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152. The 2nd Amendment to which you cling so desperately was written in an era of muskets.

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:26 AM

Dec 2012

In 2012, people are being sprayed with projectiles from weapons that the Founders could not have imagined.

The 2nd Amendment to which you cling so desperately was written during a time when the English were still our enemy, when we had yet to decimate the Native Americans, and when we did not yet have a cohesive military or municipal police forces. So that would be why they put in that "well-regulated militia" part which you gun "enthusiasts" never seem to mention.

That's all I need to know, and it's all I need to tell you. My kid has to go to school in about six hours, and I shouldn't have to be worried about what I'm worried about right now.

Gun control has been enacted in every other developed nation on this planet, and it's coming here too. You can keep a big stick next to your bed from now on, okay?

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You have ignored us and laughed at us. Now you fight us. And we will win. [View all] derby378 Dec 2012 OP

is this some kind of psycho warning? spanone Dec 2012 #1

Oh, come on... derby378 Dec 2012 #3

don't get it. spanone Dec 2012 #8

Its from Gandhi ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #37

still don't get it, don't care to. spanone Dec 2012 #44

+1 wtmusic Dec 2012 #56

Using Gandhi to advance gun violence... ellisonz Dec 2012 #45

The gun madness gets worse after the gun nuts realize they are going to lose their PRECIOUSSSSS! RomneyLies Dec 2012 #50

They have no shame. ellisonz Dec 2012 #58

he's a live one Skittles Dec 2012 #63

Simply disgusting to use Ghandi's words Lex Dec 2012 #73

Okay. Marinedem Dec 2012 #134

WE are not under the rule of a foreign power. scarletwoman Dec 2012 #150

Using a Gandhi quote to justify gun ownership... tkmorris Dec 2012 #167

It was pretty brassy ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #171

Read the rest of this thread lbrtbell Dec 2012 #174

derby's scared shitless because his usual rants aren't having the usual effect alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #14

The gun nuts are losing RomneyLies Dec 2012 #21

Excellent response Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #36

+1 Barack_America Dec 2012 #49

Or maybe YOU are scared that people like me have been right all along... derby378 Dec 2012 #109

Nope...not from what I saw today nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #111

Perhaps... derby378 Dec 2012 #118

What I saw was even pols saying things need to change nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #123

No offense, but your OP was as hysterical as any pro-gun control post I've seen. Barack_America Dec 2012 #116

Let me guess - hot chocolate and a soft pillow? derby378 Dec 2012 #121

The conversation's over alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #122

Feel better after that Two-Minutes Hate? derby378 Dec 2012 #197

More and more guns, less and less gun owners. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #202

Whatever it takes to keep kids safe proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #190

If you want to keep kids safe... derby378 Dec 2012 #227

+1 krawhitham Dec 2012 #42

Rights should be protected. frank380 Dec 2012 #2

Thank you... derby378 Dec 2012 #4

you are thanking the asshat who said this: Skittles Dec 2012 #28

Those statements are completely factual ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #40

BARF Skittles Dec 2012 #47

That's what our Gungeoneer "professor's"* lesson plan usually consists of: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #57

I like the professor part too Skittles Dec 2012 #67

We can be anything we want on the internet. I'm a rocket scientist. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #84

I'm a rocket surgeon Major Nikon Dec 2012 #178

Seems about as made up as the "progressive" part as well Major Nikon Dec 2012 #117

well THAT'S the part that gives him away Skittles Dec 2012 #177

Your inability to control your stomach does not make it any less true ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #105

No, it means you try to get us caught up in semantics. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #151

If you took enough time to learn about things, the semantics would disappear ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #159

LOL, I don't need your advice but we will have success on this. Count on it. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #166

Don't count on it WinniSkipper Dec 2012 #223

"assault weapon" is no more 'made up' than "assault rifle" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #186

I don't know the poster, pipoman Dec 2012 #52

you again, pipeman? Skittles Dec 2012 #54

Please show me where I am incorrect. frank380 Dec 2012 #101

Sturmweber 44 (assault Riffle 44) nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #110

Throw a slide stock on it and it's pretty damned close to automatic RomneyLies Dec 2012 #112

Oh there are ways to convert them nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #114

Slide stocks are ATF approved 100% legal RomneyLies Dec 2012 #120

I know, the cartels used to do that. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #124

The slide stocks in the video are incredibly accurate RomneyLies Dec 2012 #127

I am not saying they should not be illegal, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #129

I'd feel a lot better if Scalia or Kennedy felt they needed to retire. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #131

Look at Roberts. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #132

That's an assault rifle. Not an assault weapon. frank380 Dec 2012 #125

Delicate flower nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #128

CLUE: ALL terms are made up RomneyLies Dec 2012 #135

It's legally defined in numerous statutes Major Nikon Dec 2012 #126

Well, at least you've got the trolls are on your side! DanTex Dec 2012 #189

Especially the right to murder 26 people? rustydog Dec 2012 #17

Thought there was a right to education and life. Downwinder Dec 2012 #43

Kids have a right to go to school without getting slaughtered wtmusic Dec 2012 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #182

