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In reply to the discussion: Now its the liberals who are arming up [View all]jimlup
(7,968 posts)93. I'm seriously considering it
This Trump shit is very serious and I will protect my family if I have to.
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NRA is an assoc. dedicated to promoting guns from manufacturers so don't care who
wordpix
Dec 2016
#132
I got mine last year when they were talking about not allowing people on the
Dustlawyer
Dec 2016
#48
Unfortunately most people don't have the juice of a name like Kennedy to help rectify the situation
NWCorona
Dec 2016
#128
You mean like show your ID, let the clerk see you are not the terrorist, and get your boarding pass?
ManiacJoe
Dec 2016
#146
That's NOT what happened with Sen. Kennedy. You demand precision, but don't perform precisely, mani
Mc Mike
Dec 2016
#148
I do. If I didn't live in NY, I would be one of the people arming myself and taking lessons.
KittyWampus
Dec 2016
#10
I know more liberals who have been packing heat for years than I do conservatives.
GoCubsGo
Dec 2016
#38
The odds of death by a firearm is increased a thousand-fold is my guess.. not sure of exact #'s..
vkkv
Dec 2016
#19
Yes - by all means - let's keep puking forth this "scholarship" from Hemenway and Kellerman.
pablo_marmol
Dec 2016
#126
I see all you have is insults. You attack me as "pathetic," and driven by "ego."
SunSeeker
Dec 2016
#175
LOL! As if accusing me of reciting "NRA propaganda" was intended as a compliment!
pablo_marmol
Dec 2016
#178
Those are not conclusuions of the CDC, but summaries of areas identified as needing more study.
SunSeeker
Dec 2016
#180
I've had a shotgun and a few rifles since buying a large property in the Sierra mountains, however
vkkv
Dec 2016
#16
I won't join em, and while I understand their concerns, the reality is that a lot of those weapons
still_one
Dec 2016
#18
If you think that you need a firearm to protect yourself from a tyrannical government...
vkkv
Dec 2016
#22
Indeed, but I'm thinking most of us aren't thinking of holding back dumpf on an armed tank.
BlancheSplanchnik
Dec 2016
#30
Yep. They're the ones from whom we're fearing *Immediate Threat*. n/t
BlancheSplanchnik
Dec 2016
#41
Trump is more likely to do a gun grab than get way with cutting social security.
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2016
#29
This is not good for anyone and someone needs to tackle the issue of fools with guns whether GOPer
Hoyt
Dec 2016
#35
It was the George Zimmermans of this country that prompted me to get my first firearm and CCW.
Jake Stern
Dec 2016
#44
If liberals are arming up, it's a direct result of right-wing pro-gun militancy.
Paladin
Dec 2016
#45
Theres nothing threatening in the article. reverse the parties & the story is the same
7962
Dec 2016
#65
The 45 can be a bit much for some. It's not my favorite for the reasons you listed
NWCorona
Dec 2016
#129
My personal opinion is that with a 45 you don't have to rely on bullet expansion. n/t
oneshooter
Dec 2016
#133
The notion that liberals are completely unarmed and defenseless isn't accurate.
Paladin
Dec 2016
#104
It's in response to a repressive regime that the pro-gun movement helped put in place.
Paladin
Dec 2016
#168
'Our resident DU Gun Enthusiasts' warned people for years that 'Gun Control Uber Alles' was a loser
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2016
#170