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rl6214

(8,142 posts)
105. Kind of like how the federal government tried to coerce the states into maintaining the 55 speed ?
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 01:26 AM
Feb 2012
Cue the gun nuts saying "There's no loophole!" baldguy Feb 2012 #1
What loophole do you mean! ellisonz Feb 2012 #2
What loophole? Glassunion Feb 2012 #6
THAT'S THE LOOPHOLE!! baldguy Feb 2012 #9
It's not a "loop-hole". PavePusher Feb 2012 #10
You can bang your head all you want. But perhaps you should Glassunion Feb 2012 #12
Simple solution. ellisonz Feb 2012 #25
See post 21 Glassunion Feb 2012 #26
It appears you think it should be optional... ellisonz Feb 2012 #28
You are wrong to assume how I think. Glassunion Feb 2012 #33
don't fix it if it ain't broken and it ain't broken - Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #40
The system never worked in the first place... ellisonz Feb 2012 #45
City of New York or MAIG gejohnston Feb 2012 #48
Criminals will always find a way. That is their job. They take it serious. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #49
It is entirely possible to make things much more difficult... ellisonz Feb 2012 #77
other westernized countries do not have our constitution. WE need to quit being Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #84
I don't disupte that. ellisonz Feb 2012 #88
"...tremendous failure of bad laws..." ellisonz --- Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #91
What I'm saying... ellisonz Feb 2012 #95
oh-kay. words on paper will never stop anything. ---- Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #99
The three incidents you write about... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #93
Still can't grasp what "well regulated militia" means can you rl6214 Feb 2012 #104
You seem to have the problem with grasping "well regulated militia." Probably because Hoyt Feb 2012 #129
Why don't you post a link to your writings on the issue? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #136
I'd rather post a link to another's opinion on the issue. Hoyt Feb 2012 #139
"Not Found" typical reference source for gun control enthusiasts DonP Feb 2012 #143
Try link, it is recent. Don't expect those who can't venture without a gun to take me seriously. Hoyt Feb 2012 #160
You keep embracing the losing dissent as if it meant something, we'll take the actual ruling DonP Feb 2012 #164
I'll see your link... tortoise1956 Feb 2012 #186
It's settled law, just not to your liking rl6214 Feb 2012 #165
So settled, that the two cities aren't doing a thing to make it easy for any yahoo to get a gun. Hoyt Feb 2012 #173
Not sure you really want us to go there S_B_Jackson Feb 2012 #182
These decisions are like the Bible, you can use them to support anything you want. Hoyt Feb 2012 #183
The court in Miller, however S_B_Jackson Feb 2012 #192
Canada has online sales gejohnston Feb 2012 #29
My problem is with a country that has lost its damn mind. n/t ellisonz Feb 2012 #31
Canada has lost its mind is what you are saying there, right? Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #92
My future home... ellisonz Feb 2012 #96
you mean if they win the White House, right? Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #100
We have heard this from a lot of hopolaphobes oneshooter Feb 2012 #134
What makes you think they'll accept you? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #137
Then you need to get busy getting that law passed. Instead of showing your oneshooter Feb 2012 #34
Com'mon now, you are a bright fellow, pipoman Feb 2012 #66
The Federal Government has tremendous coercive power. ellisonz Feb 2012 #76
Kind of like how the federal government tried to coerce the states into maintaining the 55 speed ? rl6214 Feb 2012 #105
So you wish the Federal government take pipoman Feb 2012 #128
Why would anyone comply voluntarily? ellisonz Feb 2012 #142
To be immune to criminal or civil liability pipoman Feb 2012 #180
I don't doubt that... ellisonz Feb 2012 #190
One other problem. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #80
This investigation was conducted in Phoenix. ellisonz Feb 2012 #83
again? gejohnston Feb 2012 #87
Regulation of int(RA)state commerce... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #89
What you said. So true, so (repeatedly) ignored. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #147
The jurisprudence on this issue is highly debated and nuanced... ellisonz Feb 2012 #156
Wise choice. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #167
No government body in this country has the authority to do that, ellisonz slackmaster Feb 2012 #119
Oh I read the Constitution... ellisonz Feb 2012 #120
That would destroy the value of legitmately owned property. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #168
Not true. ellisonz Feb 2012 #170
Our current system seems to be working pretty good for keeping Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #172
Seriously? tortoise1956 Feb 2012 #184
Okay, pay attention. Callisto32 Feb 2012 #124
Denile ain't just a river in Egypt. RW talking points are never true. baldguy Feb 2012 #126
Jeeezuz pipoman Feb 2012 #131
Right Callisto32 Feb 2012 #177
I reject your ad hominem.... Callisto32 Feb 2012 #178
Not true tortoise1956 Feb 2012 #185
