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it's a paranoid gun nut's wet dream Skittles Mar 2012 #1
I swear to god this better not happen up here in the Northeast LynneSin Mar 2012 #3
That law calling for recip for CCW laws from other states HockeyMom Mar 2012 #33
Actually, no.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #38
They would have a major problem in NY HockeyMom Mar 2012 #44
It's always encumbent on a person to know the laws of the state you're in.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #47
We also know that the NRA and it's army of gun extremists want to force their... Walk away Mar 2012 #135
Unfortunately, by the time the NRA is done there won't be Doctor_J Mar 2012 #69
Nah, even in Heller, some regulations were explicitly seen as constitutional. X_Digger Mar 2012 #71
Really? 4bucksagallon Mar 2012 #113
Unfortunately it is happening here in Mass. DippyDem Mar 2012 #136
was he convicted of domestic violence? gejohnston Mar 2012 #219
I wish I could recommend this post to infinity.. Tikki Mar 2012 #2
If they are criminals to start with, yeah RobertEarl Mar 2012 #4
They are not criminals until they are... movonne Mar 2012 #6
gun nuts are dangerous and borderline criminals LynneSin Mar 2012 #7
! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #12
Absolutely spot-on!!! TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #17
When my husband went deer hunting HockeyMom Mar 2012 #36
So what's wrong with handgun hunting? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #67
Going varmit hunting with Mittens? n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #120
Going to treat the subject seriously? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #133
It doesn't deserve the serious treatement. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #180
Why not? I honestly don't understand your reaction. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #181
If you don't understand... ellisonz Mar 2012 #183
It was brought up in post #36 by someone else. I simply replied. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #186
Handgun hunting? Bohunk68 Mar 2012 #124
I think it was sarcasm. n/t fasttense Mar 2012 #130
On the contrary. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #132
Oh...I must have just imagined this then: Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #131
Well said Johnney Rico Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #156
Hunting with a handgun is common and legal in many states ... spin Mar 2012 #235
are ya kidding me??? My hunting friends are gonna laugh at this fascisthunter Mar 2012 #145
See #131 Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #147
well.. alrighty then fascisthunter Mar 2012 #148
I'm glad you find an explanation of handgun hunting so funny. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #153
"Handjob Hunting" NBachers Mar 2012 #196
Um...okay...whatever floats your boat! Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #197
K&R TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #5
This is also why I hate these conceal and carry laws... cynatnite Mar 2012 #8
In most states a CCW requires some training and a background check TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #13
I've been in the military and I've handled a weapon... cynatnite Mar 2012 #15
Well I think getting handguns and legally concealing them aren't necessarily the same thing TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #22
the problem is that the "responsible folks" who own guns may not be "responsible" forever...but CTyankee Mar 2012 #29
Then we should repeal driving privileges for everyone too TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #37
So what is your solution? How do you keep the nuts from killing people so you can have your CTyankee Mar 2012 #42
What I say to his family is neither here nor there TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #52
Of course you are not responsible. CTyankee Mar 2012 #59
Once again you're putting the responsibility on the wrong party TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #75
That's it - let's do nothing and in a decade there will be another 100 million guns on street. Hoyt Mar 2012 #55
Many of us with guns don't believe in that ridiculous law TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #86
I'm a have a reasonable number at home, but leave em there, type. Hoyt Mar 2012 #98
News flash! Gun manufacturers make money by selling guns! Details at 11. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #158
Details -- If you make money off guns, you likely don't really give a crud who gets killed. Hoyt Mar 2012 #160
So what's your solution to this "problem"? Prohibit gun manufacturers from advertising Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #161
Society needs to look a guns like stinking cigars, swastikas, confederate flags, Republicans, Hoyt Mar 2012 #166
Rather than a rant about all the evils of the world, what *policies* do you advocate? Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #168
Yeah, evey gun owner claims to be a "responsible" gun owner. xtraxritical Mar 2012 #106
Gun control does not equal a reduced murder rate TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #122