Ah, another PPRed gun nut. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #219

something is waning on derby Skittles Dec 2012 #5

Yeah, well, you have the guns. I wouldn't be surprised if you DO win. marybourg Dec 2012 #6

Wait. Gun-owers are being oppressed? Oh my. Lex Dec 2012 #7

careful!!! they are very delicate Skittles Dec 2012 #9

no kidding Lex Dec 2012 #15

Delicate flowers RetroLounge Dec 2012 #88

300 million guns in the US. Are we safe yet? neverforget Dec 2012 #10

Nope. We need more gun nuts to keep us safe from the gun nuts. Major Nikon Dec 2012 #141

The OP is an example of the mental illness I talk about in my other posts bongbong Dec 2012 #11

Ah, the new McCarthyism rears its ugly head derby378 Dec 2012 #16

LOL Lex Dec 2012 #18

There is some serious self indulgence going on. myrna minx Dec 2012 #25

It should be for them, but it's not. See also re: post 11 nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #154

You're about to hit hyperbole overload. sufrommich Dec 2012 #39

"the new McCarthyism" RetroLounge Dec 2012 #87

I see it as the Army talking to McCarthy Confusious Dec 2012 #103

Actually, an angry mob is what we have needed for a good many years now. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #214

sad thing is they see their gun worship as normal, even commendable Skittles Dec 2012 #22

True that. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #23

Still looking for you to post the Diagnostic Code ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #41

20. Diagnostic code 20. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #61

Surely you can do better than that ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #108

The NRA publishes it bongbong Dec 2012 #65

What do you hold a PhD in? n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #91

Computer Science ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #106

No need RomneyLies Dec 2012 #107

Still waiting for the diagnostic code ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #172

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #184

Oh, good gravy. myrna minx Dec 2012 #12

wow n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #13

I thought it was a white power video, so I turned it off. freshwest Dec 2012 #133

The only relevant lyric I can find is "Give me hot steel GO!" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #187

What makes this a GBCW post is that you already won... ages ago. cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #19

and now we are seeing the results of it Lex Dec 2012 #24

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this post. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #20

Bushmaster w/30-round clips v. 1st graders BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #26

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #27

The jury system is broken if your post isn't hidden. -..__... Dec 2012 #46

Yes. ellisonz Dec 2012 #55

It was a good hide though. You stepped over the line. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #66

IMO, every gun nut steps over the line by simply being here. nt RomneyLies Dec 2012 #70

Yep. And some even have the transparency pages to prove it, too: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #75

When a gun cultist walks out the door with a gun strapped on, you step over the line in real life. Hoyt Dec 2012 #179

They were being kind. morningfog Dec 2012 #59

Yep. And it was nothing compared to *SOME* poster's hidden garbage: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #72

Pretty ironic from that poster considering his hidden post neverforget Dec 2012 #83

If you listen to crap music like that, I think I understand why you worship guns. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #29

WTF. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #30

What the hell kind of melodramatic bullshit is this? Barack_America Dec 2012 #31

They Wants It! They Needs It! Always, They Tries To Takes It From Us!!!! Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #32

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #34

You are absolutely right laundry_queen Dec 2012 #155

FTW. Barack_America Dec 2012 #35

STOP PICKING ON US!! Skittles Dec 2012 #51

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #53

You're a fucking sick person neverforget Dec 2012 #62

That was one instance where the jury system worked. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #68

Thankfully it worked this time. Mocking Sarah Brady?! WTF! That is a sick person neverforget Dec 2012 #76

When will the gunners be corralled back under their gungeon rock? morningfog Dec 2012 #69

They get to come out and spew their insanity every time little kids get murdered by guns. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #74

This time we follow them back to the gungeon. Barack_America Dec 2012 #78

When will that poster be PPR'ed? nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #80

I alerted and checked TOS. But, it is in the admins hands. They've been here too long for MIRT morningfog Dec 2012 #81

I did too when I alerted it neverforget Dec 2012 #86

Someone alerted and the jury voted 1-5 to leave this, fyi. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #89

Thanks for the heads up neverforget Dec 2012 #93

This fuckstick needs to have his AK shoved up his PPR RetroLounge Dec 2012 #92

Perfect. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #99

not right larwdem Dec 2012 #33

What kind of regulation would you agree too if any? neverforget Dec 2012 #38

In all fairness, that's probably a subject for another thread derby378 Dec 2012 #115

Spoiler alert. You will lose. morningfog Dec 2012 #48

If people would just take the time to pipoman Dec 2012 #60

do you not get it? Skittles Dec 2012 #71

Tell it to the constitutional lawyer pipoman Dec 2012 #138

LOL Skittles Dec 2012 #143

Anyone who is literate in the English language knows what it says.. pipoman Dec 2012 #145

CORRECT Skittles Dec 2012 #146

LOL pipoman Dec 2012 #149

the tipping point Lex Dec 2012 #77

The constitution remains unchanged. pipoman Dec 2012 #139

Don't be stupid. It is constantly being interpreted. nt Lex Dec 2012 #142

Just can't help yourself, eh? pipoman Dec 2012 #148

One Supreme Court case is all it takes and that happens all the time. Lex Dec 2012 #192

