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AverageJoe90

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57. They're nuts. Plain and simple.(In fact, some are worse!)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:39 PM

Feb 2013

Unfortunately, it does seem that a fair number of people here are calling for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment, which, sadly, I must say, actually helps feed into the hysteria of the gun-nuts and makes the 90% of us who want reasonable gun regulations look bad. Really not something we need right now.

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About those who think the government is going to take their guns... [View all] cynatnite Feb 2013 OP

Pretty miniscule group to be bothered by, seems to me.. pipoman Feb 2013 #1

Some of us would like to repeal the 2nd Amendment and then have guns confiscated LonePirate Feb 2013 #2

Their "anti-government" weapons would be no match for this: Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #3

not worried Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #5

Are you hoping for such an event to test your IED skills? Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #7

nope Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #33

So... what do you mean? Are you "not worried" because you think the Gubmint is coming for you? Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #37

I think I might be unclear Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #44

Apparently, there's paranoia somewhere... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #47

OK I will play your game Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #49

Why am I not surprised? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #14

That is theKed Feb 2013 #22

Why Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #34

But your first comment was that you were not worried if the govt came with drones, morningfog Feb 2013 #59

See, Duckhunter, that's why I think gun cultists are a problem. They are willing to kill innocent Hoyt Feb 2013 #51

Or this. nick of time Feb 2013 #8

Spooky and the Drone. This is crying out for a sitcom... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #10

LOL. nick of time Feb 2013 #11

"I remember in Vietnam we..." - Baloney. You're no more a Vietnam Vet than my kitty cat is. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author nick of time Feb 2013 #62

And what will that aircraft bomb? krispos42 Feb 2013 #12

Yes they will like during the civil war. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #16

It depends on how it plays out. krispos42 Feb 2013 #19

And you know this how? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #21

That's my point krispos42 Feb 2013 #25

And my point is that both sides will destroy infrastructure nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #43

The poster often lives in a "Red Dawn"-type fantasy world: this is not the first time we've seen apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #60

And related to that: who will fly those bombers? NickB79 Feb 2013 #24

They might well decide to join the rebels. krispos42 Feb 2013 #26

This subthread is proving the opposite point. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #41

Only idiots think that krispos42 Feb 2013 #4

Oh gee golly...like 1934. Oh the horror! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #13

The 1934 Act was nothing like I described krispos42 Feb 2013 #17

Unstated, your AR will require a buyer to have nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #20

That is Feinstein's proposal, which is not what I was directly discussing. krispos42 Feb 2013 #23

You mentioned a pump-action AK-47 NickB79 Feb 2013 #27

I counted 12 rounds. Total clip length was 13 seconds krispos42 Feb 2013 #30

Why I told my rep to forget looks and go for firing mechanism. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #46

I appreciate that you're not dancing around the subject krispos42 Feb 2013 #50

Alas it can be done, dropping the ROF. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #53

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #6

There is a huge difference between wanting guns gone and it becoming reality... cynatnite Feb 2013 #9

bans are perfectly reasonable Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #15

Actually, its looking like the AWB might not even get out of the Senate. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #18

i'm speaking more generally of a 'horizon' Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #35

If you're talking about Feinstein's AWB nick of time Feb 2013 #28

target shooting Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #38

for an assault weapon? no they most certainly are not. hobbies do not outweigh the risks. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #42

it is the exact Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #48

yeah semi-autos should definitely be banned as well. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #61

I don't think the government is going to confiscate Jenoch Feb 2013 #29

Probably not. nick of time Feb 2013 #31

There are several gun control bills Jenoch Feb 2013 #54

It's a possibility nick of time Feb 2013 #55

I too don't think there will be Jenoch Feb 2013 #56

It might be more like the "buy back" they did in Australia treestar Feb 2013 #32

We have to hand it to the Aussies, they bit the bullet and enacted real/effective gun restrictions. Hoyt Feb 2013 #52

I wish the government did but not happening in my lifetime libtodeath Feb 2013 #36

Most of them don't really believe it. Mariana Feb 2013 #39

I think you're confusing two phenomena. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #40

More importantly quaker bill Feb 2013 #45

They're nuts. Plain and simple.(In fact, some are worse!) AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #57