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Today is a tipping point. n/t godai Dec 2012 #1
You could be right. ileus Dec 2012 #8
I hope that is true, FINALLY! n/t truebluegreen Dec 2012 #80
The GOP is 100% responsible for this atrocity, and the 2nd Amendment must be eliminated. Period. BanTheGOP Dec 2012 #2
Why does law enforcement still get to have guns? Glassunion Dec 2012 #4
please don't derail a thread about control into ridiculous right wing scare tactics CreekDog Dec 2012 #7
Did you actually read post #2? n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #11
How dare you interrupt a screed with facts... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #64
I asked an honest question to an honest post. Glassunion Dec 2012 #15
Did you not read the post union was responding to? NT Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #16
Tell it to banthegop CokeMachine Dec 2012 #21
What a fucking stupid post. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #25
Care to elaborate? Glassunion Dec 2012 #29
Because deep down... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #72
At the risk of falling for a joke post I'll indulge you LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #89
No. No joke it was an honest question to an honest post. Glassunion Dec 2012 #90
I don't know about your provence but gejohnston Dec 2012 #91
I live in British Columbia LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #100
last I looked gejohnston Dec 2012 #102
This sounds very reasonable and I hope we enact rules like this here Tumbulu Dec 2012 #110
You seem like a nice guy discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #92
Thanks LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #101
And what have you done to bring this about? oneshooter Dec 2012 #6
uh. Marinedem Dec 2012 #9
yeah, get on MSNBC and shout that out loud and watch gun sales double over the next four years. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #18
YEAH. Callisto32 Dec 2012 #23
As someone posted down thread rl6214 Dec 2012 #27
Uhm...Harry Reid is pro RKBA. Jenoch Dec 2012 #32
AGREE! (Mostly) Spryguy Dec 2012 #61
im glad you know my job so well YllwFvr Dec 2012 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author Spryguy Dec 2012 #93
Pigs? Really? nt rDigital Dec 2012 #97
I'd see a doctor about that knee... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #67
You are way over the top and I suspect you may not be sincere. Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #103
Not with the teakooks running the congress. PM Martin Dec 2012 #3
O.K.,today is a tipping point, Wellstone ruled Dec 2012 #5
Please answer the question posted at #6. oneshooter Dec 2012 #10
Do you think this would have been worse if someone had tried to stop the shooter.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #12
I heard one talking head say "well, we certainly can't arm TEACHERS"...to which I ask "why not?" pop topcan Dec 2012 #26
Exactly. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #39
Ever hear the phrase two wrongs don't make a right? Promethean Dec 2012 #48
Sure, I've heard it, it's bullshit. To validate your thesis you would have to disarm the cops. pop topcan Dec 2012 #55
The cops don't need to be constantly armed. Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #106
Yeah, you just take a survey of actual cops around this country. Clames Dec 2012 #108
Basic wisdom to whom? beevul Dec 2012 #98
"Blow up?" Fine choice of words. Pick a fight somewhere else. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #22
Would it have upset you if someone (like a teacher with training and a gun) had taken out the guy pop topcan Dec 2012 #46
I'm still waiting to hear a plan that will work. rrneck Dec 2012 #13
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #37
I did my part. rrneck Dec 2012 #40
yep, that one failed the purity test, for sure. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #41
one reason I never go to meta if I can help it. gejohnston Dec 2012 #42
It's impossible to be able to predict the outcome of any plan with 100% accuracy. Kaleva Dec 2012 #62
Surely it's not too much to ask that rrneck Dec 2012 #63
A problem though is that some will dismiss any idea that challenges their worldview. Kaleva Dec 2012 #70
I really don't think we can regulate firearm design any more than it already is. rrneck Dec 2012 #76
Much of the U.S. is about as civilized as Europe when it comes to gun crime. Kaleva Dec 2012 #79
