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jeepnstein

(2,631 posts)
17. It's simple, really.
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:49 AM
Dec 2012

Proponents of Gun Control are quick to point out that their ultimate goal is a ban. Just listen to what the pro-gun control posters have to say on this board. They are not the least bit shy in saying they want lawful citizens disarmed.

the problem with gun rights is gejohnston Dec 2012 #1
Ohhh dear intaglio Dec 2012 #2
Might as in, it won't gejohnston Dec 2012 #4
2% of crimes, but what % of murders? rbixby Dec 2012 #28
Take a look for youself Hudjes Dec 2012 #49
I'd be willing to bet that RPGs are used in very few murders here as well rbixby Dec 2012 #59
they are gejohnston Dec 2012 #60
So since they're outlawed, only outlaws have RPGs! rbixby Dec 2012 #61
Yeah, but nobody had them when they weren't gejohnston Dec 2012 #62
Sounds like a good plan, lets require registry of semiautos this way too rbixby Dec 2012 #67
standard semi autos under NFA rules is asinine gejohnston Dec 2012 #70
It does serve to separate the wheat from the chaff though rbixby Dec 2012 #78
given the way we enforce current federal gun laws gejohnston Dec 2012 #79
Let's see if I can help... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #53
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #57
Why would it be hidden? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #63
Yeah, but Holden, it was just 4-2. Sounds "fair & balanced" to me. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #81
I'm not sure what you would have to say ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #82
I've gotten a 6-0 for historical inquiry. So there! Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #84
Why would any well-balanced person "love" guns, anyway? Given their main intent villager Dec 2012 #3
One of my high school teachers once said gejohnston Dec 2012 #5
somehow, I still prefer Shakespeare. villager Dec 2012 #7
I'm more of a Murasaki Shikibu and Edward Abbey gejohnston Dec 2012 #8
I love Abbey too -- Desert Solitaire, The Monkeywrench Gang, etc. villager Dec 2012 #9
has nothing to do with it gejohnston Dec 2012 #10
And Wyoming gun politics, writ large, don't really work for the nation as a whole villager Dec 2012 #11
But letting just the cops and gangsters gejohnston Dec 2012 #12
Yeah, it's that "my six shooter will solve everything!" view that worries me villager Dec 2012 #13
doesn't work that way gejohnston Dec 2012 #14
Schools in El Paso closed today due to threats of gun violence villager Dec 2012 #22
actually three times gejohnston Dec 2012 #23
"Schools will be let out early due to threats" villager Dec 2012 #24
a rumor but this BBC video gejohnston Dec 2012 #29
You're really desperate to assign blame everywhere but on the weapons used in the crime, aren't you? villager Dec 2012 #31
not desperate at all gejohnston Dec 2012 #33
Ah there it is - the ultimate NRA apologia. So we can let any weapon, anywhere, be available anytime villager Dec 2012 #34
didn't say anythig about any weapon anywhere gejohnston Dec 2012 #36
and of course, the fault of individuals who advocate for easy access to weapons... villager Dec 2012 #37
so, is every home invasion murder gejohnston Dec 2012 #38
how you can keep repeating NRA talking points after this morning... villager Dec 2012 #39
not repeating NRA talking points gejohnston Dec 2012 #40
Another NRA talking point! villager Dec 2012 #41
show me in the list of talking points gejohnston Dec 2012 #42
For starters, pay attention to what the NRA is saying to the rest of us. Like this morning. villager Dec 2012 #43
which may or may not be in gejohnston Dec 2012 #44
Or how a rational person wants to keep making all kinds of triggers easily available to all kinds villager Dec 2012 #45
never said that gejohnston Dec 2012 #46
one more thing about "six shooters" gejohnston Dec 2012 #15
Shakespeare? That guy who wrote violence porn? PavePusher Dec 2012 #19
"Thrown of Blood" was an appropriate name for Macbeth. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #26
Yes, but didn't Shakespeare holdencaufield Dec 2012 #64
+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #6
That's not really a thing. Hudjes Dec 2012 #50
Exactly. Although I love my mattress because it makes my back feel better. SEMOVoter Dec 2012 #58
Gun Control <> Gun Ban ralfy Dec 2012 #16
It's simple, really. jeepnstein Dec 2012 #17
I don't want them disarmed amuse bouche Dec 2012 #32
So you're OK with posting on DU with a quill pen? jeepnstein Dec 2012 #35
What Amendment did the Founding Fathers mention Quill pens or any pens? amuse bouche Dec 2012 #54
the word bear means carried around gejohnston Dec 2012 #55
Militia Acts ralfy Jan 2013 #86
There have been more than a few posters here on DU calling for outright bans on private firearms ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #18
Your requirement to justify a "need" is tryanny. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #20
Wrote Judge Benson Everett Legg Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #21
"It's a start," "It's a beginning," "For now, we'll take..." Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #25
During the time period when those who support strong gun control were riding high in the saddle ... spin Dec 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #27
He lost me at the 'loves guns' part amuse bouche Dec 2012 #30
the same way people blame guns. It is a literary device known as Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #48
More people have been killed by James Dean's car... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #65
Do I really need to remind you that amuse bouche Dec 2012 #69
Car a necessity? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #71
that's before you get to health problems related to air pollution gejohnston Dec 2012 #72
Very true ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #73
Like I said amuse bouche Dec 2012 #74
You keep using those words ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #75
Nah amuse bouche Dec 2012 #80
Too bad ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #83
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #85
it ain't easy being green. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #47
More gunner propaganda upaloopa Dec 2012 #51
You are spot on on your OP. raquel69 Dec 2012 #52
Naw, they want to do something to make themselves feel good. Ashgrey77 Dec 2012 #66
Who actually coined the terms "gun nuts & gun lovers"? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #76
You have no idea what you are talking about from your own admission. Ashgrey77 Dec 2012 #77
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