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Gun Control & RKBA

Douva

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2. It's an (unforunate) yearly occurrence.

Reply to tosh (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 06:49 PM

Jan 2013

We see these stories every year. There really is no good explanation, beyond some people refusing to let go of at stupid two-hundred-year-old tradition and the gene pool needing a bit more chlorine.

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"Celebratory Gunfire"....WTF?? [View all] tosh Jan 2013 OP

Yep. Wait Wut Jan 2013 #1

I guess Wyoming has a better class of "cowboys" gejohnston Jan 2013 #5

Probably real ones. Wait Wut Jan 2013 #8

Don't pick a fight with an angry old man too old to fight, he might just pull out a CCW & you lose. jody Jan 2013 #9

I prefer to play the Indian holdencaufield Jan 2013 #16

Did I miss something? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #14

The ultimate cowboy does not approve ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #17

It's an (unforunate) yearly occurrence. Douva Jan 2013 #2

It would be nice if the denizens of that particular gene pool shot each other; djean111 Jan 2013 #3

what goes up, must come down gejohnston Jan 2013 #4

It's a cultural thing around here slackmaster Jan 2013 #6

Southeast Asia! In South East states they're from Central and South America. Can't outlaw stupid. jody Jan 2013 #10

In some communities 2naSalit Jan 2013 #7

Don't have real PTSD but gunfire makes my body head for a bunker and mind says calm down. Its been jody Jan 2013 #11

Stupid, stupid tragedies. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #12

This is very common in my half-rural half suburban neighborhood enough Jan 2013 #13

Who would waste ammo considering how the supply has dried up. ileus Jan 2013 #15

You would think they would shoot blanks krispos42 Jan 2013 #18

New Years this year the usual............... oneshooter Jan 2013 #19