Gun Control & RKBA

AtheistCrusader

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39. Helps if you present your case honestly.

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 04:35 PM

Nov 2012

Accounts suggest his gun jammed. That's a typical feature of such magazines, because of the size of spring required to lift all 30+ rounds into the weapon. It takes a half second to reload, if all goes well.

Cho did it at least 10 times at Virginia tech. Neither of his weapons malfunctioned.

There is a reason there is only one military in the world that uses the weapon/mag combo that Loughner used, and they use it for one situation only. It is tactically disadvantageous.

Cho killed many, many more with normal sized mags in two pistols.

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Media Ignores Call For Gun Violence Prevention In Loughner Sentencing Hearing [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2012 OP

Right. Nobody wants to listen to him. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #1

Loughner is a Mental Case and a call to our Nation to implement a liberal National Healthcare Policy Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #2

Does mediamatters still employ an armed bodyguard? Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #3

Seems Like That Is Your Mantra fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #45

Unanswered questions become "mantras?" Only on the InnerTube... Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #66

I Can't speak for them fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #70

Even in D.C., since you are speaking for them? Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #76

Irrelevant fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #85

Let Me Guess fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #47

the election was about the economy gejohnston Nov 2012 #49

When They Do fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #52

give it a few years gejohnston Nov 2012 #54

It's Libertarian Side fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #58

it's there too, I'll list the whole thing gejohnston Nov 2012 #59

Libertarian fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #71

Shit, my deer gun is termed by the Military as a Battle Rifle. Order of magnitude more powerful AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #62

Here's a picture of an "assault weapon" glacierbay Nov 2012 #65

You guessed. Don't play craps. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #67

Do Tell Which One is Incorrect? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #69

I have no problem with ANY of those, for various reasons. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #73

Great Eleanors38 fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #75

Opposing MediaMatters is a bad thing? ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #77

Especially when it comes to the 2A glacierbay Nov 2012 #78

Gosh fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #86

Neither...both are wrong in multiple areas ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #88

So just who the fuck are you to pass judgements on other Democrats? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #81

Nice fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #83

So why do you think those who support more gun restrictions are failing so miserably? aikoaiko Nov 2012 #4

because of the myth that the NRA has influence? Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #5

just a few things gejohnston Nov 2012 #6

That's a knee-slapper discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #7

The Joyce foundation has more transparency than the NRA Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #19

all of their funding partners are corporations and rich people gejohnston Nov 2012 #23

The Joyce foundation is quite open about their sources fo funding Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #26

CAN ANYONE SAY GUN MANUFACTURERS? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #50

with what evidence? gejohnston Nov 2012 #51

Could Not Have Been the Military-Industrial Complex? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #53

no, because gejohnston Nov 2012 #56

Just to be pedantic sir pball Nov 2012 #64

Joyce: discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #25

Quit with the innuendo and do some research ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #8

NRA expenditures for an example - perhaps you should be doing more research? Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #9

Each of those canidates and check their opinions on gun laws gejohnston Nov 2012 #12

Actually, you need to read for content and understand the law better ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #14

and THAT Says It All fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #48

It says that the poster is clueless about the law and structure of these things ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #80

Other than the position and standing from a long list of candidates fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #84

You are as clueless as they are... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #89

He/she lices in DC, which is about the same as another country. n/t oneshooter Nov 2012 #98

But if the actions of the NRA lead to little to no new gun control, aikoaiko Nov 2012 #10

If by myth, to claim that any effect they have is grossly exaggerated - YES Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #16

Then to what do you attribute the almost non-existence expansion of gun control laws? aikoaiko Nov 2012 #18

That question will not be answered by your interlocutor. Bet on it... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #32

So, Bill Clinton believes in the "myth?" nt Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #24

"Grass roots groups?" That's the trouble with the gun-control outlook: It isn't grassroots... Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #22

NRA failure successfully to affect outcome of election, despite spending money Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #11

so they had a better return than Rove gejohnston Nov 2012 #13

Rove AND the NRA BOTH had extremely poor returns --- and in the cas of the NRA, it's not new Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #17

You don't get it gejohnston Nov 2012 #21

Frank Luntz is anything but full of shit Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #27

he is a right wing propagandist gejohnston Nov 2012 #29

Yes, grass roots Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #28

But there is no sign that the Brady campaign is having any effect hack89 Nov 2012 #30

the NRA follows the same laws and is equally transparent gejohnston Nov 2012 #31

The Brady Campaign membership is outnumbered about 80:1 by the NRA friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #33

No, the NRA is a corporate sock puppegt Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #37

of course the three situations mentioned were also gejohnston Nov 2012 #38

I could with equal validity claim *this* guy is "representative of gun owners" friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #40

Sure fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #55

that doesn't help your arguement gejohnston Nov 2012 #57

Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #101

If you follow the money to gejohnston Nov 2012 #102

LOL fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #103

some gave to his campaign gejohnston Nov 2012 #104

The NRA is one of the core founding groups of ALEC, gun control popularity Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #15

not true either gejohnston Nov 2012 #20

English Castle Doctrine includes a VERY strong duty to retreat, always has Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #35

how about learning current gun laws and comparing them to the Luntz poll gejohnston Nov 2012 #36

doesn't matter why Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #42

The fact that one can create a webpage dedicated to shootings at walmarts ManiacJoe Nov 2012 #43

you refuted nothing gejohnston Nov 2012 #46

On what screwed up, backward planet is self-defense equated to law enforcement? AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #60

It has everything to do with it Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #82

your knowledge of the Martin case is not accuate in any way gejohnston Nov 2012 #87

Where do you come up with this nonsense... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #90

"In case after case"? PavePusher Nov 2012 #92

And another non-factual claim: PavePusher Nov 2012 #93

'numerous' is my favorite made up statistic. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #94

WalMart most certainly doesn't sell glacierbay Nov 2012 #63

They've demonstrated yet again gun control advocacy is religious in nature. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #74

Actually the details matter, and you are are yet to get many of them correct ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #79

Out of control hyperbole again. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #61

There should be absolutely NO Duty to Retreat from your own home, none. MicaelS Nov 2012 #68

Frank Luntz, as in "Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear"? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #34

Helps if you present your case honestly. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #39

But if he did that, then he would have no case. oneshooter Nov 2012 #41

Brady - Gifford fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #44

There is no broad bipartisan support for gun control, not much grass roots support for it either ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #91

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #95

I would not be so sure about that ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #96

Voted On By Everyone at Convention fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #97

Its Pro Forma and little more ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #99

Here is that 'Pro Forma' Statement in Platform fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #100

It seems to me that if Jenoch Nov 2012 #72