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51. In my experience, there is no flower more delicate than those who think

Reply to bongbong (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:47 PM

Oct 2012

their own beliefs should be imposed on everyone for their own good.

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5th circuit rules against allowing children to buy handguns [View all] jenw2 Oct 2012 OP

"well regulated" allows....regulations ta da! nt msongs Oct 2012 #1

Whether they are rational or not. nt hack89 Oct 2012 #11

i think you're more upset by this than by all the threads about childhood poverty CreekDog Oct 2012 #24

No - not upset. Just pointing out the irrationality of the ruling. hack89 Oct 2012 #28

What's irrational about that KamaAina Oct 2012 #77

Explain why please? eqfan592 Oct 2012 #79

One is semiautomatic KamaAina Oct 2012 #85

An 18 yo can buy an AK-47 clone glacierbay Oct 2012 #90

There are most certainly semi-automatic "hunting" rifles. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #93

Then they're not "plain old hunting rifles" KamaAina Oct 2012 #103

That's your opinion. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #105

I'm trying to *help* you guys. KamaAina Oct 2012 #106

Let me rephrase. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #111

Making the gun laws sane and reasonable. KamaAina Oct 2012 #114

Sorry, but that is still not what I'm asking. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #115

I know - that hunting rifle is much more powerful hack89 Oct 2012 #81

18, 19 or 20 = children? hack89 Oct 2012 #2

And the legal drinking age is 21... joeybee12 Oct 2012 #23

Why can 18 - 20 year olds buy "assault weapons" but not handguns? hack89 Oct 2012 #26

I would. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #47

I think 18 year olds should be allowed to drink obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #88

This is like arguing that the voting age should be raised back up to 21. Selatius Oct 2012 #136

Wow. They actually went there? Whovian Oct 2012 #3

The "children" in this ruling are 18-20 year olds. nt hack89 Oct 2012 #6

I read it. Nothing comforts me more that a pissed off 18 rear old with a Glock. Whovian Oct 2012 #8

Yet that 18 year old can be trusted to vote and fight wars? OK.. nt hack89 Oct 2012 #9

Doesn't make it right. How'sabout an 18 year old president? Whovian Oct 2012 #12

So why can that 18 year legally buy a semi-automatic rifle? hack89 Oct 2012 #14

The flaw in your thinking is expecting the law to make logical sense, hack89. slackmaster Oct 2012 #16

Reminds me of this scene from Willy Wonka (old version)! reformist2 Oct 2012 #4

The court implicitly ruled that "children" can buy semiautomatic rifles. hack89 Oct 2012 #5

Whatt a load of crap Marinedem Oct 2012 #7

You're wrong jenw2 Oct 2012 #20

At 50 you are still a child of your parents whistler162 Oct 2012 #21

This ruling says that "children" can buy assualt weapons hack89 Oct 2012 #32

And of course that means the drinking age should be 26 as well? hack89 Oct 2012 #33

That's gotta be the dumbest argument I've seen today. nt. glacierbay Oct 2012 #43

Do you think children should vote? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #70

Society says at age 18 you're now adult enough to be fully responsible for your actions Ya Basta Oct 2012 #74

I am sure in the interest of fairness SQUEE Oct 2012 #82

Such "children" can volunteer for the military 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #69

An 18-year-old can vote, join the military and be issued any kind of weapon slackmaster Oct 2012 #10

An 18YO can get pregnant, impregnate, and do lots of things. Whovian Oct 2012 #13

But it is their right 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #71

More than a "right" it's a natural law. Whovian Oct 2012 #80

First off it is a right 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #83

Biological functions can't really be taken away. Punished maybe Whovian Oct 2012 #94

I think somebody missed the train... eqfan592 Oct 2012 #97

Really? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #102

what gets me is that you have no problem with them being denied a college education CreekDog Oct 2012 #25

Please provide evidence to support your assertion that I have no problem... slackmaster Oct 2012 #31

Oh, you can't. slackmaster Oct 2012 #53

+1 CreekDog Whovian Oct 2012 #48

Oh please do speak your mind. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #55

Thanks, but no thanks. Whovian Oct 2012 #56

Color me shocked. (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #61

Okay, you're shocked. Okay, have learned that here anti-gun statements Whovian Oct 2012 #109

BUWAHAHAHAHAHA!! And that right there, is a duzy if I ever heard one. (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #112

You haven't learned a blessed thing slackmaster Oct 2012 #118

true. CreekDog Oct 2012 #119

Arguing with you people is like arguing with teabaggers. Whovian Oct 2012 #128

Which would be a true statement had you been speaking into a mirror. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #129

Please explain exactly what you mean by the term "you people" slackmaster Oct 2012 #131

Sorry, not going to bite. Whovian Oct 2012 #135

That's cowardly behavior slackmaster Oct 2012 #137

Well, I don't have a gun like you. And frankly, you scare me. Whovian Oct 2012 #138

I've had a lot of people say a lot of different things to me in the real world slackmaster Oct 2012 #139

I think it's some of that paranoia and irrational fear that we've been hearing about.... (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #140

Probably because they were afraid to. Whovian Oct 2012 #141

You have just tipped your hand slackmaster Oct 2012 #142

As serious as a heart attack. Whovian Oct 2012 #143

Please explain exactly what you mean by the term "your ilk" slackmaster Oct 2012 #144

You have over 56K posts which allows one to discern your "ilk." Whovian Oct 2012 #146

More cowardly behavior. Why won't you simply say what you mean and get it out in the open? slackmaster Oct 2012 #147

