2016 Postmortem

Agschmid

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111. IMO... There is no legitimate reason for guns.

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #107)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 08:02 PM

Jul 2015

There are tons of grocery stores in the Northeast Kingdom...

There is no reason for guns, IMO.

We disagree here... That's just it. And we are both democrats so we both have to support the candidate.

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Another mass shooting and the election [View all] BainsBane Jul 2015 OP

Your manufactured hizzy is duly noted. Snaps for drama. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #1

How long do we have to put up with this shit for? Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #3

Snaps for snark. Agschmid Jul 2015 #8

I do not own any guns, but AverageGuy Jul 2015 #89

Guns make it a whole lot easier to kill people... Agschmid Jul 2015 #92

Hunters need them to provide food for their families. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #94

Nope it's 2015, we have grocery stores. Agschmid Jul 2015 #96

Poor people in rural areas count on venison to feed their family. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #97

They have relied on venison for a while, probably before guns... Agschmid Jul 2015 #101

So they should use spears? Wtf? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #107

IMO... There is no legitimate reason for guns. Agschmid Jul 2015 #111

And meat is expensive. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #120

Yes it is, we were a mostly vegetarian society before we developed Agschmid Jul 2015 #121

Why don't you go hang out In a Commercial slaughterhouse for a few hours, find out AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #133

No need for me to do that. Agschmid Jul 2015 #136

Well, we disagree. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #139

Yes it's a big party you are bound not to agree with everyone. Agschmid Jul 2015 #141

Teach them to use snares passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #104

Ikr? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #112

Hey maybe as a society we can do a better job providing for the poor... Agschmid Jul 2015 #122

Or maybe we can provide for them without taking away their right to provide for themselves. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #124

Who said anything about food stamps... Agschmid Jul 2015 #126

"providing for them" implies giving them something. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #131

I'm not taking away their right to hunt... Agschmid Jul 2015 #138

Really? How do you think they kill deer without them? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #140

With a crossbow. Agschmid Jul 2015 #143

"Hunting with a gun requires little to no skill" beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #145

And there you have it. Agschmid Jul 2015 #146

You do if you can't hunt with a bow. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #147

You know deer aren't the only thing people hunt, right? AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #153

Meanwhile I'll just watch the body count continue to climb. Agschmid Jul 2015 #154

That body count will climb even if you snap your fingers and all 300+million firearms vanish. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #155

I'm a vegetarian. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #161

"hell I won't even kill a pregnant Black Widow spider" passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #167

:) I relocated her. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #168

I'm afraid I let fear get the best of me with poisonous spiders passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #170

Something to think about passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #166

what, you don't understand jokes? passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #128

I know you're kidding, silly! beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #132

Sorry about that passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #135

Hope everything's okay with your family. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #142

Yeah, I'm in a bad spot right now. passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #162

That's awful, I am so sorry to hear it. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #163

Hey, I'm no different than you passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #164

Yeah, like poor people can afford an $800 rifle and time off from work R B Garr Jul 2015 #184

Do you know of any poor people in rural areas who hunt to feed their families... George II Jul 2015 #183

Where did I mention anything about using AK-47's in my post? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #191

Just read the progression of posts, okay? We're talking gun control... George II Jul 2015 #193

Let's get something straight, first you responded to this post by me: beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #194

LMAO, that's the kind of crap Sarah Palin said! R B Garr Jul 2015 #182

Believe what you will AverageGuy Jul 2015 #119

I'm not a "city folk" I lived in VT for 8 years. Agschmid Jul 2015 #137

I believe hunting should be legitimate passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #134

I need them to protect my animals from predators. We have fox, bear, coyote, possum, and coon here peacebird Jul 2015 #176

Do you protect your animals with an AR15? Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #188

Like the Brady Bill? Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #98

The most important part of the Brady bill, IMO, is the background checks, and petronius Jul 2015 #114

Yes he voted against the Brady Bill, they can always declare a statement which is not sensible. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #116

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #118

How on earth did you manage to parse that? n/t. bvf Jul 2015 #125

Previous discussions with that poster. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #127

Oh God! passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #169

Some people are shameless. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #172

Previous post with me did not say Bernie has rape fantasies, he wrote and published an article about Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #189

Thinkingabout: "Still waiting for whom was Bernie defending in his rape fantasies" beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #190

