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DanTex

(20,709 posts)
27. Nobody here "hates" gun toters.
Sat May 12, 2012, 05:36 PM
May 2012

That's just a straw argument presented by the NRA crowd. Most DUers and progressives do support stronger gun laws, which the NRA crowd construes as "bigotry" and "hatred" towards gun owners.

what mom are you refering to? gejohnston May 2012 #1
Your thinking is illogical RobertEarl May 2012 #2
You are missing the point ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #3
I know what the point is RobertEarl May 2012 #4
So you agree the woman should of had a gun to defend herself?? Logical May 2012 #7
Illogical question RobertEarl May 2012 #9
Answer my question. Now! Logical May 2012 #11
How can you be so illogical? RobertEarl May 2012 #12
Like I said, quit dodging the question. You are 100% proving my point. Thanks! Logical May 2012 #13
What shoud her sentence have been? N/T GreenStormCloud May 2012 #40
Should HAVE had, Control-Z May 2012 #15
LOL..... grammar police! I love it. Getting angry I assume. Logical May 2012 #16
Yup. Control-Z May 2012 #17
You should learn to stop swinging you own mop around... Clames May 2012 #62
Uh, no. DanTex May 2012 #5
OK, answer this..... Logical May 2012 #8
Are you just here to insult people? Do you want to try reading my post and forming a coherent reply? DanTex May 2012 #19
How did I insult you? n-t Logical May 2012 #25
Not me specifically, so much as "Anti's" in general. DanTex May 2012 #30
I think the charge was gejohnston May 2012 #37
Do you think 20 years was appropriate? DanTex May 2012 #39
no, I do not. gejohnston May 2012 #43
Once again, like I ask ALL the antis and never get a realistic answer, how.... Logical May 2012 #59
You're missing the point. DanTex May 2012 #60
It is easy to understand...... Logical May 2012 #61
Actually, most don't think guns are "evil," but not so sure about those attracted to the dang things Hoyt May 2012 #23
I would like to see our current gun laws improved ... spin May 2012 #18
For starters, registration and licensing for handguns. DanTex May 2012 #24
Why is it obvious? hack89 May 2012 #26
We've needed tighter gun laws for 30 years. This isn't a recent development. DanTex May 2012 #29
Is the point of gun control laws to reduce gun violence? hack89 May 2012 #31
Gee, that's a good argument! DanTex May 2012 #33
Are you saying gun violence has not been reduced? hack89 May 2012 #34
What are you talking about? DanTex May 2012 #36
You appear to want stronger laws, without saying exactly why or what they are supposed to do. friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #49
I fail to see how your ideas would change anything ... spin May 2012 #42
A press release from a Conservative MP in Canada? That's your "evidence" against registration? DanTex May 2012 #46
Try this article, it may be more to your taste ... spin May 2012 #54
Yes, I know it's been repealed. Conservatives do dumb things, even in Canada. DanTex May 2012 #55
Wow! TPaine7 May 2012 #56
you need a license for all firearms. gejohnston May 2012 #58
"...will make it tougher to trace firearms used to commit crimes". Clames May 2012 #63
What would those accomplish? GreenStormCloud May 2012 #45
DUers are famous for their Pretzel Logic and twisted thinking so that they might Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #6
I don't hate gun toters richmwill May 2012 #10
You might be surprised to find that you are not in the minority ... spin May 2012 #21
Nobody here "hates" gun toters. DanTex May 2012 #27
most do not gejohnston May 2012 #28
In that case, there's plenty of "bigotry" here towards people who favor sane gun laws... DanTex May 2012 #32
Bigotry in all forms bother me gejohnston May 2012 #35
It doesn't really seem to. DanTex May 2012 #51
Have I chided any antis? gejohnston May 2012 #53
I vote this the most Control-Z May 2012 #14
If I may gejohnston May 2012 #20
Yes, she probably Control-Z May 2012 #41
I agree with you except for one thing gejohnston May 2012 #47
I think you might agree that Control-Z May 2012 #48
We agree on that nt. gejohnston May 2012 #50
This has been a nice, Control-Z May 2012 #52
She was in her house, not strutting around public streets with a gun like many here like to do. Hoyt May 2012 #22
Exactly. Control-Z May 2012 #44
If in fear for your life don't shoot to warn, shoot to stop. Johnny Rico May 2012 #38
And that, applied correctly, would have been all the warning he needed. oneshooter May 2012 #57
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