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Jim Beard

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190. Very good, I had to go to the you Tube link and "steal" it for myself.

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Mon Dec 7, 2015, 05:55 PM

Dec 2015

here is another one...You Tube of hunters and gun instructors]

Hope you enjoy

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Do gunners think people are so stupid [View all] boston bean Dec 2015 OP

That would be a good start bowens43 Dec 2015 #1

Here's a better start. RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #108

Good thought. treestar Dec 2015 #114

and video games mwrguy Dec 2015 #133

Brilliant idea! smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #154

You really want to take toy guns out of toy stores TeddyR Dec 2015 #166

This works in Europe RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #173

Very good Idea Jim Beard Dec 2015 #185

We need sensible thinking, NRA does not provide a base of sensuble thinking. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #2

Well, "somebody" must care ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #3

the machine gun ban dates from the 1920's or 1930's dsc Dec 2015 #183

Not that much improvement. Same basic designs, shapes, and caliber selection. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #189

If you're going to start trying to ban things pintobean Dec 2015 #4

No, I think my reps and senators get the idea. boston bean Dec 2015 #5

except they do not either Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #10

We should depend on the terrorist organization of the NRA to write these things, heh? boston bean Dec 2015 #11

No, we shouldn't, GGJohn Dec 2015 #27

I dont need to know what makes a car work, I just want to drive it. Jim Beard Dec 2015 #186

But if you're a law maker pondering new laws on firearms, GGJohn Dec 2015 #188

So they all need to know about the parts of a nuclrar weapon to vote for a a reduction treaty. Jim Beard Dec 2015 #193

Well, apparently, those aides aren't doing there jobs, GGJohn Dec 2015 #194

legislators Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #29

Lol. So it doesn't really matter what we're talking about pintobean Dec 2015 #16

Why don't you type it out. You are so interested in the correct vernacular, you could be an expert. boston bean Dec 2015 #19

I'm not trying to ban anything pintobean Dec 2015 #22

Goodie for you. Either get the point/or not, vernacular derailments boston bean Dec 2015 #24

It's what you're whining about. pintobean Dec 2015 #28

Yet, you offer nothing. Except pointing out boston bean Dec 2015 #32

I think you are right. Christ, there are people... actslikeacarrot Dec 2015 #145

Most of our Reps have no fucking clue about firearms. GGJohn Dec 2015 #18

Wow. Good to know. I just ran out of... meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #36

Hilarious ain't it. GGJohn Dec 2015 #38

Really, what is it with your gun obsession? smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #155

Ok, here's my answer. GGJohn Dec 2015 #159

OK. Thanks for the explanation. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #160

No problem. GGJohn Dec 2015 #161

No problem! smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #162

No, they are rather incompetent on bans... Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #187

Nice hijack Renew Deal Dec 2015 #34

He does it every time guns come up here. lark Dec 2015 #81

Thats not 'shooting holes' in the details. beevul Dec 2015 #164

They sure left out a lot of details when they wrote safeinOhio Dec 2015 #40

If all the dead can raise their hands we will go with your proper language proposal. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #87

An answer? Photographer Dec 2015 #6

eh! good one! make the point perfectly. boston bean Dec 2015 #14

that should only Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #15

I thought we just went over this? Photographer Dec 2015 #17

here? Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #30

+1,000,000 lark Dec 2015 #82

Very good, I had to go to the you Tube link and "steal" it for myself. Jim Beard Dec 2015 #190

Hey, if you can't describe the inherent benefits of 1:10 rifling in a .308 barrel ... Scuba Dec 2015 #7

Wrong. Straw Man Dec 2015 #148

One needn't be a neurotoxin specialist to know ... Scuba Dec 2015 #167

Neurotoxins? Straw Man Dec 2015 #169

NO. GGJohn Dec 2015 #8

There will be a tipping point, and your minority of block voters en masse boston bean Dec 2015 #9

Been hearing that for the last 30 years GGJohn Dec 2015 #23

We're getting closer cause the further that pendulum swings into boston bean Dec 2015 #26

We're getting closer? GGJohn Dec 2015 #35

Yes, you just haven't felt it yet. I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. boston bean Dec 2015 #37

How do you know I haven't been affected by firearm violence? GGJohn Dec 2015 #41

When did I intimate any such thing? boston bean Dec 2015 #44

They are a miniscule part of the problem GGJohn Dec 2015 #46

They are the weapon of choice for mass murderers and are easily available. boston bean Dec 2015 #48

Well luckily for us, GGJohn Dec 2015 #52

They are the implement used to KILL innocent people. boston bean Dec 2015 #55

One more time, GGJohn Dec 2015 #58

Your firearms haven't hurt anyone. Yet your position and fight to boston bean Dec 2015 #59

My fight isn't really about the availability of firearms., GGJohn Dec 2015 #61

And in doing so is part of the problem we face today. boston bean Dec 2015 #62

I advocate for freedom of choice and I'm the one being selfish? GGJohn Dec 2015 #63

There are many products that are not safe for society that have been banned, recalled. boston bean Dec 2015 #65

Those products weren't protected under the Constitution. GGJohn Dec 2015 #66

Neither are all types of gun ownership protected under the constitution. boston bean Dec 2015 #68

The words in general use mean anything to you? GGJohn Dec 2015 #69

This will change, and it will be despite persons like yourself. Sorry to say. boston bean Dec 2015 #71

The SCOTUS is loath to overturn settled law, GGJohn Dec 2015 #73

The supreme court can and will bend to this national crisis. boston bean Dec 2015 #74

The SCOTUS doesn't interpret the Constitution according to the will of the people GGJohn Dec 2015 #77

I believe the constitution is a living breathing document, like most people boston bean Dec 2015 #78

Of course it is, I never said different, GGJohn Dec 2015 #79

They shall when we have the right mix of justices. boston bean Dec 2015 #80

Sticking your fingers in your ears and saying LALALALALALA GGJohn Dec 2015 #83

and right back at you. I believe that this country will one day soon boston bean Dec 2015 #84

Here ya go Boston Bean Jim Beard Dec 2015 #195

Wanting to ban self loading firearms is not "reasonable". beevul Dec 2015 #165

Why do you need a semi automatic ? treestar Dec 2015 #115

I own and live on a small farm, we have lots of predators that try to take our livestock, GGJohn Dec 2015 #119

great thing about the AR platform Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #125

for hunting deer and elk treestar Dec 2015 #139

what's not ordinary Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #144

Several reasons hack89 Dec 2015 #146

It's much lighter than the standard bolt action hunting rifle with all the wood furniture on it, GGJohn Dec 2015 #149

What makes the AR15/AR10 platform quite popular is the ability to push to pins, pop out the current Waldorf Dec 2015 #150

The only semiautomatics I own... (this ended up being a long post...fair warning!) Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #129

nice rant, thanks Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #147

Having cases of MRE's is also a prudent move, GGJohn Dec 2015 #153

Yep. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #156

Not a ban, but just safeinOhio Dec 2015 #45

I would have no problem with opening up the NFA to include semi auto rifles GGJohn Dec 2015 #47

Sure, add to that safeinOhio Dec 2015 #51

Agreed. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #53

"yet, firearm laws are getting more liberal each year. " Springslips Dec 2015 #43

Are there any restrictions you'd support? lark Dec 2015 #91

I would like to see the NFA reopened and semi auto rifles classified as NFA titled weapons, GGJohn Dec 2015 #94

Ha, the law does't say anything about citizenship. lark Dec 2015 #104

Not for much longer. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #134

It doesn't matter what anyone wants or how many supports pipoman Dec 2015 #25

All it took was a Supreme Court decision to get us to where we are now. -none Dec 2015 #70

Apparently you don't understand how the SCOTUS works, GGJohn Dec 2015 #72

Appearently it is you that does not understand a few things here. -none Dec 2015 #90

Apples v Oranges. GGJohn Dec 2015 #92

It will take a hundred fucking years. . you do know this right? pipoman Dec 2015 #99

The states are doing the same with guns yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #121

Actually, Chicago gun laws are now the same as all of Illinois State Pre-emption applies DonP Dec 2015 #157

VRA was settled Supreme Court law and it was over-turned. lark Dec 2015 #98

Neither will happen in your lifetime....what will you do today? pipoman Dec 2015 #101

As I said, very rarely does the SC overturn themselves. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #103

But, it does happen. lark Dec 2015 #105

Yes, it does happen on a rare occasion. GGJohn Dec 2015 #107

In today's messed up rw world, I don't trust the SCOTUS to do anything right. lark Dec 2015 #116

"Get us where we are?" SCOTUS merely affirmed where we have been for years. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #191

The union will dissolve long before that happens. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #112

The last major overhaul on gun control was by president Clinton in 1994 yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #118

En masse? Well, that explains the glut of teabaggers and republicans in congress. Photographer Dec 2015 #13

Yeah, who cares that millions are killed? lark Dec 2015 #85

No, what counts that law abiding citizens have the right to make the choice of what's best for GGJohn Dec 2015 #88