Another NRA useless fact. Grinding poverty must have nothing to to with it. Walk away Mar 2012 #142
I suspect the fact isn't as "useless" as it is inconvenient for your position TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #204
But where are your NRA statistics about the murder rate in South Africa? Walk away Mar 2012 #237
Why are you insisting that I'm getting information from the NRA? TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #238
There are going to be another 100 million guns in a decade (or two) even *if* you do something. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #165
Then we should repeal driving privileges for everyone too AlbertCat Mar 2012 #56
I know analogies are sometimes asking a bit much of the listener TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #66
So I can conceal my car and use it to kill? Progressive dog Mar 2012 #129
you use your gun every day for work, chores and leisure? Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #162
You're exaggerating the analogy to make a point, but exaggeration isn't useful TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #211
When driving a car, you are required to attend a class, have a license and insurance... cynatnite Mar 2012 #97
That's for driving a car. But owning one doesn't necessarily require any of that TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #100
Sorry, I meant drinking and driving... cynatnite Mar 2012 #101
Well, cars kill more people than guns each year TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #108
Guns are designed to be dangerous...they are weapons. cynatnite Mar 2012 #111
Don't exaggerate my position TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #118
So fine. Keep your gun in your house. Take it out on the streets: get a license. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #163
I think most people agree that carrying it should require a license. I certainly do TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #207
This part confuses me...................... oneshooter Mar 2012 #220
Where I live any handgun must be registered with the police department TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #221
You went off the rails a little there bud. beevul Mar 2012 #208
This Is The Gun Rights Movement's Concept Of A Convincing Argument...... (n/t) Paladin Mar 2012 #222
I'm the gun rights movement now, am I? beevul Mar 2012 #232
What does a car have to do with a gun? That's one of the usual arguments the NRA teaches you but... Walk away Mar 2012 #140
First off, the NRA has never "taught" me anything; I'm not a member and never have been TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #213
And by the way, you most certainly CAN "drive your kids to school in a car" WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #251
CCW/CPW Safety and Responsibility Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #194
Excellent, excellent post!! nt TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #215
Whenever a friend or acquaintance mention getting a concealed carry permit, aka-chmeee Mar 2012 #141
wrong place treestar Mar 2012 #173
K-and fucking-Recommended!! madinmaryland Mar 2012 #9
+ whatevernumberispopular DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #10
k&r rhett o rick Mar 2012 #11
Great post LynneSin. I've always thought this is like sex to these losers. F**k the NRA..n/t monmouth Mar 2012 #14
I don't know anyone veganlush Mar 2012 #16
I don't really know anyone who doesn't believe in the 2nd Amendment. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #23
I'm against 2a fundamentalism. xchrom Mar 2012 #28
+ 100000000000 Hoyt Mar 2012 #57
well put. Exactly. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #84
If only the wingnuts would use the rules of English grammar the 2nd would not nanabugg Mar 2012 #89
Putting innocent people in their graves is authoritarian...eom Kolesar Mar 2012 #34
Maybe, but I think such is beyond the libertarian/authoritarian/liberal/conservative frames TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #193
I read a very interesting piece in the NY Times about the U.S. Constitution's popularity with CTyankee Mar 2012 #35
The primary issue is ours is one of the first jeff47 Mar 2012 #224
A written constitution that is unworkable is a problem! What good is it if you can't USE it? CTyankee Mar 2012 #230
It's says the right to bear arms veganlush Mar 2012 #74
It's says the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #203
exactly veganlush Mar 2012 #234
So far veganlush Mar 2012 #77
As the country gets Bluer, i.e., more Democratic, thanks to demographics, the "gun rights" crowd is apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #206
Then you must not know 73% of Americans TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #26
tiny sampling poll, high margin of error. CTyankee Mar 2012 #53
The MOE is ±3 and the sample size was more than adequate TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #121
well, the moe was 6 and 4, breaking it down... CTyankee Mar 2012 #143
Gun Control Is Dead Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #177
Given the enormous amount of (mostly)Republican money that went into the coffers CTyankee Mar 2012 #179
The maximum MOE as explicitly stated by Gallup was 3 TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #218
