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Gun Control & RKBA

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I've seen that sort of statement many times on DU and elsewhere, and I have petronius Mar 2015 #1
Not so much that it denotes fear, though internalized fear is certainly a part of it. Maedhros Mar 2015 #2
Guns and the Fear Agenda are like apple pie and ice cream. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3
On what agenda does the fear of gun owners appear? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #5
Further, if gun ownership does not result in an increase in crime... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #9
Reasonable? daleanime Mar 2015 #76
What's your definition of 'reasonable', and why should the rest of us agree with it? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #84
The irony is that people have never been safer hack89 Mar 2015 #6
Absolutely correct sarisataka Mar 2015 #8
That's a lot of projection from the faction that bases its every argument on gun owners being the Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #30
So what is one supposed to do while trying to make things better? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #4
I would prefer a society in which nobody carried concealed weapons. Maedhros Mar 2015 #10
I agree, I would also like to live in a society that carrying a weapon wasn't seen as... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #13
I know. I'm a security professional, so I pay attention to that kind of data. Maedhros Mar 2015 #14
Didn't Joyce Brothers' husband pack? Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #68
Ironic since fear sarisataka Mar 2015 #7
Seems like the fear really is only on one side Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #11
Fear of "the other" has always been a big part of politics friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #12
I am a gun owner, and I have definitely met other, scary, gun owners. Maedhros Mar 2015 #16
I've run into a few like that over the years- not many, thank FSM! friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #17
here is a nice new insult I have not seen Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #15
Another vintage label from the whine cellar. nt Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #31
"I can't imagine what it must be like to be so afraid" Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #18
It's to keep out the trolls, and I can tell by how obsessed you are with it that it's a good thing. Electric Monk Mar 2015 #19
Actually, I think it is to limit debate Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #20
This group we're in here is for Fight Club, which is why it shows as my favorite group. Electric Monk Mar 2015 #21
Sure looks like you are the one that posted this insult directed at me Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #24
So you are claiming that posters here, are trolls? oneshooter Mar 2015 #22
Gunthusiasts posting in a gun control group would be trolls posting there. Electric Monk Mar 2015 #23
I like punk and classical gejohnston Mar 2015 #25
I like cats and dogs Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #27
What is a "Gunthusiasts" Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #26
That would be us Gentiles who do not recognize the Pete Shields as relayer of God's word... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #33
they also run away and are afaid to answer simple questions Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #34
Maybe the fellow referred to in #15? Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #69
quite possible Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #70
So would that make YOU guilty of that, since you post here. n/t oneshooter Mar 2015 #28
No, the group we're in now is Gun Control & RKBA. aka Fight Club. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #29
so are you going to answer my simple question now? Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #32
That was a good alert, and the jury agreed 5-2 to hide your rude call-out. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #35
so you posted a direct insult to me Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #36
The jury agreed that your rude call out deserved to be hidden, but you're morally superior? Electric Monk Mar 2015 #37
The juries are somewhat stacked and you know it Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #39
a call out right.... Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #38
Quite a lot of 'ARFCOMMERS' on DU Matrosov Mar 2015 #64
I would not know Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #65
Who qualifies as a "gunthusiast" in your world? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #66
I can't believe that the OP of that thread in the other group GGJohn Mar 2015 #40
must be very hard on them Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #41
at least I got a person Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #42
Further evidence of your reading comprehension problems. I said it was a good alert. Electric Monk Mar 2015 #43
I can read more than what you type in your post Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #45
And they wonder why they face the opposition that they do. beevul Mar 2015 #56
"I will always vote to hide pro-gun psycho crap. ALWAYS." Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #62
And now he's whining about his hidden post in the other group. GGJohn Mar 2015 #71
It is telling, he did not say Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #72
And he doubles down by questioning Skinner why he allows this group to stay, GGJohn Mar 2015 #73
Yep, Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #74
Nah, it makes you look like you have OCD. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #75
Do you actually know what OCD is? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #78
answer the simple question and it stops Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #79
I owe you nothing but disdain, because you taunt me for being a host of a DU Group. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #81
I do not taunt you Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #85
Once again, attributing to someone else, something false. beevul Mar 2015 #87
I think I understand why you and your cohorts have to have a safe haven, GGJohn Mar 2015 #83
And you notice he allows it Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #86
Still refuse to answer another question Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #88
I love that guy! NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #77
That he does Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #80
My kids are now old enough to be "too cool" for birthday parties. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #82
Insults are rarely an adequate substitute... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #67
Insults against 2A progressives are always welcome here...you know that by now. ileus Mar 2015 #46
Oh yes I know Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #48
I don't need pity. I'm not scared. Sounds like projection. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #44
Sounds a lot like the NRA around here...just like the NRA...the name that shall not be mentioned... Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #49
Not a member. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #50
Not a member? Seems like a lot of folks commenting would be welcomed by the NRA by Ted Nugent himself. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #51
They would not welcome me. Nugent wouldn't like me much either. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #52
Hate the NRA, but love all it's gun positions?- no way around the jaw dropping contrast. None. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #53
Who loves all the NRA's gun positions? AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #55
And Fred runs away again nt Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #61
Yeah, yeah, horrible people, but they sure seem to make gun controllers look impotent and foolish DonP Mar 2015 #58
Hate the NRA but support sarisataka Mar 2015 #59
Few in the NRA would welcome me. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2015 #54
I pity those who don't care about their families safety. ileus Mar 2015 #47
So do I... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #63
I don't go in there. Will you pass along a message... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #57
I still cant get over the irony.. virginia mountainman Mar 2015 #60
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