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2. insulting but true...

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Mon Jun 27, 2016, 08:59 AM

Jun 2016

I say this as a gun owner (not a gun nut.)

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Why Gun Nuts Lie – [View all] handmade34 Jun 2016 OP

It's insulting stuff like this anoNY42 Jun 2016 #1

insulting but true... Human101948 Jun 2016 #2

So what do you think is the difference anoNY42 Jun 2016 #5

I recognize that there is an element of pee pee power involved in owning a gun... Human101948 Jun 2016 #6

So you are fine anoNY42 Jun 2016 #8

I have gun owners in my family who fall into both groups yurbud Jun 2016 #48

I will second that as a gun owner n/t doc03 Jun 2016 #59

Yep. That's their baby. forest444 Jul 2016 #83

Ah, but it's a well earned insult nonetheless, yeah? procon Jun 2016 #9

Merely owning a certain gun anoNY42 Jun 2016 #14

And males and females? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #16

Hmmm, there seems to be a certain fixation on the penis here Warpy Jun 2016 #31

Not sure what you mean anoNY42 Jun 2016 #32

Don't know; not my problem, but that seems to be an invreasingly common perception. procon Jun 2016 #44

yeah, who cares if the hysteria over AR-15s isn't based reality Press Virginia Jun 2016 #19

Lightning fatalities Buzz cook Jun 2016 #24

Which is why is said "struck" not killed Press Virginia Jun 2016 #25

Reading is fundamental Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #26

And yet what I wrote was accurate Buzz cook Jun 2016 #29

re: "...stopping that activity." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #30

Is there an NRA? Buzz cook Jun 2016 #38

If you wanted to reduce gun violence you'd target the weapon most often used Press Virginia Jun 2016 #40

If you want to target gun violence you address all guns Buzz cook Jun 2016 #53

How does an AWB address all gunS? It's pretty obvious that you don't really Press Virginia Jun 2016 #57

TY for the non-sequitur... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #43

Non sequitor? Buzz cook Jun 2016 #54

Please excuse me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #63

No problem nt Buzz cook Jun 2016 #67

youre trying to argue something I didn't say. And my stat comes from Press Virginia Jun 2016 #33

How many people are struck by lightning? Buzz cook Jun 2016 #37

at 51 deaths/yr average (over the last 20 years) and a 10% fatality rate...that's about 500/yr Press Virginia Jun 2016 #39

At 103 Buzz cook Jun 2016 #56

If you banned every rifle on the planet, the actual number of USgun murders would drop by 248 people Press Virginia Jun 2016 #58

Is it more difficult to kill a person by beating or by shootung? Buzz cook Jun 2016 #68

Evidently shooting them is harder because not a lot of people are being shot Press Virginia Jun 2016 #70

Has a lightning ever "deliberately" killed 49 people in one incident? procon Jun 2016 #45

Not really the point. The hysteria over "assault weapons" isn't based on rational thinking Press Virginia Jun 2016 #60

Ban every conceivable type of assault weapon; it's a starting point. procon Jun 2016 #61

160...since 2009. And 49 of them were killed 2 weeks ago Press Virginia Jun 2016 #62

Fine. Call it "irrational" if you need that ruse to prop up your POV. procon Jun 2016 #65

You have more to fear from the weather than that scary looking rifle Press Virginia Jun 2016 #69

Rightly or wrongly, that is the public perception that haunts gun activists. procon Jun 2016 #72

The public perception is based on a lie. It's both irrational to fear being killed Press Virginia Jun 2016 #74

It's a moral panic, and those are *never* rational n/t friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #78

why are you more afraid of mass shootings... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #64

There's no distinction when innocent people are senselessly killed by a madman with a gun. procon Jun 2016 #66

What about a madman with a knife? More people are stabbed to death than killed with Press Virginia Jun 2016 #71

I see what you're doing. procon Jun 2016 #73

Actually they were never banned. They just couldn't look a certain way Press Virginia Jun 2016 #75

Well, The ATF has a well drawn and enforced line relating to the items you RME_SFC Jun 2016 #81

hilarious Skittles Jun 2016 #55

Your zero-sum thinking... anoNY42 Jul 2016 #82

so that "weapon of war" wouldn't actually be any good in an actual war? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #3

I'd be happy with safeinOhio Jun 2016 #10

Works for me. procon Jun 2016 #12

And the new law won't make a dent Press Virginia Jun 2016 #18

All those laws worked well Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #27

They naysayers said much the same with seatbelt laws, helmet laws, insurance laws... nt procon Jun 2016 #46

Laws work to a point Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #47

"Some" people may, but most of the rest of us believe procon Jun 2016 #49

How many of the high profile Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #50

There is no valid argument for opposing background checks for every gun purchase. nt procon Jun 2016 #51

I don't have a problem with it Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #52

Nice insults Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #4

I don't often agree with you, but safeinOhio Jun 2016 #11

I tend to agree with all but controllers, that is what they Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #15

How about a new rule for safeinOhio Jun 2016 #17

Well we can always disagree Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #20

How about safeinOhio Jun 2016 #21

Then you should be saying Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #23

I agree and will safeinOhio Jun 2016 #34

One of the reasons I never say anything like grabber Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #42

Nothing wrong with civil. DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #35

It's not just gun nuts. Igel Jun 2016 #7

Jefferson warned us... freebrew Jun 2016 #22

Less than helpful OP doesn't even fulfill the promise. Android3.14 Jun 2016 #13

I am seeing an increased number of criticisms of gun-control... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #28

as much as I dislike the gun culture DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #36

Great article. Common sense that seems to elude so many. Squinch Jun 2016 #41

When gun nuts lose their guns they act like someone cut off their piddler. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #76

Ah, the glory hole through the New Civilized DU! Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #80

Hey! Ever-buddy knoz Obama's gonna take ur gunz! PatrickforO Jun 2016 #77

Because They're Detached from Reality Night Watchman Jun 2016 #79