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celebrate tk2kewl Dec 2012 #1
I would celebrate, too. SharonAnn Dec 2012 #151
Ditto. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #176
Heave a sigh of relief and visit friends stateside a bit more often. PDJane Dec 2012 #2
I'd still stay away if I were you, spin Dec 2012 #24
No - it would be a "feel bad law" for the nutters jpak Dec 2012 #27
The best reason to oppose sarisataka Dec 2012 #52
Mainly because I oppose useless laws which accomplish nothing. spin Dec 2012 #56
Register all "black guns" and tax them. jpak Dec 2012 #73
Juvenile response...as usual rl6214 Dec 2012 #118
How does this help? Hudjes Dec 2012 #137
So you would burden the state with policing laws effective only in spiting the nutters? Howzit Dec 2012 #189
I've been shot at twice, once here during hunting season PDJane Dec 2012 #91
Give it up hoss, you're not going anywhere with that anymore. AAO Dec 2012 #139
What I said was factual and accurate. ... spin Dec 2012 #142
Nobody cares anymore. You gun nuts have gone far enough. Live with it. AAO Dec 2012 #146
That's your opinion and you are entitled to it. ... spin Dec 2012 #147
I don't hate gun owners. I try not to hate anyone. AAO Dec 2012 #160
Thanks for the apology. ... spin Dec 2012 #165
Hey, I agree with pretty close to 100% of what you said. AAO Dec 2012 #182
Hopefully those who are in power can find some common ground. (n/t) spin Dec 2012 #187
Yeah, but don't hold your breath waiting for it! n/t AAO Dec 2012 #192
Applaud. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #3
one thing CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #4
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #140
Define high cap. Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #5
Because "law abiding" gun owners would abide the law and surrender them to the BATFE jpak Dec 2012 #8
Well obviously passage of a law that millions of people find onerous... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #14
Yup. Prohibition does that. That is the raison d'etre for prohibition... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #163
Do you abide EVERY law? Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #82
Tell that to... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #129
Hey! I resemble that remark :) Inkfreak Dec 2012 #134
I reassembled mine. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #164
Good one. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #159
+1 Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #166
According to you and others, mags are easy to change out. Kaleva Dec 2012 #12
I don't see why I should have to change mags. I have two perfectly Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #84
Under what circumstances quakerboy Dec 2012 #143
You honestly can't think of any circumstances? Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #152
I honestly think thats blowing smoke. quakerboy Dec 2012 #158
How many rounds are needed to kill a man with a Hi-cap mag? intaglio Dec 2012 #179
Nothing. I don't own any... (nt) petronius Dec 2012 #6
I worry more about this guy BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #7
In addition to high cap clips, they should ban Gun Porn too. jpak Dec 2012 #9
You don't like the First Amendment any more than you like the Second. N/T GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #13
I don't want to ban them but could you tell me why it is necessary to show them? CTyankee Dec 2012 #16
It excites Mr. Woodrow jpak Dec 2012 #21
who is mr. woodrow? CTyankee Dec 2012 #25
Mr. Willy Johnson jpak Dec 2012 #28
Oh. I guess I should have known that. But what is THEIR explanation? CTyankee Dec 2012 #80
Both have their limits jpak Dec 2012 #19
I'd keep all the ones I already have and just buy a few legal mags for public range use. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #115
Sell BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #123
I doubt magazines will ever be worth too much on the black market. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #124
My God! The Dukes are going to corner the entire hi-capcity magazine market! -..__... Dec 2012 #136
Get rid of them. nt jmg257 Dec 2012 #10
I'd shrug. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #11
They won't. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #15
Yes, the vast majority of gun nut republicans would oppose this jpak Dec 2012 #17
You forgot to mention Harry Reid. Jenoch Dec 2012 #130
Join the lawsuit. clffrdjk Dec 2012 #18
And if that failed - would you abide - or not? jpak Dec 2012 #23
People would probably "Abide" to the same extent that they "Abide" pot prohibition. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #33
If no one gets hurt - then it will be a success jpak Dec 2012 #37
Much in the sense that the war on pot is a success. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #39
