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Fla_Democrat

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215. Figure it out, yet?

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 08:38 AM

Sep 2019

There are places that need guns, but it ain't this place.

Ida B. Wells had an idea....

“A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.”

but, she was just a supporter of the white supremacy, and (rumor has it) had a small d*ck that she was over compensating for.

Karl Marx had an idea....

“Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary”

but he was just a capitalist shill for the gun industry, and had 'Rambo' fantasies, or so I am told.

I know when I need a deeper understanding of firearms, or all things tactical.... the first, (scratch that), the only place I turn to is... DU:GD

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You know there are places that need guns,right? [View all] flotsam Aug 2019 OP

I respectfully disagree... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #1

And you have the right to flotsam Aug 2019 #4

"Would you be willing to face off a rattlesnake or bear unarmed." A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #48

Perfect reply :) davekriss Aug 2019 #49

I've met rattlesnakes DBoon Aug 2019 #51

Of course! A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #57

No, the OP has a point. Laffy Kat Sep 2019 #230

I've seen some SLAMS on discussion boards before True Dough Aug 2019 #56

LOL.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #59

yep. we lesser mortals salute you stopdiggin Sep 2019 #133

Now I can go to bed... well, after I clean up my computer screen pangaia Aug 2019 #58

... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #62

Okay, okay ....... H2O Man Aug 2019 #60

Fine. Now you have brought hallucinogens into it. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #65

It wasn't me H2O Man Sep 2019 #75

She and anyone else with a bear problem just needs a French Bulldog; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #88

We've had bears. H2O Man Sep 2019 #97

Agreed. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #104

Which again proves the point that IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES Coventina Sep 2019 #108

Yup. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Sep 2019 #202

Oh gods that is about the funniest thing I've seen in 3 years! Now need screen cleaner... Hekate Sep 2019 #138

Wow, that is one bad-ass little pooch! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #154

He don't fuck around, does he? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #169

That's fucking hilarious! cwydro Sep 2019 #218

Oh, god you're good.... pangaia Sep 2019 #76

hee hee. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #93

No amp-- just his bass... pangaia Sep 2019 #112

OH SHIT!! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #115

"Does this car make my bass look big?" (nt) klook Sep 2019 #158

:-) CentralMass Sep 2019 #178

Pretty sure I'd just start laughing my friggin' ass off ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #66

This is to mark the post that led to A HERITIC I AM being elected to the DU Hall of Fame rufus dog Sep 2019 #77

LOL! So soon? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #91

Best takedown of 2019 rufus dog Sep 2019 #94

" H2O Man Sep 2019 #98

Formal Kilt. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #107

hear hear hear........ pangaia Sep 2019 #166

Awwwww..... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #170

And remind me again how many people die from guns in this country? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #122

A tad, yes A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #125

So, can I go out on a limb here and suggest that PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #126

By a tiny factor, yes you can. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #171

That's a keeper, Heretic Hekate Sep 2019 #135

LOL... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #172

Thank you. nt Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #143

... mcar Sep 2019 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author TubbersUK Sep 2019 #151

+100000000 n/t TubbersUK Sep 2019 #152

I live in FL where there are tons of snakes. lark Sep 2019 #156

Yeah, and seems any gun not a shotgun is bad for poisonous snakes Bradical79 Sep 2019 #162

I have just four words for you Poiuyt Sep 2019 #196

That's why they point out the exits at the beginning A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #197

This message was self-deleted by its author graeme_macquarrie Sep 2019 #205

Was that directed at me? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #207

Huh? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #212

Thank you! cwydro Sep 2019 #216

Face off a rattlesnake??? Disaffected Aug 2019 #52

I startled a rattlesnake once Retrograde Sep 2019 #79

Our next door neighbor's son got killed in a drug deal gone bad like that. hunter Sep 2019 #113

I live in rattlesnake country. Not so much bears. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #121

You don't have to kill it just because it's dangerous! neeksgeek Sep 2019 #139

Thank you. People KILL things for the stupidest reasons. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #145

" That spider is dead. " pangaia Sep 2019 #167

Yes, they do. Here are examples: Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #134

You make several good points JonLP24 Sep 2019 #141

Really? Are you being serious right now? Coventina Aug 2019 #2

And these people have lived there flotsam Aug 2019 #6

Did you miss the part where I said "all my life"? Coventina Aug 2019 #16

OK flotsam Aug 2019 #38

Where, exactly, are you claiming that bears are "challenging" people? Coventina Sep 2019 #89

BEARS ARE EVERYWHERE shenmue Sep 2019 #132

Dude, I needed a laugh today, and this thread sure is bringing it! cwydro Sep 2019 #219

We live, and I have essme Sep 2019 #150

Please Timewas Aug 2019 #34

I raised livestock in a rural area and we procon Aug 2019 #63

".... shooting in the air or ground near them does the trick every time." pangaia Aug 2019 #64

