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In reply to the discussion: Gun lovers are just going to have to give up assault rifles. [View all]morningfog
(18,115 posts)278. I got no time for pro-massacre assholes.
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There were Democrats who didn't want, or believe in, civil rights in the 60's, too.
villager
Jul 2016
#156
Something that can't be used to murder dozens of people in minutes would be a start. nt.
MirrorAshes
Jul 2016
#103
Ah, the voice of ignorance. But, please continue to roll with that "hobby" nonsense...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#169
Difficult but not impossible. See post #266 for a detailed step by step how to guide. eom
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#267
Haven't seen too many felonious gun violent perps get a pat on the back. They too are typically
jmg257
Jul 2016
#363
I don't get your point at all. Driving drunk is illegal, and other activities drunk
MillennialDem
Jul 2016
#104
Who on earth should respect anything you have to say on this subject after that ignorant gem.
Marengo
Jul 2016
#341
LOL! It's rare to see a such a public display of profound ignorance on a subject. But...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#387
In which conflict(s) did your grandfather win 3 silver stars? What was the branch of service?
Marengo
Jul 2016
#404
Sorry to belabor the point. you can be the safest gun-owner in the history of the known universe and
KingCharlemagne
Jul 2016
#91
I have a Savage Arms .22 Semi-auto with a 10 round mag. Assault rifle?
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2016
#32
But then how would they resist a tyrannical government / kill cops? ...I mean...er...Constitution!
alcibiades_mystery
Jul 2016
#9
Van Papen and the conservatives around Hindenburg thought they could "control".and
KingCharlemagne
Jul 2016
#89
If you are going to go through the steps to arm yourself, especially for defense,
jmg257
Jul 2016
#401
Sure....and it makes some sense - for home protection - for some. Of course they have semi-auto
jmg257
Jul 2016
#403
Market science says that makes the price go down rather than disappear.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2016
#35
Gun control advocates also tend to double down when called on their mischaracterizations...
beevul
Jul 2016
#291
Well, if your argument is that the price would go up, but not much, you're equally incorrect.
Marr
Jul 2016
#305
More likely massive and open non-compliance, with law enforcement agencies refusing to enforce
Marengo
Jul 2016
#366
I doubt much resistance would be violent, nor would it need be. Compliance and enforcement
Marengo
Jul 2016
#373
You know you've lost when you're trying to debate the definition of the weapon
KeepItReal
Jul 2016
#133
*He* doesn't know what he meant. He thinks AR-15s fire faster than other rifles. He's wrong.
Recursion
Jul 2016
#75
I agree we need to be educated so we may fight from a position of strength
MirrorAshes
Jul 2016
#135
It very easy to convert a semi-auto to full auto. Truthfully, a semi-auto is sufficiently deadly.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#109
No, you've totally missed the point. Semi-autos can kill 50 people quickly. And if you want,
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#143
I've already posted a video of how to do it internally. The slide stock is a conversion too.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#226
Beevul, it's a title with editing to make it fit. You know what it means, or should. Quit playing
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#242
Why? Germany, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, among others, all allow them and it's OK...BAN PISTOLS.
sir pball
Jul 2016
#36
So, you propose the absolute strictest gun control in the world, off the bat?
sir pball
Jul 2016
#40
The Constitution is hardly a perfect document, and it is meant to be a fluid document that
underahedgerow
Jul 2016
#196
I do what I can. I've done what I can on other issues, far too deep to detail here.
underahedgerow
Jul 2016
#273
I don't actually support *banning* handguns, but I do realize they're the bigger problem by 20x.
sir pball
Jul 2016
#389
No, I'd never waste a single penny on that horrible (outside of war) industry.
MillennialDem
Jul 2016
#303
The constitution doesn't mention hunting and sporting as the reason to be able to carry
FXSTD
Jul 2016
#58
Well I don't see guns, or oppressive government mentioned anywhere there. So...
GaYellowDawg
Jul 2016
#350
Do we have to pit gun carriers and gun haters against each other on this site again?
romanic
Jul 2016
#59
Not interested in a civil conversation with this people. They are irrational.
morningfog
Jul 2016
#96
I don't give a FUCK. Not trying to win an argument. Get o. It get the fuck out of the way.
morningfog
Jul 2016
#249
Honestly, we should ban all handguns. Let the fetishists keep their long guns, hand guns cause
MillennialDem
Jul 2016
#101
Orlando, Dallas, Sandy Hook, etc., prove semi-autos are plenty deadly, but gunners can convert
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#107
I'd like to hear about one instance of a mass shooting where a bump fire stock was in use.
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#195
Once again, I have no issue restricting semi-auto pistols too. Just riding the wave of opposition
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#218
The first two videos ARE NOT automatic weapons. They are sem-automatic approved by the BATF.
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#183
Look at what I said and stop pointing at each word. This is exactly what I said above bumpfirer:
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#240
Why would they do that? Gun hoarders have serious issues that will never be addressed.
Rex
Jul 2016
#166
IT takes a lot of money and a special license to buy an assault rifle, and only one manufactured...
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#175
We are talking quasi-assault rifles and you know it. Everyone but gunners understand the target.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#224
How else to converse with people who play the gun nomenclature game to avoid obvious.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#238
As opposed to people who can't be bothered to know what they're talking about...
beevul
Jul 2016
#247
Words mean things and there is a VERY specific definition of "Assault rifle"
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#251
Instead of creating new words, why not just call it what it is. A semi-automatic rifle.
Waldorf
Jul 2016
#274
Correction: Assault Rifles are capable of full-auto fire. These rifles are already regulated.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#181
Are you saying everybody who disagrees with you about firearm regulation is...
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#259
As with the phony "assaut weapon" ban, lawn darts are not completely banned.
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#340
the last two nationally prominent mass killers explicitly targeted whites
Angel Martin
Jul 2016
#228
FWIW, my husband is a hunter, bought a lifetime membership in the NRA many years ago,
napi21
Jul 2016
#232
Legal Gun owners are just going to have to give up assault rifles.... ummmm Nope n/t
DustyJoe
Jul 2016
#263
I don't think that being for gun rights makes me pro-massacre, but then I'm also for abortion rights
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#288
Stop calling them assault rifles - Use the proper name - Killing machines.
GoneOffShore
Jul 2016
#280
If you truly want to use the proper name, then it would be semi-automatic rifles.
Waldorf
Jul 2016
#290
Sorry, no. in any discussion about these devices, the best way to frame it is "killing machines".
GoneOffShore
Jul 2016
#329
I've been learning all my life and one of the things I have learned is that some people love
GoneOffShore
Jul 2016
#327
You demand that a current right be taken, then say "don't even start a debate, I don't give a damn."
MadDAsHell
Jul 2016
#352
I don't have a dog in this fight but I find these threads wildly entertaining. Anyone else?
WillowTree
Jul 2016
#353
The Gun Used by the Dallas Police Murderer is Revealed. It’s Not What Most People Thought.
tirebiter
Jul 2016
#361
Sadly, someone like him could have used a bolt action to similar effect (nt)
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#411
Shhh! Keep it secret from the gun lovers until after we take the House, Senate and White House.
morningfog
Jul 2016
#415