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In reply to the discussion: Expired Assault Weapons Ban Would Have Covered Rifle Used In Colorado Shooting [View all]Tejas
(4,759 posts)157. Sorry, 95% of gunowners do NOT belong to the NRA.
80m gunowners vs 4m NRA members, we don't keep up with (much less give a shit about) the NRA as much as you do.
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ProSense
Jul 2012
OP
high-capacity 'clips' (magazines) were not 'banned', you could always buy them...
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#1
It was perfectly legal to sell high-capacity magazines that were manufactured before the 'ban'...
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#7
Yep, gun manufacturers and those coveting such guns took advantage of the "loopholes". Sounds like
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#138
If you want to assume that a mass killer would have respected the gun laws, then perhaps
bluestateguy
Jul 2012
#3
Just because someone is a mass killer doesn't mean we should allow them to legally buy weapons
TNLib
Jul 2012
#164
Simply false. The AWB was passed by a Democratic Congress and signed into law
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#8
Your concession that you posted false information in the reply above is noted,
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#16
It is false: the AWB was a progressive ideal, passed by a Democratic Congress
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#30
As no one ever denied it, your reply is once again non-responsive & irrelevant.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#52
Once again: the AWB was passed by a Democratic Congress, and signed into law
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#139
It was a "progressive ideal." Because it was signed by Clinton? It was a progressive as NAFTA.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#44
Proposed by liberal Democrats in Congress; passed by a Democratic Congress; signed
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#48
If you want to feel sorry, you can feel sorry for not being able to distinguish liberals and
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#62
Like I said above, sorry you don't seem to like progressives or liberals much,
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#65
Do you have a comprehension problem? You are repeating yourself, unnecessarily so.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#66
Ahhh, now the "comprehension" card emerges, in lieu of saying anything on point.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#68
My words mean exactly what they said. They were exactly on point. If you don't understand,
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#78
The NRA *overwhelmingly* contributes money and resources to defeat Democrats
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#127
The campaign is named after a Republican who spent the better part of his life in a wheelchair...
Hippo_Tron
Jul 2012
#99
False, again. Per usual. The vast majority of board members are progressive Democrats. n/t.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#126
Your point was obliterated by the logical fact that Brady has a reason to be for gun control
Demit
Jul 2012
#144
And a Ruger Mini-14 wasn't. A superior weapon that fires the same round. No points for you. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#6
Clearly I do. You're the one trying to score political points from this. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#17
Right back atcha. Re-read your title and tell me again that you didn't write this to score points
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#34
It was intended to be silly. The point remains that the ban would have had no effect
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#70
So, the death and maiming by gunfire of scores of people is a game to you, is it?
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#12
I'm not the one trying to score political poo-flinging points from another tragedy. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#15
Commenting on the insanity that is America's lack of effective gun control laws
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#22
Your prejudice is showing. What America lacks is a sane social structure and explicit contract.
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#41
Yes, this guy was clearly concerned with obeying the law. Again, you cling to a fantasy
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#58
You "cling" to the fantasy that more effective gun control laws don't work.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#63
You should go see Bowling for Columbine again. Michael Moore does a good job of addressing the
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#73
Yada-yada-yada. Whatever: when you decide to post something on point, get back with me. n/t.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#74
Nope: you just haven't bothered to reply to it with anything substantive. As usual.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#82
You're the one that jumped in with your dissembling and assignation of motivations
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#101
Nope: sorry you missed my original reply. I'll re-post it here for your perusal:
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#105
Shall we repeat the entire sub-thread. The expressed opinion still misses
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#116
I am curious about your ideas on effective gun controls. Please be specific and detailed.
johnnytoobad
Jul 2012
#181
Nope: it doesn't clear anything up, except your ability to post pointless links.
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#131
Manufacture of normal capacity magazines was banned under the late (unlamented) AWB,
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#10
"He had a high-capacity clip, which were banned as 'large capacity ammunition feeding devices' "?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#13
A search through the Brownells online catalog shows that it doesn't sell any clips. Only magazines.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#29
The ban expired in 2004. Millions of normal capacity magazines have been manufactured since.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#25
Some people seem to think that there is a difference between clips and magazines.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#36
Did you see the word "If"? It's there. Manufacturers decide the limits to place upon stipper clips
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#53
While I'll grant that there's a practical limit to the size of a stripper clip, I was speaking of a
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#67
There is also 2-round stripper clip which is sometimes used for NRA matches (8 & 2 to mimic a M1)
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#77
The 100 round circular magazine was what allowed Holmes to shoot so many people so quickly.
Major Hogwash
Jul 2012
#21
OH NO, did it have a bayonet lug, flash suppressor and a pistol grip?! THE HORROR
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#76
Neither the AR15 nor the high-capacity (clip) magazine were banned under the 94 AWB
rl6214
Jul 2012
#112
What kind of surprised me was the 6,000 rounds. Seems that would have triggered some interest.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#120
Whoa, that adds a new dimension to the case. It makes oversight by state laws or vendorsirrelevant.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#169
He could have bought an AR-15 anyway, just without a couple features that had no bearing on the atta
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#182
I would like to give DallasNE some recognition for an amazing mish-mash of incorrect information
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#125
Thanks Slackmaster! It amazes me the crap people pull out concerning guns. n-t
Logical
Jul 2012
#128
Openly mocking actual progressive DU members with a Freeper talking point, i.e.,
apocalypsehow
Jul 2012
#134
You missed my point. There are posters who feign ignorance on DU in order to make DU look stupid.
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#142
You said that the ammo he used was banned under the Brady law that bush let expire
permatex
Jul 2012
#166
What idiot told you Obama is going to ban the most popular-selling longarm in US history?
Tejas
Jul 2012
#147
If I've gotta get shot by something, I'm definitely going to opt for .223 over anythign .30 cal.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#184
That's because the Assault Weapons Ban didn't make it illegal to purchase assault weapons.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#192
Again, I want a law to do what this law claimed it would do - ban assault weapons.
rudycantfail
Jul 2012
#213
So, were you going to update the title and contents of your post with the truth, or what?
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#200