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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
140. Objective data to support your premise?
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:00 PM
Dec 2016

"toddlers kill their parents and themselves, the higher the average IQ will rise..."

Objective data to support your premise, or merely another self-validating bumper-sticker at the expense of others?

Fk yeah. JHan Dec 2016 #1
Civil war cilla4progress Dec 2016 #2
The difference... Dopers_Greed Dec 2016 #3
This, right here. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #23
Exactly. Not to mention the revitalized KKK and the like. Respectful Debate Dec 2016 #151
I'm sure the NRA supports us HAB911 Dec 2016 #4
Needs a similar video ... Richard D Dec 2016 #9
They don't support poor trigger discipline! Hangingon Dec 2016 #33
I know HAB911 Dec 2016 #39
Guns should be secured so that children have no access. Hangingon Dec 2016 #57
I'm sure it's not real. n/t HAB911 Dec 2016 #58
Irrelevant sarisataka Dec 2016 #63
I agree HAB911 Dec 2016 #68
On second thought HAB911 Dec 2016 #98
Objective data to support your premise? LanternWaste Dec 2016 #140
LOL, just my opinion HAB911 Dec 2016 #143
Makes no difference! Hangingon Dec 2016 #66
I agree HAB911 Dec 2016 #69
On second thought HAB911 Dec 2016 #99
You should know MyNameGoesHere Dec 2016 #72
I understand what the daily show is. Hangingon Dec 2016 #76
The Daily Show still has an audience? NobodyHere Dec 2016 #79
Point to you my friend! Hangingon Dec 2016 #91
Avtually there is a real one. Kilgore Dec 2016 #103
don't forget about the pink pistols wincest Dec 2016 #169
Rule 1 violation - baseballguy2001 Dec 2016 #116
None of the actors HAB911 Dec 2016 #136
While generally a positive person sarisataka Dec 2016 #141
LOL, it's nothing more than the question HAB911 Dec 2016 #142
Empty hypotheticals notwithstanding sarisataka Dec 2016 #144
In this case they kill each other HAB911 Dec 2016 #145
How precious, spamming DU with sick shit... dionysus Dec 2016 #153
please tell me your joking wincest Dec 2016 #172
NRA is an assoc. dedicated to promoting guns from manufacturers so don't care who wordpix Dec 2016 #132
I am getting my concealed carry next month. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #5
I got mine last year when they were talking about not allowing people on the Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #48
They accidentally had Sen. Kennedy on it, too. nT Mc Mike Dec 2016 #70
That myth needs to die. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #95
Here's what WaPo said, at the time: Mc Mike Dec 2016 #97
Exactly. The senator was never on the list. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #121
Exactly. He was never on the list, just his name was on the list. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #122
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
If you think I am mistaken, please correct me. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #161
You responded to my post 97, which indicates you read it. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #162
Your post #97 confirms exactly what I said: ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #163
It also contradicts what you said in your post # 146: Mc Mike Dec 2016 #165
That is one ticket agent in need of some serious retraining. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #173
That was at least 5 ticket agents, likely. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #181
I don't think they mean it was Ted Kennedy the Senator Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #131
You did not listen to the agent. ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #147
He said there are 15 points the system uses to check a name. Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #149
Whoa, sorry to hear about your NFL troubles. That really sucks. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #130
You betcha. C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #6
I just don't buy this report. rockfordfile Dec 2016 #7
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 believe it. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #27
I know more liberals who have been packing heat for years than I do conservatives. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #38
. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #42
thats why many ballot initiatives fail; many on the left vote 'no" 7962 Dec 2016 #59
Same here nt Mojorabbit Dec 2016 #61
You are absolutely right. I know plenty of liberals who pack heat AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #164
Why not? There was some of this during the Bush years too. JHB Dec 2016 #94
I know a few people that are buying guns True_Blue Dec 2016 #117
I do.. nini Dec 2016 #135
I believe it.......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2016 #8
This is sad mainer Dec 2016 #11
The odds of death by a firearm is increased a thousand-fold is my guess.. not sure of exact #'s.. vkkv Dec 2016 #19
Guns definitely increase your chance of death. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #54
So do owning belts as Robin Williams found out Lokilooney Dec 2016 #87
What a repulsive thing to say. And so wrong. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #137
Congratulations. You've made the most asinine post in this thread. progressoid Dec 2016 #150
Yes - by all means - let's keep puking forth this "scholarship" from Hemenway and Kellerman. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #126
Keep puking up that NRA propaganda, it's been working out so well for us. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #138
Arguments you can't deal with automatically become "NRA talking points". pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #174
I see all you have is insults. You attack me as "pathetic," and driven by "ego." SunSeeker Dec 2016 #175
"I see all you have is insults." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #176
Unlike you, I attack the argument, not the person. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #177
LOL! As if accusing me of reciting "NRA propaganda" was intended as a compliment! pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #178
More bad news for gun restriction from the CDC: pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #179
Those are not conclusuions of the CDC, but summaries of areas identified as needing more study. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #180
How to promote gun sales. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #12
We live in interesting times. vkkv Dec 2016 #21
Maybe not to "liberal Democrats", but a LOT of the left....... socialist_n_TN Dec 2016 #123