You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means. Skwid Feb 2012 #155
So I should be able to run a NICS check on anybody? krispos42 Feb 2012 #195
Take em to an FFL and you can pay them a little bit to handle it. That simple. Hoyt Feb 2012 #47
Sure Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #169
Like I've said, most members of gun culture don't care who buys their guns. They just want cash, Hoyt Feb 2012 #174
Still maintaining the world *must* be like the part you're personally acquainted with... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #175
I know right. It has been this way for as long as I can remember nt Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #74
Please tell us how one would "take down a helicopter" with a .50 cal bolt or semi-auto rifle. PavePusher Feb 2012 #3
Send an email to NBC. ellisonz Feb 2012 #11
Notice that I didn't say it can't be done. PavePusher Feb 2012 #13
No one said it was easy... ellisonz Feb 2012 #17
.50 cal rifles make great Glassunion Feb 2012 #24
The potential for misuse is extraordinary. ellisonz Feb 2012 #27
I have googled it. Glassunion Feb 2012 #37
Why, it's an epidemic of .50 caliber terror! Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #42
"hundreds of thousands have been sold" ellisonz Feb 2012 #44
FAR more automobiles have been used in murders... Callisto32 Feb 2012 #125
According to the cursed VPC, you are quite mistaken. Lots of crimes with the dang things. Hoyt Feb 2012 #50
"ease"? Or "luck"? Cite, please, I'd be happy to analyze the incidents for you. PavePusher Feb 2012 #52
You suggested... ellisonz Feb 2012 #63
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #68
Nonsense jeepnstein Feb 2012 #127
"Have you ever shot skeet?" He has, by his own admission, oneshooter Feb 2012 #130
Lots of people have never shot a gun -- and that perspective is just as valid as that of someone Hoyt Feb 2012 #132
They get a say alright. jeepnstein Feb 2012 #133
Around here, gun guys think their opinion is all that matters because they know the difference Hoyt Feb 2012 #135
Don't feel *too* put out, Hoyt. I discount lots of other people's opinions, as well. friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #138
True enough. jeepnstein Feb 2012 #140
Damn right. ellisonz Feb 2012 #144
Because ... Straw Man Feb 2012 #181
.50 caliber anything is a difficult weapon with which to hit an aircraft... SteveW Feb 2012 #150
So can a .308-caliber. krispos42 Feb 2012 #196
Having majored in Physics... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #35
Having majored in History... ellisonz Feb 2012 #41
there is? gejohnston Feb 2012 #46
How does that follow? If scary-big-guns aren't needed to damage a helicopter, petronius Feb 2012 #51
Because in the words of the recently PPR'd "liberal_biker" ellisonz Feb 2012 #60
A quote from a PPR in a thread that had nothing to do with aircraft, coupled with an petronius Feb 2012 #64
Just saying - there is a standard of "ease" ellisonz Feb 2012 #72
"standard of 'ease'"? Cite that, please. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #75
Easy. ellisonz Feb 2012 #162
"Unwarranted" was a key word there, Ellison. Reread your comment about scintillas petronius Feb 2012 #79
A little bit hyperbolice perhaps... ellisonz Feb 2012 #81
omg. really. that is not cool at all. was that post allowed to stand? "slapped into them" Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #94
I was off a bit, it was actually "slap upside the head" petronius Feb 2012 #102
lol Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #103
Not me neither, Blitzen - I'm just gonna sit on my corner petronius Feb 2012 #107
serious question: Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #108
yes and hypocritical too gejohnston Feb 2012 #110
well.... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #111
There's a differnce between... ellisonz Feb 2012 #163
Yet another solution looking for a problem. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #151
First I have to tell you... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #53
So we agree... ellisonz Feb 2012 #61
No, a .50 does not "make(s) it even easier". PavePusher Feb 2012 #70
Sorry. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #78
Better not tell him... Clames Feb 2012 #85
Agreed. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #86
... ellisonz Feb 2012 #90
thank `you` »» discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #115
So what you're saying is Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #171
That's just what he does. Straw Man Feb 2012 #187
Nice! discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #188
Technical knowledge isn't exclusive to gun owners, ellisonz Feb 2012 #191
Tecnical knowledge of guns is something you have shown very little of. N/T GreenStormCloud Feb 2012 #199
But the OP is based on the premise that technical knowledge says .50 rifles Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #208
Thanks for letting the point... Clames Feb 2012 #194
A .50 rifle makes it HARDER. GreenStormCloud Feb 2012 #148
I think we're generally talking about from a mount... ellisonz Feb 2012 #149
Anything that the owner wants to use it for that isn't illegal is legitimate. GreenStormCloud Feb 2012 #159
Yeah no... ellisonz Feb 2012 #161
