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ClarendonDem

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58. Of course I do

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #35)

Thu Oct 5, 2017, 09:53 AM

Oct 2017

But no insurance company is going to write a policy that covers criminal acts committed with a firearm.

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everything still_one Oct 2017 #1

They are afraid they will be banned - Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #2

Yes. Fear is the unifying characteristic of all gun advocates. Orrex Oct 2017 #13

Even if they didn't need one treestar Oct 2017 #23

Why the hell would anyone need one of those things? GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #25

I'm one of those ignorant and uninformed people treestar Oct 2017 #28

Just when you think they couldn't come up with even more idiotic excuses... GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #42

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Hope we do not have a repeat. Demtexan Oct 2017 #4

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Reinstatement of the assault weapons ban with a new twist. roamer65 Oct 2017 #5

No offense, but that last bit is BS. Adrahil Oct 2017 #12

the people who actually know what they are treestar Oct 2017 #24

I know these weapons pretty well... so do others here. Adrahil Oct 2017 #40

Are there people who know a lot about guns who are willing to come up with these regulations? sarisataka Oct 2017 #45

Haven't notice that treestar Oct 2017 #46

There are those on the "gun" side sarisataka Oct 2017 #52

If you want UBC to pass open NICS so anyone can use it Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #57

That would be ideal sarisataka Oct 2017 #66

Because people who know what they are talking about know it's the wrong approach Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #53

Well then what is reasonable treestar Oct 2017 #54

Is your goal the regulation of guns or the reduction of gun violence? Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #55

Obviously reduce the killings and injuries treestar Oct 2017 #56

Ok well here is my approach Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #71

I would say regulate semi automatic firearms under the NFA, with the same process as obtaining... Marengo Oct 2017 #75

Then ban all of the WMD Firearms then, legislstion without the loopholes. "it was bad last time" is uponit7771 Oct 2017 #31

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This is what is wrong madaboutharry Oct 2017 #6

No, make gun owners buy liability insurance misanthrope Oct 2017 #8

Sorry to say that they dismiss that very reasonable suggestion outright Orrex Oct 2017 #14

That's because ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #15

You joined yesterday and are already suggesting that I'm not a Democrat? Orrex Oct 2017 #16

Do you snowybirdie Oct 2017 #29

Yes, obviously. I'm not an asshole. Orrex Oct 2017 #30

The comment snowybirdie Oct 2017 #35

Oh. Whoops. Orrex Oct 2017 #37

Of course I do ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #58

However snowybirdie Oct 2017 #64

I'm not suggesting that you are not a Democrat ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #63

People don't have a constitutional right to own WMDs uponit7771 Oct 2017 #33

I've never considered whether that is the case ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #67

A wmd is any device designed to kill massive amount of people in a short time and that includes uponit7771 Oct 2017 #68

So two thoughts ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #70

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Well, no its not ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #78

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Can a poor person afford a gun? treestar Oct 2017 #62

Could an insurance company make money treestar Oct 2017 #61

No. It will make the NRA a fortune though hack89 Oct 2017 #17

Sounds like a win win ... harder to get WMDs and they make more money. Sounds like a good idea uponit7771 Oct 2017 #34

But it won't make much of a difference hack89 Oct 2017 #39

They will make a fortune--until they have to start paying out. GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #41

They will write their policies so they don't have to pay out for criminal acts hack89 Oct 2017 #43

They should have to at least do as much as treestar Oct 2017 #26

It is a catch-22 sarisataka Oct 2017 #47

It's a human trait - people rush to buy something that will soon go off market. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #7

Gun maker stock prices are also surging according to this: Purveyor Oct 2017 #9

Fuck, I hate this country some times. Initech Oct 2017 #74

To answer your question... Snackshack Oct 2017 #10

The people buying them are future mass murderers workinclasszero Oct 2017 #11

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Right workinclasszero Oct 2017 #21

Yep, a great Christmas gift for the whole family: dalton99a Oct 2017 #22

the head phone might damage his hearing treestar Oct 2017 #27

Ho ho ho m*******ckers! workinclasszero Oct 2017 #48

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Sick, but oh-so-predictable. (nt) Paladin Oct 2017 #51

They are making a mistake. Man_Bear_Pig Oct 2017 #20

The BATF is in a tough spot.... Adrahil Oct 2017 #50

This is so sad janterry Oct 2017 #32

For me and my family and my personal opinion "I do not feel safe" Iliyah Oct 2017 #36

Why? Because they want to outdo Paddock? muntrv Oct 2017 #38

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Americans killing Americans bdamomma Oct 2017 #60

Mentally ill. democratisphere Oct 2017 #69

This is why we can't have nice things!!!! Initech Oct 2017 #73

Cuz you just never know when Turbineguy Oct 2017 #76

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