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ellisonz

(27,776 posts)
68. Well..
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:35 AM
Mar 2012

I believe the tribes are "sovereign" - so their land and people aren't technically part of the State of Arizona - they deal with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and not the individual state, although they may certainly work with them. I think you know that though...

My cartoon is exactly what it is, a political cartoon, it's comedy, it's supposed to provoke, it's not supposed to be taken as anything beyond exactly what it is, a political cartoon; it's not the gospel, although political cartoons may certainly depict Jesus

And for the record, there are a number of militias and extremist groups (including Neo-Nazis) who are involving themselves with "border patrol, you may have read about Jeff Hall who was in the news quite a bit:


Mr. Hall, center, showed a fellow N.S.M. member how to pull a knife from his belt in Arizona, in preparation for a border patrol. Julie Platner for The New York Times

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The Lashback Oneka Mar 2012 #1
Congrats to our hunting friends in Az...good luck this coming season ileus Mar 2012 #2
bbbut the bill will turn Arizona into France gejohnston Mar 2012 #3
Just another state... orwell Mar 2012 #4
They won't miss you. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2012 #5
So you only visit states without hunting seasons? ileus Mar 2012 #12
Why not? What in this law makes the state less safe to vist? PavePusher Mar 2012 #18
what states don't allow hunting with guns? rl6214 Mar 2012 #47
I don't know about AZ, pipoman Mar 2012 #6
man, that will fill a freezer or two. gejohnston Mar 2012 #7
I don't hunt but I have talked to hunters who said ... spin Mar 2012 #8
A lot of hunters have pipoman Mar 2012 #13
Sometimes huners blunder into criminals and may need the extra ammo. GreenStormCloud Mar 2012 #9
In West Texas there are a lot of hunters that discover oneshooter Mar 2012 #10
Human-Hunting Bill ellisonz Mar 2012 #11
Where I'm from gejohnston Mar 2012 #15
That image is bizarre... ellisonz Mar 2012 #16
you don't have kids do you? gejohnston Mar 2012 #17
No. ellisonz Mar 2012 #21
My 9yo daughter loves shooting her moms AR... ileus Mar 2012 #25
WOW!! And to think, I built my 13yr old a AR-15 for Christmas. oneshooter Mar 2012 #29
Is it even legal to let him posess a weapon like that? n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #31
Under adult supervision, why wouldn't it be? PavePusher Mar 2012 #34
Lock that shit up. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #35
So your telling him what to do with his property? AH1Apache Mar 2012 #36
I'm telling him that in the State of Texas... ellisonz Mar 2012 #37
So your presuming that he doesn't know TX law? AH1Apache Mar 2012 #38
e.z "presumes" a lot of things. PavePusher Mar 2012 #49
Hmm Glassunion Mar 2012 #59
I don't care what state I'm in.... PavePusher Mar 2012 #45
Good. ellisonz Mar 2012 #46
Huh?! "Even the NRA doesn't deny that this is more about killing people than about killing animals" PavePusher Mar 2012 #48
How are you missing that? ellisonz Mar 2012 #50
Personally, because of the area that I am in, I wish hunters were required to use suppressors. Glassunion Mar 2012 #60
I agree. I think it's sad that our regulation of sound suppressors stems almost entirely... eqfan592 Mar 2012 #73
In Canada gejohnston Mar 2012 #43
what is your obsession with Canada? iverglas Apr 2012 #79
there are some things about Canadian gun laws I like to gejohnston Apr 2012 #81
I need one more so we all four will have our own. ileus Mar 2012 #41
the specific gun gejohnston Mar 2012 #42
That is a current weapon in production and in use. PavePusher Mar 2012 #20
There are four gun owners who don't hunt for every one who does. X_Digger Mar 2012 #51
Why should they look like something out of a broke-ass Bourne movie? n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #52
I'm not the one complaining at their appearance at all. I couldn't care less. X_Digger Mar 2012 #53
I voiced a simple opinion of the aesthetic... ellisonz Mar 2012 #54
So why should anyone care about the aesthetic? X_Digger Mar 2012 #55
That ain't normal. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #56
Looks like teens in my local mall. Looks like guns I see at the range on the weekend. X_Digger Mar 2012 #57
And who made you the arbiter of reality... ellisonz Mar 2012 #58
Who defines normal? Glassunion Mar 2012 #61
And why the fuck AH1Apache Mar 2012 #62
There's that American Exceptionalist attitude... ellisonz Mar 2012 #63
Nice dodge AH1Apache Mar 2012 #64
lol ellisonz Mar 2012 #65
has nothing to do with American Exceptionalism gejohnston Mar 2012 #66
Except that the lawful ownership of weapons isn't really the same... PavePusher Mar 2012 #75
hey it was late gejohnston Mar 2012 #76
Agreed. Sorry for the snipe. n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #77
odd things to say iverglas Apr 2012 #82
I think Japan should care gejohnston Apr 2012 #83
Robert N. Krentz Jr will be happy to discuss your fucked-up cartoon with you. PavePusher Mar 2012 #19
Good try PavePusher, but as the Rev. Al Sharpton would say, we gotcha... ellisonz Mar 2012 #22
Yep, they're here. PavePusher Mar 2012 #23
If you think higher capacity magazines and suppressors are necessary... ellisonz Mar 2012 #24
they don't like witnesses either gejohnston Mar 2012 #44
What do hate groups have to do with hunting game animals? ileus Mar 2012 #27
This: PavePusher Mar 2012 #30
What do high capacity magazines and suppressors have to do with hunting game animals? n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #32
mufflers are great, mags are a bonus I suppose. ileus Mar 2012 #40
A lot of firearms that would typically be used for hunting... eqfan592 Mar 2012 #74
It looks like it's entirely possible neither you OR the good reverend have been to Arizona... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #67
Well.. ellisonz Mar 2012 #68
Acually it just shows your bias against the southern states. oneshooter Mar 2012 #69
No Indians off the reservation huh? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #70
some microscopic gejohnston Mar 2012 #71
Yeah right AH1Apache Mar 2012 #26
nothing wrong with this law! n-t Logical Mar 2012 #14
From a hunting perspective, high capacity magazines promote a wast of ammo. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #28
I'll still hunt with 3-5 round mags.... PavePusher Mar 2012 #33
I guess that's something to consider. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #39
I remember when I first moved to Florida many years ago ... spin Mar 2012 #72
You are basically correct sarisataka Apr 2012 #80
And of course... ellisonz Apr 2012 #78
Keep at it, e.z. You're doing a fine job of convincing those that already agree with you. friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #84
I could alert on that... ellisonz Apr 2012 #85
Just like I am! oneshooter Apr 2012 #86
OMG! We need to outlaw camo-clothes for civilians. N/T GreenStormCloud Apr 2012 #87
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