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BainsBane

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24. Last night he was arguing against background checks

Sun May 5, 2013, 08:54 PM

May 2013

that they cost too much money, why should non-murdering gun owners have to pay taxes to support background checks when they don't kill people anyway. Then he said he would accept them at the state but not federal level.

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22-month-old boy drowns in pool [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

Sad story indeed, TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #1

pools are just as dangerous as guns BainsBane May 2013 #2

his point was that gejohnston May 2013 #17

I don't believe that's true BainsBane May 2013 #22

the CDC gejohnston May 2013 #32

okay, so we limit the number of guns to 6 million BainsBane May 2013 #36

if be ban private swimming pools gejohnston May 2013 #37

the swimming pool lobby isn't nearly as powerful BainsBane May 2013 #42

not even close gejohnston May 2013 #44

Bullshit BainsBane May 2013 #50

the op is about accidents gejohnston May 2013 #55

oh right BainsBane May 2013 #56

in other words, gejohnston May 2013 #68

You hair is a bird? Electric Monk May 2013 #69

Because it's so hard to drive to Winnetka or Evanston to get a gun BainsBane May 2013 #53

check Illinois gun laws gejohnston May 2013 #54

I just did BainsBane May 2013 #57

at least provide some evidence gejohnston May 2013 #71

so they get FOIDs and drive to the suburbs? gejohnston May 2013 #67

There's no gun ban in Mexico. a la izquierda May 2013 #80

true but gejohnston May 2013 #85

Obviously Turbineguy May 2013 #103

That won't work. pintobean May 2013 #46

the bottling companies gejohnston May 2013 #47

well, sounds like an ideal investment opportunity BainsBane May 2013 #59

The reason the gun-banners don't care about swimming pool deaths... HooptieWagon May 2013 #49

because the numbers pale in comparison BainsBane May 2013 #58

Ahhh, back to the broad brush painting, I see. HooptieWagon May 2013 #64

here we go again BainsBane May 2013 #70

Even the gun extremists aren't committing the homicides. HooptieWagon May 2013 #75

You sound like you're ready to go all Ruby Ridge over this issue. Have fun with that. nt Electric Monk May 2013 #76

I don't have a dog in the fight. HooptieWagon May 2013 #91

2/3rds of deaths by gun are suicides... snooper2 May 2013 #87

Its a bit less, like 60%... HooptieWagon May 2013 #94

You're incorrect on at least two points Orrex May 2013 #95

I don't think so. HooptieWagon May 2013 #96

Hmm... Orrex May 2013 #97

I agree with much of that. HooptieWagon May 2013 #100

Don't get all reasonable on me now, dammit! Orrex May 2013 #101

You should at least have the intellectual honesty to ADMIT you are wrong, and that Common Sense Party May 2013 #102

And he would be wrong - here are the stats FreeState May 2013 #29

he said an age of child gejohnston May 2013 #33

The point should be that anyone can procreate.... blueamy66 May 2013 #78

DUer parrots NRA talking point. DanTex May 2013 #3

you have to love the commie paranoia..... until you realize lots of rubes have been taken in by it! bettyellen May 2013 #7

Why are you trivializing this? The Straight Story May 2013 #12

What "group of people" do we want to hate? Robb May 2013 #18

"Foment hatred"? Are you out of your mind? DanTex May 2013 #21

Ironically, the 1% is usually always the problem. 99% of the people in America Raine1967 May 2013 #23

you are losing this battle Skittles May 2013 #27

Why are you ghoulishly trying to use this sad accident to score political points? baldguy May 2013 #43

Can you explain to me why the grabbers and anti-gunners are using the sad accident Common Sense Party May 2013 #104

I guess you haven't been paying attention. baldguy May 2013 #107

A non-answer. Got it. Common Sense Party May 2013 #109

Not only are you inattentive, but you're aggressively ignorant. And proud of it. baldguy May 2013 #110