That's a BFH! Beartracks Sep 2019 #118

Yup. pangaia Sep 2019 #120

that's a commander Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #128

Very interesting. I made the 2 that I have for playing Mahler 6 years ago. pangaia Sep 2019 #164

that box is a mystery Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #174

There have been many different designs over the decades. pangaia Sep 2019 #176

why not round? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #179

Very interesting concepts. pangaia Sep 2019 #186

Here is a good example of one of the blows... pangaia Sep 2019 #177

thank you! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #180

Thank YOU for your acoustic considerations. pangaia Sep 2019 #187

My point is that dangerous animals are in most rural places in the United States. Coventina Sep 2019 #92

No rational person wants to disarm others. riverine Aug 2019 #3

I know and support that flotsam Aug 2019 #9

Thank you mahina Aug 2019 #15

Which means the vast majority of the planet are "irrational" sigh Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #35

Thank you for posting my exact thought in response to that post. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #146

Fuck that. Ban assault rifles. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #140

or you could get a dog eShirl Aug 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #12

Not REQUIRED, pal. OPTIONAL instead riverine Aug 2019 #20

the OP says they are NEEDED Skittles Aug 2019 #25

Not to mention people who are too dumb to know how to live with wildlife Coventina Aug 2019 #28

So the O.P. OPTED in and owns a gun. riverine Aug 2019 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #31

Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #37

I'm pro-choice on gay marriage, abortion, guns, drugs, gambling, sin, alcohol, sex work, etc riverine Aug 2019 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author pangaia Aug 2019 #68

Skittles, I had no idea you are a cafeteria liberal... pangaia Aug 2019 #69

Could be dangerous! H2O Man Aug 2019 #71

For your viewing pleasure.... pangaia Sep 2019 #74

Perfect! H2O Man Sep 2019 #80

Wait ... hold on ... how many hits are we on this time? mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #78

This very thread H2O Man Sep 2019 #81

Maybe the best thread of the summer.... pangaia Sep 2019 #84

So, if the SNAKE weighs the same as a duck ... then it's made of wood! mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #86

Count off by 3s H2O Man Sep 2019 #90

I knew it!! ...nt 2naSalit Sep 2019 #105

If I were a bear, I'd think twice about "challenging" Skittles. cwydro Sep 2019 #222

Looks like your "pal" has left the building. cwydro Sep 2019 #228

Hey, the OP is "strapped!" cwydro Sep 2019 #220

How sad to see a person I regard with great respect flotsam Aug 2019 #43

You aren't the only one who served or had kin that served Lars39 Aug 2019 #61

I wonder how many vets you know Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #184

Quite a few, and that's not counting those that have died, Lars39 Sep 2019 #192

what in the WORLD does being a vet have to do with this whole discussion? pangaia Aug 2019 #70

Nothing that I can see. cwydro Sep 2019 #221

the entire thread became more interesting than the OP, and quite entertaining,,, pangaia Sep 2019 #223

I know! It's quite amusing. cwydro Sep 2019 #226

"Strapped" Is that like,, you know.... a... a......a.. cock holster? pangaia Sep 2019 #227

Stop! cwydro Sep 2019 #229

I will say that this thread is fiiled with meanness and disrespect. AJT Sep 2019 #119

Once again....you "perceive" them as necessary Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #148

I have no problem with people owning guns. Chemisse Aug 2019 #7

JFC, no one's taking all the guns, just the war machines. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #8

this eShirl Aug 2019 #11

JFC-Did I object to that flotsam Aug 2019 #14

I think you structured your post for exactly the response you're getting. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #32

I think that's an acute observation Hekate Sep 2019 #189

it's part of their paranoia Skittles Aug 2019 #29

No one is seriously proposing taking those either madville Sep 2019 #147

Oh, please... Even friends in backcountry Alaska and family members in rural WY/MT hlthe2b Aug 2019 #10

Shooting at a snake is almost a guarantee you'll get bit. Coventina Aug 2019 #21

Exactly... Absolutely moronic IMO. hlthe2b Aug 2019 #23

LOL..... pangaia Aug 2019 #72

To be fair I'd think a shotgun could be a pretty effective anti-snake weapon ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #83

That's pretty much what I have flotsam Aug 2019 #33

Honestly, I would never even think about shooting another person over a few hundred bucks ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #96

Well, I AM encouraged that you only have 4 guns.. pangaia Sep 2019 #111

If some stranger approached me with a gun procon Sep 2019 #155

Horseshit! El Supremo Aug 2019 #13

And the police (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2019 #17

Yes El Supremo Aug 2019 #18

You mean the same police and military... MicaelS Aug 2019 #27

There's still a 99.9% probability that, even WITH all that ... you don't want to take on the cops mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #103

Who is talking about shooting cops with guns? JonLP24 Sep 2019 #129

I do not know where you got the idea.. MicaelS Sep 2019 #195

I guess we see the implication of what you're saying differently ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #198

