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Glaug-Eldare

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47. The phrase "gun grabbing liberal" rubs me the wrong way.
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:56 AM
Jan 2013

We're all liberals here...right? No need to use the word like it's an insult.

Hopefully I'm hearing something that's not there -- I'm used to epithets like "libtard" and "obamunist" elsewhere.

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So we can assume your recommendation is to ban everything right down to single-shot 22's? Scuba Jan 2013 #1
My recomendation is.. virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #13
In other words, you have no problem watching massacre after massacre... DanTex Jan 2013 #18
I assume you mean the innocent people who can't defend themselves? iiibbb Jan 2013 #21
Did your friends need Ar-15s and hi-cap clips to scare their would-be attackers? Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #127
That's true... but when I happen to be armed it's for feral dogs... iiibbb Jan 2013 #128
a taser against three people? gejohnston Jan 2013 #129
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #150
Sometime this year... krispos42 Jan 2013 #75
How about we limit access to guns while at the same time Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #102
This will make "Democrats un-electable in the vast majority of the nation". Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #19
Like losing the South by supporting racial equality. n/t Loudly Jan 2013 #22
Big difference: Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #26
The Bill of Rights guarantees a bundle of genuine rights which (your) 2A contravenes. Loudly Jan 2013 #41
Tired and worn out argument that carrier no weight in this debate. Clames Jan 2013 #45
Where's the contravention? Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #46
Are you claiming that people's genuine rights are sufficient to protect them from your 2A? Loudly Jan 2013 #54
Have I said that the 2A makes me a public official? Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #58
Rights protect nothing. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #130
Plus, 2A makes no mention of guns. Just saying. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #70
Wrong, as always. Straw Man Jan 2013 #110
Ordinary people of all races and in all regions inherently support the natural right to self-defense AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #28
Yep Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #34
Where in the 2nd is self defense? Oh, thats right Scalia "Corporations are People" flamin lib Jan 2013 #103
Self-defense isn't exempted from the RKBA, Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #108
Feh- genetic fallacy; do you also reject United States v. Jones? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #111
Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. nt flamin lib Jan 2013 #114
BTW, the ACLU supports Citizens United... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #115
It's incomplete and basically full of shit...eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #79
Here's what Garrison Keillor said, and he didn't need to use any vulgarities to say it: AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #82
Ok, then the kids will just have to die I guess Kolesar Jan 2013 #86
The first AWB didn't stop the Columbine High School shootings. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #90
Need better restrictions, then! ... eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #93
A clarification. Straw Man Jan 2013 #118
it is not. i think most people support some form of sane gun control samsingh Jan 2013 #31
Ok, than why don't they vote on it? virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #33
4 million people is far less than the voting population samsingh Jan 2013 #35
You assume that all gun rights advocates, belong to the NRA.. virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #36
good point samsingh Jan 2013 #52
That's incomplete and basically full of shit also...eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #80
What he said is factually correct, whether you like it or not. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #113
You're suggesting that without the votes of NRA members Obama would have lost? Yeah, sure. Scuba Jan 2013 #48
Obama never faced a truly pro-gun Republican in his two races for President. ... spin Jan 2013 #74
"our party will push hard for truly draconian gun laws " that is incomplete... Kolesar Jan 2013 #81
So you know all of the proposed regulations that will be made Biden's task force ... spin Jan 2013 #98
But what about the NRA's constant warning that Obama was "gonna take yer guns"????? Scuba Jan 2013 #87
There is a good reason that only 4.5 million of the 80 million gun owners ... spin Jan 2013 #95
Nothing will pass, period. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #105
I hope you are wrong as I feel our current gun laws could be improved while ... spin Jan 2013 #106
Don't get me wrong. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #107
I agree. (n/t) spin Jan 2013 #109
Agree 100% brew987 Jan 2013 #126
Thankfully, very few will follow your recommendation. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #67
Thank you for your concern intaglio Jan 2013 #76
that would be good samsingh Jan 2013 #32
then nobody will mind if we restrict them all to 10 rounds, or better yet 5 phantom power Jan 2013 #2
assuming their only purpose was to go on a killing spree generalhh Jan 2013 #6
you don't have a tactical disadvantage, since you can change them so fast phantom power Jan 2013 #7
do you know how un practical caring 2-3 5 round mags for a hand gun is? generalhh Jan 2013 #63
According to FBI data.. virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #10
Anyone that seriously thinks they need more than 10 round magazines to protect.... Bonhomme Richard Jan 2013 #12
Don't hold it.. virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #14
I carry a 15 round magazine in my Glock iiibbb Jan 2013 #23
Your first thought upon seeing a stray dog is to kill it? tridim Jan 2013 #53
Wow, talk about a disconnect. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #55
So just kill em, no questions asked. That's just fabulous Glaug. tridim Jan 2013 #56
iiibbb did not say "shoot on sight." Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #57
Where do you live? WinniSkipper Jan 2013 #148
The simple answer is, "No" iiibbb Jan 2013 #71
I've never heard of dogs attacking hunters and rainy Jan 2013 #60
You've never heard of it... remarkable. iiibbb Jan 2013 #72
Oh I guess the kid should have had a 15 rainy Jan 2013 #77
don't be an ass iiibbb Jan 2013 #91
We have a different version of events in this report...but RKBA never seems to post this newer one pkdu Jan 2013 #153
