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Lizzie Poppet

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1. We're very similar in that area.

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 09:37 AM

Oct 2015

I'm a socialist, and a bit militant about it...so suffice it to say my politics are very far left. I'm also a competitive shooter who also chooses to keep firearms for her personal security. I strongly support multiple reasonable expansions of gun control in the US (such as universal background checks, more-aggressive action against traffickers, and so forth). On the other hand, talk of confiscation or a complete ban of civilian ownership makes me just shake my head. Do the people who advocate such measures completely fail to understand that those actions would result in widespread violence that makes our current problem with gun violence look like Mister Rogers' Neighborhood? I just shake my head...

I also agree that the vile atmosphere of hatemongering in the more extremist corners of the popular media and in online culture is a major contributor to these incidents. The Roseburg shooter looks to have dropped hints about what was coming on 4chan, ferchrissakes.

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Lets not hurt ourselves - Gun Control [View all] Etraker Oct 2015 OP

We're very similar in that area. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #1

Not to mention that it will have every R and gun owner out jwirr Oct 2015 #15

Yes, a huge worry. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #19

Prohibition proved to be a disaster in this country XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #18

I think you're misreading my argument. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #20

Are you talking about alcohol prohibition? tabasco Oct 2015 #56

Couple points Calista241 Oct 2015 #59

How do you secure your weapons? PADemD Oct 2015 #2

Those are good question. I'll answer for myself: Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #16

I have a somewhat larger collection. oneshooter Oct 2015 #63

Responsible gun owner. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #71

Yes it is, oneshooter Oct 2015 #73

Coincidence: Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #75

I got mine at age eight. oneshooter Oct 2015 #77

I was about the same age. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #79

I'll answer at least one of your questions Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #17

I've a question about one of your questions, if you'd be so kind to reply uppityperson Oct 2015 #43

May I ask... OneGrassRoot Oct 2015 #3

I don't get it either. I really can't wrap my mind around this love and "fetishising" of guns. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #76

You are a gun fetishist CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #4

Instead of name calling Kang Colby Oct 2015 #5

Atomic Bombs have killed hundreds of thousands ... Trajan Oct 2015 #7

Atomic bombs are not firearms. The rest is just rubbish. N/t Kang Colby Oct 2015 #8

No, he did nothing of the sort. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #11

Close, but no cigar... XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #22

Nope, right on target. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #23

First, I agree with you XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #28

I think we're largely on the same page. =) Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #35

Who are you to tell someone what they need? Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #78

No disrespect intended... XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #10

Conceding for the sake of argument "one goal (of guns): to kill!", exlain the significance of this. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #42

Because name calling and insults are a lot easies than oneshooter Oct 2015 #64

So all gun owners are "gun fetishists?" Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #9

Remember... hours after the Oregon tragedy someone said "All gun owners are domestic terrorists." cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #37

Pitchforks and torches come out so easily, don't they? (nt) Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #38

Impossible for you maybe.. TipTok Oct 2015 #41

Do you drink any alcoholic beverages? GGJohn Oct 2015 #61

The same if he operates a moter vehicle. n/t oneshooter Oct 2015 #65

Absolutely. GGJohn Oct 2015 #66

Is it really so hard to understand? XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #6

Good post, welcome to DU treestar Oct 2015 #13

Thank you! XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #31

I believe imported disease slightly edged out the gun. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #45

Someone neglected to tell me we are in a time when it's not necessary to protect ourselves against cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #40

You do realize several types of shooting are Olympic events, right Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #21

Amateur psychology? XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #27

You're conflating the FBI's report on adolescent/teen who shoot people in schools with... aikoaiko Oct 2015 #32

Since you also use snarky comments, does that mean they must have hit a nerve for you? uppityperson Oct 2015 #47

Yes- with such great power, great responsibility must be imposed. bettyellen Oct 2015 #30

Thank you for this post scrabblequeen40 Oct 2015 #33

What military grade weapons are readily available? eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #67

I don't feel "intoxicated" when shooting a deer. Do you?... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #44

Most excellent post, Xena. Yours is one of the most cogent and Surya Gayatri Oct 2015 #57

Thats an easy conclusion to jump to. beevul Oct 2015 #72

It's just a hobby. Etraker Oct 2015 #12

If it is just a hobby treestar Oct 2015 #14

no. guns not the same as stamps. scrabblequeen40 Oct 2015 #34

no one said that guns are the same as stamps uppityperson Oct 2015 #48

see quote from above post scrabblequeen40 Oct 2015 #52

I read that post and it does not say guns are the same as stamps. uppityperson Oct 2015 #54

Reading comprehension is your friend. GGJohn Oct 2015 #68

Lets not hurt ourselves, banning guns is a good first step. n/t PowerToThePeople Oct 2015 #24

This brilliant, mild, Fall day I plan to smoke a banned substance. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #46

Legal in my state. n/t PowerToThePeople Oct 2015 #62

I was just having this conversation with a friend Marrah_G Oct 2015 #25

Lots of gun owners support reasonable regulations TeddyR Oct 2015 #39

And there you are. Right in front of all. ^^^ Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #49

Pro wrestling ring. Ring! Decoy of Fenris Oct 2015 #53

That was a spilling goof! Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #58

no, we're sick of going to the market or theater or classroom and having to calculate how much our MisterP Oct 2015 #26

Respectfully, I think you are bundling your very real frustrstions with society... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #51

Selfish? bettyellen Oct 2015 #29

I own 9l long guns, rifles and shotguns and one single shot pistol Jim Beard Oct 2015 #36

I am glad I do not know you olddots Oct 2015 #50

Yeah, right. tabasco Oct 2015 #55

NRA member???? nt Logical Oct 2015 #60

A law banning the sale of new handguns, or replacement parts Nevernose Oct 2015 #69

The problem with picking and choosing 5-4 SCOTUS decisions... NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #82

Also, a one size fits all gun policy in this country will never WestSeattle2 Oct 2015 #70

You should have to carry an insane amount of insurance TransitJohn Oct 2015 #74

"Statistically, your arsenal is likely to take life." Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #80

This is part of the reason we can't work out any laws in this country. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #81

Let me clarify TransitJohn Oct 2015 #83

It still depends on what you mean by very much more likely. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #84