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baldguy

(36,649 posts) Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:36 AM Jun 2016

A How-To Guide On Dealing With A ‘Gunsplainer’ [View all]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-how-to-guide-on-dealing-with-a-gunsplainer_us_56bdef3ae4b0c3c55050d743

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A How-To Guide On Dealing With A ‘Gunsplainer’ [View all] baldguy Jun 2016 OP

K&R Mendocino Jun 2016 #1

Stick your fingers in your ears, linuxman Jun 2016 #2

LoL Crepuscular Jun 2016 #3

Yep. Brickbat Jun 2016 #6

painful amount of truth in your post Amishman Jun 2016 #7

I could get behind all of that linuxman Jun 2016 #8

thank you, that is the point i was trying to make Amishman Jun 2016 #10

There is hope - press conference today was for pushing Terror List ban and UBC. jmg257 Jun 2016 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #101

That's it in a nutshell. linuxman Jun 2016 #18

People are not allowed to smoke in our restaurants. hunter Jun 2016 #42

If you're looking at the culture war angle, linuxman Jun 2016 #45

Well, I guess I'd just better call it quits then. hunter Jun 2016 #47

No. linuxman Jun 2016 #51

Your list is sarisataka Jun 2016 #15

as one of the pro gun crowd, I agree with your list Angel Martin Jun 2016 #53

Yep. We're mocking gone love. hunter Jun 2016 #9

And YOUR post is contributing to the quality of discussion exactly...how? lapislzi Jun 2016 #11

Your sex makes literally no difference to me regarding a debate. linuxman Jun 2016 #16

In good faith... lapislzi Jun 2016 #31

Really good post! SuperDutyTX Jun 2016 #39

Thank you, SuperDutyTX! lapislzi Jun 2016 #62

It does make a difference! scscholar Jun 2016 #33

If you had a point, I'm afraid I missed it. linuxman Jun 2016 #35

The point he's trying to make Matrosov Jun 2016 #17

Concern noted, and dismissed. Darb Jun 2016 #21

+100 G_j Jun 2016 #23

I'm not the majority Matrosov Jun 2016 #26

I could live with that. Darb Jun 2016 #27

What education do we need? treestar Jun 2016 #34

At least a basic understanding of firearms and firearm laws Matrosov Jun 2016 #46

I agree the manhood jokes are silly treestar Jun 2016 #57

Consider for an analogy, sarisataka Jun 2016 #49

IMO most of us gun grabbers treestar Jun 2016 #59

We know your whines by rote. Darb Jun 2016 #19

Thanks for making my point. linuxman Jun 2016 #20

In case they don't check: Your hands are bloody. Darb Jun 2016 #22

You're the gift that keeps on giving. linuxman Jun 2016 #24

And you have blood on your hands. Darb Jun 2016 #25

If you are a gun owner oneshooter Jun 2016 #28

Wrong. But I would give them up if that was the law. Darb Jun 2016 #29

LoL Crepuscular Jun 2016 #36

How hard are you going to try to be obtuse? Darb Jun 2016 #37

.... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #64

Again, completely obtuse. Nice hands. Darb Jun 2016 #73

More bullshit Crepuscular Jun 2016 #80

Sooner or later we will win. Darb Jun 2016 #81

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #84

Too bad they are going to have to turn them in. Darb Jun 2016 #86

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #87

" I would give them up if that was the law." oneshooter Jun 2016 #66

Stop being obtuse. Darb Jun 2016 #72

Your guns are in a closet! oneshooter Jun 2016 #76

Hey red hands, nice try. Darb Jun 2016 #77

So you have no excuse for leaving your guns oneshooter Jun 2016 #79

They are secured, Mr. Distracty. And they are not Darb Jun 2016 #83

No dog in this fight but bighart Jun 2016 #82

Please, don't fall for that, or you might be considered Darb Jun 2016 #85

Your own words my friend: bighart Jun 2016 #88

Only Republicans own semiautomatic handguns? Really? Just reading posts Jun 2016 #91

I don't hunt. linuxman Jun 2016 #30

I'll take the last word. Darb Jun 2016 #32

"deals with those who want violent revolution if it suits them" jmg257 Jun 2016 #44

Bank on it. Darb Jun 2016 #52

'blah Gun humper blah.blah'. Translation: Ive lost the argument and have nothing else useful to say. jack_krass Jun 2016 #89

I'll just say this. Adrahil Jun 2016 #68

I know plenty about these toys. Darb Jun 2016 #70

I'm not advocating ANYTHING except attacking this from a useful position Adrahil Jun 2016 #78

Really good post! SuperDutyTX Jun 2016 #38

You pretty much nailed my thoughts on the matter, linuxman Jun 2016 #40

Cool story bro. Darb Jun 2016 #71

No, it's NRLalalalala! Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #48

Hah, very good Dem2 Jun 2016 #4

Thanks. Got lots of those on Facebook. underpants Jun 2016 #5

And on DU. Orrex Jun 2016 #13

"Take em everywhere...the mall, the movies, the bouncy house at my nephew's b-day party" jmg257 Jun 2016 #14

A how-to guide for reasonable discourse on discussion forums. Bonx Jun 2016 #41

Because gun lovers are so reasonable... hunter Jun 2016 #43

Because banners are so-o-o-o openly liberal about free thought. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #50

If I was always talking nerve gas, poisons, bombs, etc., defending that hobby on the internet... hunter Jun 2016 #56

"certain critical thinking skills" have been a mockery for controller/banners for years. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #58

Go ahead, tell me more about gangs... hunter Jun 2016 #61

Why would you raise your kids in such an environment? Marengo Jun 2016 #75

Because my wife and I have spent the last quarter century trying to make the world a better place... hunter Jun 2016 #92

I don't believe keeping your kids in the dangerous environment you seem to boast... Marengo Jun 2016 #93

I grew up in an affluent Ivory Soap 99% pure white community... hunter Jun 2016 #95

Where there bullets wizzing about the neighborhood? My experience is not disimilar to yours... Marengo Jun 2016 #96

"Lumpen urban proles?" hunter Jun 2016 #98

A majority being white, clever boy, and nothing imaginary about the danger. I won't regale you... Marengo Jun 2016 #99

Oh please, I know you want to tell... so badly. hunter Jun 2016 #100

Back to the subject at hand, is your neighborhood as dangerous as you... Marengo Jun 2016 #103

About the same homicide rate as Venezuela. hunter Jun 2016 #104

Some are, some aren't. They aren't a monolith. Bonx Jun 2016 #54

As are the "fuck the NRA" people. krispos42 Jun 2016 #67

Tell me about the guns you love. hunter Jun 2016 #69

Was that gunsplaining or mansplaining? Darb Jun 2016 #55

All this splaining, I keep thinking of those damned splined Hotchkiss axles I had to deal... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #60

You can call it what you want, but I don't see any value in either of those labels. Bonx Jun 2016 #63

Because you are obtuse. Darb Jun 2016 #74

Or because I am right. Bonx Jun 2016 #94

Licensed and trained to carry a firearm? JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #65

You still talk to gunner trash? alcibiades_mystery Jun 2016 #90

People driven by fear Dem2 Jun 2016 #97

Awwww you hurt some gun humpers fee fees, why are they so thin skinned? Rex Jun 2016 #102