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Guns and ammo in the hands of the public is a menace. Loudly Jun 2012 #1
Good luck with that. TheWraith Jun 2012 #2
The science is that bullets kill and maim. Loudly Jun 2012 #3
True, but for anyone keeping score at home this is the 2nd 'Ban Them All' petronius Jun 2012 #7
Indeed the trolls are busy today. ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #29
Alert and send it to a jury shadowrider Jun 2012 #37
Since Heller/McDonald, criminalizing them is going to require a Constitutional amendment Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #4
Nah it just needs a different composition of SCOTUS. Loudly Jun 2012 #5
Do you think Obama will appoint justices that disagree with his stated position? n/t TPaine7 Jun 2012 #6
He evolves. Loudly Jun 2012 #9
I have evolved. I once opposed the RKBA as did Obama. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #11
Did you suffer some lack of oxygen to your brain? Loudly Jun 2012 #14
So, is it your position that our president, who took the same path, also devolved?! TPaine7 Jun 2012 #19
If he said it to secure the lunatic vote, I'll cut him the slack he needs. Loudly Jun 2012 #20
Chicago is a gun free paradise (or it was before MacDonald). How would Obama TPaine7 Jun 2012 #22
Chicago borders on Indiana. Loudly Jun 2012 #44
Your usual answer Shares. SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #45
You asked why Chicago suffered from gun crime despite the ban. Loudly Jun 2012 #47
Chicago suffers from gun crime SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #49
Can blacks marry whites? Can men marry men? Can women marry women? Loudly Jun 2012 #51
Times do change SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #52
The gun worshipping state I grew up in gejohnston Jun 2012 #54
Hmmmm... "from sea to shining sea." Now where have I heard that before? TPaine7 Jun 2012 #56
He's bound and determined to get Prohibition 3.0 going. friendly_iconoclast Jun 2012 #64
Shares, you're recycling your own post from two years ago: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2012 #63
I do hope that you mean to ban ALL GUNS...no military, no police. NO GUNS FOR ANYONE AT ALL Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #79
do you know this for a fact? gejohnston Jun 2012 #46
Spare me. They sell to Hoosiers who bring them over. Loudly Jun 2012 #48
Pot SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #50
there is only one poster feigning obtuseness and it is not you. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #80
That is also a federal crime. gejohnston Jun 2012 #53
And your evidence of that is ... where? DonP Jun 2012 #84
Ahhhhhh SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #26
Chicago banned handguns up until McDonald v Chicago SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #30
So when you changed from sharesunited, was it evolution, devolution or metamorphosis? friendly_iconoclast Jun 2012 #40
Now you're being a true Progressive... ileus Jun 2012 #66
Obama has evolved on this issue, just like many here and wants to leave the issue alone. ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #42
And in McDonald, Stevens cited the absurd Cruikshank decision as his rationale Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #8
The 2A has been deliberately misinterpreted. Loudly Jun 2012 #10
That is true. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #13
Access to guns and ammo is the problem. Loudly Jun 2012 #15
Well it seems the courts, the people, and the legislators SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #31
so that would mean armueller2001 Jun 2012 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Clames Jun 2012 #16
What do you believe the 2nd Amendment protects, in that case? Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #21
Sure. Let's analyze the relevance to modern American life of the 3A too. Loudly Jun 2012 #43
The Third Amendment is very important. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #55
The 2A enabled slavery and the American Civil War. Loudly Jun 2012 #57
The 2A enabled slavery and the American Civil War? SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #59
I get the feeling we'd argue quite bitterly on that subject. Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #61
huh? gejohnston Jun 2012 #62
Ri-i-i-i-i-ght..... n/t PavePusher Jun 2012 #70
2A and the Civil War: a classic Shares meme. Straw Man Jun 2012 #81
It hasn't come into play lately, but it's quite apparent. Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #58
Oh look, Shares is back. Clames Jun 2012 #12
Laugh at loss and grief and suffering. Loudly Jun 2012 #17
Just laughing at you. Clames Jun 2012 #18
For those that post a personal attack on safeinOhio Jun 2012 #24
Oh yeah SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #27
Pot kettles black again. Clames Jun 2012 #32
I could be wrong SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #33
I am sometimes guilty of safeinOhio Jun 2012 #34
Wrong again. Clames Jun 2012 #65
Right. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #67
Back atcha buddy SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #68
I only make personal comments about a DU safeinOhio Jun 2012 #69
If textual analysis has any validity at all, DUer Loudly is in fact, former DUer sharesunited. friendly_iconoclast Jun 2012 #71
Once again, wrong. Clames Jun 2012 #72
So now you are making fun of my race? safeinOhio Jun 2012 #73
Huh? n/t Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #74
Don't bother safeinOhio Jun 2012 #75
bad thing about homophones gejohnston Jun 2012 #76
Try this from WIKI. It is NOT a racial slur. oneshooter Jun 2012 #77
Fine with me. Clames Jun 2012 #78
You are kidding, right? hack89 Jun 2012 #82
You've got to be kidding us right? SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #83
I was wondering why I hadn't seen that posted for a while. ileus Jun 2012 #36
welcome to du. enjoy your stay. have a nice day. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #23
So tell us SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #25
Not to worry, many of us will strenuously oppose your position ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #28
So what about all the people who saved their lives or the lived of loved ones with guns and ammo? Atypical Liberal Jun 2012 #39
Let's hope this removes power from the 1% and restores it to the 99% ileus Jun 2012 #35
A short synopsis would have been nice. Logical Jun 2012 #41
I agree. (n/t) spin Jun 2012 #60
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