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Second Amendment Scoreboard [View all] Uncle Joe May 2014 OP
perfect randys1 May 2014 #1
Pretty silly really. FBaggins May 2014 #2
I don't think Uncle Joe, or the cartoonist, sees the US Presidency as a seat of tyranny. Aristus May 2014 #3
I'm sure he doesnt... FBaggins May 2014 #60
Gun ownership rates have been dropping since the 70s with more guns concentrated in to fewer hands. Uncle Joe May 2014 #61
So... are you saying... FBaggins May 2014 #63
I never said that and the report doesn't state that. Uncle Joe May 2014 #66
Aristus. Just where IS the "seat of tyranny?" Eleanors38 May 2014 #101
Me? No. Aristus May 2014 #102
You should clarify what you mean by "gun supporters" Eleanors38 May 2014 #104
Well, if you can't get through your day without a gun, Aristus May 2014 #105
Just keep the prejudice & stereotyping down, O.K.? Thanks. Eleanors38 May 2014 #108
What's stereotyping about any of that? Aristus May 2014 #109
You said "gun supporters." All 80+ million of them? Eleanors38 May 2014 #110
If 80,000,000 gun supporters object to this behavior, then all of you write to your Aristus May 2014 #112
So we have to do your work for you? Aren't there any controllers Eleanors38 May 2014 #113
My work? Aristus May 2014 #114
There is no correlation. TrollBuster9090 May 2014 #18
Sure there is. FBaggins May 2014 #62
Ah, the usual "Clint Eastwood" bs... paleotn May 2014 #27
Clint Eastwood? FBaggins May 2014 #64
Another insite into a gunner paradigm upaloopa May 2014 #30
The Right Wing called Lincoln a tyrant at the time.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #57
Must not have gotten the memo that the 2nd amendment was only needed for protection from Tyrants. dilby May 2014 #4
The 1st Amendment was instrumental in ending both Uncle Joe May 2014 #6
LOL, what a re-writing of history. former9thward May 2014 #38
Yes the South would've had personal weapons regardless because it was largely rural, agrarian Uncle Joe May 2014 #47
Can you pencil in "lives saved" JJChambers May 2014 #5
Please Share Your Story SoCalMusicLover May 2014 #9
I'm not going to go into specifics JJChambers May 2014 #10
Glad to hear the right person in the right place, at the right time with a gun saved your life. Fla Dem May 2014 #12
You might get more support if those people were the focus... beevul May 2014 #25
The wrong person was a good person before they upaloopa May 2014 #32
Were they? beevul May 2014 #33
The "Magic Force Field" theory of gun banners! Eleanors38 May 2014 #103
Glad A Gun Saved Your Life SoCalMusicLover May 2014 #15
Why? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #16
Guns can save lives, just like not wearing a seat-belt can save lives... devils chaplain May 2014 #54
cool story, bro NoGOPZone May 2014 #23
As your job of a police officer? nt Logical May 2014 #92
Isn't there a higher precedent than the 2nd Amendment? dickthegrouch May 2014 #7
You would supplant a secular constitution with a document that appeals to a deistic god AtheistCrusader May 2014 #8
I believe the Constitution to be the supreme legal authority of the land. Uncle Joe May 2014 #11
Preamble references " Laws of Nature and of Nature's God " and 'Creator' is capitalized for a reason AtheistCrusader May 2014 #14
For all practical reasons "Laws of Nature and Nature's God" Uncle Joe May 2014 #19
You are attempting to interpret the historical writing of a deist in deistic language to mean AtheistCrusader May 2014 #20
Was Jefferson truly a deist or an atheist? Uncle Joe May 2014 #21
That's a great question. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #26
I actually agree with you Atheist dickthegrouch May 2014 #22
no, the constitution is the supreme law of the land, article 6, clause 2: unblock May 2014 #17
Of course I have a right to take a life. blueridge3210 May 2014 #29
The law says I can do it, therefore it is not wrong to do it dickthegrouch May 2014 #34
Just to clarify: blueridge3210 May 2014 #36
Oh dear dickthegrouch May 2014 #39
In a perfect world perhaps. blueridge3210 May 2014 #40
That Sounds suspiciously like a Stand Your Ground justification to me dickthegrouch May 2014 #42
