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AldoLeopold

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30. Killing raccoons? I don't even know where to start here

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 03:47 PM

Dec 2012

1.) You kill raccoons? Really? Seriously? You kill raccoons? With an AR-15? WHY are you killing raccoons in the first place and WHY are you using an AR-15?

2.) WTF?

3.) WTF????

My father taught me to shoot when I was a boy. I learned on .45 caliber pistols, .22 rifle, shotguns of all types skeet shooting, a LAW rocket launcher at Quantico, and an M-60 at Quantico. If you need an AR-15 to kill a raccoon you must be either bloodthirsty or blind. I know firearms pretty well, though I do not own one now. My view is quite broad on the subject.

You're the type of guy who sits up in a deer stand with bait and kills a buck from 10 meters with your scoped AR-15 aren't you? Give me a break.

Seriously, these boards are not what I thought they were. I'll stick around, but can anyone recommend some sort of offshoot site of DU where democratic liberals can go and discuss things?

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MSNBC just reported that this man's mother was a "survivalist" type [View all] Skidmore Dec 2012 OP

Wonder what her Freeper handle was? FarCenter Dec 2012 #1

Believe it or not, there are folks right here on DU that subscribe to that BS. Hoyt Dec 2012 #12

she illustrates how guns can reduce one's chances of survival CreekDog Dec 2012 #102

"All the guns?" Indydem Dec 2012 #2

She apparently had more at home than the kid took. Skidmore Dec 2012 #5

True courage.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #96

So if you hunt, or kill varmints, you are a coward??? Indydem Dec 2012 #121

Youre killing "varmints" with one of these, Yosemite Sam? Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #136

A coyote is considered a varmint rl6214 Dec 2012 #138

Well congratufuckinglations. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #141

he said today that we want to take away his freedoms CreekDog Dec 2012 #105

It sounds like a lot of guns for one person to own democrattotheend Dec 2012 #6

I don think its a lot Travis_0004 Dec 2012 #19

What purpose do the other 5 serve? blueamy66 Dec 2012 #42

I think that 7 guns would qualify as a gun nut. Whovian Dec 2012 #71

Not really...not with what I have read at this time ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #97

Not to gun nuts. They see this as perfectly normal. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #112

How many times have you missed the nail and hit yourself in the head instead??? Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #115

and how many different jobs do your guns require of you? kwassa Dec 2012 #117

It's all about killing people to you anti-gun folks, isn't it. Indydem Dec 2012 #123

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #131

"It's all how you want to kill people, right?" Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #142

I think most guns fall into "just because I can have it" category .... kwassa Dec 2012 #146

DU Hive mind. They think "I don't own a gun. So I'm the 'norm'. Anybody who isn't like me is WRONG." TalkingDog Dec 2012 #134

6 bullets an hour. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #137

I own at least 3. But I consider myself a craftsperson. TalkingDog Dec 2012 #133

I own four or five hammers rl6214 Dec 2012 #139

I have at least nine hammers.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #143

I certainly would characterize it that way etherealtruth Dec 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #34

Very True. Or that it's only illegally obtained Ilsa Dec 2012 #57

+ 1,000 suffragette Dec 2012 #87

Yes. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #11

She owned 5 guns and apparently didn't even teach there AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #16

You have such a narrow world view that it is hilarious. Indydem Dec 2012 #20

LOL. Yeah, because gun fanatics like you have such open minded worldviews! DanTex Dec 2012 #29

HAHAHAHA AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #31

Killing raccoons? I don't even know where to start here AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #30

For someone that "know[s] firearms pretty well" guardian Dec 2012 #66

I'm sure it is AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #73

You are so ignorant on so many levels it is stunning guardian Dec 2012 #80

response to raccoon. DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #125

"A real hunters weapon" rl6214 Dec 2012 #140

funny DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #145

I am sure he would be fine if it if it was a single shot or bolt action. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #88

At least with a single shot... Tempest Dec 2012 #91

"We don't have to worry about him making the species extinct" guardian Dec 2012 #99

You obviously missed the real meaning of my post. n/t Tempest Dec 2012 #104

Raccoons, really? DainBramaged Dec 2012 #43

Hear Hear DainBramaged AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #46

I only kill racoons when they attack my hens, same for possums. Not usually a problem peacebird Dec 2012 #61

I understand that. Protecting the hens is important to your livelihood DainBramaged Dec 2012 #63

Thank you DainBramaged! As a matter of fact you are right! peacebird Dec 2012 #67

Awesome :) AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #70

Varmint hunting isn't supposed to be sportsmanlike guardian Dec 2012 #75

HAHAHAHAHAHA DainBramaged Dec 2012 #79

So you can't disagree with what I said guardian Dec 2012 #82

Just stop with your sanctimonious gun bullshit DainBramaged Dec 2012 #84

Isn't there a non-lethal way to protect your livestock? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #64

See above, we now have an 85 pound chcolate lab puppy and our critter prob is solved! peacebird Dec 2012 #113

omg what a mob MFM008 Dec 2012 #86

You go, DB! Rocky Raccoon would know how to handle this gun freak... Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #116

