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In reply to the discussion: Why are the gun defenders here? [View all]Bettie
(16,145 posts)83. Give them a chance
they'll explain to you in nauseating detail why Zimmerman is a hero and why a kid walking home was such a danger to him, in his SUV.
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I ask this question repeatedly. Why is there even an area here dedicated to NRA talking points?
villager
Jul 2016
#1
If you want to ban progressive, pro-2A Democrats from "Democratic" Underground, see the Ads...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#175
A CBS national reporter waltzed into a gun shop and had an AR-15 in less than an hour.
Jim Beard
Jul 2016
#276
All you have to do is go to the RKBA and 2nd Amendment group and you will see plenty of them. n/t
doc03
Jul 2016
#9
Should have been here while they defended george zimmerman for stalking, intimidating, and killing
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#33
There are plenty of Democrats who are for gun control but not a complete ban
Joe the Revelator
Jul 2016
#3
Those were the only threads that got the reaction the the OP is discussing today.
Joe the Revelator
Jul 2016
#53
Careful with that 'gun grabber' when 'gun humper' & 'ammosexual' are in the air....
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#172
In part because the right to keep and bear arms is a civil liberty and needs defending
aikoaiko
Jul 2016
#5
not true - I have had conversations with a DUer who believes there should be ablsolutely NO
DrDan
Jul 2016
#27
"A DUer" "couple years back" "not going to look for it" = Milestones get no respect!
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#179
In a hurricane of controller denigration, you have found a puff of insult? Impressive.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#186
there was a DU-2 poll related to gun restrictions - that poll showed 5 DUers who favored
DrDan
Jul 2016
#214
And one person calling for a complete ban on guns, which proves...what, exactly?
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#231
there are multiple posts in this thread calling for evidence of DUers supporting no restrictions
DrDan
Jul 2016
#240
I'm pretty sure that current examples are whats being asked for, not 5 year old threads. N/T
beevul
Jul 2016
#246
Euromutt, Iverglas! God, it's a time warp. Hope they are all alive and kicking.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#259
I think it 'exists' in the same way the purported 'NRA posting bounty' program does-
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#268
More likely you can't link because your claim is false. $50 to the Brady Campaign says so...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#262
Palming off a 5 year old thread as one from 'a couple of days ago' isn't a good job, it's...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#265
So, in your little part of the world, nearly every gun owner support gun control
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#90
Surely not. But American citizens were in a position to help Britain, due to civilians
jmg257
Jul 2016
#155
I think that's a price worth paying for the difference in our rates of firearm deaths to you.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jul 2016
#150
"The purpose of the 2nd amendment was to allow the formulation of civilian militias"
jmg257
Jul 2016
#153
had a conversation here with a DUer who claims if relatives are involved in a shooting, they
DrDan
Jul 2016
#29
Which was a response to your 1 example from seven years previously...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#193
I was asked for an example of a mass murder by a CCW holder - which I provided (actually several)
DrDan
Jul 2016
#196
my original post on this subtopic did say "a DUer" - never claimed it was a majorty-view,
DrDan
Jul 2016
#205
We are not talking about fishing and hunting (food anyway). Gunners support toting
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#36
Not allowing prisoners to have guns, is not anywhere near the restrictions we need on gun polluters
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#167
I would add that many Southern metropolises are made up of formerly "rural" people...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#184
If they want to defend guns, fine. The ones that I really can't stand are the people who tell you
Chakab
Jul 2016
#20
You can discuss inaccurate info/reporting all you want. Just don't expect it to go unchallenged.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#189
If you say so. Lots of Gungeoneers have been banned for their white wing ideology.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#43
Would that include those that suddenly embraced terrorist watch lists when guns were mentioned...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#233
Should they be "harassed, investigated & arrested for their political beliefs"?
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#237
You embraced the terror watch lists when people you don't like became targets...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#261
Heh. How much you think this social security recipient is getting? New car? Condo on South Beach?
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#194
I will defend the right of the GOP to bring their own toys to their own convention
Doodley
Jul 2016
#67
This might come as a shock to you but many Democrats own firearms and believe in the 2nd
Waldorf
Jul 2016
#73
Yeah, they believe in lots of guns, public toting, stand your ground, no registration, etc.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#84
If someone supports all other democratic party and progressive positions, but also
PersonNumber503602
Jul 2016
#75
If you support the Democratic party position, as outlined in the party platform
GulfCoast66
Jul 2016
#88
nothing inherently wrong with owning guns and all of us can't be hippie leftists.
craigmatic
Jul 2016
#78
In the Old School, that would be a wife-beating question, and I ain't been married.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#221
I've got an unrepairable .22 he can have in exchange for $30 worth of groceries!
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#255
because their 2nd amendment right to a murder machine is more important than your right to live
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#91
i have hunted and owned guns for years but lately I have had to put some DU "gun humppers" ....
Botany
Jul 2016
#106
Do you blame all blacks, muslims, etc for what some in that group do?
The Straight Story
Jul 2016
#114
Guess you haven't spent any time in the Gungeon durring your one/two day membership.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#128
Gunz are not a civil right, and I detest gunners who try to elevate it to that level as if they were
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#169
Your quote does not mention frigging gunz, nor are guns or gun lovers anywhere near those
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#236
Why do rural democrats have 10+ guns, tote in a relatively safe area, promote guns even though
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#130
Unfortunately, you guys don't keep them in your closet. Tucking them in your pants and
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#145
No, I'm fine with someone keeping one or two guns for hunting at home, (no semi-autos), and home
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#166
See - now that's sorta stating to get reasonable - guess my "bad hobby" isn't so bad!
jmg257
Jul 2016
#168
Sorry, semi-autos are assault weapons as the term is commonly used. Will kill a lot of people,
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#170
"Guns are not a "civil right,"" Everything in the Bill of Rights are civil rights.
EX500rider
Jul 2016
#230
Good, sounds like you could give them up -- semi-autos anyway -- for the good of society.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#252
I'd like to see guns banned - it worked in Australia, but Democrats can be pro-gun
Doodley
Jul 2016
#152
Aren't you the one who claimed the founders intended people to possess only hunting weapons?
Marengo
Jul 2016
#159
I just had a Opening Post on this topic locked in General Discussion...
Jeffersons Ghost
Jul 2016
#286