Generally, yes, I am the best judge of who is attacking me. blueridge3210 May 2014 #45
I had been in the US for not more than an hour before some paranoid idiot dickthegrouch May 2014 #43
What that person did was not self defense blueridge3210 May 2014 #46
Of course I have the right, morally and legally, to take a life, in defense of my own or another's. X_Digger May 2014 #55
It's sad Dpm12 May 2014 #13
Great Toon !!! - K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #24
Anytime, WillyT, anytime. Uncle Joe May 2014 #28
LOL !!! WillyT May 2014 #31
You are only looking at one side of the scale. .... spin May 2014 #35
Using the NRA's logic more guns = more self-defense capability = a safer nation but that doesn't Uncle Joe May 2014 #44
I'll counter with my statistics. .... spin May 2014 #48
Your statistics don't take demographics in to account. Uncle Joe May 2014 #49
Demographics do play a significant role. ... spin May 2014 #58
Not just demographics but the actual rate of gun ownership has been dropping as well. Uncle Joe May 2014 #59
Let me ask you a question. ... spin May 2014 #65
No doubt some people will and are lying or witholding the truth, but that's nothing new Uncle Joe May 2014 #67
Polls often disagree on the number of people who own firearms. ... spin May 2014 #70
From your own post, apparently the Pew Research Center confirms the General Social Survey. Uncle Joe May 2014 #71
Very true, however the Gallup poll shows gun ownership at the same level it was ... spin May 2014 #84
Well if we're going to use anecdotal evidence Uncle Joe May 2014 #85
As I said much depends on where you live ... spin May 2014 #94
Problem with your contentions... Eleanors38 May 2014 #106
You know that number is widely debated? nt Logical May 2014 #93
I am aware of that and also there are no reliable statistics on the subject. ... spin May 2014 #95
I agree, I wish every DGU was reported so we had stats. nt Logical May 2014 #99
Pretty sure one of those kids in Sandy Hook could've been a tyrant. Drunken Irishman May 2014 #37
Nice strawman. (nt) blueridge3210 May 2014 #41
The Data.... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #50
Problem with your data. blueridge3210 May 2014 #51
The problem with my data Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #52
Uh huh. (nt) blueridge3210 May 2014 #53
In that case laundry_queen May 2014 #69
Okay, let's play. blueridge3210 May 2014 #72
okay laundry_queen May 2014 #73
You would be guessing wrong. blueridge3210 May 2014 #74
Indeed, let's talk about skewing Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #76
Suicides not the same as homicides.... EX500rider May 2014 #75
How long, O Lord? Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #79
About 50% use a method other then firearms but we don't blame the bridges or razors. EX500rider May 2014 #87
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #90
Ah, but you can't tell how many potential tyrants were scared off. tclambert May 2014 #56
... napkinz May 2014 #68
Where's the one for knives, cars, fists? Skip Intro May 2014 #77
What's the purpose of the Second Amendment? n/t Uncle Joe May 2014 #78
To protect an individual right to keep and bear arms hack89 May 2014 #80
I know how it reads, but what's the purpose? n/t Uncle Joe May 2014 #81
To enumerate a civil liberty and ensure the government cannot infringe it hack89 May 2014 #82
I understand the right to keep and bear arms and the government not being allowed to infringe but Uncle Joe May 2014 #83
It dates back to the English Bill of Rights of 1689 hack89 May 2014 #86
Toon time! Electric Monk May 2014 #88
The 2A is not stopping strict gun control. Go read Heller. Nt hack89 May 2014 #96
That's a good answer establishing the basis of the Founders' reasoning but it seems to me Uncle Joe May 2014 #89
The 2A is not stopping strict gun control hack89 May 2014 #97
Well, it's Toles. Lizzie Poppet May 2014 #100
Thanks for posting this. I'll be passing it around. Unrepentant Fenian May 2014 #91
Woman shoots at would-be home intruders seveneyes May 2014 #98
Will Tolles get his NRA royalty payment? Only the Shadow knows. Eleanors38 May 2014 #107
k&r n/t RainDog May 2014 #111
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