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Drinking and smoking are typically voluntary. Loudly Feb 2014 #1
When 2 idiots shoot at each other, sked14 Feb 2014 #8
The USA is a country which tolerates guns and ammo in the hands of the public. Loudly Feb 2014 #38
Speak for yourself. sked14 Feb 2014 #41
So we're BRILLIANT for tolerating guns and ammo? Loudly Feb 2014 #44
You've never spoken for me. sked14 Feb 2014 #46
Shares United ... Straw Man Feb 2014 #87
Drinking and Smoking cause great harm to others in the community. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #10
I welcome such correlations. Loudly Feb 2014 #42
Apparently the general public doesn't agree with your minority view. sked14 Feb 2014 #43
Well, since facts aren't on your side, I guess it will have to be lies and misinformation. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #45
I used some Estate field loads that ought to be stigmatized... Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #81
First and second hand smoke cause more deaths annualy than firearms. geckosfeet Feb 2014 #48
How? Because you can absent yourself from places where smoke is. Loudly Feb 2014 #55
Just stay away from shooters - see - simple. geckosfeet Feb 2014 #60
Not so simple with concealed carry and where responsible gun owners (good guys with guns) can become Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #76
Likewise, hard to just avoid drunk drivers NT Adrahil Feb 2014 #78
And not so simple to avoid second hand smoke. geckosfeet Feb 2014 #80
"Just stay away from shooters" thucythucy Feb 2014 #77
You didn't have to start a new thread Skippy SecularMotion Feb 2014 #2
In Castle Bansalot? The echo chamber where dissent is not allowed? Right hack89 Feb 2014 #4
"Skippy", That's cute of you! Actually, there's no discussion going on with that OP. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #11
I thought everyone called you Skippy. SecularMotion Feb 2014 #16
So you are welcoming us to your club? We can come over there and have a dialogue? Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #17
Heretics and unbelievers like us will still get an Amish-like shunning friendly_iconoclast Feb 2014 #69
"you are truly doing god's work here on DU!", "You are amazing!", "Thanks much for the kind words," NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #18
I would agree that there are some gun zealots who should be banned from DU. SecularMotion Feb 2014 #19
Why should they be banned from DU? sked14 Feb 2014 #20
I think gun zealots should be added to this list SecularMotion Feb 2014 #21
If they're pushing the Nugent/LaPierre line of bullshit, sked14 Feb 2014 #22
If you can't recognize the gun zealots in here SecularMotion Feb 2014 #23
I already told you that when I see bullshit, sked14 Feb 2014 #26
Like pornography blueridge3210 Feb 2014 #47
Here let me help you clffrdjk Feb 2014 #52
Thanks for explaining blueridge3210 Feb 2014 #57
They flit about like Caspar the Ghost, in pursuit of Mrs. Muir. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #83
Zealot = someone that disagrees with me on guns. nt hack89 Feb 2014 #24
Wrong again SecularMotion Feb 2014 #25
So, who here is doing that? sked14 Feb 2014 #27
A good description of the inhabitants of Bansalot. hack89 Feb 2014 #28
I agree with the need for a safe haven to keep bad ideas out. SecularMotion Feb 2014 #29
So that would make you on par with the RW zealots, wouldn't it? sked14 Feb 2014 #30
So why don't you stay there? hack89 Feb 2014 #31
Would that be blueridge3210 Feb 2014 #40
We're not rewriting history. Deep13 Feb 2014 #3
So its the only part of the Billof Rights that doesn't protect personal rights? wercal Feb 2014 #5
Why do you leave off the first part? upaloopa Feb 2014 #7
I wasn't 'leaving out' anything... wercal Feb 2014 #12
The rights occur to the people, not the state, is why. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #84
The 10th is also about states. Deep13 Feb 2014 #9
You are illustrating the deep danger of attacking one amendment of the BOR wercal Feb 2014 #14
an assembly is a collective noun. Deep13 Feb 2014 #15
No I'm right...and you are proving my point. wercal Feb 2014 #34
Can one person blueridge3210 Feb 2014 #49
You're reading it wrong, and the preamble proves it. beevul Feb 2014 #88
The constitution protects all of us. upaloopa Feb 2014 #6
The fact is that except for the extremists on both sides, people want the same thing. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #13
So if America has turned against the "gun culture" hack89 Feb 2014 #50
You see right wing states because the gun upaloopa Feb 2014 #51
You need to accept that there are many pro-gun Dems hack89 Feb 2014 #53
You don't have conversations. You have talking points upaloopa Feb 2014 #54
When the gun control movement reclaims all the ground they have lost since 1994 hack89 Feb 2014 #56
If your strength is the NRA and ALEC which it is upaloopa Feb 2014 #58
No - our strength is millions of gun owners that vote hack89 Feb 2014 #59
We will see upaloopa Feb 2014 #63
What will ultimately undermine the drive for stronger laws hack89 Feb 2014 #65
You keep pushing that canard as we hear every day of another upaloopa Feb 2014 #68
Are you denying decades of DOJ / FBI data? hack89 Feb 2014 #70
That again! upaloopa Feb 2014 #71
It's the other way around, in terms of making policy decisions. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #73
So fewer actual shootings every year hack89 Feb 2014 #74
Anecdotes < full datasets Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #72
Hard data harshes the mellow of those trying to gin up a moral panic friendly_iconoclast Feb 2014 #79
What grassroots? gejohnston Feb 2014 #61
You owe your allegience and future to a Wall Street billionaire friendly_iconoclast Feb 2014 #67
Facts are facts. It doesn't really matter if they come from a conservative site or a liberal ... spin Feb 2014 #82
"supporting RW corporations and ideals" is a common criticism of the Democratic Party... Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #85
those who believe that the 2nd has anything to do with individual rights are delusional. bowens43 Feb 2014 #32
Sorry, but those much more intellectual than you disagree. sked14 Feb 2014 #33
We are pretty well regulated, thank you for agreeing that we have these rights. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #35
Short list of delusional people sarisataka Feb 2014 #36
So anyone that supports the Democratic Party platform should not have guns? hack89 Feb 2014 #37
"I believe that the Constitution confers an individual right to bear arms." Barack Obama 2008 hack89 Feb 2014 #39
No, they actually understand both the law and elementary linguistics. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #62
I keep asking - nobody can answer wercal Feb 2014 #64
The Bill of Rights does not grant rights. It sets limits on our government for what it can ... spin Feb 2014 #86
So you think President Obama is delusional? Lurks Often Feb 2014 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #75
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