Not gonna do much PatrynXX Jul 2015 #75

Explain please. George II Jul 2015 #77

Four Americans shot dead and its greeted with flippant remarks. Sweet. George II Jul 2015 #76

Turning tragedy into a cheapass political shot. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #83

Four Americans shot dead and its greeted with a flippant op by a Hillary supporter. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #93

It wasn't flippant in my eyes, just a sincere request for a candidate's followers..... George II Jul 2015 #95

Tying a Dem candidate to this tragedy and Charleston is swift boating at its finest. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #100

He/she mentioned Charleston? Where? George II Jul 2015 #105

: beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #109

You are right. That poster you're responding to just likes to spin. R B Garr Jul 2015 #178

He is wrong on this issue as Hillary is on Glass Steagall if what I read today is correct. randys1 Jul 2015 #2

Because the Glass-Stegall would not be strong enough to have prevented the Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #110

It's not my favorite part of Bernie's record, which is still miles better than Hillary's. Scuba Jul 2015 #4

Not on gun control BainsBane Jul 2015 #5

I've made no excuses. I said it's not my favorite part of his record. Scuba Jul 2015 #6

Have you contacted Bernie about guns, F-35s, and no vote to close GITMO? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #7

You just made an excuse, right now BainsBane Jul 2015 #16

So with that logic RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #17

Great NRA logic. zappaman Jul 2015 #43

So if I beat you down with a Louisville Slugger (now Wilson) London Lover Man Jul 2015 #72

Can you beat four people to death in a matter of minutes (spread over two sites this morning).... George II Jul 2015 #85

I got this one... Agschmid Jul 2015 #102

Sure, I can think of at least 6 different ways to kill with a bat. London Lover Man Jul 2015 #106

This. Agschmid Jul 2015 #84

Can we get a list of mass murders committed by hammer? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #49

FFS... gcomeau Jul 2015 #61

That's amazing. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #67

You mean they don't fire? gcomeau Jul 2015 #81

Some of them are designed for use on humans, being military in nature. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #115

Meaning what? gcomeau Jul 2015 #117

one of my two U.S. Model 1917's bears the armorers marks of having been shipped to the European AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #130

Oh crap, here we go again! Horrible analogy that has been used and riddled with holes.... George II Jul 2015 #80

But George, you are not taking into account that there are different guns for different purposes passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #173

Don't you just hate it when you see a bogus post? mikehiggins Jul 2015 #86

You do realize that not everyone in the Democratic Party agrees with your position on gun control? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #9

Gun control has big support among gun and non gun owners: JaneyVee Jul 2015 #12

Correct TeddyR Jul 2015 #19

There's not much that everyone in the Democratic Party agrees upon. DanTex Jul 2015 #13

It all depends on how you phrase the question iandhr Jul 2015 #91

Kick & highly recommended! William769 Jul 2015 #10

"Immunity" aspirant Jul 2015 #11

Way to use a tragedy to stump for your candidate. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #14

Yup, classy to the end. 99Forever Jul 2015 #21

Using the deaths of 4 Marines in a personal vendetta against Bernie and his supporters. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #24

A shining example of Everything Hillary. 99Forever Jul 2015 #42

They use victims like toilet paper. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #46

Indeed. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #48

Typical Hillary supporter. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #51

+1 840high Jul 2015 #47

+1 appalachiablue Jul 2015 #60

Shielding from discussion an issue that he publicly takes a position on BainsBane Jul 2015 #26

Tying Sanders to this tragedy and Charleston is a smear worthy of Karl Rove. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #33

And his vote against Brady Bill? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #54

Sanders voted against the Brady Bill based on the interim waiting period petronius Jul 2015 #66

"Sanders clearly doesn't believe his record on guns is a smear since he openly defends it." Cha Jul 2015 #129

Yeah, very classy. HappyMe Jul 2015 #175

The NRA likes to politicize the deaths of victims to promote their agenda too. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #192

I have been in touch, but I do, to some degree RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #15

The problem with that is that the gun lobby has nationalized the issue BainsBane Jul 2015 #18

Gun bans were struck down TeddyR Jul 2015 #23

And thus the NRA has ensured the issue be nationalized BainsBane Jul 2015 #27

"That SCOTUS or another court decides something doesn't make it right." AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #52

