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Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
56. Well now
Mon May 26, 2014, 09:43 PM
May 2014

I live in the mountains we have Bears, Cougars(the 4 legged fanged kind) and they do come down out of the hills looking for food now and then, in the spring they break into storage sheds quite often ...I have in fact needed a gun several times over the last 20 years or so.. have nit had to actually shoot anything yet but when yelling "shoo" and "scat" and"beat it " didn't work a shot or 2 into the air or into the ground near them pretty much does the trick..

So, how many times a month DOES your well-regulated militia division meet? WinkyDink May 2014 #1
So how many times are you going to trot out that lie? Lurks Often May 2014 #10
Give SCOTUS a call and ask them... oldhippie May 2014 #13
Perhaps you should check out the Democratic Party platform first? hack89 May 2014 #62
I think you clocked that one in at post #223. aikoaiko May 2014 #2
I'm with you SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #3
I would wager a huge portion of DUers are also gun owners JJChambers May 2014 #4
What if your gun were held at the target range el_bryanto May 2014 #5
He just said he also has it to feel safe JJChambers May 2014 #11
If you have to store property off site, it isn't actually property. NutmegYankee May 2014 #68
Got something you need to compensate for? Crunchy Frog May 2014 #6
Six posts until the ... oldhippie May 2014 #14
SNORT! imthevicar May 2014 #18
I didn't mention penises, but you did. Crunchy Frog May 2014 #22
Then what would be the proper interpretation of your original comment? Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #25
It's a Rorschach. Crunchy Frog May 2014 #27
But you're the one with all the dirty pictures. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #34
You have a crack in your penis? Crunchy Frog May 2014 #55
Unrec. 840high May 2014 #80
When you board a plane, do you wear scuba gear? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #7
Really? Crunchy Frog May 2014 #29
Did you reply to me by accident? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #31
Yes. It was a reply to post #23. Crunchy Frog May 2014 #61
One thing about it Old Codger May 2014 #35
You almost certainly never will need it. Which is my point... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #42
Well now Old Codger May 2014 #56
If you've never shot it, you never needed it. Animals aren't scared of you wielding a gun. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #67
There are roughly 4.5 million auto accidents annually. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #41
A seatbelt doesn't shoot bullets. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #48
"A seatbelt doesn't shoot bullets." Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #53
Like I said, I'm not making a legal argument against guns. I'm saying they won't make you safer... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #59
Well, anti-RKBA prefer studies done by doctors. Pro-RKBA prefer studies done by criminalogists. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #69
You have every right to self-defense. You, however, don't have a right to construct your own facts. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #71
Guns do not make people homicidal or suicidal. That is a fact. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #76
At the very least, the existence of a deadly weapon decreases inhibition to violence... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #77
Nonsense. Firearm ownership is increasing while gun violence is decreasing. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #81
I can only hope condom access encourages sex. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #85
He made up those numbers. n-t Logical May 2014 #75
She Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #83
Where did you make that data from? Or are you just making shit up? Logical May 2014 #73
. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #79
You lied about the violent crimes and are still wrong on the factor....... Logical May 2014 #89
I don't care if people lose their target shooting hobby treestar May 2014 #8
So I'm Guilty before proven innocent. imthevicar May 2014 #20
Who is trying to take your guns away? JaneyVee May 2014 #9
Them. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #15
The guy that posted just above you. Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #23
Oops. Might have been the wrong place to post that comment. pa28 May 2014 #36
Literally hundreds of posters on DU n/t Taitertots May 2014 #30
Can you cite any relevent laws passed by democrats that took away your "freedom"? AAO May 2014 #12
Don't be silly itsrobert May 2014 #54
Whatever. bravenak May 2014 #16
Cuz you're a dem. We only go after,... oops (almost blew our cover). AAO May 2014 #19
I figured as much. bravenak May 2014 #24
Heil Benghazi!!! AAO May 2014 #26
May I help .... but NOT wear spandex? etherealtruth May 2014 #47
Sure, but you have to bring snacks. bravenak May 2014 #57
I'm taking them all ... just for spite etherealtruth May 2014 #60
Do we sort them out first or just throw them all into the volcano like we planned? bravenak May 2014 #72
Heads will explode and the insults begin in 3...2..1. imthevicar May 2014 #17
Hate? How about confusion as to what the hell you're yapping about. AAO May 2014 #21
Why don't gun lovers ever come up with a solution? boston bean May 2014 #28
Why don't prohibitionists come up with a solution that has widespread support? n/t Taitertots May 2014 #33
we gun owners have offered Duckhunter935 May 2014 #44
So what ate they? Nevernose May 2014 #86
I am one Old Codger May 2014 #45
The NICS, which is employed for background checks prior to a firearms sale, is a legacy of Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #88
so what JanMichael May 2014 #32
I like to feel safe in my home - which is why I have no guns in it. dflprincess May 2014 #37
You must live in a nice neighborhood. SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #43
I could give you a walking tour of where people have been shot in my neighborhood. hunter May 2014 #87
Do you feel you need to carry a gun on you just to visit a bank or buy coffee at Starbucks? LynneSin May 2014 #38
could not have said it better Duckhunter935 May 2014 #39
So, what's so bad with registration of all arms? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #40
The Supreme Court says we have the right to own handguns in our homes for self defense hack89 May 2014 #74
The Supreme Court also says that money is speech thucythucy May 2014 #82
In other words, your guns are as much "arms" to you as a golf club or frisbee Scootaloo May 2014 #46
You are not allowed into my house with a gun. hunter May 2014 #49
I hear the Great Gun Grab happens November 4. MohRokTah May 2014 #50
Just how many guns have you lost in the last five years? What laws have the President or Congress doc03 May 2014 #51
He's not going to answer that itsrobert May 2014 #52
What is the "one sensible position on the issue" that you propose the Democratic party take? itsrobert May 2014 #58
I've got a better question for the OP MohRokTah May 2014 #63
Wrong forum. n-t Logical May 2014 #64
What's NOT "sensible" about registration like a drivers' license or screening n/t UTUSN May 2014 #65
So keep a gun in your house, there is no reason it giftedgirl77 May 2014 #66
I used to enjoy target shooting too Prophet 451 May 2014 #70
Impeccable timing from the gun lovers . . . Le Taz Hot May 2014 #78
Insults vs Death Threats, Spitting otohara May 2014 #84
Locking. This would be better posted in the gun group Autumn May 2014 #90
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