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26. There is no difference in laws at a gun show vs. outside of one. If Cunningham is willing...

Tue May 29, 2012, 07:03 PM

May 2012

...to break the law, he wouldn't have any trouble obtaining firearms even in California where the "loophole" has been closed by requiring most private-party transfers to be done through a dealer.

...set up for the sole purpose of circumventing the law. Nobody who engages in this scheme, or defends it, is a "law abiding citizen".

Unsupported claim. Obviously plenty of perfectly lawful activity happens at gun shows.

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Anyone remember Randy "Duke" Cunningham? [View all] gratuitous May 2012 OP

Yes, I do remember that despicable nitwit. MADem May 2012 #1

+1. He was a particularly loathsome variety of the GOPig species. freshwest May 2012 #3

Nitwit is right. His letter was barely legible. Warpy May 2012 #6

Karma is really turning out to be a bitch for the Duke tularetom May 2012 #2

That letter is a hoot jberryhill May 2012 #4

I agree. I hope the judge has a gun permit. Because judges are the kinds of people JDPriestly May 2012 #16

Sounds like they fined that bastard right down to it's last shit stained brewens May 2012 #5

Would you believe -- EFerrari May 2012 #7

Supposedly he was the inspiration for Tom Cruise's role in Top Gun cascadiance May 2012 #15

Yes, I remember him; he was my Congress Critter. Misskittycat May 2012 #8

He's complaining that he'll only have $1700 month suffragette May 2012 #9

Plenty of people live on lots less that that proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #29

Yes, much less and in much higher cost places suffragette May 2012 #31

He's not going to let something as trivial as the law from keeping him from owning a gun sadbear May 2012 #10

"But," - as the gunners would say - "He's a law-abiding citizen!" baldguy May 2012 #20

Actually, baldguy, we know with certainty that Cunningham is NOT a law-abiding citizen slackmaster May 2012 #22

Three words: Gun Show Loophole baldguy May 2012 #25

There is no difference in laws at a gun show vs. outside of one. If Cunningham is willing... slackmaster May 2012 #26

Thank you for proving my point. baldguy May 2012 #30

Yes, criminals break laws. slackmaster May 2012 #41

And some people work very hard to ensure criminals can commit thier crimes w/ a gun in their hand. baldguy May 2012 #44

Uh-Uh. BiggJawn May 2012 #34

Oh, I think you understand the law alright. baldguy May 2012 #39

Well, I'm glad you count me amongst the "sane". BiggJawn May 2012 #43

Then you'd support background checks, licensing restrictions, limits on gun sales, baldguy May 2012 #45

Sorry. BiggJawn May 2012 #47

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #11

Angry? gratuitous May 2012 #12

Boo! EFerrari May 2012 #13

He's going to write a book? Lugnut May 2012 #14

Surprised no one mentioned that Duke was tied in with Rove's shakedown operation leveymg May 2012 #17

Beware cougars and bears of Arkansas. BlueIris May 2012 #18

Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) sandiling0746 May 2012 #19

Kick Scurrilous May 2012 #21

I'm not at all qualified to diagnose dementia by reading a single letter that someone wrote, slackmaster May 2012 #23

I'm actuAlly toying with the idea of picking up a Howdah. Johnny Rico May 2012 #33

.60 caliber soft lead balls pack a wallop slackmaster May 2012 #37

If I were to be restricted to primitive firearms, I'd aquire a LeMat revolver. Johnny Rico May 2012 #40

Living in San Diego for the past 32 years... maveric56 May 2012 #24

From the very beginning I have thought of Cunningham as a shameless carpet-bagger slackmaster May 2012 #27

"Cunningham has been a prolific writer in prison" proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #28

Obvious misspelling. They meant "pathetic." pinboy3niner May 2012 #32

Oh, that letter was pathetic... BiggJawn May 2012 #35

Jeeze, how pitiful, a racist w/o a gun, imagine that. lonestarnot May 2012 #36

No guns for "Randy" because they make him randy. GoneOffShore May 2012 #38

This guy will probably be a lobbyist for aerospace and aircraft industry the minute he gets out. Ganja Ninja May 2012 #42

So sorry Randal "Duke", You AND your GOP pushed ex-felon anti-gun laws rustydog May 2012 #46

I could live pretty fucking well on $1700 per month jmowreader May 2012 #48