I think you're definitely on to something Cali_Democrat May 2013 #34

+1 Junkdrawer May 2013 #86

+1000 ellisonz May 2013 #92

And that's why swimming pools are regulated. Nine May 2013 #4

lawn darts, too. SO what was the point of this OP? Parents should be more responsible? bettyellen May 2013 #5

I think DanTex got it right. (nt) Nine May 2013 #6

As did you! I was mocking the OP.... who also has "concerns" about lawn darts, wink wink... bettyellen May 2013 #8

Absolutely. Here in Australia, the city council will come to your house unannounced Number23 May 2013 #9

This post was alerted on. The jury voted 5/1 to let it stand! ohiosmith May 2013 #10

Sometimes juries are dimwitted, baldguy May 2013 #48

Good for the jury. HooptieWagon May 2013 #52

You can tell one side of an arguement is winning when the other side baldguy May 2013 #62

This thread is fail squared Electric Monk May 2013 #11

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #13

Please, tell us again how you are an "ex"-freeper (or as you would write it, an x-freeper) Electric Monk May 2013 #14

Christ are you KIDDING ME? Robb May 2013 #20

Last night he was arguing against background checks BainsBane May 2013 #24

I thought I was the only one who remembered REP May 2013 #39

amazing BainsBane May 2013 #60

Given the posts here, maybe not so "former". baldguy May 2013 #81

I've been here about 11 years longer than you REP May 2013 #112

Classic RandiFan1290 May 2013 #79

There are way too many of those running around here unleashed. n/t ellisonz May 2013 #93

Sigh. Robb May 2013 #15

Thanks, Robb. Facts have a well known liberal bias. nt Electric Monk May 2013 #16

Locked out of his own thread. Robb May 2013 #25

I guess that makes it fail cubed now, instead of just squared Electric Monk May 2013 #30

The NRA and their billh58 May 2013 #63

Please post every story of accidental deaths you can find. bluedigger May 2013 #19

Get back to me when I can use a swimming pool to kill a kid that isn't in my back yard. Ikonoklast May 2013 #26

Typical pathetic "gun logic" post. Walk away May 2013 #28

puts it in perspective gejohnston May 2013 #41

Bad things can happen! Let's add gun death and mayhem! Walk away May 2013 #88

I fail to see any of your logic gejohnston May 2013 #89

Sarcasm is hard for some folks. That's why they need guns. Walk away May 2013 #98

poor sarcasm gejohnston May 2013 #99

Here's a copy of the OP in case he deletes it to lock the thread Electric Monk May 2013 #31

How can people not watch their kids? treestar May 2013 #35

If swimming pools are outlawed only outlaws will have swimming pools. Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #38

so many children drown in swimming pools DesertFlower May 2013 #40

Pools kill people... ileus May 2013 #45

You're late to the pool party BainsBane May 2013 #61

If this is all TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #51

I love coming to DU to see you make a fool of yourself RetroLounge May 2013 #65

How often are swimming pools the weapon of choice? mokawanis May 2013 #66

Did you hear the one about the disgruntled employee who took his swimming pool to work and Electric Monk May 2013 #72

Yes, Texas needs to join the rest of the US and require pool fencing. jeff47 May 2013 #73

This thread isn't turning out the way you'd hoped it would, is it? Electric Monk May 2013 #74

Another day another anti-Obama thread, another love the gun thread. Quaint graham4anything May 2013 #77

Another day, another anti-bullet post pintobean May 2013 #82

You should send this story to the parents of every child who died due to gun violence to better assu LanternWaste May 2013 #83

More guns! Iggo May 2013 #84

I heard a tragic story about swimming pool deaths Orrex May 2013 #90

BABY DROWNS AS MOM TALKS WITH SALESMAN Common Sense Party May 2013 #105

Ban bathtubs! Fumesucker May 2013 #108

What point are you trying to make? nt boston bean May 2013 #106

The article is brief but ChazII May 2013 #111