Yeah, they don't take cases asking the same question every year.. pipoman Dec 2012 #195

Congress passes an assault weapons ban as law. Lex Dec 2012 #199

Every congressman remembers the 1994 reaction to that AWB, pipoman Dec 2012 #200

Just watch. Lex Dec 2012 #209

Likewise.. pipoman Dec 2012 #220

The Constitution never changes. That's why we still have slavery Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #225

A line was crossed Friday. The gun nuts are killing babies now RomneyLies Dec 2012 #79

It is so insulting to be told over and over again to "study the issue." Chorophyll Dec 2012 #102

As long as people are yelling for gun bans, I will believe they don't understand.. pipoman Dec 2012 #144

The 2nd Amendment to which you cling so desperately was written in an era of muskets. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #152

+1 laundry_queen Dec 2012 #156

It was written by people who pipoman Dec 2012 #158

It's 2:00 a.m. and I just heard fucking gunshots in my neighborhood. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #164

I just know the constitutional realities on this.. pipoman Dec 2012 #165

They were real. Someone local nit felt the need to walk outside at 2:00 and start shooting. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #191

Sounds like a good time to take another look, especially with one less right wing justice. Hoyt Dec 2012 #180

"incidents" don't change words or definitions, or interpretations... pipoman Dec 2012 #188

Maybe, but it will be decades before anyone actively enforces tough gun laws now. Hoyt Dec 2012 #193

HA? You've been around on 9/12, right? Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #203

Wow, using Gandhi quote and gun threats all together RetroLounge Dec 2012 #82

^^^ this ^^^ TDale313 Dec 2012 #95

yeah defending weapons with Ghandi is rather over the top neverforget Dec 2012 #104

Gun cultists have been coddled far too long. Hoyt Dec 2012 #85

Democrats BainsBane Dec 2012 #90

He's not even close RetroLounge Dec 2012 #96

He's a Democrat like I'm a friggin' Rocket Scientist RomneyLies Dec 2012 #97

You win all the time BainsBane Dec 2012 #94

This is the heartbreaker. Gun owners have won all along. yewberry Dec 2012 #140

That needs to be repeated over and over again laundry_queen Dec 2012 #157

That you hear is our collective derision nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #98

Please add my mocking laughter to the derision, okay? nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #100

+1,000 to what you said! freshwest Dec 2012 #136

What ARE you on about? Hekate Dec 2012 #113

We are not taking the bull nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #119

Hi Nadin. Yeah, I kinda thought so. Hekate Dec 2012 #130

I have seen some fucking dumb shit in my time here on DU Scootaloo Dec 2012 #137

+1 BainsBane Dec 2012 #147

Agree. I've seen some in gungeon equate their poor pitiful gun plight to that of civil rights era. Hoyt Dec 2012 #183

Historically, you are no different that someone using phrenology to defend racism. villager Dec 2012 #153

Now watch the Democratic Party resurrect the republican party by imploding... Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #160

We're not laughing at gun nuts, we're SCREAMING WITH RAGE!!! Dems to Win Dec 2012 #161

Nothing Changed Last Friday Hoopermazing Dec 2012 #162

Oh, fer chrissakes, derby. yewberry Dec 2012 #163

worthy of its own thread, yewberry Skittles Dec 2012 #176

Believe it or not, Skittles, I heartily agree derby378 Dec 2012 #206

Well Said. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #204

A metric of absurdity. Chan790 Dec 2012 #168

This time, you'll LOSE pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #169

Not ths time, asshole pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #170

Holy crap I've now seen everything. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #173

Fuk U. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #175

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #181

Sad, sad, sad aristocles Dec 2012 #185

Just Leave. Permanently. Paladin Dec 2012 #194

You already have won 2012. There are thousands dead. Congratulations JanMichael Dec 2012 #196

"You have ignored us and laughed at us. Now you fight us. And we will win." workinclasszero Dec 2012 #198

20 kids were not a big enough win for you? aandegoons Dec 2012 #201

Yeah, you're the victim. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #205

Please see #163 (n/t) derby378 Dec 2012 #207

Message to the mods: PLEASE LOCK THIS THREAD derby378 Dec 2012 #208

Typical gun nut COWARD!!!! Dems to Win Dec 2012 #210

You're just seething with hatred, aren't you...? derby378 Dec 2012 #221

What were you expecting, buddy? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #217

I've been lying in that bed for over seven years... derby378 Dec 2012 #222

Self-delete your OP, whiner jberryhill Dec 2012 #226

I'm confused... Melatonin Dec 2012 #211

Welcome to DU. Sorry you're confused. nt Lex Dec 2012 #212

Thanks Melatonin Dec 2012 #215

Welcome to DU and nt means no text. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #216

Invoking Gandhi, a man who was ASSASSINATED with a GUN, Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #224

Win what? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #213

Ya know, I haven't ignored you RomneyLies Dec 2012 #218