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hifiguy

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20. The monomaniacal passion some gunners have

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:41 PM

Dec 2012

for these inanimate objects is indicative of some truly deep-seated psychological problems.

I am very fond of my bass guitars and my audio system but if it were obvious that these objects were responsible, in other hands, for mass death I would have no qualms about their being registered and regulated or, in the presence of reasonable justification, confiscated.

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The Love of Guns Trumping The Love of Humanity [View all] rbrnmw Dec 2012 OP

self-delete to avoid confusion. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #1

But there's a whole bunch on DU supporting 2A rights Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #5

You're so right...(w/edit) OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #6

nice mom and apple pie speech n/t a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #2

The gun lovers put their own interests above the interest of society. Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #3

++++1 sasha031 Dec 2012 #27

Damn Straight. Selfish bastards. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #38

"And on earth, piece; bad will towards men" -- Merry Xmas from the NRA Blue Owl Dec 2012 #4

That's part of the sickness of the gun lover -- worship of the killing object trumps all else. villager Dec 2012 #7

sigh... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #8

Not what we're talking about, Geek Bob villager Dec 2012 #9

actually, a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #11

Then hopefully they're capable of conversation on necessary safety regulations villager Dec 2012 #13

They seem to be... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #17

I honestly think most are. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #18

So then pro-gunners will quit villifying even the mildest, most reasonable proposals? For a change? villager Dec 2012 #41

The extremists? No. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #42

The problem is, the extremists *are* the mainstream on the gun proliferation side. villager Dec 2012 #45

We're going to have to agree to disagree on that point. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #46

It's been entirely my experience. And when you look at how the NRA has driven gun policy villager Dec 2012 #47

No use for the NRA, either. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #48

Well there's our first main point of agreement! villager Dec 2012 #50

Contributes to the culture. tblue Dec 2012 #28

sigh... yet again... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #34

false dichotomy. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #10

+1 a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #12

More like "astute observation," if we're talking about the OP villager Dec 2012 #14

Nope. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #16

You're fucking wrong. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #19

No, I'm actually pretty good at fucking. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #22

How many guns are enough" hifiguy Dec 2012 #23

Can't tell you. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #25

Right tool for the job. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #26

I'm not even going to go so far as to disagree with Lizzie's post hifiguy Dec 2012 #31

Yup. Well observed summation of social trends. villager Dec 2012 #39

There is no dehumanization in the OP. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #15

I didn't feel I was dehumanizing anyone rbrnmw Dec 2012 #40

Gun lovers are the ones who dehumanize people. tblue Dec 2012 #29

Since I'm not sure what you mean by "gun lovers," I can't really comment. (nt) Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #32

The monomaniacal passion some gunners have hifiguy Dec 2012 #20

I actually quite agree. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #24

If you feel you're getting "broad brushed" as an inhuman monster Robb Dec 2012 #35

I'm sorry, but I simply can't agree with that, Robb. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #36

It is possible to stand up to extremists AND make a more moderate viewpoint known. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #49

Oh man! I was saying just yesterday tblue Dec 2012 #30

Probably true for most anyone... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #37

Well A Majority of American's Agree We Need rbrnmw Dec 2012 #43

I agree with that majority. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #44

and that's just on democratic underground spanone Dec 2012 #21

Exactly. Time to make a choice, America Dems to Win Dec 2012 #33