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Proud Liberal Dem

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8. This is the stuff that bothers me about guns

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 08:55 AM

May 2012

I don't have a real problem with people wanting a gun for personal protection, hunting, etc. but when people start talking about wanting guns to protect themselves from some vague threat(s) from the government, I start getting nervous. Guns and politics have traditionally not mixed well and people that paranoid about the government are incapable of making rational and responsible decisions involving the use of guns IMHO.

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Conservative Website To Give Away Free Guns Until Election Day [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

"We have to protect ourselves from the New Black Panther Party"... Does this shitferbrains know that Erose999 May 2012 #1

Maybe they determined sex toys TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #2

Are they going to do background checks before shipping said gun to the winner? (eom) justiceischeap May 2012 #3

They'll probably ship the gun to a licensed firearms dealer JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #7

Thanks for the explanation. justiceischeap May 2012 #10

I'm sick of sharing the country with these people. Chorophyll May 2012 #4

If those who follow Tucker Carlson want free guns, why don't they simply enlist in the military? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #5

I see an opportunity for contrast Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #6

Those are certainly some very good ideas Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #9

This is probably the worst analogy but Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #12

Exactly Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #13

This is the stuff that bothers me about guns Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #8

I think liberals need to arm themselves, too meow2u3 May 2012 #11

Many have, they did it quietly unknowingly following my Grandpa's rule one for armed protection. gordianot May 2012 #14

LOL Scurrilous May 2012 #15

Ha-exactly! babylonsister May 2012 #16

Liberal season! No conservative season! Liberal season! Conservative season! Initech May 2012 #17