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bongbong

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136. Work

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 09:07 PM

Jul 2012

Sounds like you did a lot of work on your ignore list, and all for naught when they went to DU3.

I just mock and laugh at the gun-relgionists. Their "arguments" are so illogical and hole-filled, it's almost as if they're just copying Talking Points from the latest NRA Bulletin (obviously they are). Watching them squirm as they attempt to defend their Precious is frequently hilarious. I guess I just enjoy getting a laugh from (easily) out-arguing them. It's a form of nostalgia for me; I lettered in debate in high school and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. (intentional gun pun)

I know why they're here; somebody is actively trying to move the gun-Overton Window to the right, and to get groups like Liberals to "love" or at least "meh" guns. The DU gun-relgionists are just following orders.

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Tom Tomorrow reposted this today - in response to the gun-worshippers who are howling today [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

Lawn furniture kills thousands each year! rfranklin Jul 2012 #1

Why must we be a slave to BIG LAWN FURNITURE and its lobby of death! Johonny Jul 2012 #21

LOL GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #27

My long-tail cat says we should at least outlaw rocking chairs. tclambert Jul 2012 #73

My manx says outlaw rabbit season. ileus Jul 2012 #104

Of course he does. caseymoz Jul 2012 #134

a small price to pay, I say DBoon Jul 2012 #31

The National Lawn Chair Association (NLCA) has captured Congress. nt SDjack Jul 2012 #57

Lawn furniture doesn't kill people... rateyes Jul 2012 #77

Hey, if everyone just carried their own lawn furniture the world would be a smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #119

I'll give you my chaise lounge when you pry it from my cold dead hands, you commie! nilram Jul 2012 #123

Obama is going to take your lawn furniture away. hay rick Jul 2012 #120

You can cite statistics to back it up, right? caseymoz Jul 2012 #135

Kicked and DU Recommended!! madinmaryland Jul 2012 #2

It extends to other countries too now. We must be sure that they have any and all of the guns patrice Jul 2012 #3

K&R! n/t beac Jul 2012 #4

Delicate flowers, all of them. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #5

+1 on the "consistently brilliant" comment. Scuba Jul 2012 #28

Perfect Patiod Jul 2012 #6

That should be on the NRA homepage TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #7

DU feels like free republic after every massacre. myrna minx Jul 2012 #8

Just remember that you have never been safer in your lifetime hack89 Jul 2012 #9

DUzy. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #30

But backed by actual facts hack89 Jul 2012 #33

Sorry, only one award per week. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #39

A 50 percent drop in murders and manslaughter deaths = "lost it's way"? OK. nt hack89 Jul 2012 #40

Yes, i said lost it's way. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #41

US murder rate 1950 = 4.6 US murder rate 2010 = 4.7 hack89 Jul 2012 #43

Your reply bongbong Jul 2012 #90

If you think those stats are directly related to the number of guns in this country Zoeisright Jul 2012 #66

I don't believe that hack89 Jul 2012 #68

The facts, though, are indisputable: AlbertCat Jul 2012 #78

Well, aggravated assaults are down drastically too hack89 Jul 2012 #81

Which is also a factor that tweaks the numbers. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #97

What gap? hack89 Jul 2012 #99

Take out muggings from overall gun violence and the numbers should be MUCH lower Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #103

You don't have to guess. hack89 Jul 2012 #100

Naw, tossing ideas out is more fun. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #102

We've had enough gun violence for one day. I don't have the stomach TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #80

The facts, though, are indisputable: Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #85

So if the number of guns has no influence on gun violence hack89 Jul 2012 #88

What spin you do! bongbong Jul 2012 #91

I know that. But look at the list of motives. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #95

So more guns caused more killings? Cite please. nt hack89 Jul 2012 #98

Oh you time wasting gun relgionists bongbong Jul 2012 #114

BTW: I didn't imply the opposite AT ALL. In fact, I'm saying shootings are for worse reasons. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #101

You don't get it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #93

Wow... AynRandCollectedSS Jul 2012 #117

I am not saying more guns reduced gun violence hack89 Jul 2012 #130

the word is ITS Skittles Jul 2012 #107

You do realize that is a direct quote from the other poster? hack89 Jul 2012 #108

I feel like this comment has been cut and pasted all day yesterday. So I will too. Pholus Jul 2012 #128

I explicitly said that more guns =/= less violence. hack89 Jul 2012 #131

Precious salt for the wounds of the victims, I'd imagine... LanternWaste Jul 2012 #50

You are right hack89 Jul 2012 #51

kpete Diclotican Jul 2012 #10

Diclotican kpete Jul 2012 #12

kpete Diclotican Jul 2012 #19

Exactly AynRandCollectedSS Jul 2012 #118

But other countries with lax gun laws are not as violent nxylas Jul 2012 #13

nxylas Diclotican Jul 2012 #15

Michael Moore made the same point in Bowling for Columbine nxylas Jul 2012 #26

nxylas Diclotican Jul 2012 #42

I recommend a comedy movie called "Gunless." An American gunslinger finds himself in Canada, tclambert Jul 2012 #74

tclambert Diclotican Jul 2012 #127

other countries have widespread gun ownership DBoon Jul 2012 #34

True, that. I have considered buying a quality handgun hifiguy Jul 2012 #49

other countries treat firearms as useful tools that can be dangerous DBoon Jul 2012 #53