Hell Yeah, Yeeeee Haaaa humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #13
I don't agree with it, but this is the world they wanted. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #14
True story OldRedneck Dec 2016 #15
Looking for a little peace and decency? vkkv Dec 2016 #17
LOL - I bet you made the guy fill his pants. Good for you. Vinca Dec 2016 #25
LOL DK504 Dec 2016 #26
An insult to the innocent and useful potatoe. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Jake Stern Dec 2016 #40
dont worry about the size of the gun. Bigger isnt always better 7962 Dec 2016 #60
"they are not men, they are potatoes" DBoon Dec 2016 #71
that is a great story bdamomma Dec 2016 #49
Out of curiosity what is a ... spin Dec 2016 #84
Well... Kang Colby Dec 2016 #154
I suspected the same thing. I believe +P is the hottest 45 ACP ammo. ... spin Dec 2016 #160
Does that work?! Lol ToolMaker Dec 2016 #167
These sonsabitches are dangerous. mitch96 Dec 2016 #110
A "magnum" load? ToolMaker Dec 2016 #152
I've had a shotgun and a few rifles since buying a large property in the Sierra mountains, however vkkv Dec 2016 #16
Someone with some sense. Scruffy1 Dec 2016 #75
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
Armed insurrection has a long history in America..... joewicker_TX Dec 2016 #20
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
Sure, but not that's defending oneself from "a tyrannical gub'mnt". vkkv Dec 2016 #31
Yep. They're the ones from whom we're fearing *Immediate Threat*. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #41
bingo!!! although, I advise caution... lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #51
Self-defense against your local kkkristian, yes. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #77
But many of those threats to trump have been real. And public. 7962 Dec 2016 #101
And I smell a sock puppet behind some of them. lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #105
Yeah I've been thinking of getting a CCW myself lately. 47of74 Dec 2016 #24
Trump is more likely to do a gun grab than get way with cutting social security. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #29
Agreed, historically it is the conservatives who take away freedoms... vkkv Dec 2016 #34
So now we enrich the same industry DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #32
This is not good for anyone and someone needs to tackle the issue of fools with guns whether GOPer Hoyt Dec 2016 #35
thank you.... dhill926 Dec 2016 #36
The left needs to arm itself Devil Child Dec 2016 #37
I've got a couple of Civil War muskets elmac Dec 2016 #43
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
Armed Dem bhowle Dec 2016 #46
The fact is NCDem777 Dec 2016 #47
That's nice MFM008 Dec 2016 #50
I have similar plans now. bravenak Dec 2016 #52
I think that's great. Kang Colby Dec 2016 #155
You are absolutely correct. I will make sure to take classes. bravenak Dec 2016 #157
I strongly advise caution here! lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #53
Our very existence is "threat" to large segements of the right Devil Child Dec 2016 #55
Discomfort, yes. Handing them rhetorical ammunition.... yikes. lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #80
Theres nothing threatening in the article. reverse the parties & the story is the same 7962 Dec 2016 #65
You speak-a truth. Something RW media is unfamiliar with... and... lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #81
My husband wants to get a gun Danmel Dec 2016 #56
Yup. Gotta defend yourself. KPN Dec 2016 #62
Nonsense. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #64
Is it? sarisataka Dec 2016 #67
I'm taking my inherited guns to a gunsmith to get them checked out. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #73
Why do you want a .45? Just curious. 7962 Dec 2016 #111
I like the design and heft. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #115
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
And they know this how? lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #74
Just your race - n/t bhowle Dec 2016 #78
Actually this isn't a new phenomenon fairwitness42 Dec 2016 #82
I have about a dozen guns that I've inherited from family members Raine Dec 2016 #83
This is sad samir.g Dec 2016 #85
Most liberal gun owners I know don't store their guns on the street. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #90
A Gun is not my preferred weapon. larry budwell Dec 2016 #86
Not bad... fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #92
Never bring an axe to a gunfight, though. NT pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #107
I still will not buy a gun. mwooldri Dec 2016 #88
It's all fun and games until minorities open carry Cosmocat Dec 2016 #89
I'm seriously considering it jimlup Dec 2016 #93
I have 3 swords, several knives and a machete too. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #96
Which is good if someone is within 3 ft of you. 7962 Dec 2016 #100
A bladed weapon is of of last resort imo. Third Doctor Dec 2016 #114
Distance is your friend against an aggressor. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #108
I wonder if the cons understand that we know how to shkot JPPaverage Dec 2016 #102
The notion that liberals are completely unarmed and defenseless isn't accurate. Paladin Dec 2016 #104
"I learned about guns many years ago and retain my knowledge." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #109
They should understand it; there are 300 million guns in the US. 7962 Dec 2016 #112
Merry Christmas NRA Truth321 Dec 2016 #106
Also many pursuing self defense and martial arts classes Kennah Dec 2016 #113
Yeah I took the free introductory class the local karate center provided 47of74 Dec 2016 #124
Everyday I drive past a gun store. Javaman Dec 2016 #118
I see the "inner gunhumper" coming out in many hughee99 Dec 2016 #119
It's nice seeing progressives being progressive. ileus Dec 2016 #120
It frequently takes a lot of pain for people to look at their biases. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #127
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
My husband has always been a hunter OnionPatch Dec 2016 #125
Simply owning and/or carrying the firearm isn't enough. oneshooter Dec 2016 #134
There's no hard data in the story supporting the premise. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #139
I'm a liberal and I'm very proficient with firearms rumdude Dec 2016 #156
Pretty darn good! nt 7962 Dec 2016 #158
Thank you! - nt rumdude Dec 2016 #159
The difference is this: The Straight Story Dec 2016 #166
I never disarmed hollowdweller Dec 2016 #171
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