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49. I used to support gun rights too

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:08 PM

Dec 2012

I never owned a gun, and would joke that the 2nd ammendment also allows you to not have a gun if you don't want one.

I never wanted to live in a world where I needed a gun.

And we don't right now.

If every kid was armed, it would have been a shooting gallery that killed everyone.

I think the absolute least we need is to mandate a psych eval in order to get a gun. Yearly.

I think taking all guns should still be on the table.

And, I think we need to destroy the NRA. Drown it in a bathtub. Remove it. Make it don blowed up.

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This Gun-Nut has had enough. [View all] Glassunion Dec 2012 OP

this Multi Gun Owner too NightWatcher Dec 2012 #1

I agree with the OP. I have antique guns and family weapons roguevalley Dec 2012 #63

Well of course shintao Dec 2012 #104

Geez, do you comprehend what you're saying Carolina Dec 2012 #110

Carolina, your remark saddens me deeply. saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #144

First, I Carolina Dec 2012 #149

Well, at least you picked an accurate screen name. renie408 Dec 2012 #154

Say wha now? mwb970 Dec 2012 #162

I think the shooter would have allowed into the school anyway. Heather MC Dec 2012 #125

You forgot to arm the children durablend Dec 2012 #131

they're the inmates... mike_c Dec 2012 #141

Did you forget the sarcasm tag?? renie408 Dec 2012 #155

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Welcome To The Sane Outlook Re Guns And Gun Ownership. Paladin Dec 2012 #2

Bravo and well written loyalkydem Dec 2012 #3

Our biggest problem FightingIrish Dec 2012 #4

whatever firearms I may or may not posses are for emergencies only. not to lash out at someone pasto76 Dec 2012 #31

sez you and who cares tiny elvis Dec 2012 #53

the guns you dont possess are for emergencies? huh? rateyes Dec 2012 #109

Only until they are stolen from you. defacto7 Dec 2012 #142

Great post. Thank you. K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #5

Today I trashed one of your two favorite forums nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #6

Why did you trash Cooking and Baking? Glassunion Dec 2012 #10

RKBA nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #12

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I know nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #39

I love your post. AAO Dec 2012 #82

Whatever. Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #140

Apathetic much? defacto7 Dec 2012 #143

Whatever times 2! AAO Dec 2012 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #156

excellent points Carolina Dec 2012 #111

Unfortunately, too many in the US view church as the solution to these types of problems... AntiFascist Dec 2012 #148

Jesus H. Christ people laundry_queen Dec 2012 #160

Connecticut already had very strict gun laws Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #107

Connecticut does have strict gun laws but they don't ban Semi Automatics Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #113

Granted, since the weapons used were semi-auto..... paleotn Dec 2012 #126

Maybe it's time to ban civilian ownership of semi-auto weapons? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #129

Thank you! This is an actual discussion AllyCat Dec 2012 #7

Thanks for your post, Glassunion.. Cha Dec 2012 #8

Well how 'bout that. Boner does something for the good, for a change. calimary Dec 2012 #20

I guess even boner knows that the NRA owned gop Cha Dec 2012 #41

Evidently the NRA is already laying low. I heard on MSNBC they refused an invitation to appear calimary Dec 2012 #60

they always refuse to speak on TV after these type of things klyon Dec 2012 #67

I think he knows it would be out of control waterworks. AAO Dec 2012 #83

No the rebuttal will come from FAUX News and Rush LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #145

you are now a gun owner and not a gun nut Skittles Dec 2012 #9

What the hell do I do with all of my "Gun-Nut" t-shirts I had made up? Glassunion Dec 2012 #15

You could edit them to read "Gum-Nut" smokey nj Dec 2012 #17

Well... I do like trees. I guess that wood work. Glassunion Dec 2012 #19

Chewz carefully. Leave it to Beaver. Don't be a sap. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #86

Put Sho in front and draw a samuri sword on them. TalkingDog Dec 2012 #43

Thanks for the laugh... Needed that. Glassunion Dec 2012 #48

No worries. That's why we're all here together. TalkingDog Dec 2012 #91

+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #21

I'm with you on that one. llmart Dec 2012 #33

I agree CitizenPatriot Dec 2012 #71

I have to go to a birthday party for a gun-nut friend tomorrow.... ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #81

I feel for you CitizenPatriot Dec 2012 #92

I couldn't agree with you more...and thank you, i hope it does too! ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #96

Rights do not have to be completely unregulated riqster Dec 2012 #11

if gun ownership was as difficult to hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #122

Thank-you so much for this OP. it is not all over the place. It is sanity, whihc we desperately need robinlynne Dec 2012 #13

Recommend. Thank you for sanity father than obssessive ideology. morningfog Dec 2012 #14

+1000 heaven05 Dec 2012 #16

You don't have to be a gun nut to have had enough. calimary Dec 2012 #18

There are all kinds of things we can do from a gun policy perspective... ellisonz Dec 2012 #22

Man I miss Bill. Glassunion Dec 2012 #25

Hey both Clinton's are still kicking... ellisonz Dec 2012 #28

Hopefully Clinton in '16? Glassunion Dec 2012 #100

Now if the Gungeon would only follow suit. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #23

I was naive at one point a few years ago Patiod Dec 2012 #24

That's exactly the problem. Glassunion Dec 2012 #27

And I salute you, therefore, for calling for civil conversation Patiod Dec 2012 #42

Do people in cities have no need for self-defense? PavePusher Dec 2012 #70

And there, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we have it Patiod Dec 2012 #127