So there's no difference between a hunting rifle flotsam Aug 2019 #19

Huh? El Supremo Aug 2019 #24

I am just so thankful I wasn't born with this weird gene that demands guns. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #22

And fearful. Every gun owner I've ever known lives in fear. Coventina Aug 2019 #26

Yes - I think you are spot on - fear indeed. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #40

Yup RobinA Aug 2019 #50

"To a man.." pangaia Sep 2019 #82

Sounds more like mass hysteria procon Sep 2019 #157

And never signed on the line flotsam Aug 2019 #47

I Don't Get RobinA Aug 2019 #54

Very well said. Growing up in a neighborhood filled with WWII vets who were dads by then... Hekate Sep 2019 #190

Me too and I'm a small woman. a la izquierda Sep 2019 #73

I don't live in a rural area ... CatMor Aug 2019 #41

Location, location, location. Fla_Democrat Aug 2019 #42

Keep a couple 6 shooters on your property, if you must. Otherwise, Hoyt Aug 2019 #44

+1000 paleotn Aug 2019 #46

Yeah...no Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #185

Well, enjoy your gunz. Hoyt Sep 2019 #188

Dunno how to do that Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #200

In very specific circumstances, yes. paleotn Aug 2019 #45

Ironic RobinA Aug 2019 #55

I get wanting a gun if you live around bears Polybius Aug 2019 #53

Military & law enforcement n/t SoCalDem Aug 2019 #67

Also, I'd advise rattlesnakes and bears to arm themselves. dchill Sep 2019 #99

Go peddle this bullshit elsewhere CanonRay Sep 2019 #85

that would be nice, wouldn't it? Skittles Sep 2019 #87

WTF? Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #95

Incredibly entertaining thread. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #100

I get along perfectly well without guns... hunter Sep 2019 #101

And shit man your NAME is even Hunter ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #106

You know there are people who need electroshock therapy, right? struggle4progress Sep 2019 #102

Ever heard of pepper spray for bears? 2naSalit Sep 2019 #110

Wow. As a 71 yr. old, female, living alone for the last 50 years, I sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #114

You're made of stronger stuff than the OP and his relatives apparently. cwydro Sep 2019 #224

Stupid jcgoldie Sep 2019 #116

"Need" is largely an emotional response. flvegan Sep 2019 #117

MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL, EPIC UNREC Stinky The Clown Sep 2019 #123

Kind of makes you wonder how people in other countries survive without guns, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #124

There are no places or people that "need" guns or any other means of..... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #127

I'm sure many would agree there are conditions where having a fire arm would be beneficial. YOHABLO Sep 2019 #130

Clearly your uncle needs to be more responsible with his garbage and Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #131

I no longer fcking care, okay? This country is the sickest on Earth when it comes to gun violence... Hekate Sep 2019 #136

We can't and won't win with a confiscation platform. Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #208

I live in a rural area. xmas74 Sep 2019 #137

No. That's silly. Places don't actually need anything. They're just places. Captain Stern Sep 2019 #142

LOL, nice try, and no recs! nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #149

The Second Amendment is for responsible citizens and should not be messed with. democratisphere Sep 2019 #153

I think it still says militia, not citizen. procon Sep 2019 #160

Wrong. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #181

Militia. Well-regulated militia. Hekate Sep 2019 #191

I have encountered a few dozen rattlesnakes. MineralMan Sep 2019 #159

Prairie dogs in the hay fields. bluedigger Sep 2019 #161

Then you can get a license for your weapon Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #182

I don't need to pass a gun needs test. bluedigger Sep 2019 #193

I'm ok with that too. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #194

I agree, Flotsam Bayard Sep 2019 #163

I mostly agree with you Thyla Sep 2019 #165

Like betsy deVos sez, some schools need guns to keep the bears out. Mc Mike Sep 2019 #168

More jetsam . GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #173

LOL Metatron Sep 2019 #183

Fine, then get a firearms license. backscatter712 Sep 2019 #175

Trashing the 2nd amendment Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #209

Actually, I live in an urban area - but frequently have had to trek harumph Sep 2019 #199

Have you ever needed an armored vehicle? guillaumeb Sep 2019 #201

Hunting rifles and shotguns. roamer65 Sep 2019 #203

It's the All or Nothing Argument that Gets Us Into Trouble dlk Sep 2019 #204

Goodness. Have you even read the last Democratic Party Platform? GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #206

I agree with what you say Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #210

"Craigslist and FB marketplace are a frontier and I've gone to meetings armed." pnwmom Sep 2019 #211

Here's a man who lives a life of danger, Mc Mike Sep 2019 #213

In other words, they're trying to take retread Sep 2019 #214

Figure it out, yet? Fla_Democrat Sep 2019 #215

"Strapped." Is that like the super cool dude way of referring to being armed? cwydro Sep 2019 #217

I've wanted to reply to that phrase but couldn;t think of something snarky enugh pangaia Sep 2019 #225

Lol. cwydro Sep 2019 #231