Gun Control & RKBA

iverglas

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Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:57 PM

Feb 2012

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That's from your link, and about says it all.

The Talk page is infinitely more enlightening.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gun_culture

How that bit of tripe has been allowed to stick around on the venerable wiki I just don't know.

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Gun Culture?? Many here do not realize Guns are a Hobby and a Tool and a Collectors item. [View all] Logical Feb 2012 OP

Guns are stolen for the purpose of committing crimes. the other one Feb 2012 #1

Yes there is. You might not like it but they are still collecting it. Logical Feb 2012 #3

So are cars. TheWraith Feb 2012 #4

Personally, I like to build early American long guns. Here are a couple. OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2012 #2

Very nice work. Looks like a lot of patience went into those. (Ntxt) DonP Mar 2012 #52

What are those? rwiliff Mar 2012 #98

Exactly! The lower one is a flintlock modeled on a Lancaster Pennsylvania gun OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #99

check your PM's oneshooter Mar 2012 #100

I will admit I liked shooting guns when I was a kid. tridim Feb 2012 #5

I know people like that also. It is scarier when someone seems obsessed with guns I will admit. Logical Feb 2012 #18

and that right there: iverglas Feb 2012 #6

Well, if you find a good way to disarm criminals that does not violate the 2nd. Let me know and I... Logical Feb 2012 #8

nah, how about iverglas Feb 2012 #10

So if I can prove some person is alive because of a gun I win? Wow, really? Logical Feb 2012 #15

was this a contest? iverglas Feb 2012 #16

See you did not do what I asked. You antis never do...... Logical Feb 2012 #17

Oh dear -- I'm sorry, but did you miss post 10? iverglas Feb 2012 #21

Let me answer for you..... Logical Feb 2012 #25

who's complaining about guns?? iverglas Feb 2012 #31

This is where the rest of us snork... Clames Feb 2012 #34

The Jello.... It's ba-a-a-a-a-ck....... PavePusher Mar 2012 #59

We gonna put you in for the Secretary of Needs Dept also? rl6214 Feb 2012 #20

my my iverglas Feb 2012 #23

Don't think I've EVER said I "need" guns rl6214 Feb 2012 #28

follow the dotted lines iverglas Feb 2012 #29

Come on, you're not that dense... rl6214 Feb 2012 #35

Those bread crumbs... Clames Mar 2012 #38

Because if criminals have them then I might need them. And it has been needed many times! Logical Feb 2012 #24

ah, you *might* need them iverglas Feb 2012 #30

Not having to justify need is a major element of freedom. Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #91

welcome, and just a tip: iverglas Mar 2012 #94

Bullshit rl6214 Feb 2012 #19

pft pft pft pft pft! iverglas Feb 2012 #22

Yada, yada, yada rl6214 Feb 2012 #27

hahahahaha iverglas Feb 2012 #32

What you've stated is an opinion rl6214 Feb 2012 #36

and what I quoted was the wiki consensus opinion iverglas Feb 2012 #37

Damn, sounds like you are having a rough time... rl6214 Mar 2012 #42

That shit made me laugh.. pipoman Mar 2012 #82

I won't say you made that up ;) iverglas Mar 2012 #95

Hope your recovery is quick :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2012 #60

That's a really sociologically inadequate definition. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #41

In your opinion, to the rest of us it is just right. rl6214 Mar 2012 #43

A sign that other countries "culture" does not embrace liberty. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #47

disgusting iverglas Mar 2012 #48

So is death by machete. nt Remmah2 Mar 2012 #50

Now THAT picture is powerful! DWC Mar 2012 #66

Rwanda Remmah2 Mar 2012 #86

Guess that makes me a member of the fire extinguisher culture, and DWC Mar 2012 #56

well, do you hang around the internet iverglas Mar 2012 #58

iverglas wrote: DWC Mar 2012 #79

I'm sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear! iverglas Mar 2012 #80

Oh, you were clear. Clearly Wrong - Again. DWC Mar 2012 #87

More fair and honest to compare gun collectors to collectors of medieval torture equipment... saras Feb 2012 #7

So you think gun collectors want to kill someone? Logical Feb 2012 #9

If you're going to lie that grossly about my clearly visible post, how do you expect a sane debate? saras Mar 2012 #83

Don't think about elephants. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #90

My SD firearms are people saving tools. ileus Feb 2012 #12

You win the hyperbole award. Straw Man Feb 2012 #14

Sigh Remmah2 Mar 2012 #51

Guns kil people....and are scary. ileus Feb 2012 #11

Some don't like guns. They never will. No matter what you say. bluerum Feb 2012 #13

Why are you defensive about "gun culture"? RevStPatrick Feb 2012 #26

Probably because the term is regularly used here Union Scribe Mar 2012 #46

And those things can be done without packing in public. Hoyt Feb 2012 #33

So you know how to disarm criminals? Do tell!!! Logical Mar 2012 #39

Oh come on. Not that "criminal" behind every tree junk. Hoyt Mar 2012 #40

Did I say that? When? But there are people out there who want to hurt you. I agree.... Logical Mar 2012 #69

Don't give them the damn gun in the first place!!! ellisonz Mar 2012 #44

That toothpaste isn't going back in the tube, though. Union Scribe Mar 2012 #45

90+% of general population does fine without resorting to tucking a gun in their waistband. Try it. Hoyt Mar 2012 #57

+1 ellisonz Mar 2012 #62

It's reality. Deal. Union Scribe Mar 2012 #81

Someone's giving guns away? Where?! I've had to pay for all of mine, darnnit. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #55

Good idea. How are you going to stop them from getting a gun? Logical Mar 2012 #67

Reasoned firearms regulations such as safe-storage laws, sales restrictions and the like... ellisonz Mar 2012 #70

I don't really disagree with either of those. Hard to regulate private sales though. Logical Mar 2012 #71

I think most gun owners want to do the right thing... ellisonz Mar 2012 #72

This is just more of the same.. pipoman Mar 2012 #85

Please explain your proposed "safe storage laws" for us. oneshooter Mar 2012 #73

Ov Vey. ellisonz Mar 2012 #76

Unwilling, or afraid? oneshooter Mar 2012 #88

The real criminals are legal gun owners... ileus Mar 2012 #49

See, I understand some of the Anti's points. But saying that makes you lose any.... Logical Mar 2012 #68

The only difference between one-eyed fat man Mar 2012 #54

there are plenty of examples of firearms melm00se Mar 2012 #53

Guns as beautiful as Mona Lisa -- are you kidding us? Hoyt Mar 2012 #61

it is arrogant melm00se Mar 2012 #63

Whatever you think of Mona Lisa, I would hope you find it more aesthetically appealing than a gun. Hoyt Mar 2012 #65

And Glock doesn't make any of those... ellisonz Mar 2012 #64

Please tell us what a "assault rifle" is, as defined by you. oneshooter Mar 2012 #74

lol ellisonz Mar 2012 #75

By that definiton gejohnston Mar 2012 #84

There's that "N" word again. Callisto32 Mar 2012 #77

Do you realize how incredibly crass that phrasing sounds? n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #78

You are right. We must realise that your hoplophobia causes you to oneshooter Mar 2012 #89

Do you realize how incredibly crass you are to propose to know the needs of others? Callisto32 Mar 2012 #96

I'm not the one co-opting a term like that to make a petty political point. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #97

Nice Try. Paladin Mar 2012 #92

provide evidence of gejohnston Mar 2012 #93