You kill coons with a .223? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #47

.22's were perfectly fine for decades before the .223 came out. n/t Tempest Dec 2012 #106

I know. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #110

Nadin, I've been gone a long time, but damn girl! Tempest Dec 2012 #114

Indydem POS Cattledog Dec 2012 #55

That is so much B.S. Tempest Dec 2012 #81

You mean the North American KILLER RACCOON species? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #89

To be fair, they've killed a couple of sufrommich Dec 2012 #92

That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! Tempest Dec 2012 #95

Seems that you're not the best person to be defining gun nut. godai Dec 2012 #111

OK, pray tell DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #120

IndyDem is a proud NRA member, they are not credible on this issue. morningfog Dec 2012 #33

For Real? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #38

THey proudly admitted it and welcome your hate: morningfog Dec 2012 #39

Holy maird AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #44

Because we are the big tent and all are welcome Tempest Dec 2012 #83

How many does one need? Especially if one does not hunt? morningfog Dec 2012 #24

If you are a cop, she wasn't nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #41

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #119

The five found at the scene were not the only ones nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #32

It seems an odd assortment to me. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #69

more than most Americans have --most Americans have zero guns, by the way CreekDog Dec 2012 #103

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #135

the aunt riverwalker Dec 2012 #3

Well, it seems as if the Aunt was wrong. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

An OP earlier this morning... DonViejo Dec 2012 #8

A survivalist ... frazzled Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #14

Well, that was my impression, too frazzled Dec 2012 #22

From what we have heard, there was not much of a hoard ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #60

She had a whole collection and took her boys shooting--showed off guns to gardener... Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #118

That is really not much of a collection... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #144

Just passing on the term used in the item by the person reporting it. Skidmore Dec 2012 #15

Yah I saw her house AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #40

being wealthy just means you have more to lose DBoon Dec 2012 #45

And not a teacher. Repeat...not a teacher. senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #10

Just found this - she wasn't a teacher and its being confirmed all over AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #18

On my brief foray into the tv news last night, I only heard one station say she wasn't a teacher. progressoid Dec 2012 #124

She sounds so REPUBLICAN bigdarryl Dec 2012 #13

very n/t riverwalker Dec 2012 #17

Bingo! jsr Dec 2012 #122

I wonder if the kid thought, in a weird twisted way, that he was protecting her Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #21

From those kindergarteners?? kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #26

No. If his mom believed that some sort of "apocalypse" were coming Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #28

As in 12\21\12?? loyalsister Dec 2012 #56

maybe this will finally be the end of the glamorization of the Doomsday Preppers nt maryellen99 Dec 2012 #100

Plausible. Barack_America Dec 2012 #68

Creative --but.... marions ghost Dec 2012 #76

Was he just getting ready for the Rapture?? madinmaryland Dec 2012 #129

NOTHING to do with 12/21. NOTHING. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #93

Well I didn't say anything about that date Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #101

'...other such ideas"? ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #23

Oh, bite me. Skidmore Dec 2012 #27

Wow. I was not expecting such a hateful response. The fact ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #49

I'm sorry but this whole thing has me out of Skidmore Dec 2012 #65

I understand. My reaction has been to put up a wall around the ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #72

I think we can band together and push back. Skidmore Dec 2012 #98

You're listening to AM Conservative Radio Methinks AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #36

I don't listen to a single moment of RWNJ radio. ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #52

And if the system crashes there goes her alimony. blueamy66 Dec 2012 #51

Agreed, sadly. eom ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #54

Self fulfilling paranoia. morningfog Dec 2012 #25

I would take what that "relative" said with a arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #35

Great, here come the deniers, watch the train land here. DainBramaged Dec 2012 #37

So ultimately she became her own self-fulfilling prophecy.. HipChick Dec 2012 #48

No, she was murdered by her son. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #50

Right, and guns don't kill people right? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #53

If you are blaming her for her son killing her Union Scribe Dec 2012 #62

Well played Saboburns Dec 2012 #85

A victim can also be a wacky Republican gun-nut. They are not mutually exclusive. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #94

From the dispatch calls, one of the police from the scene was describing the guns there qanda Dec 2012 #58

Thankfully the "perfect" suburban myth EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #59

Agree..it will never happen here myth.. HipChick Dec 2012 #74

Apparently she failed to prepare for every contingency. n/t Tempest Dec 2012 #77

I read just earlier to day she was a collector. Skip Intro Dec 2012 #78

She came from the "Live Free or Die" State before moving to.. Little Star Dec 2012 #90

Full gun nut profile. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #107

Only in America bongbong Dec 2012 #108

Fox News and Hate Radio kills again! santamargarita Dec 2012 #109

What makes these people so frightened? gateley Dec 2012 #126

Eventually the despairing attack the font of their despair. nt patrice Dec 2012 #127

She sounds like she was spectacularly irresponsible. If she was so concerned catbyte Dec 2012 #128

If I had someone mentally unstable.. HipChick Dec 2012 #130

Survivalist? Well, she failed at that. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2012 #132