Well, I can't They'd ban me. Besides I don't get paid for jabbering with you so CYA. Whovian Oct 2012 #149

You seem to have a lot of hatred for someone you barely know anything about slackmaster Oct 2012 #150

No, I don't hate you. For you it's economic and probably far worse. Whovian Oct 2012 #152

Well, you can relax now slackmaster Oct 2012 #154

Whut? Fla_Democrat Oct 2012 #155

my post applies to more than one person CreekDog Oct 2012 #117

Yes, you are now the keeper of the litmus test for being a "liberal." eqfan592 Oct 2012 #124

no, but thanks for playing! CreekDog Oct 2012 #126

lol, did you really think what you said was that funny? eqfan592 Oct 2012 #130

Are you saying that in reply #25 that the word "you" should be construed as "you people?" slackmaster Oct 2012 #134

None of the 18-20 year olds will complain about this bongbong Oct 2012 #15

Those 18-20 and younger sarisataka Oct 2012 #17

And guns will help how? bongbong Oct 2012 #35

I did not say guns would help... sarisataka Oct 2012 #37

LOL bongbong Oct 2012 #122

Funny sarisataka Oct 2012 #127

Ask the 18-20 year olds living in gang infested neighborhoods about fear. hack89 Oct 2012 #18

HAHAHAHA bongbong Oct 2012 #34

So young people living in Chicago and DC have no reason to be fearful? hack89 Oct 2012 #57

Nice try, I confronted gang-bangers for years in Yakima without a freaking gun in hand rustydog Oct 2012 #44

The point is that young people living in such an environment know and understand fear hack89 Oct 2012 #58

Fear? bongbong Oct 2012 #108

I seldom carry in public so I don't see your point hack89 Oct 2012 #110

Yep! bongbong Oct 2012 #123

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #125

Well I guess we all know who the real delicate flowers are. ;) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #133

Yes! bongbong Oct 2012 #151

In my experience, there is no flower more delicate than those who think hughee99 Oct 2012 #51

Yes! bongbong Oct 2012 #121

HAHAHAHAHAHA! That went right over your head, didn't it bongbong? eqfan592 Oct 2012 #132

LOL bongbong Oct 2012 #148

The appellants were 18-21 years old. Does filing suit count as a complaint? n/t sl8 Oct 2012 #153

I'd call it a win for age discrimination. TBF Oct 2012 #19

The misleading title really needs to be corrected. ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #22

But the misleading title is the only reason this was posted cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #49

Wait - what? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #27

No - unless you consider 18 to 20 year old men and women "children" hack89 Oct 2012 #29

Why do you believe everything somebody posts on DU cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #46

Or you know, adults 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #73

No, 18-20 year olds obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #92

what do you expect form courts dominated by Constitution hating gun grabbing activist Judges? Douglas Carpenter Oct 2012 #30

Nice summary of the way Delicate Flowers think bongbong Oct 2012 #36

You should really look at the statistical evidence, both pre and post ban, in all of those nations. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #101

In the case of No Shit Sherlock versus Common Fucking Sense. nt Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2012 #38

More like the case of "total crap headline in the OP." eqfan592 Oct 2012 #40

Read first. Comment after. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #45

Plenty of 20-yr old combat-hardened vets in recent years NickB79 Oct 2012 #39

Well, at age 18 glacierbay Oct 2012 #41

This OP headline is offensive. The same "children" can serve in the military. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #42

I wonder how many 18-20 year old DUers ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #50

I wasn't considered a "child" glacierbay Oct 2012 #54

You'd be surprised... Lightbulb_on Oct 2012 #145

Well Hallelujah... WCGreen Oct 2012 #52

Unless they join the military. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #60

Except that "children" can legally buy "assault weapons" hack89 Oct 2012 #62

Do you consider 18-20 yo glacierbay Oct 2012 #64

At 18 you can legally enter into a contract... WCGreen Oct 2012 #68

What I don't understand is that glacierbay Oct 2012 #72

It doesn't make any sense at all. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #76

The booze one is BS... -..__... Oct 2012 #78

At worst, it's a minor roadblock to progress and 2nd amendment rights. -..__... Oct 2012 #59

Ya know, there's another group of people that attempts to mislead in order to promote their... eqfan592 Oct 2012 #63

Uh Oh, you went there glacierbay Oct 2012 #65

And they'll probably win, which is sad, but it is what it is. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #67

FALSE OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!! n/t bamacrat Oct 2012 #66

Did you know they started giving social security to children? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #75

When did an 18 year old become a child. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #84

When I was 18 glacierbay Oct 2012 #87

Maybe that is a part of it. My father was just over that age when he was in nam. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #99

Your title is misleading, and on purpose obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #86

Self-styled propagandists view all others with contempt cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #96

I wonder why other countries think we're fucking insane? Yul A Oct 2012 #89

Do tell us why. nt. glacierbay Oct 2012 #91

You mean because some of us call 20 year-olds children? cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #100

Yet in most states an 18 year old can legally OWN and POSSESS a handgun hack89 Oct 2012 #95

Underscoring how this law and ruling makes even less sense... (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #98

You should probably just edit your subject line gollygee Oct 2012 #104

Someone was trying to allow minors the right to buy handguns? ileus Oct 2012 #107

No, unless one thinks 18, 19, and 20 year olds are minors obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #113

18,19,20 kids maybe, but otherwise legal adults...where did the OP get chillin's from? ileus Oct 2012 #116

I guess from thin air obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #120