilizer slackmaster Apr 2013 #46
yes, but taggants are used in Switzerland BainsBane Apr 2013 #64
Yes, and the taggant contents are changed only every few months. slackmaster Apr 2013 #70
Why do "normal" people want/need to know how to make explosives? SoCalDem Apr 2013 #37
I learned to make gunpowder MineralMan Apr 2013 #49
It must be a guy-thing SoCalDem Apr 2013 #50
More a science geek thing. MineralMan Apr 2013 #51
This Mom is glad her sons were not into blowing stuff up SoCalDem Apr 2013 #54
I'm 67 we used to make it in school. oldbanjo Apr 2013 #52
What if you have to fight a Gorn? tclambert Apr 2013 #53
Thread win. n/t X_Digger Apr 2013 #83
Tribbles are the real danger. BainsBane Apr 2013 #85
Science. And homemade fireworks can be fun if done safely. aikoaiko Apr 2013 #55
You don't live on a farm Chuuku Davis Apr 2013 #63
I don't know about normal BainsBane Apr 2013 #75
The mechanics of building an atomic bomb are pretty straightforward. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #81
It does make the eyebrows go up, doesn't it, SoCalDem! I'm with ya. calimary Apr 2013 #77
what a waste my life has been dothemath Apr 2013 #62
I wasn't interesting in making bombs. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #65
Don't blame the NRA cvoogt Apr 2013 #9
I blame both nt BainsBane Apr 2013 #12
Fair enough cvoogt Apr 2013 #14
I agree with that BainsBane Apr 2013 #21
it is totally entrenched cvoogt Apr 2013 #24
public financing of elections BainsBane Apr 2013 #28
wholeheartedly agree cvoogt Apr 2013 #30
The Supreme Court BainsBane Apr 2013 #38
yeah, because money = speech cvoogt Apr 2013 #40
public funding of elections is necessary for democracy. stevebreeze Apr 2013 #43
tangents have been used before, on an experimental basis oldhippydude Apr 2013 #10
Sines have also been helpful, but cosines, not so much. nt bike man Apr 2013 #47
my bad.. relied on a spell checker that overcompensated oldhippydude Apr 2013 #56
I know what you mean. I hate it when the spell checker can't figure out bike man Apr 2013 #93
... LAGC Apr 2013 #57
I thought I heard it was smokeless black powder NightWatcher Apr 2013 #13
You were told wrong Chuuku Davis Apr 2013 #66
Do you know what the explosive was? BainsBane Apr 2013 #67
A mixture of sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal Chuuku Davis Apr 2013 #78
based on watching the videos? BainsBane Apr 2013 #80
Yes Chuuku Davis Apr 2013 #82
No, why would I have seen explosions? BainsBane Apr 2013 #84
Videos have been all over the internet. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #102
ah, seeing it on TV BainsBane Apr 2013 #110
The videos do show a lot of smoke with the explosion. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #118
Are you talking about the Senate vote today? BainsBane Apr 2013 #120
Nobody claimed to have it all figured out. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #121
That didn't stop you from insulting me BainsBane Apr 2013 #122
You threw the first insulting snark in your post #110. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #128
It has nothing to do with taking it BainsBane Apr 2013 #134
By your argument, the store surveillance videos were also meaningless. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #135
No, by your argument BainsBane Apr 2013 #136
Not everything requires a PhD. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #137
I also heard black powder. thucythucy Apr 2013 #68
It is true and not... sarisataka Apr 2013 #16
yeah, I'm confused about the bomb BainsBane Apr 2013 #17
Had to look it up sarisataka Apr 2013 #25
Thank you so much BainsBane Apr 2013 #26
Latest I heard is that black powder was used thucythucy Apr 2013 #59
Interesting BainsBane Apr 2013 #61
The National Acadamy of Science recommended not to put taggants in blackpowder hack89 Apr 2013 #18
That was for detection (pre-explosion) mikerose Apr 2013 #88
Thanks for that clarification BainsBane Apr 2013 #89
But have future circumstances warranted their use? hack89 Apr 2013 #92
The claim is that the taggants reduce effectiveness by a tiny fraction? Guessing 1%? nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #19
Untrue. I dislike the NRA, but that's misleading to the point of being a lie. Xithras Apr 2013 #22
Thanks for your explanation BainsBane Apr 2013 #23
