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I didn't fire any... ileus May 2012 #1
NY pd can do that twice in a weekend sarisataka May 2012 #2
Not suggesting we disarm the police. DanTex May 2012 #10
There may be a better way but sarisataka May 2012 #43
Germany has a long history of gun control ... spin May 2012 #3
You lost me at "draconian gun laws". DanTex May 2012 #12
Translation: "You lost me at your presentation of the facts". PavePusher May 2012 #14
Actually, it was the choice of the word "draconian". DanTex May 2012 #16
You haven't lived under the yoke of oppressive dragon rule, have you Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #17
I've under tight gun control laws, though. Never felt the least bit "unfree". DanTex May 2012 #18
Your perception is warped by your internal bias-filter. PavePusher May 2012 #21
Do you ever post substantive comments? DanTex May 2012 #24
Please re-visit "internal bias-filter". PavePusher May 2012 #42
Let's look at the current gun laws in Germany ... spin May 2012 #23
I think most people would describe Germany's gun policy as "successful". DanTex May 2012 #26
do you have any evidence that gejohnston May 2012 #27
excellent point. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #28
LOL. Are we really back to "but, but... Mexico and Russia"! DanTex May 2012 #29
that is not an arguement gejohnston May 2012 #30
True. How about you do a search and find the last 20 times we've discussed this exact point? DanTex May 2012 #31
why bother? gejohnston May 2012 #32
LOL DanTex May 2012 #33
Russia is not the only example gejohnston May 2012 #34
And Brazil... ellisonz May 2012 #45
watch out iverglas May 2012 #48
I think... ellisonz May 2012 #49
Is this the best anti-gun OP you could find? TPaine7 May 2012 #4
Not "anti-gun", simply rational. DanTex May 2012 #11
So apparently you agree with the author TPaine7 May 2012 #13
Umm...did I say that? DanTex May 2012 #15
Not in so many words... TPaine7 May 2012 #35
Ignore is your friend. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #36
Even better, just stick to AR-15.com! DanTex May 2012 #38
your rationale leaves a lot to be desired. -- Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #41
"reinstating the assault weapons ban" ellisonz May 2012 #46
You might be embarrassed, but you're certainly not "refuting" anything. DanTex May 2012 #37
What he calls gun craziness is actually the exercise of gun rights. As you well know. TPaine7 May 2012 #39
"Gun craziness" goes way beyond the "exercise of gun rights". DanTex May 2012 #40
I must humbly fold to a renowned expert on this subject like criminologist (or perhaps I should say TPaine7 May 2012 #44
out of those 49 warning shots gejohnston May 2012 #5
The German culture places a high value on marksmanship slackmaster May 2012 #6
OK, If You Say So..... (n/t) Paladin May 2012 #19
Sounds like I need to be Meiko May 2012 #7
K&R think May 2012 #8
Wow, if I just overlook the millions of their own citizens they killed in the last 60 years ... DonP May 2012 #9
Not a big fan of "the Germans", I see... DanTex May 2012 #20
If I held that up as something to be emulated, the way you did you might have a point. DonP May 2012 #22
Umm... I didn't hold up the Holocaust as something to be emulated. DanTex May 2012 #25
Gunners can't win an argument talking about guns... ellisonz May 2012 #47
What a ludicrous remark, given that it's the pro-control supporter who Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #50
I'd also bet that most people in favor of tighter regulation on Wall Street banks... DanTex May 2012 #51
And in your analogy, how would you react to people who strenuously petronius May 2012 #52
That would depend on the specific economic policy. DanTex May 2012 #55
Suppose then that this hypothetical person had very strong opinions on petronius May 2012 #56
Sure. DanTex May 2012 #57
Your brazen misrepresentation of *major* issues relating to the design Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #53
Like ellisonz said, you can't win a substantive debate, so you dodge and change the subject. DanTex May 2012 #54
To the top for todays news... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #58
Germany is geographically the size of Montana or New Mexico Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #59
what I want to know is gejohnston Feb 2013 #60
Greetings Fellow Valentine Hearts Salesmen jimmy the one Feb 2013 #61
Waffengesetz auf deutschland jimmy the one Feb 2013 #62
Didn't the LAPD beat that just in the past week? krispos42 Feb 2013 #63
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