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In reply to the discussion: Are Guns Killing Our Freedom Instead of Defending It? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)81. Gold standard? Yes or no.
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don't forget how the brainwash people into false patriotism and paralizing fear
samsingh
Aug 2012
#152
If you think your Glock is going to protect you from oppression, you've seen too many B movies.
DanTex
Aug 2012
#3
Your right, they are not indescriminate. But there sure seems to be more oops, my bad.
Waltons_Mtn
Aug 2012
#138
That brings up a question for you: On what date will Victory in Afghanistan Day be celebrated?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#83
According to IMDB the original ending of Red Dawn was much more ambiguous as to who won
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#184
Right. A rag-tag handful of partisians tied up several orders of magnitude more troops....
PavePusher
Aug 2012
#196
Other than an outright ban, what's your magical "solution" to what you apparently think is a problem
spayneuter
Aug 2012
#33
you still have the guns but the mere conversation appears to offend you. you life in a fantasy land,
samsingh
Aug 2012
#126
The group of kids all died except two but the Russians were eventually defeated.
rl6214
Aug 2012
#147
not really, when you actually study the history books. The Second Amendment came after the 1776 and
samsingh
Aug 2012
#24
It doesn't matter WHEN it came... its wording makes CLEAR the right to keep and bear arms
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2012
#96
did you miss the news on the Colorado shooting? The Sikh Temple shooting? Every week there has
samsingh
Aug 2012
#171
Other side of the coin: If you think my Glock is going to oppress anyone, you've seen to many
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2012
#93
from what i read from gun lover's its love of the gun (sorry gun arsenal) that is paramount.
samsingh
Aug 2012
#123
how many times do i hear crap like anyone who wants some level of gun control wants to
samsingh
Aug 2012
#185
inept? bankers? inept?? hot damn!! that is the funniest thing I have read on here in a long time
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2012
#88
I love it when you guys talk loony! Tyrannical fascist state! You've got it all worked out!
DanTex
Aug 2012
#13
You are apparently ignorant of the 17 years the Soviets tried unsuccessfully to defeat the Afghanis
spayneuter
Aug 2012
#45
absolutely - and most people can't even see the implications of the behavior this has caused in all
samsingh
Aug 2012
#16
It's just another straw man, bro. You're entitled to your own opinion, but you must provide proof
rDigital
Aug 2012
#101
You're the one who claimed that the motivation behind gun ownership was a desire to shoot people.
MercutioATC
Aug 2012
#78
Let's assume that you are correct and a high percentage of gun owners wish to shoot thugs. ...
spin
Aug 2012
#98
Whereas it is all so much nobler to submit to the tender mercies of the thugs.
spayneuter
Aug 2012
#46
It's clever that you refer to all effective arguments against more gun control as "talking points".
rDigital
Aug 2012
#119
Are Guns Killing Our Freedom Instead of Defending It? No, Some of us are readily
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2012
#85
This OP reminds me to ask what ever happened to that ex-pat in Italy antigun blogger?
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#104
the trick is to have more people with guns that value freedom, than people who do not
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2012
#113