Again, make it a felony and confiscate their guns - for life jpak Dec 2012 #43
Which, if the war on drugs is any indication, won't work. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #46
The harshest sentence would be charge them with a felony & confiscate their guns for life jpak Dec 2012 #50
The answer is marshmallow slackmaster Dec 2012 #20
"you'll put your eye out kid" jpak Dec 2012 #22
How can a ban on a box with a spring be effective?? virginia mountainman Dec 2012 #26
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time jpak Dec 2012 #30
How do you find them? Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #34
Citizen reports rapid sustained gunfire - police respond - find offending clips. jpak Dec 2012 #35
I'm sure the police in rural America are going to love this plan. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #38
All stupid criminals think they can't be caught - the law breakers will be apprehended jpak Dec 2012 #42
Hence the 2 second breaks every 10 rounds. Indistinguishable from changing out 10-round mags. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #44
If they create a racket - then someone will call the cops jpak Dec 2012 #47
I shoot in the desert in far west Texas rl6214 Dec 2012 #120
Yeah, can just imagine that 911 call sylvi Dec 2012 #174
Just like with cannabis, eh? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #104
Make it a felony and take their guns away - that will get their attention jpak Dec 2012 #106
So who's going to do that taking? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #167
Indeed, they will. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #60
LOL! Think of those long stringers of Black Cats. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #168
Trunk checks? Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #48
As long as we feel like trashing one amendment sarisataka Dec 2012 #55
Unchecked gun ownership kills lots of people in the US each year. jpak Dec 2012 #66
I was not refering to any ban sarisataka Dec 2012 #90
The same way game wardens can check your trunk at road blocks. jpak Dec 2012 #64
Clearly, you're just baiting us. HALO141 Dec 2012 #101
If it accepts a banned clip - yes it does jpak Dec 2012 #102
No, it doesn't. HALO141 Dec 2012 #109
Yes it does jpak Dec 2012 #111
Whatever HALO141 Dec 2012 #113
Third grade argument at best rl6214 Dec 2012 #121
Every firearm which accepts a detachable magazine Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #119
jpak is a Master Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #132
who is the Master? gejohnston Dec 2012 #133
Nope sylvi Dec 2012 #170
^^^^This sylvi Dec 2012 #173
Getting around the 4A is easy in that regard bakpakr Dec 2012 #178
Thats ridiculous. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #53
Oh yes they do! jpak Dec 2012 #67
Look, that's not common. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #75
Those are the total yahoo gun nuts you mentioned, though... Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #81
Apparently you dont go to the range quakerboy Dec 2012 #145
No, I've never been to a range. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #148
Perhaps you missed the new quakerboy Dec 2012 #149
News reports said Lanza mother got half of husbands guns in divorce. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #150
How about quakerboy Dec 2012 #157
Just mass -shooting, or mass-murder in general? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #162
So quakerboy Dec 2012 #180
We don't have unlimited political capital. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #181
Democrats get pounded quakerboy Dec 2012 #183
The one we won? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #184
won on the economy, tax policy, Wall Street regulation, gejohnston Dec 2012 #185
Exactly! HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #186
Ask the NRA and its supporters quakerboy Dec 2012 #188
What if they are sneaky and pause a few seconds every five rounds? Howzit Dec 2012 #190
Then you won't mind such a ban at all! villager Dec 2012 #31
Five years in prison would probably convince most normal people that restricted magazines are fine. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #32
Apparently nobody learned anything from the drug war. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #36
Make it a felony and confiscate the law breaker's guns - and fine them big time. jpak Dec 2012 #40
Stimulus: Harsh Sentences aren't discouraging crime. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #50
So, if the gov't took your guns and said you could never possess another one jpak Dec 2012 #54
Well, considering that I don't own anything, that's not a problem. dairydog91 Dec 2012 #59
What makes you think such laws will Jenoch Dec 2012 #131
