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indie9197

(509 posts)
43. Because they did not put a blank-firing pistol to their head or vital organs and pull the trigger.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:30 PM
Aug 2014

I thought it would be useful info, guess not.

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Hold on there Gerry, why SHOULDN'T a 9 year old be able to handle an Uzi? underpants Aug 2014 #1
an easy in each hand would be even better samsingh Aug 2014 #2
| underpants Aug 2014 #9
i just noticed it - i meant UZI in each hand. samsingh Aug 2014 #17
Yeah! We we BORN right out of the womb with the right to operate a gun! DontTreadOnMe Aug 2014 #3
shouldn't unborn children have the right to bear arms too? samsingh Aug 2014 #18
+1 raven mad Aug 2014 #28
Hell, sperm and eggs need gunz 'n' ammo! Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #62
Yes, but the Supreme Court has said strict gun control is perfectly constitutional hack89 Aug 2014 #6
NO weapon is a toy. Ikonoklast Aug 2014 #23
The Second Amendment didn't even say what sort of arms Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #10
Plus underpants Aug 2014 #12
have you read how ballistic missiles systems Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #25
) underpants Aug 2014 #27
I don't Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #48
My father is a hunter, or was in his younger years. MineralMan Aug 2014 #4
My early gun experience was similar, and by age 15 I was completely uninterested. tridim Aug 2014 #21
Girls, indeed. MineralMan Aug 2014 #22
My first experience with the real thing was at camp Warpy Aug 2014 #26
Genghis Cohen - wow that's a name underpants Aug 2014 #5
Genghis doesn't know many action movies, then. kentauros Aug 2014 #13
I thought Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #31
Stunt baby underpants Aug 2014 #33
A little off topic but did you know blanks can kill? indie9197 Aug 2014 #39
then Jeneral2885 Aug 2014 #41
Because they did not put a blank-firing pistol to their head or vital organs and pull the trigger. indie9197 Aug 2014 #43
Several actors have died from blanks LibertyLover Aug 2014 #46
But I bet he is not a patch on the real Ghenghiz Cohen intaglio Aug 2014 #54
Thanks underpants Aug 2014 #55
Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #7
Well they could just be practicing to protect themselves underpants Aug 2014 #8
It's sad that even common sense issues have become so controversial. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #11
Go to an amusement park or carnival and rides have size restrictions. Shooting a lethal weapon? KittyWampus Aug 2014 #14
Anybody advertising "Desert Storm atmosphere" as family entertainment is detached from reality phantom power Aug 2014 #15
Given that he had customers you can assume he understood economic reality all to well Johonny Aug 2014 #34
If the NRA gave a hammered shit about gun safety they would denounce everything about that business phantom power Aug 2014 #16
... napkinz Aug 2014 #19
The reason the NRA won't is that they represent gun manufacturers, not just owners CreekDog Aug 2014 #20
Fully automatic firearms are a closed market Lurks Often Aug 2014 #24
But it's not the point which weapons can be sold and which cannot CreekDog Aug 2014 #36
I find it unlikely we're going to agree Lurks Often Aug 2014 #40
It seems to me the NRA's agenda is a fear-based one Ron Green Aug 2014 #44
A simplistic and biased viewpoint Lurks Often Aug 2014 #45
And lobbying congress to prevent the CDC from researching firearm related health issues. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #53
That would be the political wing of the NRA Lurks Often Aug 2014 #61
+1 Johonny Aug 2014 #35
I'll give those fuckheads a real 'Desert Storm' experience. Aristus Aug 2014 #29
Don't forget the illness tazkcmo Aug 2014 #38
Reality meets the fantasy marions ghost Aug 2014 #49
I think I was that age too. cwydro Aug 2014 #30
Think about the child militia! Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #32
Agreed. No way cwydro Aug 2014 #37
Why aren't the parents involved arrested? Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #42
GOOD point marions ghost Aug 2014 #57
Those Waikiki & Vegas ranges: Any deaths? nt Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #47
what are you going on about that it took you two days to come up with? CreekDog Aug 2014 #50
I take it there were no deaths? Thank you. nt Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #58
No, there was a death, or maybe you missed the news in the OP CreekDog Aug 2014 #59
One (1). Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #60
Right, no big deal if it's only one death CreekDog Aug 2014 #63
OT, I meant to tell you that the beach place is free this weekend if you want to come over. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #64
You are so droll & dreary with your personal attacks. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #65
I drove limo for a bachelorette party recently- Get this: callous taoboy Aug 2014 #51
What marions ghost Aug 2014 #52
I know, right? Not the Onion. I heard it, couldn't believe it. callous taoboy Aug 2014 #56
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