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Ruby the Liberal

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11. Not if everyone had #2 pencils.

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 03:28 PM

Jul 2012

Even if the original pencil wielding menace was head to toe in pencil-proof armor. All of the other pencil-carrying movie patrons would have seen through the fog of the smoke bomb ambush and stuck lead in his eye.

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71 people shot in that movie theater (from AP) [View all] CreekDog Jul 2012 OP

Really? virgogal Jul 2012 #1

Yes. n/t Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #2

The same amount could've been injured with a #2 pencil. Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #3

Not if everyone had #2 pencils. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #11

First I heard of this. zappaman Jul 2012 #4

I think.... Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #6

some bullets went thru walls and into the neighboring movie area dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #9

i'm sorry there is too much discussion of this for you CreekDog Jul 2012 #12

So tell me again why assault weapons are legal. There is no purpose for them other than killing man appleannie1 Jul 2012 #5

Agreed. "Mr. Saturday Night Gun Special" pretty much sums up the issue. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #13

Why didn't the other movie goers have guns? Democrats_win Jul 2012 #7

wouldn't have probably mattered demtenjeep Jul 2012 #8

They did say that Joanie Baloney Jul 2012 #10