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Simo 1939_1940

(768 posts)
84. Jurors have axes to grind?
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 04:22 AM
Jan 2012

Well isn't that special.

If you limit your participation on DU to this forum, and are outspoken in your opposition to gun restriction you are automatically branded a right wing troll by some. I know - because it's happened to me. Pretty amusing, given the fact that I donated the maximum legal amount to President Obama's campaign and a few hundred dollars to the Democratic Party in '08. Not to mention donations to liberal causes and subscriptions to The Nation, etc.



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What defines "reasonable restrictions"? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 OP
Think in this context... MicaelS Dec 2011 #1
Excellent point! OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #3
Thorny questions one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #6
Here the issue of minors comes into play DissedByBush Dec 2011 #11
Nor do I one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #16
Technicalities DissedByBush Dec 2011 #27
Sure fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #37
sure I am! iverglas Jan 2012 #60
I think banning third-trimester abortions is a reasonable restriction Common Sense Party Jan 2012 #67
well good for you, chum! iverglas Jan 2012 #68
You're not nearly as clever as you think you are. Common Sense Party Jan 2012 #75
"hostile"? iverglas Jan 2012 #77
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #78
oh dear, nothing to quote, I see iverglas Jan 2012 #80
There you go again. Common Sense Party Jan 2012 #82
I do indeed iverglas Jan 2012 #87
You are challenging the most sacred, most liberal, most progressive, most important of all rights! TPaine7 Jan 2012 #69
huh iverglas Jan 2012 #74
Restrictions that are within the ability rrneck Dec 2011 #2
...and still Wayne Lapierre with fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #38
I'm sure you can provide a cite for that claim, right? DonP Dec 2011 #43
Wand Rape fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #50
Parts of it gejohnston Dec 2011 #53
Read Thread fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #56
Florida has what I consider "reasonable restrictions" ... spin Dec 2011 #4
another question is gejohnston Dec 2011 #5
I think the real question is -- Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #7
see my post 59 iverglas Jan 2012 #61
I asked that a few years back and got abusive and irrational hysterics in response TPaine7 Dec 2011 #8
I would like to see something along the lines of -- Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #9
Some initial reactions DissedByBush Dec 2011 #12
For the most part, I agree with you on these. Having to purchase a product to exercise a SlimJimmy Dec 2011 #24
Of course you have to purchase a gun DissedByBush Dec 2011 #26
You COULD concievably make one... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #28
The question is the reason for the cost DissedByBush Dec 2011 #31
I agree with you 100%. We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #35
Agree, well stated. SlimJimmy Dec 2011 #36
There's a Constitutional Right to Cheap Guns? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #39
You know if you worked at it ... just a little ... you could be even less informed DonP Dec 2011 #40
What part of that fact do you disagree with? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #42
The post did not imply that DonP Dec 2011 #44
Read Post 31 Again fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #47
Wrong as usual... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #57
No, that's not a fact. PavePusher Dec 2011 #45
No, but there is a Constitutional Right.... PavePusher Dec 2011 #46
In order to make sure poor people couldn't get guns DissedByBush Dec 2011 #49
Banning and Taxing are Different Things fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #51
Not when it comes to Constitutionally protected activities. See "Minneapolis Star v. Minnesota"... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #54
Ridiculous fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #95
It is when the taxes act to limit availability. And there are already taxes on guns and ammo. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #99
Not if the "tax"... We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #71
Ban? fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #96
not recent but gejohnston Jan 2012 #98
No i cannot We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #102
Well let’s see…. MicaelS Dec 2011 #13
Please keep in mind -- my bullet list was NOT recommendations Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #14
Sure I undertand that... MicaelS Dec 2011 #15
I've had a number of "does not exist" responses... SteveW Dec 2011 #25
"abusive and irrational hysterics" iverglas Jan 2012 #65
Yes, abusive and irrational hysterics. TPaine7 Jan 2012 #70
I'm sorry; I forgot to answer iverglas Jan 2012 #88
"What a spectacle " MicaelS Jan 2012 #72
gosh iverglas Jan 2012 #73
Jurors have axes to grind? Simo 1939_1940 Jan 2012 #84
hahahaha iverglas Jan 2012 #92
Depends on who you are DissedByBush Dec 2011 #10
yes, it is the actions that need to discussed and "restricted" Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #30
I think we mostly agree on restricted actions already DissedByBush Dec 2011 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #34
What I don't understand is We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #17
Well, I invite the advocates of reasonable restrictions to define that term Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #18
That's the thing though... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #19
It might be argued that background checks are reasonable Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #20
Well except that... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #21
I dunno. The law would state its illegal for covicted felons to own Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #22
But a felon knows he is ineligible... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #23
You wouldn't believe DissedByBush Dec 2011 #33
It reminds me of the Army DissedByBush Dec 2011 #29
Right.... fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #41
seatbelts sylveste Dec 2011 #48
Good luck with that... fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2011 #52
You mean that CCW licenses should be honored universally, like driver's licenses... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #55
Wish For? fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #106
Lets look at this... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #58
since you ask ... iverglas Jan 2012 #59
um Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #63
hm iverglas Jan 2012 #64
Thank-you for your replies Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #66
Re. mandatory registration: Simo 1939_1940 Jan 2012 #85
Yes, political surveys rarely contain validity checks to ensure that the answers are meaningful slackmaster Jan 2012 #101
It's a war of words. Reasonable restrictions versus compromise. Remmah2 Jan 2012 #62
Reasonable? Fredjust Jan 2012 #76
Or the Swiss model gejohnston Jan 2012 #79
Perhaps Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #81
The Supreme Court isn't always right... Fredjust Jan 2012 #86
Nope sorry - you're wrong. We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #91
And here I thought "judicial activism" was a solely RW complaint Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #93
death spewers? rrneck Jan 2012 #83
They can take my death spewer when they pry it from my cold dead hands. Remmah2 Jan 2012 #89
If you're armed and they're not I wonder how that is supposed to work. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #94
If you see no purpose... We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #90
Not One Thing? fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #97
Yeah really We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #103
Boogy Man Logic fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #104
PS fightthegoodfightnow Jan 2012 #105
Hehe... ellisonz Jan 2012 #107
death spewers...instant classic. disdeathspew the public NOW! it's for the childrenz. ileus Jan 2012 #100
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