Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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29. Actually I do know history

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 10:37 AM

Aug 2012

and I do know what the Heritage Foundation is, just what it had to do with your point escaped me. Your history lesson didn't tell me anything I didn't know.
Points are easy to miss if they are invisible or simply not there.

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If owning a gun is a right, should guns be subsidized for the low income? [View all] Kaleva Aug 2012 OP

I diaried this at Kos a few weeks ago arendt Aug 2012 #1

That what you said was patently false does not surprise me ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #5

Well, you get points for responding to the economics. arendt Aug 2012 #27

get a .22 gejohnston Aug 2012 #40

I see it a bit differently Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #43

gun owners in the us are certainly repressed. there are not samsingh Aug 2012 #33

you have the prices right but one thing. gejohnston Aug 2012 #6

i think the poster was referring to the research that the poster conducted. samsingh Aug 2012 #34

A very interesting read Kaleva Aug 2012 #10

Yeah. I'm trying to address that, one post at a time... arendt Aug 2012 #28

wait one more thing gejohnston Aug 2012 #11

Do you have a clue about history? arendt Aug 2012 #18

Actually I do know history gejohnston Aug 2012 #29

Its fascinating to watch people not connect dots... arendt Aug 2012 #30

aww but gejohnston Aug 2012 #31

Now that is interesting (seriously) arendt Aug 2012 #32

SLC gejohnston Aug 2012 #39

Very interesting. Thank you. n/t arendt Aug 2012 #42

Disgusting nonsense rDigital Aug 2012 #16

You got nothing, but boilerplate. arendt Aug 2012 #19

Ok rDigital Aug 2012 #44

About what I expected from a hardcore ideologue. arendt Aug 2012 #47

I give you points for trying, arendt Skittles Aug 2012 #51

unfortunately, gejohnston Aug 2012 #57

The district court of DC, a majority opinion by the fascist Scalia, and that crumb Rehnquist arendt Aug 2012 #58

not arming everyone gejohnston Aug 2012 #59

A very interesting post. arendt Aug 2012 #61

Fitting. rDigital Aug 2012 #64

that is not how it works in Canada gejohnston Aug 2012 #66

Arm an abused child against their parents? Your straw man is showing. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #63

this is a good post. samsingh Aug 2012 #35

Given our current trajectory re: things like health care or xchrom Aug 2012 #2

Right to own is not quite the same as the right to have ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #3

+1 This was pretty much my response too aikoaiko Aug 2012 #4

not enough guns out there? samsingh Aug 2012 #36

I'm sure many people would like to increase collections. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #41

not against legal - but against a lack of controls and common sense samsingh Aug 2012 #45

I'm willing to bet your "lack of controls and common sense" don't match up with mine. shadowrider Aug 2012 #55

Right on the money. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #7

easy choice gejohnston Aug 2012 #8

I can't afford cable or satellite. Netflix at $7.99 a month is the best I can do. Kaleva Aug 2012 #9

That's a rough budget, if you're rDigital Aug 2012 #13

I own two Mosin Nagant 91/30s Kaleva Aug 2012 #14

Still, that's a lot of self control being able to rDigital Aug 2012 #15

Or maybe, if they are lucky, crappy health insurance. arendt Aug 2012 #22

That would be a radical interpretation of what I wrote. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #56

food and health care are unimportant samsingh Aug 2012 #37

We won't mention the gun manufacturers scare tactics... arendt Aug 2012 #20

agreed samsingh Aug 2012 #38

So, your OK with the GOP version of healthcare. arendt Aug 2012 #23

Sorry, "requirement", not "right" n/t arendt Aug 2012 #24

The 'right' to own arms is Jenoch Aug 2012 #12

A right you simply cann�t afford is not a right. It is a cruel joke. arendt Aug 2012 #21

The construction of the BoR... Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #50

Poll taxes were deemed unconsttutional Kaleva Aug 2012 #53

No dice Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #67

Your comment Kaleva Aug 2012 #69

Hey, cool! Civility is fun! Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #70

Where is health insurance Jenoch Aug 2012 #65

I Want To See The Ad Campaign For Such A Proposal. Paladin Aug 2012 #17

It's already been done - the Arm the Homeless campaign. Results were hilarious. slackmaster Aug 2012 #26

Thanks, Slack. Too Bad It's Not A Hoax, Here........(nt) Paladin Aug 2012 #68

The right to own something doesn't mean a right to have someone else pay for it slackmaster Aug 2012 #25

Some prices and costs Kaleva Aug 2012 #46

thanks. most useful. arendt Aug 2012 #48

There is stupid, and there is stoopid. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #49

One of my favorite movies is "Hobo With A Shotgun" gordianot Aug 2012 #52

It is a negative right. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #54

Yet the arguement is often made that guns are needed for protection of family, home and self. Kaleva Aug 2012 #60

There is no constitutional obligation to offer free 911 service. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #62