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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts) Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:57 PM Dec 2013

Just remember ~ The pen is mightier ... [View all]

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Just remember ~ The pen is mightier ... [View all] In_The_Wind Dec 2013 OP

...than the fork. flvegan Dec 2013 #1

All we can do is try. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #2

Try what? flvegan Dec 2013 #7

If people eat themselves to death that is their choice. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #8

Of course you ignore the reality that guns CAN in fact be used for self defense. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #9

Right, yeah, so fuck them. flvegan Dec 2013 #16

When was the lst time heart disease went on a shooting spree killing dozens? rustydog Dec 2013 #46

You never quit with that one, do you? So silly! Squinch Dec 2013 #42

Kick... Agschmid Dec 2013 #3

go for it Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #5

I live in a state where the laws are already quite restrictive. Agschmid Dec 2013 #6

You go and do that. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #11

So your assumption is I do nothing about that? Agschmid Dec 2013 #13

Never said any such thing. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #14

The implement is a HUGE part of the equation. Agschmid Dec 2013 #27

Calling it an implement IS calling it what it is. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #31

I agree with some of what you are saying... Agschmid Dec 2013 #34

Thanks. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #40

West Germany? Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #4

Wow, nice catch. Can't believe I missed that. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #10

I wonder if by "West" Germany, Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #30

No, it's from the 1980s. bobclark86 Dec 2013 #36

How old is that poster? ManiacJoe Dec 2013 #12

I'm really not sure. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #17

Given that it references a nation that hasn't existed in over 20 years, I'd say it's a bit older. nt eqfan592 Dec 2013 #19

I do understand why you're saying that. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #21

Googling the image, it seems that HCI/Brady started making annual (?) versions of petronius Dec 2013 #29

Since we are engaged in posting propaganda, geckosfeet Dec 2013 #15

Hell, looking at those numbers, there doesn't even appear to be a correlation between... eqfan592 Dec 2013 #18

Yes. But it was written. So it's mighty. geckosfeet Dec 2013 #32

Nice old poster from a now defunct group. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #20

Whoops. Does it make the message any less important? In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #22

Yes, its a failed message dropped by the professional anti-gunners. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #23

Then ... maybe I shouldn't have posted it. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #25

Nah, its got a very cool Colt Python in the image. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #26

Hahaha In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #28

He is? He's not updated the exemptions thread to say so....nt eqfan592 Dec 2013 #33

This is his post: In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #35

Ah, fair enough then. :) eqfan592 Dec 2013 #39

You're alright be me. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #37

Thanks In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #38

The message itself was of questionable validity to begin with. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #24

No it does not the message any less important. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #51

Thank you, sheshe2 In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #52

It should not be such a hard thing to change, sadly it is. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #53

penis what? seattledo Dec 2013 #41

The Penis Mightier. EOTE Dec 2013 #50

Sean Connery voice... TlalocW Dec 2013 #54

... In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #57

The pen is especially mighty if you're a wheelchair-bound double amputee Orrex Dec 2013 #43

I agree! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #45

thank you etherealtruth Dec 2013 #44

We still need more control over who buys guns. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #47

It's difficult for me to see any result other than this LanternWaste Dec 2013 #48

We really need more stringent background checks. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #49

very few Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #55

I know that I can do that. However I don't feel that I require that much firepower. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #56