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I'd say "Wittingly." Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #1
That was my immediate thought as well. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #15
Right, we must be evil because we disagree with you. HankyDub Nov 2012 #77
No, the evil is because someone else is trying to actively decide my life choices for me, Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #81
oh woe is you HankyDub Nov 2012 #84
If we had sane gun laws? I'm down in a heartbeat. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #86
Half baked as usual Dubs... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #87
He may mean 40mm? n/t Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #88
In his first incarnation he did the same kind of thing...non factual shit stirring ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #94
Heh, I'm happy to see that I was so effective HankyDub Nov 2012 #98
I don't know what you were like then glacierbay Nov 2012 #105
Handling you is not the problem...your posts are almost always nonsensical and unfactual ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #107
I think it's preferable to be honest HankyDub Nov 2012 #108
Whoops, meant 50 caliber HankyDub Nov 2012 #93
That was the least of your errors ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #95
What gun laws would you propose and support? oneshooter Nov 2012 #89
Hey thanks for asking! HankyDub Nov 2012 #92
Well, since the Canadians have dropped the long arm registration, and New York has dropped their oneshooter Nov 2012 #109
I'm in favor of the canadian system HankyDub Nov 2012 #111
track record for what? gejohnston Nov 2012 #112
track record for success in limiting gun crime in a society with lots of guns HankyDub Nov 2012 #113
then the gun control lobby changed its view gejohnston Nov 2012 #114
There seems to be no middle ground GitRDun Nov 2012 #2
Unfortunately this can be traced glacierbay Nov 2012 #4
I've learned that here on DU GitRDun Nov 2012 #12
Americans love freedom. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #31
+100000000 glacierbay Nov 2012 #32
ty :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #33
I see no need for a "middle ground" on Rights. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #16
Not many here do see a need for a middle ground.. GitRDun Nov 2012 #24
I tend to think the status quo is the middle ground gejohnston Nov 2012 #25
What would you consider to be a "middle ground" on the Thirteenth Amendment? The Twenty-Fourth? PavePusher Nov 2012 #28
I tried some suggestions here GitRDun Nov 2012 #34
Thank you for being civil glacierbay Nov 2012 #38
I do think you are on to something with better data sharing GitRDun Nov 2012 #42
"I wish I had a great answer, I don't..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #43
A little black and white for me. rrneck Nov 2012 #3
Mao understood this. Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #5
It is racist nonsense ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #6
Racist? glacierbay Nov 2012 #7
There is nothing factual ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #13
I think you may be misunderstanding... Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #14
and he just got another post hidden in Meta about this. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #37
Exactly right. For example, look how we subdued the Taliban in Afghanistan. ... spin Nov 2012 #8
How is the concept of Jews defending themselves ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #23
If, hypothetically, your goal were genocide 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #29
Your thread title and opinion are based on nothing but gut feeling intaglio Nov 2012 #9
UK did not have strict gun laws at that time gejohnston Nov 2012 #11
Compared to the US the UK had strict gun control intaglio Nov 2012 #26
Half of all the firearms in private hands on this planet... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #27
You are quoting Macchiavelli?? intaglio Nov 2012 #36
"...the use of such weapons in war requires a lot of training in mass infantry maneuvers." PavePusher Nov 2012 #40
Just the points discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #41
Ma(c)chiavelli was not writing about modern firearms intaglio Nov 2012 #63
Weapons are only tools. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #65
If you think modern firearms don't require "skill and practice to apply deadly force in warfare"... PavePusher Nov 2012 #67
Maybe... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #68
"GUUNZ BAYD!!!1!11!!"... is all I can figure. YMMV. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #69
As G Carlin said... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #70
"You are trying to compare firearms with weapons that required skill and practice..." beevul Nov 2012 #71
Of course not. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #72
Your history is weak and your argument only correct superficially. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #51
Celts and Gauls (and Iberians) were the same race intaglio Nov 2012 #64
Few UK people owned guns gejohnston Nov 2012 #30
Does the reason for "few guns" alter the fact of the matter? intaglio Nov 2012 #35
I didn't say there wasn't gejohnston Nov 2012 #39
Would you care to explain what you mean by the following? Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #10
He can't. He has been blocked from the group. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #17
How can you tell? Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #18
click on About This Group - scroll down - you will see the Hosts and further down you will see Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #19
Thanks! Learn somethin new every day! Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #20
He was sacrificed to appease the Antis who are raising a Ruckus in Meta. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #21
+1 darkangel218 Nov 2012 #22
A shameful act on the part of the host. nt hack89 Nov 2012 #44
agreed. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #45
Whoa, he was banned for this? 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #46
I could be wrong but, I think this post also had something to do with it Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #47
That didn't seem so bad either 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #48
I am not the one who alerted. I am the one getting beaten up in that thread for defending the man. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #49
Oh I didn't mean "you" you 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #50
Already done glacierbay Nov 2012 #52
saw it - would not put it past him to alert on every post - odds being that sooner or later Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #54
I have no doubt that the alert brigade has alerted on glacierbay Nov 2012 #56
sooner or later with the right code words in the Alert ... another one of us will be knocked out Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #58
You're pretty safe glacierbay Nov 2012 #59
On call. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #53
indeed - it is to the point that I agree with the OP. Hosts are caving into pressure and the place Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #55
I'm fast getting to that point myself glacierbay Nov 2012 #57
Glacier, Tuesday, when we stop fighting for our civil liberties, Democracy dies. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #60
I think you misunderstand both of us glacierbay Nov 2012 #61
of course, what I mean to say is that I will save my energy and use it to fight where it will do the Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #91
It's an idiotic post... ellisonz Nov 2012 #62
A bit confused ultra103 Nov 2012 #74
There's nothing offensive mate, and you're not wrong. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #75
Here, educate yourself: ellisonz Nov 2012 #76
someone is looking for a reason to be offended and has found it. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #82
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion and it is your right to be offended. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #80
We miss you my friend. ileus Nov 2012 #66
Needs another kick n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #73
This is an offensively stupid thread. HankyDub Nov 2012 #78
as a great granddaughter, I am not offended. so, there is that. I also disagree with you Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #79
When non-Jews attempt to use the holocaust for their own agenda HankyDub Nov 2012 #83
I don't think he is Using it as much as he is pointing out How it HAS BEEN used historically. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #85
Clearly he is using the holocaust for his own agenda HankyDub Nov 2012 #96
Clearly, he is not. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #100
It's okay to admit you were wrong. HankyDub Nov 2012 #101
why not bring it up. History and the Art of War and guns go hand in hand. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #104
It amazes me how Willingly Controllers Submit to an Entity. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #90
Now apply that statement to any other issue... HankyDub Nov 2012 #97
That was not a blanket statement. You are in GC&RKBA. Try to stay on Topic, please. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #99
the topic of your post was "submitting to government" HankyDub Nov 2012 #102
oh please. You have a Nice day now. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #103
No middle ground GitRDun Nov 2012 #106
I guess this thread is open again, so I voted... Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #110
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