doesn't matter iiibbb Jan 2013 #155
Or you can (and others ) can chose to (up-play) it. pkdu Jan 2013 #156
coyote are not a concern. Mt lion would be iiibbb Jan 2013 #157
Coyote break into house in Chicago suburb iiibbb Jan 2013 #158
Yup....and all he had was a BB gun! pkdu Jan 2013 #159
But you made a specific claim about the docile nature of Cototes that was wrong. iiibbb Jan 2013 #160
Oh, lookee here! Yorick has arisen! apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #161
My 9mm came with two 17 round magazines. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2013 #66
I don't care about your opinion. I'm the one dealing with the situation and you're at your keyboard iiibbb Jan 2013 #73
maybe you should stay in the house or in the library if you are so fearful...eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #84
Not fearful, just prudent. iiibbb Jan 2013 #92
You can try..but it simply is a box with a spring... virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #11
Then you're a good person to ask: why do you own them? phantom power Jan 2013 #51
Ok, I will tell you why virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #64
simply pointing out there is no gejohnston Jan 2013 #16
Knee jerk thoughts Twister7096 Jan 2013 #42
As they are so easy to change, there is no reason to argue against limiting capacity to 10 rounds Kaleva Jan 2013 #3
Yes, because what is special about 10 rounds? Why such an arbitrary number? virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #9
Because paint is just cosmetic, Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #24
The magazine capacity matters in combat, not in slaughters kudzu22 Jan 2013 #68
Thank you sylvi Jan 2013 #100
By the same token, no reason to argue FOR it, either. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #131
Why Does Any Hunter Or Marksman Need Anything More Than cantbeserious Jan 2013 #4
Who are you to decide what someone "needs"? virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #8
Where I hunt there are packs of feral dogs. iiibbb Jan 2013 #25
Why ask why Twister7096 Jan 2013 #44
The phrase "gun grabbing liberal" rubs me the wrong way. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #47
What Did take Place In New Orleans - My Memory Is That The Police Indiscriminately Killed Refugees cantbeserious Jan 2013 #133
that too but gejohnston Jan 2013 #134
This Is The Reason We Have A Regulated Militia Called The National Guard cantbeserious Jan 2013 #135
national guard isn't militia gejohnston Jan 2013 #136
Beg Your Pardon - National Guard Is State-Based And Citizen-Soldier Militia cantbeserious Jan 2013 #137
which is trained and equipped by the federal government gejohnston Jan 2013 #138
Don't Plan To Split Hairs With You cantbeserious Jan 2013 #139
OK just answer me this gejohnston Jan 2013 #140
I Think You Know The Answers To Those Questions Already; Go Ask The NOPD cantbeserious Jan 2013 #141
acutually we had a couple of gun control advocates gejohnston Jan 2013 #142
I was going to reply then decided that it is..... Bonhomme Richard Jan 2013 #5
Why do you want to limit mag capacities? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #15
Yea, kind of thinking of the same thing rightsideout Jan 2013 #17
How to buy 30 rd mags, by anders breivik jimmy the one Jan 2013 #20
he was also on an island 90 minutes away from police response gejohnston Jan 2013 #40
magazine limits = Camel nose ileus Jan 2013 #27
Would be nice if we could trust each other. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #29
exactly...NT virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #37
Exactly, the problem isn't limited to high capacity magazines. Guns are the problem. bowens43 Jan 2013 #30
LOL!!! virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #38
How is a hunter... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #43
Meat is murder too... ileus Jan 2013 #62
feral dogs & feral teds jimmy the one Jan 2013 #39
LOL virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #49
you still compiling that list of feral dogs you've killed? frylock Jan 2013 #99
Nope, just a couple the past 6 months.... virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #104
The leader of the... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #50
Thankfully I have never had to kill any dogs. iiibbb Jan 2013 #112
Good argument to get rid of ALL gun multi bullet magazines. mikeysnot Jan 2013 #59
ok, how are you going to do it?? virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #65
It will be time to... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #69
This place has become "Democraticgunsaround." n/t rzemanfl Jan 2013 #61
too bad this crap ends up on our "latest" page ... eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #89
It also seems like whenever I log on I end up on a DU jury about some rzemanfl Jan 2013 #97
Wow...from your link dkf Jan 2013 #78
Which contradicts mountainman's agenda to make huge clips widely available Kolesar Jan 2013 #83
What are you sitting on? Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #85
Then they just retrain using smaller clips. dkf Jan 2013 #88
No, it doesn't. Straw Man Jan 2013 #119
most of the spree killers, including the one in Norway gejohnston Jan 2013 #94
Yep agreed - why we need to outlaw all repeating arms without fixed magazines, if jmg257 Jan 2013 #96
well a non-issue to you. From your posts, we know that all gun violence victims are "non-issues" villager Jan 2013 #101
Always to the clutching... iiibbb Jan 2013 #116
It is odd how "clutching" is one of the few words that accurately... villager Jan 2013 #120
I don't know gejohnston Jan 2013 #121
well, anything that enlightens the "guns uber alles" crowd... villager Jan 2013 #122
Schusswaffen über alles gejohnston Jan 2013 #123
Peace to you my faceless, willfully obtuse friend. iiibbb Jan 2013 #124
"Peace" and then the insult. villager Jan 2013 #144
and "clutching" isn't an insult? iiibbb Jan 2013 #145
You would know best -- you used it first! villager Jan 2013 #146
False iiibbb Jan 2013 #147
Hmm. Fair enough. I was going by the headers. villager Jan 2013 #149
Speak for yourself-"we" know no such thing... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #117
Hercules may have cleaned the Augean stables but he couldn't handle the posts in this thread. nt jody Jan 2013 #125
*chuckles Yep Jody, rather amazing display isn't it? virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #132
But everyone will feel so much safer if we ban SOMETHING!11!! NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #143
He also had these, but we cant regulate them Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #151
High cap mags azxsqw Jan 2013 #152
Big yawn really. Clames Jan 2013 #154
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