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mac56

(17,821 posts) Thu Feb 22, 2018, 04:03 PM Feb 2018

Beware the gun nerds. [View all]

If they can't advance the discussion on its merits, they'll mock you for not knowing the difference between the various boom boom sticks.

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Beware the gun nerds. [View all] mac56 Feb 2018 OP

yes its just deflection mikeysnot Feb 2018 #1

Just happened to me posting this 60-100 Round Magazine AR-15 info etc OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #23

If you go to any gun forum mitch96 Feb 2018 #61

Are we taking names. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #63

Yep. Semantics and technicalities underpants Feb 2018 #2

Oh my .... look.... a squirrel... magicarpet Feb 2018 #3

What?? mac56 Feb 2018 #4

lul WTF ! stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #7

SHOOT IT!!! LiberalLovinLug Feb 2018 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Feb 2018 #5

The Army doesn't buy AR-15's. john657 Feb 2018 #8

It's the civilian equivalent of the M-16 used in Vietnam Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #30

Why can't you eat meat sarisataka Feb 2018 #32

"Can't hunt with it" Can't hunt large animals with it because the round is too weak. EX500rider Feb 2018 #55

No, it would chop the head off of your prey, or cut it into pieces, it's a lazy man's hunting rifle. Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #58

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Yup, yup yup Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Feb 2018 #68

Nice bait. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #29

IT'S a typical tactic of RWNJ/russian trolls . stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #6

I'm swiping the phrase Boom Boom Sticks. irisblue Feb 2018 #9

The problem is, it works for them. From now on, ridicule them and move on. DO NOT ENGAGE! Squinch Feb 2018 #10

I don;t see people interested in mocking.... Adrahil Feb 2018 #11

Seriously? mac56 Feb 2018 #12

Yes. Seriously. Adrahil Feb 2018 #36

"DON'T YOU SEE???? THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBLE CHOICES! BE A GUN NUT OR Squinch Feb 2018 #79

This subject appears to be the exception as youve picked up on. Displaying technical knowledge... Marengo Feb 2018 #15

We do, but SMEs can also confuse the issue. haele Feb 2018 #21

Thanks for the thoughtful approach. Adrahil Feb 2018 #35

You must not be looking very hard. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #46

smug, pedantic gun humpers think they can bullshit us with jargon samir.g Feb 2018 #13

In the last few days I've gained some experience with gun "advocates" on Facebook Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #14

I'm running into JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #77

One can produce shitty ineffective laws unless one knows the basics Kaleva Feb 2018 #16

Thats one big issue Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #19

The gungeon here is actually a great place to learn about guns and gun laws Kaleva Feb 2018 #20

Damn Right Leith Feb 2018 #17

But then you have to trust the "experts" to reduce emissions and build safe buildings. Kaleva Feb 2018 #22

Let's use your examples: yagotme Feb 2018 #38

No, I Don't Know Anything About Guns Leith Feb 2018 #52

I have some questions about your post... yagotme Feb 2018 #70

"Teh Flash Suppressor Wargle Bargle Clip-Fed Bwaahhggh Receiversafetytriggerguard Guuhhhh!!!" hatrack Feb 2018 #18

Sometimes words matter when trying to advance the discussion. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #24

Yep, when you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #25

Whats really funny is they typically don't know shit about boom sticks mentalslavery Feb 2018 #26

Yes, and a lot of them live right here in River City. Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #27

Too true... n/t billh58 Feb 2018 #31

One effective response... Hassler Feb 2018 #28

I believe anyone sarisataka Feb 2018 #33

I'm an expert Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #40

Oh? Do you know what the melting point temperature of the average rifle is? snort Feb 2018 #43

I can't argue sarisataka Feb 2018 #50

"Third time"? Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #60

Prohibition sarisataka Feb 2018 #64

Lemme tell ya a little story. Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #66

It's us who are "ignorant" that are denigrated by the "experts" SHRED Feb 2018 #47

I spent twenty years sarisataka Feb 2018 #49

Being corrected vs being mocked. mac56 Feb 2018 #51

With few exceptions sarisataka Feb 2018 #53

Best reply yet to to gun nerds of the GOP politician type: FailureToCommunicate Feb 2018 #34

Boy don't I know! SHRED Feb 2018 #37

I am proud to not know the difference. I know they ALL can kill. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #39

Just had my own back and forth with one the other day. callous taoboy Feb 2018 #42

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The only technical issue is the degree of lethality grantcart Feb 2018 #45

Thank you SHRED Feb 2018 #48

Yes, but...alright it's a little gun nerdy... ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #72

Gun-strokers love Nomenclature Game. Fact is, semi-autos -- compared to a fully-automatic rifles -- Hoyt Feb 2018 #54

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Some basic semblance of knowledge should be required... Baconator Feb 2018 #56

LOL Scurrilous Feb 2018 #57

I'm sure it's part of mass shooting bingo mcar Feb 2018 #62

Yeah I'm fucking sick and tired of gun worshippers. milestogo Feb 2018 #65

Kick. Out in force. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #67

I do not care to learn about guns. All I know is that they are killing machines. johnpowdy Feb 2018 #71

exactly - it is all deflection. OhioBlue Feb 2018 #73

NRA tactic. Apparently we can't bear witness to the effects guns have applegrove Feb 2018 #74

I had a guy bully me for saying assult clips joem777 Feb 2018 #75

They can mock all they want JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #76

Just say! Soxfan58 Feb 2018 #78