If pot killed random strangers you might have a point. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #95
applaud? villager Dec 2012 #29
Shrug my shoulders and roll my eyes, most likely. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #41
Then you would not oppose this? jpak Dec 2012 #45
I don't own a gun, it doesn't affect me. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #57
I'd put a block of wood inside them. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #49
But with a duck gun - the max number of shells you can load is 5 jpak Dec 2012 #62
Havn't been duck hunting in years Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #68
It would still be a banned high cap clip - and you would not be a "law abider" jpak Dec 2012 #70
I'd be a civil disobedient. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #78
and a felon jpak Dec 2012 #86
We'll see. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #89
blocking a 30 round magazine with a removable block would not solve the problem HALO141 Dec 2012 #107
All high cap clips would be banned - no alterations to evade allowed jpak Dec 2012 #110
Again - Whatever HALO141 Dec 2012 #114
He loves changing the goalposts rl6214 Dec 2012 #122
I think he really HALO141 Dec 2012 #125
Applaud. catbyte Dec 2012 #58
What high-cap "clips" -..__... Dec 2012 #61
Why "clips" - because I do not abide by the gun nut lexicon for magazines jpak Dec 2012 #63
I prefer... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #71
And that right there .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #72
I would welcome any ban bill if its authors were as wilfully ignorent this time around. -..__... Dec 2012 #74
I use the term clip as a rhetorical tool - and it works jpak Dec 2012 #76
No... it doesn't. Not even rhetorically. -..__... Dec 2012 #79
Again - the Gun Nut Conceit Fallacy jpak Dec 2012 #87
If you want to agitate against hydraulic fracturing, Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #92
Sorry - I could care less about bump firing or what percent of a receiver you need to circumvent jpak Dec 2012 #93
Not a requirement to discuss it, Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #97
Who ever thought jpak wanted to be taken seriously? Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #98
I do not take the gun nuts seriously jpak Dec 2012 #99
But if you want to take legislation seriously, you need to get serious about specifics. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #117
The requirement for a prohibitionist: Studied stupidity. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #169
Then again sylvi Dec 2012 #175
We'll be eating stale chips then. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #65
Celebrate! LeftTurnOnly Dec 2012 #69
An instructive post... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #171
There is a difference. LeftTurnOnly Dec 2012 #193
I follow gun laws, but some civil disobedience might be in order. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #77
I don't agree with banning anything tularetom Dec 2012 #83
This would be a good thing. Nobody in civilian life has a need for these Classroom Clips. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Dec 2012 #85
Finish lunch. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #88
I swore an oath that says, in part sarisataka Dec 2012 #94
Consteetooshunalist vigilantes are the worst of the bunch jpak Dec 2012 #100
Vigilantes and paranoid racists... sarisataka Dec 2012 #108
Laugh HALO141 Dec 2012 #96
Clever. Hudjes Dec 2012 #141
CHEER! marew Dec 2012 #103
I'd be fine with that. ileus Dec 2012 #105
All the gun nuts would have to back to playing with themselves instead of their guns. OregonBlue Dec 2012 #112
Not a thing rl6214 Dec 2012 #116
What a coincidence Hudjes Dec 2012 #135
Applaud that decision, and hope it's just the first of many to increase gun control laws. MindandSoul Dec 2012 #126
Note #171 above. There ARE good proposals out there... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #172
Applaud. n/t cui bono Dec 2012 #127
Wait for the inevitable legal challenges... krispos42 Dec 2012 #128
I'd throw all of mine away imediately. What else would a "law abiding" citizen do? AAO Dec 2012 #138
Where are the 'law-abiding' gun owners who will abide the laws we choose to create? n/t Dems to Win Dec 2012 #155
Hanging out with the pot smokers? I dunno. n/t Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #156
I never said I had the details worked out! Sheesh AAO Dec 2012 #161
Wait for the large check ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #144
Look at it as a good first step. RetroGamer1971 Dec 2012 #153
Read a Magazine wercal Dec 2012 #154
Sit back and watch the black market sylvi Dec 2012 #177
General criminal violence is OK as It cannot be prevented, as long as the nutters are stopped Howzit Dec 2012 #191
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