Exactly. I recently moved into a neighborhood hifiguy Jul 2012 #60

And are "cool" nxylas Jul 2012 #65

Their Precious bongbong Jul 2012 #92

only the US has a religion of gun ownership AlbertCat Jul 2012 #82

Our gun-nut paranoid heritage Jessy169 Jul 2012 #16

+1 Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2012 #25

Hell Hath No Fury AlbertCat Jul 2012 #83

+1 Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2012 #142

Jessy169 Diclotican Jul 2012 #52

Thank you Third Doctor Jul 2012 #58

Third Doctor Diclotican Jul 2012 #126

K&R. nt Chorophyll Jul 2012 #11

So, how often mass are shootings being stopped? caseymoz Jul 2012 #14

Any conceal carry person probably knows these two things. A Simple Game Jul 2012 #22

False memes, much? n/t PavePusher Jul 2012 #29

No. Refute much? n/t A Simple Game Jul 2012 #37

That's not the worst of it. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #54

That too. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2012 #61

A responsible gun owner would simply not shoot in that situation, AlbertCat Jul 2012 #84

If they're responsible and competent, yes. caseymoz Jul 2012 #133

Then why carry it? kiva Jul 2012 #64

I can think of no good reason for an ordinary person to carry. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2012 #67

That's my thought, but kiva Jul 2012 #116

If you wanted to make my argument caseymoz Jul 2012 #132

I saw one here, although nothing suggests it was going to end in a mass... Amonester Jul 2012 #24

Stop that. Serve The Servants Jul 2012 #110

Not one. A massive study was done that showed that handgun owners, besides being more apocalypsehow Jul 2012 #38

And what study would that be? nt hack89 Jul 2012 #45

How does one determine someone has prevented a mass shooting before it happened? hughee99 Jul 2012 #46

And when you take this incident into consideration: TheMightyFavog Jul 2012 #56

"A man armed to the teeth with rocks... Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #17

I'm sick of our country having to pay this price over and over RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #18

Questions of the century. gtar100 Jul 2012 #35

That's so true. RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #44

My husband explained that one to me.... MountainMama Jul 2012 #75

I believe in common sense gun control. AlbertCat Jul 2012 #86

I don't think everybody does. RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #87

Here in Kansas, even being blind is not considered tblue37 Jul 2012 #121

Wow. That's just nuts. RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #122

Typical Republican fanatical devotion to extreme positions, that's why. nt tblue37 Jul 2012 #137

Right, because institutional authority behind Tuskegee and Japanese internment closeupready Jul 2012 #20

The gun lobby is well rehearsed in its rhetoric which to me is used to bully everyone who disagrees upaloopa Jul 2012 #23

Yep - this cartoon nails it, right down to how cry-babyish our very own "pro-gun progressives" apocalypsehow Jul 2012 #32

How narrow minded. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #62

Case in point right here. Peddle your complaints to someone who gives a fig; I don't. Thanks. n/t. apocalypsehow Jul 2012 #63

100% bongbong Jul 2012 #94

Yep: they get all a'flutter with outrage when someone calls them on their BS, apocalypsehow Jul 2012 #106

Yes bongbong Jul 2012 #111

I few years ago I "blocked" everyone posting in the Gungeon... Walk away Jul 2012 #129

Work bongbong Jul 2012 #136

It seems to me that most of them are not Democrats or Liberals. Walk away Jul 2012 #138

Paiddddd posters bongbong Jul 2012 #139

I figured as much. What sane person would object to sensible restrictions? Walk away Jul 2012 #140

Excellent toon amuse bouche Jul 2012 #36

Those numbers abroad would be almost as good as ours Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #70

Merica, fuck yeah! ellisonz Jul 2012 #124

Love the bit about "... you delicate flower, you." Soooo incisive! So spot on. patrice Jul 2012 #47

Reminds me of something Garrison Keillor said calimary Jul 2012 #59

already had that from my paranoid brother PatrynXX Jul 2012 #48

Spot on DiverDave Jul 2012 #55

A-fucking-men nt Cheap_Trick Jul 2012 #69

K&R B Calm Jul 2012 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author felix_numinous Jul 2012 #72

A lot of food for thought there Tobin S. Jul 2012 #105

Thank you felix_numinous Jul 2012 #115

du rec. nt xchrom Jul 2012 #76

kick Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #79

Last panel right on bongbong Jul 2012 #89

that is the TRUTH Skittles Jul 2012 #96

Kicked and DU Recommended!! Shadowflash Jul 2012 #109

It's the truth, and those not liking it should go F themselves. 47of74 Jul 2012 #112

2nd Amendment Nonsense colsohlibgal Jul 2012 #113

CORRECT Skittles Jul 2012 #125

K&R stevenleser Jul 2012 #141