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SayWut

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28. "Illegal"?

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 09:58 PM

Mar 2013

It can be at times, but more often than not, it can take the form of a simple "fuck you" to the powers that be; or as in this case, opposition to an over reactionary, feel good, useless law, (and possibly unconstitutional), formulated and contrived by preying on the emotions resulting from a tragic event.

de·fi·ance (d-fns)
n.
1. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
2. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist.

Oh, and didn't you intend to post this on Free Republic.

well, you might think that, but you'd be wrong.

This is DU, the Democratic Underground.

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Boulder - Gun rights advocates planning huge high capacity magazine giveaway in Colorado [View all] Peter cotton Mar 2013 OP

Legal gun owners are law abiding maxsolomon Mar 2013 #1

If u read this on mental illness & mass shooting u may dump 'crazy' for terms with meaning HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #7

lord almighty, i don't want to make the mentally ill feel bad about themselves. maxsolomon Mar 2013 #14

It's not about making mentally ill feel bad, it's about tainting your opinion HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #23

OK, you win. i won't say crazy when referring to schizophrenics who murder masses of people. maxsolomon Mar 2013 #37

Sorry you feel it's derailing...I think it's at the heart of recent proposed legislation HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #38

"Responsible" gun profiteers and owners, my rear. Hoyt Mar 2013 #2

Read 'Armed Cretin', Sir, For 'Gun Rights Advocate': Fewer Syllables, Greater Accuracy The Magistrate Mar 2013 #3

This is just to... one_voice Mar 2013 #4

Grassroots activism and protest at it's finest. SayWut Mar 2013 #5

Sick, coating this to the Berlin airlift nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #8

yeh, you guys are so fucking brave and defiant frylock Mar 2013 #11

One must start somehere. SayWut Mar 2013 #30

oh i've no doubt you'll get to keep your precious 30rd mags.. frylock Mar 2013 #36

Your use of "defiance" noted. You have been assigned drone number ... Coyotl Mar 2013 #19

I wish some of our potential jurors would also read the TOS. Result below. Moses2SandyKoufax Mar 2013 #24

check your "facts" Coyotl Mar 2013 #27

"Illegal"? SayWut Mar 2013 #28

"It is only defiance if it's illegal." Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #29

What assholes. Robb Mar 2013 #21

Maybe I'll go get one. And toss it in my recycling bin. denverbill Mar 2013 #6

good idea. go get one and then destroy it in front of these assholes. frylock Mar 2013 #12

Let's organize that into a mass movement. Coyotl Mar 2013 #20

absolutely TNLiberal4 Mar 2013 #33

And again, the Delicate Flowers show their deep concern... 99Forever Mar 2013 #9

he's too fucking stupid to understand why limiting mag capacity may save some lives.. frylock Mar 2013 #10

They will be accepting donations for the James Holmes defense fund, however. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #13

If you really care about something, you can make a stand for it." Aristus Mar 2013 #15

This is why gun control will lose. Archae Mar 2013 #16

This is why new laws are needed. Coyotl Mar 2013 #17

Good luck getting those laws passed. ... spin Mar 2013 #26

This attitude is why "gun rights" advocates are going to lose, in the long term. Marr Mar 2013 #18

Ah, the glib sociopath paradigm. Robb Mar 2013 #22

Whatever...these cretins can continue to waste their money alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #25

+1000. And then our "law-abiding gun owners" will just have to make up their minds whether apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #31

In the case of the proposed Colorado ban, it has a grandfather clause. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #35

This goes a long way in destroying what little credibility they have left. reformist2 Mar 2013 #32

I look forward to watching the meltdown... Llewlladdwr Mar 2013 #34