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Starboard Tack

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83. Unfortunately, you may well be right.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 09:57 PM
Aug 2012

But he keeps his integrity, which will hopefully be remembered when the pendulum swings. And as we all know, it does swing.

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Illinois -- still taking the tax revenue from ArmaLite Arms the creators of the AR-15. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #1
Are any of these purveyors of fine semi-automatic firearms still located in IL? -..__... Jul 2012 #3
IIRC Les Baer packed it up and crossed the river to Iowa DonP Jul 2012 #6
Well that's just brilliant Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #2
Not the smartest of moves by Gov. Quinn... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #4
Down staters have had it with the calmeco702 Jul 2012 #5
This Illinois government? PavePusher Jul 2012 #7
Destroying freedom....how progressive. ileus Jul 2012 #8
In the meantime he's fucking the unions over royally DonP Jul 2012 #9
All caps. rrneck Jul 2012 #10
yes. if you follow the link -- AP does that so -- DOG CROSSES STREET would be all caps. nt xchrom Jul 2012 #12
Ah. I stand corrected. Sorry. nt rrneck Jul 2012 #13
Gutsy and smart man. I bet that'll have the militia types in the state all up in arms. Hoyt Jul 2012 #11
Do you wait for stories like this? Missycim Aug 2012 #15
It's best to ignore him. Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #16
Been right here a whole lot longer than you, I think. Hoyt Aug 2012 #20
That doesn't change your motivation. Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #22
You have been a member longer then I but Missycim Aug 2012 #34
"Predictable" -- so is every member of gun culture. Hoyt Aug 2012 #37
Your objections and "rationales" have remained HALO141 Aug 2012 #41
My post are consistent because gun lovers are consistently wrong about guns in society. Hoyt Aug 2012 #44
Just your opinion. You have a right to it. HALO141 Aug 2012 #50
Hoyt was actually spot on this time. ellisonz Aug 2012 #33
I know a fair number of individuals in Florida who own "black rifles" ... spin Aug 2012 #19
I can imagine what they are like and what they are preparing to "defend" themsleves from. Hoyt Aug 2012 #21
Nor do you have to be a "militia/KKK.etc, type" to own one ... spin Aug 2012 #23
Again, you may be the most wonderful gun owner in America. But that is not my experience with most. Hoyt Aug 2012 #24
Your experience Jenoch Aug 2012 #25
Zimmerman and Stawicki had a permit too, to name a few. Hoyt Aug 2012 #29
there is no evidence gejohnston Aug 2012 #32
He stalked and shot an unarmed teenager for being Black -- proof enough for me. Why not you? Hoyt Aug 2012 #46
because that is not what the evidence shows gejohnston Aug 2012 #51
Quite the opposite. HALO141 Aug 2012 #42
And yet you Jenoch Aug 2012 #48
There he goes, running away with those goalposts again........... Ashgrey77 Aug 2012 #62
I wonder what percentage of CCW holders were hall monitors in school. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #35
Admittedly I know mostly regular target shooters ... spin Aug 2012 #30
We agree, most gun types are conservatives. You won't admit it, but that also means most are bigots. Hoyt Aug 2012 #49
Cool false dilemma, bro. rDigital Aug 2012 #63
You need new material xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #65
No, you need to take a dimmer view of conservatives and linked gun culture. Hoyt Aug 2012 #66
I realize that in our nation at this time ... spin Aug 2012 #67
So, what are you willing to give up regarding your guns? Hoyt Aug 2012 #68
Firstly, what are *you* willing to give up? In the spirit of compromise, of course... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #78
Don't think there is much else you need to get access to any gun you need to feel good. NRA and Hoyt Aug 2012 #80
Regarding my small collection of firearms ... spin Aug 2012 #81
So, there's a shooting in my home state (Colorado), Ashgrey77 Jul 2012 #14
Quinn claims the Illinois sailor was killed by an "assault weapon"? DonP Aug 2012 #17
Ummm, rifles accounted for less than 0.7% of Illinois murders in in 2010. benEzra Aug 2012 #18
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! gopiscrap Aug 2012 #26
Why do you say that? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #28
Do you want it to mirror eagle308us Aug 2012 #31
Chicago has some of the strictest gun regulations in the country so logically they should be . . . 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #27
NRA Talking Point #12 bongbong Aug 2012 #54
So Chicago gejohnston Aug 2012 #55
Zoom! bongbong Aug 2012 #58
another example of gejohnston Aug 2012 #59
"Laws don't stop criminals, so why have laws?" 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #56
Laughs bongbong Aug 2012 #57
Do you know what a strawman argument is? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #60
Strawman bongbong Aug 2012 #69
And you do it again 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #70
Just trying to help you bongbong Aug 2012 #73
Your post was nonsensical 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #74
abhor bongbong Aug 2012 #75
You're boring 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #76
Education is boring bongbong Aug 2012 #79
So is your relentless goading of everyone who doesn't agree with you. HALO141 Aug 2012 #93
Cool straw man, bro. rDigital Aug 2012 #64
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #72
That's all he has 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #77
Baby steps, but in the right direction. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #36
right direction to what? gejohnston Aug 2012 #38
That's why they are baby steps Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #39
you didn't read the linked article did you? gejohnston Aug 2012 #40
Read the article (as hand waves away the facts)? cleanhippie Aug 2012 #71
The last AWB failed to reduce violence at all 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #43
I don't. That's why I said baby steps. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #45
So you realize it's worthless 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #47
I support him for having the balls to stand up to a mob mentality. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #82
Funny how democracy sounds scary when you just call it "mob mentality" 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #86
Fighting for gay rights is standing up to the mob mentality Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #90
Not once a majority support it 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #91
The resultant change would be a change of politicians. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #53
Unfortunately, you may well be right. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #83
Integrity? Equate Aug 2012 #87
Integrity? Yeah, that's why he helped short Union pensions by $83 Billion DonP Aug 2012 #88
I don't know the man apart from his stance on this, which shows integrity Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #89
integrity if he truly believes it gejohnston Aug 2012 #92
And some would say HALO141 Aug 2012 #61
Absolutely! It's up to us what kind of change we want. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #84
neither do third world countries gejohnston Aug 2012 #85
Do it ILL! Lint Head Aug 2012 #52
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