It would be nice to get an updated NAS look at the topic. Xithras Apr 2013 #31
18 years is a long time in terms of technological development BainsBane Apr 2013 #35
Seems to me like Congress is the one blocking this from happening. nt valerief Apr 2013 #33
Check out this article from 1996.... veganlush Apr 2013 #41
Thanks for the link BainsBane Apr 2013 #112
But the good news is.... Jerry442 Apr 2013 #42
The scourge of Sudafed BainsBane Apr 2013 #44
Has the FBI announced that it is unable to trace the explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombing? slackmaster Apr 2013 #45
Last I heard black powder WAS the explosive used, thucythucy Apr 2013 #60
"Smokeless" and "black powder" are mutually exclusive. Smokeless powder makes a little smoke. slackmaster Apr 2013 #69
I distinctly heard "smokeless black powder" thucythucy Apr 2013 #71
Yes, anyone who said "smokeless black powder" is not knowledgable about the subject. slackmaster Apr 2013 #73
An ex FBI guy just said "maybe smokeless powder" BainsBane Apr 2013 #76
How does putting taggants in black powder add up to "less freedom"? thucythucy Apr 2013 #96
Must government respond to EVERY major crime by enacting new laws? slackmaster Apr 2013 #97
So basically, you can't answer the question. thucythucy Apr 2013 #99
It would hurt my freedom in two ways: 1. By raising the price of powder, and 2. Causing taxes... slackmaster Apr 2013 #100
Oh you poor poor thing! thucythucy Apr 2013 #115
You seem pretty upset about this. slackmaster Apr 2013 #116
And you're not? thucythucy Apr 2013 #117
Black powder is easily made at home. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #104
So fine, then the terrorists who plotted this attack thucythucy Apr 2013 #114
I am pointing out how ineffective the laws that you want would be. N/T GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #119
You are arguing for the convenience of bomb makers. thucythucy Apr 2013 #125
Problem Mitchell Apr 2013 #124
So let's put some real effort into researching ways thucythucy Apr 2013 #126
Stupid fucking ignorant reporters Chuuku Davis Apr 2013 #79
Why don't you take a little break? Sounds like you need it..... (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #95
Yep - and we got a whole basement full of Popgun Fondlers here who defend the NRA every step of apocalypsehow Apr 2013 #48
The point is this technology could have advanced to the point where it was useful, mountain grammy Apr 2013 #72
Yes, they impede research BainsBane Apr 2013 #74
You seem to be very eager to throw away the First Amendment. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #86
Bullshit BainsBane Apr 2013 #87
They've got ca. 4 million members. How do you propose to shut them down? friendly_iconoclast Apr 2013 #90
to fund their opponents BainsBane Apr 2013 #91
That isn't what he said. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #94
He said nothing about using the govt BainsBane Apr 2013 #108
You know what, pal, the NRA is suppressing everyone's free speech with wads of money mountain grammy Apr 2013 #98
You have said some things that aren't true. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #101
Enough! The NRA is suppressing the Constitution. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #103
How are they suppressing it? I still have all my rights, and so do you. N/T GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #105
The First Amendment BainsBane Apr 2013 #109
The NRA minority is suppressing my right for an up or down vote on background checks. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #127
Please show where that right is listed in the Constitution. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #129
show me your right to own a weapon if you're not part of a "well regulated militia." mountain grammy Apr 2013 #130
That horse is dead. You can quit beating it. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #131
you forgot BainsBane Apr 2013 #111
tell that to doctors in Florida BainsBane Apr 2013 #113
Clearly! Thank you. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #133
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2013 #132
NRA = Terrorism Enablers Blue Owl Apr 2013 #107
Yep saw this on the last word tonite hepkat Apr 2013 #123
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