Freedom to live is more important. lark Dec 2015 #93

My firearms in no way is the problem, they've never been used in any criminal manner GGJohn Dec 2015 #96

"who cares that millions are killed?" EX500rider Dec 2015 #168

Why ? treestar Dec 2015 #113

Would that include handguns as well? Elmergantry Dec 2015 #12

Airplane crash? Aerospace community: how can we make these safer? Mass shooting? Gun community: crickets. lostnfound Dec 2015 #20

You just don't like what you hear pipoman Dec 2015 #31

We all know that NRA propganda has worked, and it's worked well. baldguy Dec 2015 #50

The only real threat the NRA has is, 'we will sue and win on constitutional grounds'... pipoman Dec 2015 #64

I like those solutions just fine but I don't see the gun community exactly aligned on them lostnfound Dec 2015 #135

No, the issue is that those most concerned waste their time on constitutional impossibilities... pipoman Dec 2015 #138

The gun community owns this problem. Why doesn't "those most concerned" include the gun community? lostnfound Dec 2015 #170

No, I see plenty of suggestions from liberal 2nd advocates pipoman Dec 2015 #171

What about the backlash against smart guns that only fire when in one's own hands... lostnfound Dec 2015 #174

There isn't a single good option available.... pipoman Dec 2015 #176

allow them to be sold Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #177

Saw an editorial treestar Dec 2015 #163

Since that isn't going to happen.... pipoman Dec 2015 #21

Farook passed a background check Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #39

Do you realize pipoman Dec 2015 #57

yes best to do nothing because anything we do will not be perfect. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #76

The San Bernadino terrorists had a garage bomb factory. Hangingon Dec 2015 #95

technical derailment diversion. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #128

Okay. I'll just wait and see. Hangingon Dec 2015 #152

We'll have to take it up with the NBA: National Bomb Association. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #192

Why don't you care that 100k felons, crazys, and domestic abusers are ignored? pipoman Dec 2015 #131

Their internet playbook puts the "technical derailment" Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #33

Someone has to know the terminology TNLiberal4 Dec 2015 #42

absolutlely Locrian Dec 2015 #54

True. That's why no one but doctors can discuss laws about medical practices and products. And Squinch Dec 2015 #151

Discussion is great TNLiberal4 Dec 2015 #175

Bernie Sanders is not a financial industry insider. Do you think he is capable of putting Squinch Dec 2015 #184

This law has stood the test of time safeinOhio Dec 2015 #49

problem is fully auto Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #60

Opium poppies were a widely grown garden flower too jberryhill Dec 2015 #97

and I am for cannabis legalization Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #102

So am I, but that's not the point jberryhill Dec 2015 #122

and weapons are heavily Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #124

Clearly not enough jberryhill Dec 2015 #140

clearly need to be enforced Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #143

You could buy one from the Sears catalog at the time safeinOhio Dec 2015 #132

yes but most did not Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #136

No, I do not believe that edgineered Dec 2015 #56

An argument for a lack of critical thinking when proposing gun bans? aikoaiko Dec 2015 #67

"You can't have this, you can't say that, you can't go there, you can't do that." Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #75

I'm not sure if they think we/people are stupid G_j Dec 2015 #86

Ban pressure cookers shadowrider Dec 2015 #89

Pressure cookers have a use other than killing Renew Deal Dec 2015 #109

So pressure cookers used as bombs are ok, since they have more than one use? shadowrider Dec 2015 #111

That is their way of derailing any discussion on gun control. Trying to turn it into a technical stevenleser Dec 2015 #100

You think this is a discussion about gun control? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #123

not gun control at all Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #126

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #106

This Citizen Suspects That Appeals To Reason Will Not Persuade - Certainly The NRA Agrees cantbeserious Dec 2015 #110

I'd like to go on record... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #117

Yawn cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #120

. Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #127

as if people don't recognize all the NRA talking points G_j Dec 2015 #130

How about we de-glamorize them? Igel Dec 2015 #137

Then you will need to ban everything except single shot weapons. A revolver can be fired as fast Waldorf Dec 2015 #141

Mine are made for saving lives... ileus Dec 2015 #142

The fact that firearms can be used for legitimate self defense and often are ... spin Dec 2015 #182

Another stupid EMOTIONAL OP that gets no conversation going nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #158

Stupid, no. Ignorant, yes. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #172

I disagree and that is because I watch sausage making for real nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #178

Actually, you seem to be in very much agreement with me. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #179

Where I disagree is that people should not be stuck on lingo nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #180

You still seem to be agreeing with me. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #181