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gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
40. no,
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 09:00 PM
Dec 2012

I'm saying that we are being blamed for a problem that we did not create. I take it you missed the part about the drug culture growing up and getting its head out of its collective ass?

We all know that proper gun terminology is far more important... hlthe2b Dec 2012 #1
he described a machine gun gejohnston Dec 2012 #2
We certainly know those promoted by NRA (and apparently you) do not. n/t hlthe2b Dec 2012 #6
simple answers to complex problems gejohnston Dec 2012 #7
Okay, you write laws with the wrong terminology and see how far you get. krispos42 Dec 2012 #10
Bloomberg will not write the laws. He is speaking in the vernacular. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #20
this guy was not a gun owner gejohnston Dec 2012 #21
Are you saying there is a need to collect all rapid fire weapons and any means by which ammo is held Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #29
no, gejohnston Dec 2012 #40
Do you think the guy who shot the kindergarten children was on drugs? JDPriestly Dec 2012 #74
I have also said, in other places, gejohnston Dec 2012 #75
Bloomberg is ignorant on the Jenoch Dec 2012 #61
I seriously doubt that. Bloomberg has been discussing the gun control issue for years and years ... spin Dec 2012 #63
What BS -- Bloomburg is not in any position to write law... Total and absolute BS argument hlthe2b Dec 2012 #25
Definitions are part of law. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #12
not only does it make loopholes as GSC mentioned, gejohnston Dec 2012 #15
It doesn't bother you that he's advocating for something that's already been law since 1934? Recursion Dec 2012 #23
Acording to "Hack89"--another staunch defender of "gun rights"-- thucythucy Dec 2012 #26
He's right that they are not literally "banned" Recursion Dec 2012 #35
Okay, thanks for the clarification. thucythucy Dec 2012 #44
A couple of years ago I fired a fully automatic Uzi at a police range ... spin Dec 2012 #64
Since Bloomburg is neither a Congressman nor Senator--nor even a NY state rep, he will be writing hlthe2b Dec 2012 #27
By your standard, just who in the hell is Wayne LaPierre and the NRA? Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #31
A lying lobbyist who has manipulated gun owners to the benefit of the industry for decades hlthe2b Dec 2012 #33
You have that right, a weasel whose nerve problem kept him out of Vietnam. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #39
The "cop killer bill" described a gejohnston Dec 2012 #38
Thank god the ACLU does not think that way. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #32
Your side of the gun control debate seems to enjoy distorting the facts in order ... spin Dec 2012 #47
Well, gosh. This slaughter took us all by surprise. We haven't had much time to bone up on the Squinch Dec 2012 #57
I should have pointed out that many of the misconceptions are caused ... spin Dec 2012 #62
Terminology is the least of our problems. And there are very few who have a career Squinch Dec 2012 #66
You had guns pointed at you 3 times in a few years? Damn! spin Dec 2012 #69
Going to and from clients' homes. And my clients were children. Squinch Dec 2012 #71
since they were gang members, gejohnston Dec 2012 #72
And there is a chance that it didn't. Squinch Dec 2012 #73
Well, if it walks like a duck tblue Dec 2012 #3
see above gejohnston Dec 2012 #4
Maybe it is because the present laws has many holes. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #36
mass killings like this are kind of rare gejohnston Dec 2012 #41
There has been a war on drugs for a while but the events of mass murders are too many. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #53
in all fairness, gejohnston Dec 2012 #55
careful now Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #54
Please tell me what law, if enforced oneshooter Dec 2012 #49
Most people don't know Control-Z Dec 2012 #5
he and you would have a valid point in 1933 gejohnston Dec 2012 #9
See post 26 above. thucythucy Dec 2012 #28
it was an economic ban gejohnston Dec 2012 #34
Okay, thanks for the explanation. thucythucy Dec 2012 #43
what make semi autos title 2? gejohnston Dec 2012 #46
And those deadly assault sodas! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #8
Hi-capacity assault cups. krispos42 Dec 2012 #11
Oh, that's GOOD! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #13
+1 nt Remmah2 Dec 2012 #68
You're playing a semantical game for a wholly unworthwhile purpose. Loudly Dec 2012 #14
Bloomburg said he was OK with revolvers and gejohnston Dec 2012 #16
Just remind him of Tucson and the Congresswoman. Loudly Dec 2012 #18
Who gives a shit what Bloomberg says. Really. He isn't going to write the laws. Worry about.... Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #17
Well, those experts did give us the AWB... nt rrneck Dec 2012 #22
Yes. With the loopholes. I actually think a magazine size restriction would... Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #24
I'll be interested to see what legislation gets proposed. rrneck Dec 2012 #45
Bloomburg et al who believe "guns cause crime" remind me of creationists believers who oppose jody Dec 2012 #19
We the people is everyone, we also believe in life. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #37
"believe in life" some after birth and some from conception. nt jody Dec 2012 #42
I sure believe in life when one is six and seven, talking about late abortion of life. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #50
So when do you believe life begins, birth or conception? nt jody Dec 2012 #52
I know for sure there is life at six and seven. I dont believe in killing young children. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #56
I'll put you down as supporting prenatal testing and abortions if a fetus doesn't jody Dec 2012 #58
The biggest support that the gun control movement has is from the main stream media. ... spin Dec 2012 #70
Bloomberg is a petty little tyrant. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #30
Wonder if he knows the difference between automatic rifle and machine gun? ileus Dec 2012 #48
Has he given up his security detail yet? PavePusher Dec 2012 #51
Stunning demonstration of his ignorance -- it wasn't semantics. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #59
I seriously doubt that he is that ignorant. ... spin Dec 2012 #65
Bloomberg is an idiot. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #60
Next he'll want to ban all guns that weigh more than 16 oz guardian Dec 2012 #67
Correct. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #76
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