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kestrel91316

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27. The majority of gun nuts I know of say just that - they need to fend off gubmint

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 07:37 PM

Dec 2012

tyranny. Your "fringe" is the public face of gun ownership. Face up to it. The silence of normal gun owners is complicity, and if you are in fact the majority then it's past time for you to start acting like it and get your rogue members under control. OR WE WILL DO IT FOR YOU.

The NORMAL gun owners I know like hunting and target practice and recognize that a shotgun in the home MIGHT be helpful if an intruder enters their property. They don't use guns as tools to intimidate people who aren't bothering them., nor do they feel the need to own dozens and dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammo. My dad and uncles were NORMAL, psychologically well-adjusted gun owners, so I know them when I see them. THEY are not the problem.

WE, BTW, are not gun grabbers. We ARE gun safety fanatics. The hallmark of gun nuts is a failure to admit that there are any safety issues involving guns or accept safety laws that protect the public.

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Let's think about the need for weapons to repel an out of control government coming for YOU. [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 OP

The idea that people have guns to repel the government is a lie. Indydem Dec 2012 #1

The majority of gun nuts I know of say just that - they need to fend off gubmint kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #27

bad choice... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #2

There is only one defense if the government comes after you. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #3

do the romantic fantasies about guns come free with every purchase? unblock Dec 2012 #4

I completely agree Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #5

How about an F-18 or sharp_stick Dec 2012 #6

I don't plan on trying to capture any navy ships ..... oldhippie Dec 2012 #7

my thoughts exactly. the NRA million dollar suits come up with these things graham4anything Dec 2012 #8

The US military arsenal includes small arms similar to the Bushmaster. Lasher Dec 2012 #9

How's that working in Afghanistan? X_Digger Dec 2012 #10

We ought to send a note to the Taliban telling them to surrender already. Kaleva Dec 2012 #11

Revolt has been tried in the US before, 1861-1865, it didn't end well for the revolutionaries Fumesucker Dec 2012 #17

You are giving an example of conventional warfare Kaleva Dec 2012 #18

So which region is going to be engaging in guerrilla warfare for independence? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #19

I'm not trying to say that this is going to happen. Kaleva Dec 2012 #20

lol Hydra Dec 2012 #23

I've got no guns. Never have. Yet the government hasn't bothered me. Imagine that. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #12

Yup, the Vietcong and Taliban were such pushovers! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #13

If you're facing an intact US military, you're screwed. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #14

2 words .. Military Dependants SQUEE Dec 2012 #15

The mujahideen did pretty well (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #16

You have chosen... Lasher Dec 2012 #21

Meanwhile Fox Noise tells them the end days are coming and they might as well go out in flames. Scuba Dec 2012 #22

If you want to control a population with force, at some level you need OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #24

Matthews has some FUCKING NUT on right now that is speaking about "controlling the government" Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #25

I saw him. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #26

You are so right guardian Dec 2012 #28