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In reply to the discussion: You can't reason with the pro gun crowd. [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)3. Sadly agree. It's like debating s flat-earther, Tbagger, or one devoid of compassion for anyone else
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Sadly agree. It's like debating s flat-earther, Tbagger, or one devoid of compassion for anyone else
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#3
And, once again you fail- he was already a convicted felon and in illegal possession of a gun
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#118
He's an Aussie, fully understands most losers will do fine without their sick 'hobby.'
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#16
Are you seriously going to suggest that I have to fear the Taliban or Iraqi militants?
A HERETIC I AM
Jun 2015
#38
Gun control advocates failed to get a new Federal Assault Weapons Ban to pass in ...
spin
Jun 2015
#57
Please quote me where I "suggest changing or doing away with the Second Amendment"
A HERETIC I AM
Jun 2015
#60
Something we often say when confronted with an opinion that fails to validate our own.
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#97
But with nearly one gun for every American man woman and child, aren't we there already?
lostnfound
Jun 2015
#93
How far do you think murders might drop without gun fanciers polluting society with the darn things?
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#20
I'll tell you. When you go from 1 to 2, it's doubled. The only place we have 2 homicides is some
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#58
Even if you pass legislation there are so many guns in circulation I don't know how you...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#41
There are *lots* of drones in Afghanistan- and the Taliban is still there
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#119
The Taliban are still there in large part because we want them to be there as part of our excuse to
-none
Jun 2015
#124
Blah, blah blah!!! We could say the same thing about the anti-gun crowd...
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2015
#43
Declaring a desire to desire to jail large numbers of non-criminals, a la:
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#52
I heard someone today say if Sandy Hook had happened while a Republican was president
mountain grammy
Jun 2015
#53
Not quite, Reagan sold and signed into law one of the must restrictive gun laws ever.
aikoaiko
Jun 2015
#91
Yes, since parents self-describing their children as "troubled" allow them access to guns.
lebkuchen
Jun 2015
#77
It is unwinnable unless you want a bloodbath of confiscation attempts.
TampaAnimusVortex
Jun 2015
#83
You're not supposed to reason with idiots you go around them and get whatever done you can.
craigmatic
Jun 2015
#113
Theres a whole thread, 300 + posts, of examples of you guys trying to "reason"...
beevul
Jun 2015
#123
Its no different than trying to have a rational conversation with the snake handling fundamentalists
etherealtruth
Jun 2015
#144