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MindMover

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12. I grab my gun sometimes all alone ...

Reply to spanone (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:33 AM

Jul 2012

but then I learned a long time ago in a far away land that "this is my rifle, this is my gun....this is for shootin and this is for fun...."

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Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can't Pass Congress [View all] MindMover Jul 2012 OP

ATF is facing enough charges as it is, don't Tejas Jul 2012 #1

Again, factually flawed ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #2

Please enlighten us, Professor ... how is this article factually incorrect ...ty MindMover Jul 2012 #3

It started in the first paragraph ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #16

An M&P 15 is a military and police semi-auto rifle .... MindMover Jul 2012 #20

I dont know of any dealer who would risk justanidea Jul 2012 #23

Right, you really do not know what you are talking about .... MindMover Jul 2012 #28

"Unlicensed, online gun dealers". Swing and a miss. NickB79 Jul 2012 #36

Yeah right ... MindMover Jul 2012 #38

The article still contains lies...no matter how much lipstick you put on it ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #24

Your super indignation is completely offbase and exaggerated like .. MindMover Jul 2012 #29

Ah the old ".50 cal can shoot down an airplane" meme justanidea Jul 2012 #4

Yea, I remember the time I took my little one out for a hunt with ... MindMover Jul 2012 #5

.50 cal rifles generally aren't used for hunting. justanidea Jul 2012 #7

They are used for hunting people ... human target shooting ... MindMover Jul 2012 #9

Oh really? justanidea Jul 2012 #14

You of course are going to provide a link to anywhere that has happened rl6214 Jul 2012 #15

I said that the .50 cal is used for human killing... MindMover Jul 2012 #17

Ok? justanidea Jul 2012 #19

Ridiculous statement. I will not comment due to your ignorance. MindMover Jul 2012 #21

There is nothing ridiculous about it. justanidea Jul 2012 #22

Have more faith in yourself sarisataka Jul 2012 #26

So that is why they moved the targets from 100 yards to 50 yards MindMover Jul 2012 #34

At 600 yards you are not going to shoot out any X ring with an M-16 sarisataka Jul 2012 #35

Well, it's a true statement. The Mosin-Nagant M91/30 was used as a sniping rifle during WWII Kaleva Jul 2012 #27

By soldiers. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #30

I've never hunted people with my .50 caliber target rifle slackmaster Jul 2012 #33

And if they were banned, how long would it take.. X_Digger Jul 2012 #37

gun nuttery is the most bipartisan issue in this country spanone Jul 2012 #6

gun grabbing backwoodsbob Jul 2012 #8

who's grabbing who's guns? right, nobody spanone Jul 2012 #10

I grab my gun sometimes all alone ... MindMover Jul 2012 #12

How would the government knowing before hand that he had the guns... krispos42 Jul 2012 #11

Item by item rl6214 Jul 2012 #13

We will be setting limits .... FINALLY .... MindMover Jul 2012 #18

Um, ok rl6214 Jul 2012 #25

Set all you want kctim Jul 2012 #31

Appealing to "common sense" is just a way of poisoning the well for any potential dialogue slackmaster Jul 2012 #32