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hlthe2b

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4. I hate to tell you, but at least 1 competing organization to NRA is advocating for guns on airplanes
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 06:06 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Sat Apr 20, 2013, 06:40 PM - Edit history (1)

I see the spokesman for this insane group (I think it is Gun Owners of America) every now and then... It would be hard to say that he makes LaPierre look "sane" as that would be quite the stretch, but this guy belongs in a straight jacket, IMO.

fire in a theatre JohnnyBoots Apr 2013 #1
not the same at all Bucky Apr 2013 #63
I don't understand. ntt rrneck Apr 2013 #2
Public safety before 'rights' granted by public documents. True. freshwest Apr 2013 #3
I hate to tell you, but at least 1 competing organization to NRA is advocating for guns on airplanes hlthe2b Apr 2013 #4
Or have the carpets on planes soaking wet with with petrol & give all passengers matches. Bucky Apr 2013 #64
Most are not very bright, or educated. They won't get it. Hoyt Apr 2013 #5
Have you tried that? A lot of those folks want to be able to carry on a plane. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #6
Rhetorically speaking... Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #7
I think that there is an inverse relationship to more guns and being safe. The more guns the better upaloopa Apr 2013 #11
I suppose if I were wishing to retain my right to act irrationally without consequences, Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #13
Owning a gun for "safety" is irrational. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #25
Guns do not cause explosive decompression of an airplane, that has been tested by mythbusters MillennialDem Apr 2013 #30
Are you IrishAyes Apr 2013 #41
What would the world be like if "everyone" had the same powers as superman? Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #48
Ever read Orwell's views in guns? Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #62
Do citizens have a right to take a firearm into a prison? LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #8
I imagine even the most rabid would be aware Riftaxe Apr 2013 #9
A store is private property as well, and yet we see pictures of these trigger holes carrying world wide wally Apr 2013 #28
Any private business can prohibit firearms, premium Apr 2013 #35
Just why the hell should anyone think they NEED to carry a firearm in public? IrishAyes Apr 2013 #42
Well, apparently 49 out of 50 states disagree with you, premium Apr 2013 #46
The person you responded to was likely referring to the picture of the person in JC Penny's davidpdx Apr 2013 #50
For me I am more about reducing gun violence. I don't think this contributes to that. upaloopa Apr 2013 #10
I'll have to try that one rightsideout Apr 2013 #12
Try taking a gun to work with you. CANDO Apr 2013 #14
I used to work for a nonprofit organization. I had a volunteer doing our newsletter. She CTyankee Apr 2013 #26
A fellow employee was fired last year for showing his handgun. CANDO Apr 2013 #27
I'm curious what type of a business it was (is)? davidpdx Apr 2013 #51
Heavy Haul Trucking Company CANDO Apr 2013 #69
Thanks davidpdx Apr 2013 #72
Is the right of free speech / association not a right because you must get a permit to parade? X_Digger Apr 2013 #60
Apparently not. CANDO Apr 2013 #70
And is voting not a right because of residency legislation? X_Digger Apr 2013 #73
What do you call a Gunnut in Love jimmy the one Apr 2013 #15
I think everyone understands there are limits on where you can take a gun. hack89 Apr 2013 #16
The point being made is that it is perfectly constitutional to regulate guns. world wide wally Apr 2013 #17
No one really disagrees with that. hack89 Apr 2013 #18
websters 1828 jimmy the one Apr 2013 #19
I'll go with Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist papers. hack89 Apr 2013 #20
Let's also agree that it is not 1776 anymore and it is only logical to make further regulations world wide wally Apr 2013 #21
The 2A can be regulated. No doubt about that. hack89 Apr 2013 #22
many aspects in well regulated jimmy the one Apr 2013 #23
Ok - I was wrong about the date. hack89 Apr 2013 #24
sam johnson 1775 dictionary jimmy the one Apr 2013 #54
From the Oxford English Dictionary hack89 Apr 2013 #58
halonen opinion proves nothing jimmy the one Apr 2013 #65
Ok. We will just have to disagree hack89 Apr 2013 #67
disciplined jimmy the one Apr 2013 #55
No, everyone does NOT understand or accept limits about much of anything IrishAyes Apr 2013 #43
They are a minority. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #47
One thing I do Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #29
Yeah, IrishAyes Apr 2013 #44
Are you crazy? SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! DFW Apr 2013 #31
Oooooops!.... I didn't think of that world wide wally Apr 2013 #32
Are all gun owners gun nuts? Socal31 Apr 2013 #33
Far from it. The problem lies elsewhere. DFW Apr 2013 #34
No, but anyone who objects to the legislation du jour will be called one Recursion Apr 2013 #49
Of course they are Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #52
Wow, you are SO smart! That wilfully ignorant spew has only been posted about a MILLION times. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #36
My, my.... aren't we a snide little priss today? world wide wally Apr 2013 #37
That's the best you got, snide little priss? cleanhippie Apr 2013 #38
You don't warrant any further replies other than to say that you are more self righteous than the world wide wally Apr 2013 #39
Or to put it another way, your childish meme has nothing supporting it cleanhippie Apr 2013 #40
I never knew a real hippie IrishAyes Apr 2013 #45
I would like to ask them.. SummerSnow Apr 2013 #53
or ask them about thier struggle for pedophile gun rights sigmasix Apr 2013 #56
or ask them about thier struggle for pedophile gun rights sigmasix Apr 2013 #57
Commercial planes are private property, not public spaces. X_Digger Apr 2013 #59
Wrong 2 ways: (1) You CAN bring a gun onto an airplane, and... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #61
I think it's only fair that you tell us what airline you fly on so we can all make other flight world wide wally Apr 2013 #68
Oh, heavens no. I like the suspense. Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #71
Why can't you bring a gun on an airplane? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #66
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