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hunter

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61. That's disgusting.

Reply to Calculating (Reply #26)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 06:18 PM

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The gun debate keeps missing a key reason people want to possess guns [View all] FarCenter Feb 2018 OP

Fear is what the NRA uses...you are forwarding that insane fear...expecting The Walking Dead? Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #1

Key reason for pro-gun sentiment: NRA marketing sharedvalues Feb 2018 #2

I think the bigger thing that is being missed..... vi5 Feb 2018 #3

That is just fear generated by the NRA johnpowdy Feb 2018 #4

I will not lie, the prospect of climate catastrophy is chilling NickB79 Feb 2018 #5

A dog or home alarm and a big can of this... will likely be as effective and unlikely to get you hlthe2b Feb 2018 #6

Bear Bells? FarCenter Feb 2018 #23

Yes, I've seen that before. I likewise have seen the destroyed bodies of dogs who have hlthe2b Feb 2018 #25

"Little bells in it" SonofDonald Feb 2018 #44

Fer gawd's sakes.. it's not mosquito repellent. It is an eye/nose/mucous membrane irritant hlthe2b Feb 2018 #49

Good Gawd SonofDonald Feb 2018 #54

You related the story of spraying a campsite with pepperspray and seemingly surprised it didn't work hlthe2b Feb 2018 #55

"the only effective defense in these situations" Nice try. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #7

Yes, Europe did just fine by the Jews, Armenians, Ukrainian farmers, etc. FarCenter Feb 2018 #21

America might be more placid if some tens of millions of our more aggressive young men had been kill EX500rider Feb 2018 #39

Which I actually do sympathize with, even though I know that statistically, the odds that it's ever Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #8

Silly nonsense chumpchange Feb 2018 #16

I've seen videos of AR-15 rounds going through cars Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #20

And to prove my point, this is a metal car, much tougher than plywood Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #22

So... chumpchange Feb 2018 #24

Maximum range of buckshot 50-100 yards Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #35

The fact remains chumpchange Feb 2018 #59

Looks like he was using a Full Metal Jacket bullet, which penetrates further than other types FarCenter Feb 2018 #41

Shotgun slugs/buckshot will go through car doors too. Even 9mm goes through car doors on both sides. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #47

I've been through a natural disaster. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #9

Yup. Get a dog, get pepper spray, or a baseball bat johnpowdy Feb 2018 #10

A simple sign is often a good deterent. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #13

How are attackers going to take my gun from me and shoot me with it? Calculating Feb 2018 #26

Wow....why do you feel the need to kill someone? johnpowdy Feb 2018 #33

Big Bad John ret5hd Feb 2018 #57

oh, yeah, because police are never disarmed with their own guns, now are they hlthe2b Feb 2018 #34

Yup and police are highly trained. The average gun nut....not so much johnpowdy Feb 2018 #38

That's disgusting. hunter Feb 2018 #61

Curious how many times in your life you have needed to protect yourself with a gun? Egnever Feb 2018 #11

In Australia you must have a valid reason for wanting a fire arms license Thyla Feb 2018 #12

+1000 TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #50

Has this actually happened? sarisataka Feb 2018 #14

And if that's their concern, why are they unwilling to even consent to ... moriah Feb 2018 #15

It's control. That's why people want guns. kydo Feb 2018 #17

Also because they don't want to be controlled by the government johnpowdy Feb 2018 #18

They have seen lots of media, indeed. maxsolomon Feb 2018 #19

Our national apocalyptoporn addiction should not legitimize apocalyptopolicy (n/t) FreepFryer Feb 2018 #27

Addiction. Iggo Feb 2018 #36

Fuck that. shanny Feb 2018 #28

Here's the scenario Calculating Feb 2018 #29

many gun owners are rural Fresh_Start Feb 2018 #30

You don't need an AR15 to defend yourself. The kids lives are as important as yours. You can give wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #31

When I clicked on the post it had a confederate flags for 6.95 ad at the top. CentralMass Feb 2018 #32

$6.95 is too much to pay for toilet paper. StTimofEdenRoc Feb 2018 #42

"Self-defense" is never missed and always covered. (n/t) Iggo Feb 2018 #37

fear sells, fear sells guns. StTimofEdenRoc Feb 2018 #40

Well, if one is armed up to shoot neighbors, they are a sicko as far as I am concerned. Hoyt Feb 2018 #43

That's 'cause they don't know shit. It's fourteen year old thinking. hunter Feb 2018 #45

The chaos during Hurricane Sandy in NYC would not have been helped by guns. bettyellen Feb 2018 #46

Fear, IOW TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #48

Fear and racism are insufficient arguments to prevent sane Americans from banning guns. LonePirate Feb 2018 #51

The Myth of Free Will. Turbineguy Feb 2018 #52

The debate is missing this argument? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #53

The crime rate across the country has plummeted in the past twenty, thirty years. Squinch Feb 2018 #56

This is a re-post of a reply I made to a Facebook friend about 'self-defense'. : Aristus Feb 2018 #58

Zombie invasion? smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #60

Locking.... DonViejo Feb 2018 #62