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qkvhj

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30. A small problem

Reply to slampoet (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:01 PM

Dec 2012

The second amendment is not about hunting. Not one word of it is about hunting. Our courts have already decided that this is the right of the individual.

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I talked to 11 hunters yesterday and none of them said they needed a semi-auto or even a third shot. [View all] slampoet Dec 2012 OP

Hunters tend to tell tall tales slackmaster Dec 2012 #1

That's a song by "Da Yoopers" slampoet Dec 2012 #5

lol former-republican Dec 2012 #6

Wow. that is real close range too. slampoet Dec 2012 #11

The gravel dinged him. formercia Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author RetroLounge Dec 2012 #16

I'm sorry the literary reference went over your head slackmaster Dec 2012 #20

You described good hunters nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #2

The NRA safety and training programs are still there and going along ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #14

Well when Insane Wayne is your spokesperson it tends to color your view neverforget Dec 2012 #18

Not my spokesman...but I understand what you mean ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #22

I'll be taking my son youth day Saturday, we'll take the AR ileus Dec 2012 #3

Considering that in this thread you admit to shooting animals you don't eat..... slampoet Dec 2012 #8

We eat game animals... ileus Dec 2012 #17

Who eats Crow and Coyote? slampoet Dec 2012 #21

COWARDS Skittles Dec 2012 #26

Wacko Wayne will when we get through with him meow2u3 Dec 2012 #29

Yes, but hunting is an edge case of gun ownership. Fewer than 20% of gun owners hunt Recursion Dec 2012 #4

What does hunting have to do JohnnyBoots Dec 2012 #7

nothing former-republican Dec 2012 #9

I am saying that every one of these hunters didn't have a problem with more restrictions. slampoet Dec 2012 #10

Those are fair comments for upland bird hunters ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #13

Sure, they don't need them for hunting, but ask them about fishing. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #15

Most Present-Day Gun Activists Don't Like Hunting. Paladin Dec 2012 #19

Thank you. I am lucky. slampoet Dec 2012 #23

I hunt with semi-autos.. jal777 Dec 2012 #24

Don't confuse "need to" with "have a right to." Igel Dec 2012 #25

You would think given the NRA's Berserker Dec 2012 #27

Cool story bro... but the 2A is not primarily concerned with hunting. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #28

A small problem qkvhj Dec 2012 #30

They used to call my grandpa "Ole One Shot" HeeBGBz Dec 2012 #31

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #32

Such irony. flvegan Dec 2012 #33