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Shadrach

(69 posts)
5. No kidding
Fri May 10, 2013, 05:13 PM
May 2013

I wonder what is the next logic excuse from the gun lobby not to regulate gun sales and ownership.

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Guns don't kill people. Children kill people. kenny blankenship May 2013 #1
No kidding Shadrach May 2013 #5
Oh come on ... You are being ridiculous etherealtruth May 2013 #10
Where are the gun nutz that think everyone needs to have a gun to protect us from people with guns? RC May 2013 #2
Good grief. There seems to be one of these child-on-child shootings every day. femmocrat May 2013 #3
its a ploy using selection bias. galileoreloaded May 2013 #4
Yes, please ignore all the children who suffer & die baldguy May 2013 #6
im always suspicious of people willing to use emotional galileoreloaded May 2013 #9
I'm sure the families of the children of Sandy Hook feel their loss is "cheap". baldguy May 2013 #13
yeah, me and wayne play "flip cup" every friday. herp nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #15
You're suspicious of Robb? maddezmom May 2013 #30
He A Funny Fella, Ma'am, Our 'Gallileo'.... The Magistrate May 2013 #36
Funny is one word maddezmom May 2013 #45
Indeed, Ma'am: Several Others Come Readily To Mind The Magistrate May 2013 #47
Emotional pleas, selection bias, straw men... Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #55
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #7
You say it like it's a bad thing. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #14
well for one... galileoreloaded May 2013 #17
Whereas the mental stress of trying to deny unpleasant facts... 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #19
i believe it. thats why i deal in facts and not galileoreloaded May 2013 #21
Some facts are intrinsically emotional. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #22
facts don't have emotions, humans do. galileoreloaded May 2013 #24
'Team NRA' And The Whole Gun Fetishist Crew, Sir, Ought To Be Ashamed The Magistrate May 2013 #29
I've decided based on the talk above... ellisonz May 2013 #39
Ignore kids killing kids? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #8
There's A Real Effort to Minimize Gun Violence otohara May 2013 #11
I'd say that both of the agriest sides of gun control are fighting under a misconception... marble falls May 2013 #12
"...disarm all men who are in the middle of a divorce, separation, fight over custody..." 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #16
no, all men. sexist authoritarians are the best! nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #18
Men kill their spouses at a much higher rate than do women. But OK. marble falls May 2013 #20
very sexist statement. men suffer homocide at rates 3 times higher than women. galileoreloaded May 2013 #23
Killed By Other Men, Of Course, Sir, As You Certainly Know The Magistrate May 2013 #28
elevating any gender is wrong. galileoreloaded May 2013 #32
The Fact Remains, Sir: Men Kill Women Much More Often Than Women Kill Men The Magistrate May 2013 #33
your dispassionate view is on its surface uplifting galileoreloaded May 2013 #40
Damn, Sir: The Things One Sees Checking In While The Late-Night Snack Spaghetti Boils.... The Magistrate May 2013 #41
happy to oblige, :) oh, and watch those carbs....they'll kill ya. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #44
at least "pro gun control nuts" can't shoot anyone to death. they're unarmed. maxsolomon May 2013 #25
"pro gun control nuts" are unarmed" HockeyMom May 2013 #26
Thats an incorrect assumption. beevul May 2013 #27
You might want to adjust the hypothosis sarisataka May 2013 #34
thinking people who own guns are pro-gun control Skittles May 2013 #52
The three cases are different in cause GiaGiovanni May 2013 #31
Yes, you're right of course. There's nothing similar about these three cases. Robb May 2013 #35
can you believe these fucking people? Skittles May 2013 #43
That is not what my post said at all. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #49
how about the knee-jerk emotion from paranoid cowards Skittles May 2013 #42
I don't own a weapon. Never did. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #48
who said I am talking about you? Skittles May 2013 #50
Report ranks Camden most dangerous U.S. city newmember May 2013 #37
These could be defensive shootings! ellisonz May 2013 #38
Plus an untold number of kids who brandished weapons and saved the day! Robb May 2013 #46
the gun nuts here get more upset being trashed in a post Skittles May 2013 #51
SATURDAY: 5 year-old shot in face by 8 year-old invited to celebrate reduction in gun violence. Robb May 2013 #53
SUNDAY: 3 year old shot, salutes reduction in gun violence with other un-maimed hand Robb May 2013 #54
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