Owning guns is a separate issue. I have no problems with that LynneSin Mar 2012 #87
I live in the south so I don't know anyone that doesn't believe in it. TNLib Mar 2012 #64
zero infringement? veganlush Mar 2012 #114
It is treestar Mar 2012 #174
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #18
Yup, kick and recommend nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #19
SYG = my ego won't let me back away, so i'm gonna whip out my insecurity-assuager KG Mar 2012 #20
Wish that our govt killing innocent people with guns/bombs/drones got this much press The Straight Story Mar 2012 #21
+1000000000 L0oniX Mar 2012 #40
That would be nice, but your red herring doesn't make murder go away. HuckleB Mar 2012 #54
Government killing innocent people with guns/bombs/drones is predictable collateral damage indepat Mar 2012 #88
This horrible case is just what millions have been afraid of happening when this law was debated got root Mar 2012 #24
I'll say it again. I worked in a town for nearly 30 years rustydog Mar 2012 #25
K&R Eyerish Mar 2012 #27
Absolutely agree with you. crim son Mar 2012 #30
This law is legal murder plan and simple. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #31
Legal murder? What an interesting concept. sikorsky Mar 2012 #45
Well think about it. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #81
By definition, murder is an unlawful killing of a human being by a human being. Kennah Mar 2012 #104
aka, 'jumbo shrimp', 'military intelligence'.. etc. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #112
Yep and that is what happened. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #134
I'll spell it out. Legal murder is an oxymoron. Kennah Mar 2012 #201
ok southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #209
On the question of "Is George Zimmerman an unindicted murderer?" I would say yes. Kennah Mar 2012 #212
Your right. But as far as am concerned he still murdered an unarmed young man. That makes him a southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #226
So then we agree he is an unindicted murderer Kennah Mar 2012 #246
ok, picky, picky, picky LOL I agree southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #247
I think it's significant since it appears we're on opposite sides of SYG Kennah Mar 2012 #248
Your right. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #249
This poster is no longer with us. ellisonz Mar 2012 #123
K&r nt abelenkpe Mar 2012 #32
I know you all don't want to hear this but everytime there is a DU poll about who owns a gun... L0oniX Mar 2012 #39
Absolutely agree with everything you wrote. nt TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #41
this has nutt'n to do with gun owners, just the kooks supporting the bizarre gun lobby law of SYG got root Mar 2012 #80
Agreed. Jester Messiah Mar 2012 #170
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #43
I vote for a constitutional amendment that legalizes human hunting. Kablooie Mar 2012 #46
++ Fucking Brazillions!!! jannyk Mar 2012 #48
Gun Nuts, in the old Moderator version of the DU this would have been locked. Not anymore! Logical Mar 2012 #49
And you can call the opposition gun grabbers too jpak Mar 2012 #229
obviously! Douglas Carpenter Mar 2012 #50
These laws have absolutely NOTHING to do with 2nd amendment rights. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #51
and possibly arming a future army consisting of glinda Mar 2012 #154
Not trying to be an ass here johnnie Mar 2012 #58
Ed Shultz just highlighted another case that just happened in Wisconsin due to the castle law TNLib Mar 2012 #72
That was a 20 yr old man hiding in an enclosed back porch in which he was trespassing at 2 am piedmont Mar 2012 #109
the point is there was no investigation and someone should not be shot just for tresspassing TNLib Mar 2012 #151
"After careful review of the evidence in this case, and for the reasons discussed..." piedmont Mar 2012 #171
shooting an unarmed man who is unlawfully on your back porch is not justified Self defense. TNLib Mar 2012 #175
They don't care because it fits their narrow agenda. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #182
I care much more about people being beaten, raped, killed in their own homes by invaders piedmont Mar 2012 #189
And none of these laws have anything to do with that... ellisonz Mar 2012 #198
an opinion piece written by gejohnston Mar 2012 #216
What are you talking about? ellisonz Mar 2012 #236
"Unarmed" has nothing to do with it. piedmont Mar 2012 #188
The homeowner has no way to know the invader is unarmed or that he's alone. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #225
You're making the point for the other side TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #227
Stand Your Ground = Open season on anybody that doesn't look like you.. workinclasszero Mar 2012 #60
That castle law in Wiscconsin is really scary as well TNLib Mar 2012 #61
What are 2nd amendment rights? Zanzoobar Mar 2012 #62
Something to do with well-regulated militias Doctor_J Mar 2012 #70
K/R Jack Rabbit Mar 2012 #63
Sure seems like it. They have had shootings like this all over the place, wherever they have those Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #65
Not for over 200 years. RUMMYisFROSTED Mar 2012 #68
