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Daveparts (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:04 AM Original message |
The Coming Struggle, Why Your Guns Won’t Save You |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. This is a simplistic commentary. My gun collection has doubled in value in the last two years. |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. OK |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Hoarders rarely prosper in the long run |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Not referring to anyone |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. The President could bring the hoarding to a screeching halt with one sentence |
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Ysabela (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. Fox News... |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. Belated Welcome to DU! |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. I'm too lazy to bother looking for it... |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. sounds good in theory.......... |
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Daveparts (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Come Live in My Garage |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Doesn't help |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. ? thanks for the offer (I think) but....... |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. Right on: The real threat to American Freedom cannot be attacked |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 06:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
51. +1, OHdem10! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
55. Those with very primitive minds will never grasp this, though |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. K&R, Dave. |
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oldnslo (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. Actually, we do have more guns than the police.... |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 02:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
62. That is a great aurgument for the repeal of the 2nd amendment. No organisation at all. nt |
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jehovas_waitress (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. He gave his pistol away.. good boy did what he was told before being forced. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. +1 |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. it does if you live in the country |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #32 |
64. I agree with what you are saying... |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. +2 |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
74. Belated Welcome to DU! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. K&R |
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Tumbulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I agree with you |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. You don't have to be a "nut" to own rifles and handguns. |
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Daveparts (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. The One? |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. I'm worried about an unorganized armed mob. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
19. Gun proliferation HASN'T saved us from tyranny |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Guns didn't need to this time. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yah, a lot has changed |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. We didn't get here in one step, and we're not going to get out of it in one step. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. Well gun owners have |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. Does this guy project much? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. When Blackwater or the Third Cavalry |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Are there enough Blackwater, Third Cavalry, National Guard, Army, Marines |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. Umm... are you kidding? |
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patriotproud (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
24. Gun nuts |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Word! |
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Lost Jaguar (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. The Pen is Indeed Mightier |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. The REAL surrender came about when working class America |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:58 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. +1, Lydia |
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Lost Jaguar (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. "There must be somebody who knows what a shotgun's for!" |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. lol i liked the blackwater line... |
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silversol (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. 815+ views! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Your gun won't keep the NSA from sifting through your phone or bank account records. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Banning our guns or attempting to confiscate them wouldn't either. |
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Lost Jaguar (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I concur. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Kerry was a regular at the gun range. The NRA still supported the Bush dictatorship. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Kerry also *promised* to ban the sale and possession of the most popular civilian guns in America, |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Stop posting NRA-GOP propaganda. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Oh, please. The Third Way idiots manipulated Kerry into *cosponsoring* S.1431 |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. +1, benEzra. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. That's why I think it's so important that the party continue its current track |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #38 |
61. Gun bans do work. Californians had to give up their assault weapons or go to jail. nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Ummm, no. They had to REGISTER them or be in violation of the law... |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. So 90 % of CA AW owners are felons? Well so much for the "law-abiding gun owners" fallacy. nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Gun owners will put up with a whole lot of red tape for the sheer sake of compliance... |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Comparing gun laws to GLBT issues is a cop out on your part. Do the crime, YOU do the time, OK? nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 07:04 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. If you're wondering where the "Dems'll-take-yer-gunz" meme comes from, |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. So you dont mind the CA felony ban on AW's? Good for you! nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Don't agree with it, but that particular bit of stupidity doesn't extend past its borders. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. The gov't used arms provisions to try to ban encryption, too |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
46. lol nice propaganda piece there. nt |
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thread-bear (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. Throwing your rights away is not a smart idea |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Congrats on being published! n/t |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
66. As I stated above, the gun proliferation has not prevented a fascist takeover |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. "pandering to a tyrannical minority"? |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
48. People that believe violence and guns can solve problems don't have any ideas |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
54. I've always said the same; no matter how many guns you own, they'll always |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Umm... ever heard of Iraq? |
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boomerbust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
60. Iv'e been a hunter and gun owner |
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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-06-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
65. A Fossil Fuel Based Society Won't be Saved by Guns |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I dare say knights and lords weren't thrilled with serfs owning serious weapons... |
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Gedankenaustausch (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-07-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
70. Well Said |
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