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75. Everyone in this thread who thinks that enduring a waiting period before buying their next

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Thu Mar 29, 2012, 05:36 PM

Mar 2012

boom stick is harder than being raped by the state needs to have their fucking head examined.

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(XLNT ?) Why should buying a gun be any easier than having an abortion?" [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

k and r +1 gazillion niyad Mar 2012 #1

Only a gazillion? I'll see that and double it! RC Mar 2012 #7

"connection between the number of killing machines and the killings" DonP Mar 2012 #20

Actually, no there is no correlation.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #27

(figurative) UNREC appal_jack Mar 2012 #46

completely unrelated topics james_madison Mar 2012 #98

Have you tried getting a gun in Illinois lately...??? truebrit71 Mar 2012 #2

and isn't that the whole point of the OP? niyad Mar 2012 #4

The OP was making the point that is easier to get a gun than an abortion... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #78

no kpete Mar 2012 #5

Kinda hard to hit a target at 25 yards with a flower though.... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #79

There's a 10-day wait to buy a gun in my state slackmaster Mar 2012 #3

are there time-sensitive issues in owning a gun? niyad Mar 2012 #6

sometimes... belcffub Mar 2012 #8

Ask the women who has just put a restraining order on an abusive husband. nt hack89 Mar 2012 #9

And she better hope and pray... -..__... Mar 2012 #39

Is she forced to wait in a public courtyard until the gun paperwork clears? Kolesar Mar 2012 #57

Yes... -..__... Mar 2012 #74

Yes there are. RC Mar 2012 #11

Not usually, but why should someone have to wait to exercise ANY civil right? slackmaster Mar 2012 #12

"civil right" one of the gun crazies favorite words lately Kolesar Mar 2012 #58

You have it exactly backwards. The slaves' ability to excercise freedom was delayed. slackmaster Mar 2012 #68

What other kind of right does the Bill of Rights contain? nt hack89 Mar 2012 #76

Are Constitutional Rights time-sensitive? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #21

That's the other word! eom Kolesar Mar 2012 #59

What other word? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #73

Are there? Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #23

But I'm angry now! NT EOTE Mar 2012 #25

Ask the woman with the violent stalker. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #32

Would there be a reason Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #36

Yes, you can get a restratining order, and the cops will tell you to call them if he violates it. X_Digger Mar 2012 #37

So Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #47

You seemed to suggest that the best recourse was calling the police. X_Digger Mar 2012 #48

^Pernicious and loaded misstatement of the public safety issue Kolesar Mar 2012 #60

Firearms purchased through an FFL at a gun show as one example -..__... Mar 2012 #42

Hunting seasons are time limited. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #33

Getting a gun does not mean you are killing/terminating someone or something The Straight Story Mar 2012 #10

I remember talking with a pro-gun friend about this el_bryanto Mar 2012 #13

To quote Homer Simpson: mac56 Mar 2012 #34

There is a 7 day waiting period to buy any gun in Rhode Island hack89 Mar 2012 #14

In Nassau County it takes 11.5 Months for the interview OPOS Mar 2012 #15

In OK (& probably lots of other redneck states) you can buy a gun at an estate sale or gunshow kath Mar 2012 #16

I guess you could call those 'back alley' gun purchases (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2012 #18

In Colorado there is a CBI background check when buying a gun at a gunshow or from a dealer. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #22

Seriously? "Redneck States".... aptal Mar 2012 #26

Southern bashing is acceptable and sometimes even encouraged on DU. obxhead Mar 2012 #30

Apparently... aptal Mar 2012 #38

Hey, I live here (OK) & I'm a liberal - an FDR/LBJ-type real Democrat, and living here sucks. Yeah, kath Mar 2012 #96

Yeah, private sales are a sticking point. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2012 #83

Clearly the OP has never bought a gun... virginia mountainman Mar 2012 #17

Maybe we should have a 5 day waiting period before sex, a background check and paperwork. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #43

Yes clearly. obxhead Mar 2012 #51

The point is that the OP is wrong hack89 Mar 2012 #54

And you won't be happy until that number of states is zero Kolesar Mar 2012 #62

Why would I want to do that? hack89 Mar 2012 #63

Because if you are not raging about guns, you have no issues to talk about eom Kolesar Mar 2012 #65

I am not raging. No need to. hack89 Mar 2012 #70

Background checks are wonderful. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2012 #82

obxhead kpete Mar 2012 #85

One lame sentence as a response. Kolesar Mar 2012 #61

do kpete Mar 2012 #84

Excellent question Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #19

+1,000 freshwest Mar 2012 #92

because you cant do an abortion with a gun bart95 Mar 2012 #24

I saw 100,000 or more people (always bad guys) blown away with guns by age 10. How many abortions? saras Mar 2012 #28

(Media is pretend.) Remmah2 Mar 2012 #41

Wow. Worked real hard on that one, didn't you? Kolesar Mar 2012 #66

Got it. freshwest Mar 2012 #93

They want to control women. obxhead Mar 2012 #29

This is a false dichotomy. Both should be easy for law-abiding people to obtain. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #31

Word! Amazing the number of people that want to control others' rights, and then act hurt... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #90

Why? Because **MEN** WANT THEM. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #35

Why does Zimmerman look so neat in the video, and why do the police JDPriestly Mar 2012 #40

Women should have a right to choose in either case. nt Remmah2 Mar 2012 #44

And Why Is Buying A Gun Easier Than Registering To Vote DallasNE Mar 2012 #45

More irony. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #99

Do you have to have a criminal background check MicaelS Mar 2012 #49

Agree gopiscrap Mar 2012 #50

Obviously, Linda has not actually bought a gun Travelman Mar 2012 #52

Because the gun nuts............ Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #53

I believe in a woman's right to choose and the 2A hack89 Mar 2012 #72

Which is why 3rd graders don't make these decisions. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2012 #80

Is that ALL gun nuts, or just the republican ones? I wanted to see just how big that broom was... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #81

+10000000 cliffordu Mar 2012 #55

I wish right wing legislators would turn their ire toward NRA and other right wing gun organizations Hoyt Mar 2012 #56

The right wing only succeeds with divisive scary issues like guns. Kolesar Mar 2012 #64

Good thing the year is still young. montanto Mar 2012 #67

Because they are pro fetus NOT pro life! n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Mar 2012 #71

Everyone in this thread who thinks that enduring a waiting period before buying their next sudopod Mar 2012 #75

There is no comparison - you are right. hack89 Mar 2012 #77

I am 100% pro-choice... Papagoose Mar 2012 #86

SIMPLE - MEN GET WHAT THEY WANT AND WOMEN UNFORTUNATELY DON'T fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #87

Oh the irony. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #97

Because the NRA/GOP/Top 1% wants more guns in the hands of more of the 99%. baldguy Mar 2012 #88

because people who NEED guns are speshulllll fascisthunter Mar 2012 #89

"Why are *our* civil rights being infringed"? Perhaps because you're willing to infringe "those... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #91

Isn't it possible to get an abortion @ <18 without parental consent in lots of places? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #94

Any one who wants to buy a gun should be required to bend over and try to shove their head up their MADem Mar 2012 #95

Why would anyone believe that obvious lie? Taitertots Mar 2012 #100