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99Forever

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4. I've got a better idea.

Reply to Peter cotton (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 09:47 AM

Apr 2013

How's about you assholes move to Somalia and take all of your customers with you?

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Another gun company to relocate from Colorado [View all] Peter cotton Apr 2013 OP

........ marmar Apr 2013 #1

Bye bye, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. CanonRay Apr 2013 #6

I'm really thinking of moving from Fayetteville, AR to Boulder, CO!! sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #2

Boulder is awesome! ellie Apr 2013 #60

The only thing this will prove will be fewer deaths in states with better gun control. randome Apr 2013 #3

I've got a better idea. 99Forever Apr 2013 #4

What's wrong with their customers? Peter cotton Apr 2013 #8

It's better not to shoot at all. 99Forever Apr 2013 #10

A Brotherhood of Man is extraordinarily unlikely, violence being endemic to the human condition. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #13

I am not surprised. 99Forever Apr 2013 #14

Some problems don't have solutions, only mitigations. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #18

False dichotomy. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #30

No mam. 99Forever Apr 2013 #33

Sure...most any matter can be vastly over-simplified to the point of dichotomy. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #35

You justify violence if that pleases you. 99Forever Apr 2013 #38

It doesn't particularly please me, but it's the way it is. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #42

Proceed, mam. 99Forever Apr 2013 #46

What an altogether odd reply. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #48

Only odd to someone who believes there is such a thing as... 99Forever Apr 2013 #51

That would be roughly 99.9% of all the humans who have ever lived. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #54

You've talked this over with... 99Forever Apr 2013 #55

I have no way to document it. It was simply my estimate. But consider this: Peter cotton Apr 2013 #93

I suppose that's right. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #62

Then we are on even footing. 99Forever Apr 2013 #64

Well, there you have it. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #65

On that we can agree. 99Forever Apr 2013 #66

It is one thing to be a proponent of violence DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #104

OOOOooooh! Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #23

(I'm imagining a leather forehead strap. But like Olivia Newton John in Xanadu.) Squinch Apr 2013 #29

I prefer bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, all things being equal. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #37

Your comments on violent assault sound like wishful thinking. (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #70

Feel free to psychoanalyze me from the comfort of your armchair. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #94

As if you're the first Gun Enthusiast to reveal more than they intended.... (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #109

At what distance do you think you might have to shoot someone? Hoyt Apr 2013 #105

In the event of a home invasion, ten yards or less. Far enough to require proper aiming, surely. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #114

Aw...my Glock...aw...center mass...aw... Iggo Apr 2013 #115

The only time I can see shooting someone at 10 yards or more is if they are running away. Hoyt Apr 2013 #116

If someone is running at you and they are a clear threat, premium Apr 2013 #118

There are places in my house that are 10 yards apart. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #119

Hopefully, you'll return to rationality or mature at some point in your life. Good luck. Hoyt Apr 2013 #120

Choosing to be responsible for one's own safety *is* rational and mature. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #121

Thanks, I think I heard Wayne LaPierre and Teddy Nugent say the the same junk. Hoyt Apr 2013 #122

Ha - you really enjoyed that "Best 7 Minutes on Gun Control..." video didn't you?! jmg257 Apr 2013 #73

I thought it's only bad to shoot blanks snooper2 Apr 2013 #24

Hi-Viz is very popular on shotguns for hunting NickB79 Apr 2013 #84

Won't relocating be an expensive proposition for them? Laurian Apr 2013 #5

+1. nt Robb Apr 2013 #9

yup...and as each state changes their laws (and they will), so will their location? Sheepshank Apr 2013 #16

good the money spent is a stimulus for others TeamPooka Apr 2013 #20

The current fear of gun laws has been a boom to gun companies NickB79 Apr 2013 #85

More symbolic than financially impacting, but there you go. aikoaiko Apr 2013 #7

That will just leave the field open to Freedom Arms. bluedigger Apr 2013 #69

Makes me think I should move to Colorado! Pisces Apr 2013 #11

Sooner or later these laws will be national nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #12

Doubtful. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #27

I do, when polls are at 85-90 in favor of background checks nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #28

Perhaps in 200 years. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #47

Ten years ago none of us could expect LGBT youth nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #49

You would not, perhaps. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #81

They are one mass shooting nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #82

I very much doubt that. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #32

good--more room for pot farms and dealers! librechik Apr 2013 #15

Sayonara! ellie Apr 2013 #17

bbye frylock Apr 2013 #19

I suggest they relocate their new facility straight up a horse's ass. Erose999 Apr 2013 #21

Dey got dere feewings huwted! Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #22

I would think as an industry that's taking a beating in the public eye Arcanetrance Apr 2013 #25

but their bottomlines arent taking a beating at all Puzzledtraveller Apr 2013 #39

I can understand Magpul leaving hack89 Apr 2013 #26

CEO Phillip Howe and his management team are just a bunch of right wingers, looking for an Hoyt Apr 2013 #40

Colorado had no problem with them making "lethal weapon accessories" hack89 Apr 2013 #44

We've coddled gun cultists and their suppliers too long. Some states are starting to recognize that. Hoyt Apr 2013 #59

So why didn't CO ban the making of those mags hack89 Apr 2013 #67

Like we give a damn what these purveyors of lethal weapon accessories do. Hoyt Apr 2013 #31

BZZZZT! Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #34

You Gungeoneers crack me up. Hoyt Apr 2013 #36

Happy to be of service. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #41

Unfortunately, too many gun nuts think -- or act like -- this country is a war zone. Hoyt Apr 2013 #43

I can't disagree with that. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #45

Lesson: Gun nuts are assholes alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #58

Post of the day! HangOnKids Apr 2013 #61

Happy Happy Joy Joy otohara Apr 2013 #50

"Weapons of mass destruction"? Peter cotton Apr 2013 #56

What Are They Then Peter? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #63

NBC weapons. An AR-15 doesn't qualify. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #68

Sorry Pete HangOnKids Apr 2013 #78

Ahhhh, the old "it is what is is bebcause I say it is" defense derby378 Apr 2013 #87

"bebcause" HangOnKids Apr 2013 #99

Pointing out a typo...what a superb refutation! Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #111

Hey, that's what I get for working a 50-hour week derby378 Apr 2013 #113

It's easy to be "right" when you just make shit up as you go along, huh? Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #90

Clue Poppet HangOnKids Apr 2013 #100

Sure...because that would be a rational approach. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #110

Sorry, HOK...you don't get to redefine terms just because you find it convenient to do so. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #95

How quaint HangOnKids Apr 2013 #98

sure they can.. especially if enough of us jump on the bandwagon to make it so. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #108

Good luck with that. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #112

They never quit do they? Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #72

Do A Quick Search HangOnKids Apr 2013 #79

They're bits of plastic and fiber-optic NickB79 Apr 2013 #86

If you read this thread you might be able to follow the conversation HangOnKids Apr 2013 #101

Maybe You Forgot Or Are Unaware otohara Apr 2013 #71

I did not forget, I am aware, and I disagree. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #76

Look at Hiroshima for an example of a WMD. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #91

Here's What I Found otohara Apr 2013 #92

More people have been killed by edged weapons than by every nuclear bomb ever used. Peter cotton Apr 2013 #96

Jesus Hide The Cutlery! HangOnKids Apr 2013 #102

Not from one single gun. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #97

Sweet now Genghis Khan is part of the discussion HangOnKids Apr 2013 #103

How about "Weapons of MassAcre" then? jmg257 Apr 2013 #74

Nice!! nt 4 t 4 Apr 2013 #52

Everyone who has an event or conference should plan it in Colorado. Squinch Apr 2013 #53

Good riddance alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #57

Leave assholes. And don't come back. Initech Apr 2013 #75

Maybe a pot store can move into their offices! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #77

After reading this thread it looks like you agree with the NRA, a republican ally. Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #80

Isn't That Odd? HangOnKids Apr 2013 #83

Need a bus ticket? moondust Apr 2013 #88

Buh-bye, death-profiteers! Don't let my boots hit you in the ass on the way out of my state! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #89

Here's hoping the employees who will lose jobs, are compensated SoCalDem Apr 2013 #106

Using their logic, if we could only take it nationwide quaker bill Apr 2013 #107

Wondering out loud... Do their customers vote? n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #117