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In reply to the discussion: Should pot smokers be allowed to own guns? [View all]Peter cotton
(380 posts)28. It's the most popular rifle in America.
Why wouldn't Walmart sell it?
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Pot smokers should only be banned from it if alcohol drinkers are also banned from it.
phleshdef
Mar 2013
#1
How about "since alcohol users are not banned from it, neither should pot smokers."
Paul E Ester
Mar 2013
#32
I don't think any kind of gun laws should be based on alcohol or marijuana...
phleshdef
Mar 2013
#45
the fact that you can buy AR-15s at Wal-Mart and we throw pot smokers in prison says it all.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#3
And technically assault weapon is a nonsense term and 30 round clips are totally reasonable and blah
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#9
And I see you ignore the obvious point, preferring to attempt to derail with minute details.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#20
Pot is the most popular drug in America, and we throw people in prison for smoking it.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#30
An Ar-15 makes an excellent home defense weapon, the VP's advice notwithstanding.
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#40
The suitability of the AR 15 for hunting, economical shooting sports and home defense....
Eleanors38
Mar 2013
#77
I'm glad you've found something that gives you such a profound feeling of satisfaction.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#82
if it wouldn't be effectual at all, then why is there such resistance to it?
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#58
I'm sure that it must have happened somewhere but I have never heard of a case where a
ladjf
Mar 2013
#73
If you're doing shotguns with a real gun, you might have a problem down the road.
Comrade Grumpy
Mar 2013
#5
Yes. Where marijuana use is legal it should be treated just like alcohol, and no one is proposing
apocalypsehow
Mar 2013
#6
I've had several, thank you! Think I'll have another & calculate bullet drop... at... How far?..
Eleanors38
Mar 2013
#79
Only the wealthy, politicians, and people govt should have them - the rest of us suck
The Straight Story
Mar 2013
#18
I also doubt 'illegal' aliens are more dangerous than US natives, but their banned from
HereSince1628
Mar 2013
#96
It's currently illegal at the Federal level for pot users to own or possess firearms or ammunition.
PoliticAverse
Mar 2013
#54
If they are convicted as users, yes. Use of an illegal substance is FEDERAL NICS category.
HereSince1628
Mar 2013
#65
If all pot smokers started shooting a bunch of people for no good reason then I'd say yes. n/t
leeroysphitz
Mar 2013
#90