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Adrahil

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35. Thanks for the thoughtful approach.

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 06:28 PM

Feb 2018

I get frustarted at people who seem to take pride is absolute technical ignorance. I mean, no one has to want to know the technical details if they don’t want to, but then why not listen to people who do know?

I mean, philosophicaly it doesn’t matter if it’s a clip of magazine, but legally it does. And using emotionally charged terms like “assault weapon” which focus on cosmetics instead of the mechanics that actually matter and crafting legislation which gets at the toot of the problem, which like that t or not is going to have a teachnical answer.

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

yes its just deflection mikeysnot Feb 2018 #1

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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

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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

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Yup, yup yup Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #80

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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

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

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

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

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I can't argue sarisataka Feb 2018 #50

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

Prohibition sarisataka Feb 2018 #64

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I spent twenty years sarisataka Feb 2018 #49

Being corrected vs being mocked. mac56 Feb 2018 #51

With few exceptions sarisataka Feb 2018 #53

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

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

Thank you SHRED Feb 2018 #48

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

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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