I'm trying to have a discussion. PavePusher Dec 2012 #147

What teenage girls shoooting each other? Got a link? Girls rarely kill people, let alone with guns juajen Dec 2012 #76

No link for that pre 2004 story Patiod Dec 2012 #136

Since I couldn't find the older link, here's a nice fresh one Patiod Dec 2012 #138

excellent post Glassunion joe1991 Dec 2012 #26

We also need to come at this problem from another direction as well: calimary Dec 2012 #29

The problem as I see it is money. Glassunion Dec 2012 #35

Well, then Job One becomes: HOW TO DENY THEM MONEY. calimary Dec 2012 #57

Agree.. Bette Dec 2012 #101

Welcome to DU, Bette! calimary Dec 2012 #103

How Indeed? atreides1 Dec 2012 #158

Start the drum beat, atreides1. PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT! calimary Dec 2012 #166

It's money and the right wing hate media! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #61

Excellent. llmart Dec 2012 #37

Well, I don't wanna play nice! calimary Dec 2012 #59

I despise guns .... but, this is an extremely appropriate post etherealtruth Dec 2012 #30

Dear NRA: WiffenPoof Dec 2012 #32

Tremendous post. llmart Dec 2012 #34

Very thoughtful and cogent post.. K & R Permanut Dec 2012 #38

Cautiously I support you. xchrom Dec 2012 #40

I'm always leary of the word discrimination. Glassunion Dec 2012 #99

I have a gun MFM008 Dec 2012 #44

"...and not tip-toe around the NRA" Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2012 #45

honestly, I think the proper action is gun control laws. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #46

Well said... Dave_M Dec 2012 #47

I used to support gun rights too Taverner Dec 2012 #49

No-one, anywhere, is suggesting arming children. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #68

Me too PD Turk Dec 2012 #50

Well said Glassunion Dec 2012 #55

Disagree - Guns Should Be Strictly Controlled And Licensed - The NRA Be Damned cantbeserious Dec 2012 #51

yes tiny elvis Dec 2012 #58

The problem here is not the NRA, it's the Supreme Court and Federal Appellate Courts ItsTheMediaStupid Dec 2012 #65

I disagree a little. Glassunion Dec 2012 #93

An excellent post. beac Dec 2012 #52

Thank you lillypaddle Dec 2012 #54

thank you Glassunion KT2000 Dec 2012 #56

I'm old enough to remember the NRA as a naturalist group.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #62

Thank you for being "teachable: katmille Dec 2012 #64

"Studies show that more people are killed by accident than are protected by guns..." PavePusher Dec 2012 #69

Good luck having a rational discussion here slutticus Dec 2012 #66

Wonder why there are no rational discussions... October Dec 2012 #132

Take your guns and put them where the sun doesn't shine HockeyMom Dec 2012 #72

I agree with you, HockeyMom, and Carolina Dec 2012 #112

Well said and much respect to you. freshwest Dec 2012 #73

We need better mental health care lbrtbell Dec 2012 #74

Yes they will still kill, guns or not. Glassunion Dec 2012 #98

I'm thru with NRA because of the lies about Obama. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #75

I have always admired people who see the light..change their minds amuse bouche Dec 2012 #77

Absolutely! Bette Dec 2012 #105

"What happened today is not an acceptable byproduct of our rights." marions ghost Dec 2012 #78

Excellent post. I feel the same. It can't be stopped. But if we can precent ONE incident of Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #79

Your post = hope wtmusic Dec 2012 #80

I'll probably get flamed for this think_critically Dec 2012 #84

Sounds familiar. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #87

Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #85

I cried at work today thinking anout my two boys of 6yrs old. I too have registerd gun in my home. fearnobush Dec 2012 #88

True story: I once had a loaded gun pointed at me by a demented old dude marions ghost Dec 2012 #116

Great post. Blasphemer Dec 2012 #89

Very well said I am a gun owner myself, hunter, CCW doc03 Dec 2012 #90

My time with the NRA was very short lived. Glassunion Dec 2012 #94

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The Young Turks Ask The Right Question - Gun Nuts Be Warned You Won't Like The Message cantbeserious Dec 2012 #108

Awesome proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #115

I'm not a gun-nut but I do own a gun. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #114

Stop Teaching Gun Violence! Maineman Dec 2012 #117

The problem is..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #119

I've nevee been an NRA member RegieRocker Dec 2012 #118

I too am a Former NRA Member fredamae Dec 2012 #120

Who benefits from the massing shootings? The Gun Industry! Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #121

I was talking to the teaheads at my job humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #123

Great post, why dont you begin by making this discussion heard by the NRA benld74 Dec 2012 #124

I notice you are not offering to turn in your guns... dkf Dec 2012 #128

I just wonder how many casualties are acceptable, LiveNudePolitics Dec 2012 #130

I'm a gun owner nickinSTL Dec 2012 #133

K&R! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #134

Personally, I am anti-2nd Amendment LiberalSoWhat Dec 2012 #135

I have been so saddened by this terrible thing and thinking bkkyosemite Dec 2012 #137

Well said, and I agree The Green Manalishi Dec 2012 #139

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The best lowball sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #150

Everyone is panicking Glassunion Dec 2012 #151

My late mother was a gun nut CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #152

Bulls-eye! Right On Target. cer7711 Dec 2012 #159

Welcome to DU! Glassunion Dec 2012 #165

reinstate the assault weapon law that expired as a start? Sunlei Dec 2012 #161

Just some info for you. Glassunion Dec 2012 #163

As to your other points. Glassunion Dec 2012 #164

NRA jimineez1 Dec 2012 #167

Wait... What? Glassunion Dec 2012 #168