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Republicans and right wingers have been successful in scaring the crap out of Americans... rfranklin Feb 2012 #1
My copy of the latest edition of "American Rifleman".... Ezlivin Feb 2012 #2
it's just copy n paste BS from the clinton era.. frylock Feb 2012 #12
It's even older than that gejohnston Feb 2012 #20
And they passed the 94 AWB during his presidency rl6214 Feb 2012 #22
do you have guns at home now? frylock Feb 2012 #24
They just keep banging the drum... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #13
"The SCROTUS is going to overturn the 2nd Amendment? The same SCROTUS that gave us "Citizen's United rl6214 Feb 2012 #23
They would be violating stare decisis to do so. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #120
I read a friends from time to time and laugh at how then NRA scares GOP voters into donating money. Logical Feb 2012 #19
Obama was right about safeinOhio Feb 2012 #3
+1 ellisonz Feb 2012 #7
guns OR bibles, I believe is the quote . . . Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #10
I cut my bible out and put my LCP inside of it. ileus Feb 2012 #26
"their"? Aren't you a gun owner? aikoaiko Feb 2012 #28
Yep, and your point is? safeinOhio Feb 2012 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko Feb 2012 #30
You assume wrong. I don't own a bible. aikoaiko Feb 2012 #32
Just like you owning a gun safeinOhio Feb 2012 #33
But you said Obama was right. Are you saying he is nuts and right? aikoaiko Feb 2012 #34
Nope, that is not what I said. safeinOhio Feb 2012 #87
Are now saying that working class voters in your neck of the woods are extremists? aikoaiko Feb 2012 #118
Oh we never denied it. Callisto32 Feb 2012 #113
Could the economy not the president have more to do with the increase in hunting licenses? Glassunion Feb 2012 #4
don't go getting logical with this group....pay no attention to the economy behind the curtain Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #9
ruger success = LCP, LC9, SR series and now the 1911 ileus Feb 2012 #5
The death of Bill Ruger did wonders for that company. Callisto32 Feb 2012 #114
The "we're gonna take our country back . . . .from the Black guy" bunch flooded gun stores in 11/08. Hoyt Feb 2012 #6
Bank robbery, 3 gas station hold-ups, and a murder-suicide... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #14
I'll bet someone's dang gun was used in all that. Hoyt Feb 2012 #15
The bank robber isn't feeling so hot tonight. BiggJawn Feb 2012 #17
Maybe they will get someone to send them flowers. n/t burf Feb 2012 #18
guns kill and rob people don't you know... ileus Feb 2012 #16
Where does that put Brownie? gejohnston Feb 2012 #8
He was contributing by the "heck of a job he was doing"! burf Feb 2012 #11
Once people get into the hobby, it grows, like any hobby. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #21
Gun ownership is hobby? ellisonz Feb 2012 #25
SD, plinking, competition, hunting, collecting....so many types, all protected by the 2A ileus Feb 2012 #27
Those two are not mutually exclusive. I collect firearms as a hobby. slackmaster Feb 2012 #31
Writing can be a hobby, can it not? Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #35
A pen as an object... ellisonz Feb 2012 #36
Quite true, and utterly irrelevant. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #37
Writing can also be very serious. ellisonz Feb 2012 #38
I don't understand the hand-wringinging. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #40
I recently brought up the subject of the Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun in another thread. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #43
Rather than argue with you about the deleterious effects of your misinterpretation... ellisonz Feb 2012 #45
"State" is also singular. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #50
The Milita was intended to secure the United States of America... ellisonz Feb 2012 #51
Then why didn't they have one single national militia? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #54
Or, there is some research on the matter burf Feb 2012 #56
Ahh... ellisonz Feb 2012 #69
If that's all you got. burf Feb 2012 #86
You are leaving out the third purpose of the Militia. PavePusher Feb 2012 #81
Which is? ellisonz Feb 2012 #85
Then why not have a single national milita? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #91
They imaginged... ellisonz Feb 2012 #95
But why didn't they just start with a unified force to begin with? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #98
The demand was that they would come to the aid of all. ellisonz Feb 2012 #104
So why not have a single national militia that could come to the aid of all? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #123
Bearing arms can also be very serious, can it not? Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #41
Your questions are pointless simplifications... ellisonz Feb 2012 #44
Translation: Your questions are inconvenient to answer because they would undermine my argument. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #46
Equating a pen with a pistol is ridiculous. ellisonz Feb 2012 #47
Well, at least you answered one question. Progress! Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #48
Guns are not tools. ellisonz Feb 2012 #49
Nice screed. Straw Man Feb 2012 #52
Not really. ellisonz Feb 2012 #59
Hunting IS a recreational activity. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #65
Talk about thin ice ... Straw Man Feb 2012 #71
"Virtually every athletic contest has its origins in those two occupations." Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #73
"Virtually every athletic contest has its origins in those two occupations." ellisonz Feb 2012 #78
Thank you for proving my point. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #88
Not really. ellisonz Feb 2012 #94
No, again you are completely incorrect. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #97
Damn right I'm prejudiced... ellisonz Feb 2012 #102
darts = the means of war? Straw Man Feb 2012 #106
Don't hate me because... ellisonz Feb 2012 #107
I don't hate you ... Straw Man Feb 2012 #109
Shake off that mid-life crisis! ellisonz Feb 2012 #111
Donnez-moi un break. Straw Man Feb 2012 #112
Oh, well as long as it's for the cause of peace. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #121
Are you also against archery? N/T GreenStormCloud Feb 2012 #125
Once again, you miss the point. By a mile. Straw Man Feb 2012 #92
"There is no way that a firearm can transubstantiate from being a weapon into being a tool" Callisto32 Feb 2012 #117
Good point. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #61
That may well have been the silliest post I've seen in months. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #53
Guns are safety devices meant to save lives. ileus Feb 2012 #55
Guns are weapons, and weapons ARE tools. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #60
Are you also equally against archery, or fencing? Or javelin throwing? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #62
Yes, in that I don't believe they constitute hobby. ellisonz Feb 2012 #64
Well, you are just wrong. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #70
Really? ellisonz Feb 2012 #74
I just don't know any other way to try and explain it to you. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #79
I can assure you... ellisonz Feb 2012 #82
Then perhaps you are projecting your own violent tendencies on others. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #90
lol ellisonz Feb 2012 #96
Message deleted by the DU Administrators Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #100
No one is equating a pistol with a pen. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #58
Actually, when you say that all rights are the same... ellisonz Feb 2012 #67
You are jumping the shark. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #76
"that guns are not just "tools of violence" ellisonz Feb 2012 #105
Take it up with the Olympics then. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #124
One cartoon deseves another Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #57
That is not a cartoon... ellisonz Feb 2012 #63
Neither was the artwork you posted. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #66
That's still not by definition a cartoon. n/t ellisonz Feb 2012 #68
By what metric? Lack of humor? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #72
Thank you for acknowledging the nature of what you posted. n/t ellisonz Feb 2012 #75
Now if you'll just acknowledge that people have used weapons for recreation for all time. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #80
In the context of training for hunting or violence... ellisonz Feb 2012 #88
So Olympic competitors are training for hunting or violence? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #93
So javelin throwers are training for ... Straw Man Feb 2012 #99
Actually, J.R. was completely incorrect.... PavePusher Feb 2012 #77
How many people died from pen wounds in the US last year? ellisonz Feb 2012 #83
That is beside the point. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #101
Answer the question. ellisonz Feb 2012 #103
Please stop: you're embarassing yourself. Straw Man Feb 2012 #108
Whatever you say man of Sparta! ellisonz Feb 2012 #110
Again, NO ONE IS SAYING PENS ARE WEAPONS. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #122
Nor does a firearm. Callisto32 Feb 2012 #116
Gun ownership IS a sacred civil right to be taken with seriousness. It can also be a hobby. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #39
Exactly. You can use a computer to publish (as someone brought up) dirty limericks. Johnny Rico Feb 2012 #42
Says the reknowned cartoon poster. Sheesh. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #84
Marksmanship is a hobby. Callisto32 Feb 2012 #115
A Black Democrat In The White House, And Gun Sales Go Up? Paladin Feb 2012 #119
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