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Orrex

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19. By and large, gun apologists aren't interested in meaningful discussion

Reply to hack89 (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 12, 2015, 01:39 PM

Dec 2015

In nearly every case I've encountered, the discussion begins with "we will make no concessions except on matters that aren't important to us."

In order even to begin the discussion, all participants must bow down in worship of the gun apologists' interpretation of the holy 2nd Amendment, and all other interpretations are dismissed outright.

So I'm sorry if you find dick jokes immature and juvenile. When dealing with stubborn members of the cult of gun worship, there's little point in attempting to persuade them with reason.

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I think I'll just stay home mdbl Dec 2015 #6

But for God's sake, don't make any dick jokes about it Orrex Dec 2015 #7

word. KG Dec 2015 #9

Dick jokes are immature and juvenile, not offensive hack89 Dec 2015 #18

By and large, gun apologists aren't interested in meaningful discussion Orrex Dec 2015 #19

Of course hack89 Dec 2015 #20

"Controllers" want to stop the ongoing avalanche of gun deaths Orrex Dec 2015 #24

Yet you and I agree on most gun control issues hack89 Dec 2015 #25

In other words, bring out Penis�. Makes perfect sense! Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #22

funny I see the opposite Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #29

UBC is a band-aid. at best, and gun apologists know it Orrex Dec 2015 #30

I rest my case Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #31

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It's not my warmed over Freudianism. That ad clearly was clearly aimed at Squinch Dec 2015 #36

Old news....he should reference gun sales now. ileus Dec 2015 #11

What a bunch of poorly-reasoned, ill-conflated nonsense. appal_jack Dec 2015 #12

Kudos.^^^ Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #23

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the thing is Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #32

Turn them all in mwrguy Dec 2015 #27

I think I will keep mine hack89 Dec 2015 #28

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.... Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #33

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