Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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43. why should they?

Wed May 16, 2012, 09:53 PM

May 2012

Most pot smokers I have known are assholes who have a problem with people who are not. When asked, I have yet to run into one who has a problem with their connection blowing people away. They are no different than people who buy blood diamonds.

Most pot in this country is grown by gun totin red neck mericans and not the street shit from Mexico.

Who said anything about Mexico? Those good peace loving souls in California and British Columbia sell to wholesalers and retailers that don't exactly take their business disputes to court like civilized people. I actually like rednecks, you know 99 percenters that drink beer.

End the drug war and stop the international violence that plagues our southern neighbors, but that may slow down the sales of guns unfortunately.

That proves my point, the typical bong owner has more responsibility for gun violence in North America than the NRA. How would that slow down gun sales? You seriously think the cartels are getting their machine guns and grenades from gun shows?

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The VA Tells the Truth About Guns. The NRA Can't Handle It. [View all] ellisonz May 2012 OP

Just like the V.A. to try to remove the #1 choice for suicide for men. HereSince1628 May 2012 #1

Damn our public health professionals! ellisonz May 2012 #2

Seriously11! What wer thay thinkn?????? HereSince1628 May 2012 #3

Angry, demented old men is the NRA's primary market. denverbill May 2012 #4

Ouch! So true though. Pretty fucked up world we live in. Starboard Tack May 2012 #6

The NRA will defend possession of firearms for certifiable mental cases randr May 2012 #5

yet refuse to allow pot users their 2nd Amendment Rights. gejohnston May 2012 #7

When did the NRA say anything on the subject? randr May 2012 #41

why should they? gejohnston May 2012 #43

Kinda goes against the ethos in Vietnam Scribejohn May 2012 #106

Crickets bongbong May 2012 #8

"Gun-religionists?" eqfan592 May 2012 #68

LOL bongbong May 2012 #77

Faith to do what? ManiacJoe May 2012 #78

Anything bongbong May 2012 #82

You do know that faith and worship are not the same thing, right? ManiacJoe May 2012 #84

I don't hate being called it. I simply think it's completely idiotic. :P eqfan592 May 2012 #86

Religion bongbong May 2012 #89

"Try to substitute rationality for blind faith & you'll be further ahead" eqfan592 May 2012 #90

So what are YOU substituting for rationality? cleanhippie May 2012 #131

wonder how well you would do in other forums if you went in and called out Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #100

That's because women's rights and LGBT equality are important causes... DanTex May 2012 #101

note: Iverglass. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #102

Was there point in there somewhere? DanTex May 2012 #104

about as much point as your post. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #105

LOL. Nice One! I was just thinking how much I missed being in third grade... DanTex May 2012 #108

and you were standing in the mirror when you thought it. -- Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #109

A lot of stuff is tolerated in the gungeon that wouldn't be elsewhere. DanTex May 2012 #110

have at it -- Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #111

Faux outrage by you... DanTex May 2012 #112

oh dear -- Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #113

That's not a link to you calling out a fellow pro-gunner's personal insults. DanTex May 2012 #114

wrong. Show me where a 2A supporter is the first to throw out the insult. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #115

Don't play dumb. DanTex May 2012 #116

3 links.... as opposed to the hundreds of times that it is started by Antis, OK. got it. -- Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #117

Those 3 links were to google searches. Many more than three links in there... DanTex May 2012 #118

to me as a woman. you don't see the insults because you don't want to see them Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #119

This has nothing to do with you "as a woman". DanTex May 2012 #122

Anti's attitude and tone in this group is demeaning. terms like Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #123

Yeah, that makes no sense at all. DanTex May 2012 #124

have one your own self Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #125

and have another one Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #126

LOL. You think calling gungeon dwellers "cowboys" is an over-the-line insult? DanTex May 2012 #133

simply removing the word spinster gejohnston May 2012 #134

is DanTex getting us confused or what? I never said anything like that about Iver. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #138

you still do not understand because you are NOT a female. --- how about I call you Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #135

Ignored my question. I'll ask again. DanTex May 2012 #136

I never called Iverglass a bitter spinster. good lord! Yes. Yes. and HELL NO to answer your Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #137

Thank you. One more thing. DanTex May 2012 #139

sorry, I meant the collective Your (as in Your Side)... Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #140

Thank you. DanTex May 2012 #141

LOL bongbong May 2012 #120

then, by all means YOU go into those groups and YOU call them Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #121

I wonder if he was allowed to drive. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #9

Don't think the NRA needs to be defended DonP May 2012 #10

Conservative funding will do that! bongbong May 2012 #13

ALEC is not a slush fund, it is a gejohnston May 2012 #14

A rose by any other name bongbong May 2012 #76

Anti-Democracy? GreenStormCloud May 2012 #80

Nope bongbong May 2012 #83

Sure they do DonP May 2012 #33

LOL bongbong May 2012 #75

Tell us again how the so called "gun religionists" are keeping the Brady bunch and the joyce rl6214 May 2012 #99

Yeah, academics and well-trained profressionals don't know anything! ellisonz May 2012 #16

interesting...... gejohnston May 2012 #17

What I really love about the NRA Statement... ellisonz May 2012 #18

Gary Kleck is not the only one gejohnston May 2012 #23

Breathe 100% nitrogen. Fast, painless, and no mess. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #27

"they are out of touch when it comes to kids and old people with dementia." ellisonz May 2012 #32

I concede nothing gejohnston May 2012 #35

You're actually not being quite accurate... ellisonz May 2012 #36

Actually, I trained the masters of tangent gejohnston May 2012 #38

but it is getting there gejohnston May 2012 #52

Ummm, didn't say any of what you claim DonP May 2012 #30

Glad you so readily defend a right-wing political organization like the NRA... ellisonz May 2012 #34

I guess that bi-partisan thing confuses you, huh? DonP May 2012 #45

Statistically speaking... ellisonz May 2012 #46

unless they come across an anti gun Republican gejohnston May 2012 #48

Moved Kasich up to a B from F just before the election. safeinOhio May 2012 #93

got a cite for that? gejohnston May 2012 #94

Sure, safeinOhio May 2012 #95

What is the point of this post? Doctor_J May 2012 #39

I honestly haven't seen him claim to be a Democrat. n/t ellisonz May 2012 #47

why does that sound so gejohnston May 2012 #49

The Allen West poster on your living room wall? ellisonz May 2012 #55

That is not even remotly funny gejohnston May 2012 #56

I don't think you understand what McCarthyism is... ellisonz May 2012 #58

actually I do gejohnston May 2012 #60

It's true. ellisonz May 2012 #62

Try specific Dems in his area gejohnston May 2012 #67

Slander-by-insinuation against Veterans noted. PavePusher May 2012 #11

Can't handle the truth... ellisonz May 2012 #15

Bed bunker? gejohnston May 2012 #50

Use the youtube! ellisonz May 2012 #54

space saving safes gejohnston May 2012 #57

And you'll be ready in case of zombie apocalypse! ellisonz May 2012 #59

I thought your definition of a responsible gun owner gejohnston May 2012 #61

See even the VA knows that guns kill people...the NRA is pretty much spot on. ileus May 2012 #12

What they have to gain is keeping innocent people from getting killed. Something you don't seem to Hoyt May 2012 #19

Not everyone gets dementia. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #22

If they'd have stuck with crazy old turds like my father ileus May 2012 #40

Only in your gun obsessed mind. Hoyt May 2012 #42

Senile dementia is a problem that involves much more than just guns. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #20

Maybe they just have perspective/objectivity that those addicted to guns don't. Hoyt May 2012 #21

or more likely, gejohnston May 2012 #24

Ding. Ding. Ding. We have a winner. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2012 #26

Different perspective for them - Yes. Objectivity for them - No. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2012 #25

They also have an interest in protecting VA employees. HereSince1628 May 2012 #28

True, but the OP was about gun in the home. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #29

Too bad all entities don't show same sense of responsibility regarding guns. Hoyt May 2012 #31

The pamphlet could have been done better -- with more finesse. aikoaiko May 2012 #37

This is purely anecdotal, but sylvi May 2012 #44

Thanks for you valuable input. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #64

Probably because most families are smart enough to remove the firearms... ellisonz May 2012 #79

My Dad's an old retired vet moroni May 2012 #91

My hat's off to you sylvi May 2012 #92

Having been in your position, moroni, my heart is with you. NT Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #129

welcome to DU and GC&RKBA Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #127

What GSC said, and I'll add that while you describe your experience as anecdotal Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #128

Criminals also have homes and guns. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #51

Zimmerman and Loughner are recent examples that bring into question your last assertion. Hoyt May 2012 #53

Only for abnormal definitions of "rare". ManiacJoe May 2012 #72

There are a bunch of folks like Zimmerman walking around and being called "law-abiding" by the Hoyt May 2012 #73

Very true, but... ManiacJoe May 2012 #74

You can repeat, in whatever form you choose, the suggestion that law-abiding citizens are Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #130

How so? Atypical Liberal May 2012 #85

Nonsense. ellisonz May 2012 #63

You are wrong as usual. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #65

Perhaps... ellisonz May 2012 #70

Whom did she murder? GreenStormCloud May 2012 #71

LOL, and no cars, no car accidents. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #87

Same tripe, different day. Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #88

Excellent point. ileus May 2012 #66

Does AAA approve of driving for dementia patients? Remmah2 May 2012 #69

The VA is a favorite cause of mine. jeepnstein May 2012 #81

"Many of them gave a part of themselves that they'll never get back." Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #98

A recent book which tackles the issue squarely Scribejohn May 2012 #96

Thanks - looks like my kind of book. TBF May 2012 #97

Hope you enjoy it... Scribejohn May 2012 #103

I read many mysteries/thrillers TBF May 2012 #107

K&R Cali_Democrat May 2012 #132