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In reply to the discussion: Guns & Ammo Fires Editor After Publishing Editorial Calling for Gun Control [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)41. I've always found you to be one of the more rational posters
Mind you, I still don't agree with you- but it seems the extremists on both sides have more in common
with each other than they do with their 'allies'.
Eric Hoffer explained the mindset best, I think:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer
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onehandle
Nov 2013
OP
I wish more gun owners felt the same way, and more Democrats would come out like McAuliffe.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#7
Now ......how could I ever tell you were a gun owner/fancier/hugger by that 'handle"?
rdharma
Nov 2013
#18
You mean "7962"? That was my roster number in the military. Whats it got to do with guns?
7962
Nov 2013
#20
Metcalf will probably have to sleep in a bulletproof vest for years to come...
Blue_Tires
Nov 2013
#22
Trying to rhetorically change weapons to hardware, maybe you should change swords to plows instead
coldmountain
Nov 2013
#45
Do you honestly think people are responsible if attracted to "tactical" weapons outside a war zone?
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#51
Yeah, like some of your buddies "optimize their gunz" in case they have to clear a room.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#54
They'll never admit it, but they're the flip side of those they belittle and insult
friendly_iconoclast
Nov 2013
#35