Wiggle your right index finger as fast as you can. rrneck Dec 2012 #82
There's no guarantee. Kaleva Dec 2012 #85
That's true. rrneck Dec 2012 #86
What, exactly, happened? jeepnstein Dec 2012 #14
They seem to equate hating fellow DUers with compassion. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #19
No doubt. I got called a "baby-killer" in another thread friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #24
The more you squeeze, the more it will slip through your fingers. trouble.smith Dec 2012 #17
CreekDog is up the creek without his paddle again. Clames Dec 2012 #20
you're pretty new and I've never interacted with you --so your statement is unfounded CreekDog Dec 2012 #31
Will you answer the question posted? #6 oneshooter Dec 2012 #33
No I will not. I'm too familiar with this Gun group's tactics of trying to divert threads CreekDog Dec 2012 #35
Then...bye. Clames Dec 2012 #65
no, i argue honestly CreekDog Dec 2012 #66
Argue honestly? Clames Dec 2012 #68
is there a lie that you can document? CreekDog Dec 2012 #71
The OP and #35. n/t Clames Dec 2012 #73
you have not documented them --also, they are not lies CreekDog Dec 2012 #74
Not documented? Clames Dec 2012 #75
documenting a "lie" is not simply saying "you lie!" CreekDog Dec 2012 #77
Thought you were leaving? Clames Dec 2012 #84
i will never do what you want me to do CreekDog Dec 2012 #95
Repeating something doesn't make it true. Clames Dec 2012 #96
I don't play games. So if you are afraid to answer then say so. oneshooter Dec 2012 #69
No, one doesn't have to be around here long to have seen some of your posts about this subject... Clames Dec 2012 #34
Universal Health Care System Immediately. Fund Mental Health. De-stigmatize depression. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #28
Gun free zones = free fire zones. Gun control caused todays tragedy. jbgood1977 Dec 2012 #30
Texas has some of the highest rates of crime in the US CreekDog Dec 2012 #38
Connecticut has some of the strictest laws in the country. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #44
actually, crime is lower there CreekDog Dec 2012 #45
Yeah, 27 dead people proves your point. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #47
you need to stop panicking about the possibility of gun control CreekDog Dec 2012 #49
It appears that you are projecting. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #52
Only a little lower. Maine with minimal gun laws is the lowest in the nation. pop topcan Dec 2012 #50
25 posts and you're misrepresenting statistics, against gun control, pro-fracking CreekDog Dec 2012 #53
They aren't my statistics, they're from the US government pop topcan Dec 2012 #59
using one state CreekDog Dec 2012 #60
Yep. Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #36
Most already do support gun control. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #43
what would that fix? the gun was legal and the shooter wasn't diagnosed with anything CreekDog Dec 2012 #51
Paid to post? What the fuck? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #54
I didn't say you were paid to post CreekDog Dec 2012 #56
Like I thought. You are only interested in sophomoric jabs and hyperbole. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #81
That was thoughtful of you discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #83
You're fighting a losing battle tortoise1956 Dec 2012 #88
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #57
Good question. Hmm! Let's think about it.... Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #107
The usual from you, more passive-aggressive bullshit. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #114
his purchase of them wasn't gejohnston Dec 2012 #58
like usual, you are wrong, he didn't purchase them, they were his mom's CreekDog Dec 2012 #94
notice that was posted before that was reported gejohnston Dec 2012 #99
Does that bounty on that statement apply to the president, too? X_Digger Dec 2012 #87
Not really, but thanks for playing. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #104
you didn't read the post...i said if this generation doesn't do it the next one will CreekDog Dec 2012 #105
Already teaching the next generation that it isn't guns or the NRA... Clames Dec 2012 #109
I think you have hit the nail on the head! Tumbulu Dec 2012 #111
I'd like to have a good conversation on it krispos42 Dec 2012 #112
It already is happening. Their consent is not needed. Reframe the issue as terrorism graham4anything Dec 2012 #113
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