I'll say it with you varelse Mar 2012 #73
What would Jesus NOT do? James48 Mar 2012 #76
A gun. A rope. What's the difference? It's the hate and fear we have to stop. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2012 #78
That is patently false. Lasher Mar 2012 #79
SYG Does Not Mean No Investigation Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #210
time to do to the NRA Estevan Mar 2012 #82
going to have a hard time with that belcffub Mar 2012 #99
A licence to hunt BROWN people. 6000eliot Mar 2012 #83
2nd Amendment is ... Joseph8th Mar 2012 #85
Yep. Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #90
Thank you LynneSin. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #91
What really makes me mad is Pakid Mar 2012 #92
Yup. aquart Mar 2012 #93
You're drinking from the "gun nuts just want an excuse to kill and get away with it" trough. krispos42 Mar 2012 #94
That Trough Gets Topped Off Every Day By The DU Gun Control/RKBA Forum. Paladin Mar 2012 #152
Jesus. krispos42 Mar 2012 #205
Ask Jesus For A More Compelling Response...... (n/t) Paladin Mar 2012 #223
The ignorance displayed by this post and the number of recs it has gotten... eqfan592 Mar 2012 #95
You don't think I understand guns? LynneSin Mar 2012 #115
Why is it you aren't aware of the law? AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #117
You've never walked a mile in Trayvon's shoes. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #119
You have literally no idea who I am or where I've been eqfan592 Mar 2012 #137
Sure I do. And your nondenial denial is proof that I am right. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #176
Yeah? Well, just because of that comment, I gave another rec. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #191
K&R....n/t unkachuck Mar 2012 #96
I'm with you LynneSin Herlong Mar 2012 #102
Correct. WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #103
Selling guns is certainly selling a fantasy. applegrove Mar 2012 #105
If one is a knee-jerk judgmental idiot, this is true. flvegan Mar 2012 #107
Couldn't agree more. (nt) eqfan592 Mar 2012 #138
A) "Gun nuts" is an offensive caricature. Timbuk3 Mar 2012 #110
Read post #7- digonswine Mar 2012 #126
Yeah, sorry, but that doesn't work. Nice try tho. (nt) eqfan592 Mar 2012 #139
You can't be serious???? COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #184
So, if I bash "religious fundamentalists"... 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #185
K&R. And I'm going to take it one step further.. K Gardner Mar 2012 #116
+a million graham4anything Mar 2012 #125
Probably watch... beevul Mar 2012 #233
Which is why the NRA pushes them and law enforcement doesn't. polichick Mar 2012 #127
It seems the Confederacy The Wizard Mar 2012 #128
The South use to have the strictest gun control laws in America hack89 Mar 2012 #144
Jim Crow = Gun Control Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #190
not true gejohnston Mar 2012 #217
indeed... it's about creating a larger demographic for gun sales fascisthunter Mar 2012 #146
It also encourages people to kill rather than mame. DCBob Mar 2012 #149
"It's Past Time to Protect Children Not Guns" bread_and_roses Mar 2012 #150
I agree 100% liberal N proud Mar 2012 #155
The law is absolute bullshit. AngryOldDem Mar 2012 #157
The SYG Laws Are Essential Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #159
You're missing the procedural part of the Florida SYG COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #187
The State Dropped the Ball -- They Can Pick It Up Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #202
I don't disagree with your conclusions, particularly COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #240
Wow, how could America cope all this time without it? 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #192
26+ States Have SYG Nanjing03 Mar 2012 #214
No they don't. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #245
i agree!!! GET RID OF ASSAULT WEAPONS!! trueblue2007 Mar 2012 #164
I agree. The mere fact someone is attracted to something marketed as an "assault" weapon is enough Hoyt Mar 2012 #169
wild wild west marshall gaines Mar 2012 #167
I agree, everyone could have a gun treestar Mar 2012 #172
Opponents Of Florida’s 2005 ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Predicted ‘Racially Motivated Killings’ ProSense Mar 2012 #178
Yes and human hunters are a dime a dozen. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #195
"Guns don't kill people, People do". Yep - insane people who are allowed to have guns kill people. jillan Mar 2012 #199
I agree with Micheal Moore felix_numinous Mar 2012 #200
Like I said in the Gungeon earlier this week - The Backlash is Here jpak Mar 2012 #228
The admins have the ability to block you guys from posting in the GD forum. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #239
They can block "you guys" too jpak Mar 2012 #241
You're moving the goal posts now. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #242
Yes - "you guys" are so special jpak Mar 2012 #243
The goal post movers are here. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #244
Remember Yoshihiro Hattori? noiretextatique Mar 2012 #231
Agreed. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #250
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