Those are illegal, and therefore illegitimate. GreenStormCloud Feb 2012 #166
Please cite to an instance of any non-active-duty military successfully downing ANY aircraft.... PavePusher Feb 2012 #54
You'll be waiting until the sun burns out for *that* one... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #116
Does majoring in History know impart knowledge of firearms, aircraft and what can be done with both? PavePusher Feb 2012 #55
Yes. Yes it does. ellisonz Feb 2012 #62
Can you recommend some sources? I'd be interested in expanding my knowledge base. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #71
Da Vinci said... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #189
"The case for making these weapons illegal for civilian use is substantial. " Remmah2 Feb 2012 #145
You could do that with a slingshot and a rock too rl6214 Feb 2012 #106
Clearly... ellisonz Feb 2012 #112
Nope, not familiar with it, what is it? rl6214 Feb 2012 #113
Hilarious. ellisonz Feb 2012 #118
I'll take that bet. Glassunion Feb 2012 #15
You I wouldn't bet a cup of warm spit. PavePusher Feb 2012 #57
pink phlegm? not good, dude. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #97
Check and see if John Nance Garner left some extra in his will. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #153
I stopped reading at the gejohnston Feb 2012 #4
I wouldn't hardly call it a loophole. You can legally buy any weapon from an doc03 Feb 2012 #5
WTF is a "police-grade" pistol? PavePusher Feb 2012 #7
That damn librul media is gonna make you... ellisonz Feb 2012 #14
I was wondering exactly what a police grade Glassunion Feb 2012 #18
Beats me... ellisonz Feb 2012 #20
Agreed... open up NICS Glassunion Feb 2012 #21
video does not lie? gejohnston Feb 2012 #32
And? ellisonz Feb 2012 #36
there is always more to the story gejohnston Feb 2012 #39
Then that seller is really dumb. n/t ellisonz Feb 2012 #43
MSM would never run stories that contained unfactual, misleading... beevul Feb 2012 #121
Where do you get your news then? n/t ellisonz Feb 2012 #122
NBC run a fraudulent story? Naw, (NBC pick up truck scandal) DonP Feb 2012 #146
The burden of proof is on you. ellisonz Feb 2012 #152
"video doesn't lie." PavePusher Feb 2012 #58
Contact NBC... ellisonz Feb 2012 #65
Why bother? Just give them the same skepticism James O'Keefe got. friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #117
I'm not against making the system work better. krispos42 Feb 2012 #201
Neither am I... ellisonz Feb 2012 #203
The difference is.... krispos42 Feb 2012 #204
You personally, no... ellisonz Feb 2012 #205
I saw the piece on MSNBC krispos42 Feb 2012 #207
Do you really want to know? A "Police Grade" pistol? jeepnstein Feb 2012 #141
"... our buyers paid cash for a tactical assault rifle modified to use bullets for an AK-47..." PavePusher Feb 2012 #8
They bought a black Remington 700 Glassunion Feb 2012 #19
Basically, that means... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #23
But didn't NBC say they used a burf Feb 2012 #123
someone modified it to shoot a less powerful round? ileus Feb 2012 #59
Right! One of those non lethal rounds. Damn sissies! Starboard Tack Feb 2012 #69
Yeah, somebody claimed that... somewhere... PavePusher Feb 2012 #73
Probably one of the most pointless... Clames Feb 2012 #16
Just a few observations. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #22
I tried the link for the future programing recommendations. burf Feb 2012 #30
re:"...my post seemed to get lost in the blogosphere." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #38
lol Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #98
thank you discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #114
The innerweb loopholz! Blood.....blood in da stwetz! ileus Feb 2012 #56
Thugs of Amerika luvs them some GOP/NRA douchebaggery jpak Feb 2012 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #109
"Thugs of America luvs them" gun-control laws. Guess why. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #154
Here's a question. Clames Feb 2012 #82
The gun-controller/prohibitionists have had many chances to discuss this... SteveW Feb 2012 #157
My point is... Clames Feb 2012 #179
Well, that was one of the points in our discussion years ago... SteveW Feb 2012 #209
".......but are much more focused on "gun shows" because of their public nature, Simo 1939_1940 Feb 2012 #210
Enforcement of this ,non existant, "loophole" Oneka Feb 2012 #193
You mean private face to face sales? What loophole? Got nothing to do with gun control. rl6214 Feb 2012 #101
One can bring down an aircraft with a Red Ryder BB gun if he's a good shot. Skwid Feb 2012 #158
Did anyone ever mention the last time a 50 cal was used in a crime? ileus Feb 2012 #176
Oh, I bet it wasn't uncommon back in the '70s and '80s... krispos42 Feb 2012 #206
Well...if you count shotgun slugs... Clames Feb 2012 #211
The most important question when buying a gun?? Remmah2 Feb 2012 #197
The domain 50caliberterror.com seems to be available. It could be bought, you know. friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #198
It's classified advertising online, not an e-commerce setup. krispos42 Feb 2012 #200
Even with the help of hysterical media reports like this, the gun restrictionists are still losing. aikoaiko Feb 2012 #202
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