"That SCOTUS or another court decides something doesn't make it right." beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #55

Wow, are you really going to spin that you're confused R B Garr Jul 2015 #186

You don't have a clue what you're talking about. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #28

The fact is they celebrate the decision BainsBane Jul 2015 #31

I see, the fact that you're wrong, again, is a minor one. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #38

The issue is "nationalized" TeddyR Jul 2015 #53

Well, this is shameless Prism Jul 2015 #20

+1 beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #22

+1 AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #29

+1, every word. arcane1 Jul 2015 #35

AMEN! BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #87

Proof-Positive... They're Worried... WillyT Jul 2015 #149

So, precisely what has President Obama done about it? 99Forever Jul 2015 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #30

No, actually BainsBane Jul 2015 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #59

Dude. That's offensive and over the line. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #65

I didn't your opinion. 99Forever Jul 2015 #160

Pimping those victims awfully soon, aren't you? arcane1 Jul 2015 #32

Wow, that's exactly what the NRA says BainsBane Jul 2015 #34

I guess it's true about a stopped clock and all that. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #39

Yeah, Sarah Palin was a big advocate for hunting and guns. R B Garr Jul 2015 #179

Obama 2012 Go Vols Jul 2015 #185

Obama 2015: Obama calls for gun control in wake of tragedy: R B Garr Jul 2015 #187

okay CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #36

Here's a list of Sanders' gun-related voting record petronius Jul 2015 #37

Considering the grade the NRA gives him... daleanime Jul 2015 #41

At one time he had a C- BainsBane Jul 2015 #50

Well, if you're looking for a issue where I really disagree with him.... daleanime Jul 2015 #56

It isn't about guns Aerows Jul 2015 #62

In rural NY Alittleliberal Jul 2015 #150

I know, just find that being honest in those kind of conversations... daleanime Jul 2015 #159

I have to ask Aerows Jul 2015 #63

His position on guns is perfectly in line with the Democratic Party platform hack89 Jul 2015 #44

Not just with the party platform, but with members too. There's only a 20% delta in gun ownership AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #71

People who want a gun will get it - no matter 840high Jul 2015 #45

If you want to disarm everybody Aerows Jul 2015 #57

Might as well blame muslims for this too while you're at it. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #58

Bernie voted against invasions in the Middle East. CanadaexPat Jul 2015 #64

Indeed they should Aerows Jul 2015 #78

What do we know about the shooter? Where did he get his gun? frylock Jul 2015 #68

You are questioning someone for whom logic and facts are malleable BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #88

So back to the gun control meme? London Lover Man Jul 2015 #69

Cue the testosterone!!! Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #70

You are welcome to do that yourself... ms liberty Jul 2015 #73

they will continue to make excuse because of one thing PatrynXX Jul 2015 #74

The PLCAA was enacted because .. MicaelS Jul 2015 #79

I want him to move left by debate time. I want to hear his evolved stand on controlling handgun ancianita Jul 2015 #82

how about no? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #90

That isn't what the law does BainsBane Jul 2015 #158

you misunderstood me ibegurpard Jul 2015 #174

he's got an actual (not partisan) F from the NRA and doesn't really block Senate action on it MisterP Jul 2015 #99

I have no problem with Bernie's position on guns. Maedhros Jul 2015 #103

Clearly you didn't follow the legislative battles on gun control BainsBane Jul 2015 #144

That's an amusing title given the contents of your post #18. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #148

Yes, because everyone who disagrees with you is either an uninformed rube beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #151

Yes, Sarah Palin was a big defender of guns and hunting, too. R B Garr Jul 2015 #180

How nice...you use this incident to attack Bernie Sanders. SoapBox Jul 2015 #108

No it's not Alittleliberal Jul 2015 #152

Who else remembers when Hillary frantically dove to the right when Obama said that thing about AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #156

+1 Alittleliberal Jul 2015 #157

I wrote the White House and asked Obama to push for stronger gun control. Autumn Jul 2015 #113

Oh here we go bluestateguy Jul 2015 #123

Just keep this up and you divide the party sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #165

How is it that issues that are "divisive" BainsBane Jul 2015 #171

Americans supports some gun control proposals hack89 Jul 2015 #181

I don't need to contact him, I agree with him on this issue. See my link inside peacebird Jul 2015 #177