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In reply to the discussion: I don't understand the animosity towards DU gun owners. [View all]Buddyblazon
(3,014 posts)3. That is irrational...
and disgusting.
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A DUer posted today that all the DU gun owners have blood on their hands
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2012
#1
The whole point of the military is to regulate who has blood on their hands and why.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2012
#319
many of us are really saddened by the killing. Gun owners who make light of the situation are upseet
samsingh
Jul 2012
#302
i don't think gun control advocates want your to give up your firearm. really, I don't.
samsingh
Jul 2012
#310
I agree...My husband bought a shotgun, years ago for home protection, but neither one of us
whathehell
Jul 2012
#377
well we are reacting to a tremendous tragedy and when it seems like some people
samsingh
Jul 2012
#334
So when somebody dies in a DUI accident, is there blood on my hands since I drink beer? (N/T)
Travis_0004
Jul 2012
#231
No but if you were an advocate for unregulated driving and relaxation of drunk driving laws
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2012
#279
When seconds count, police are only minutes away. Some pray for police, others know they alone are
jody
Jul 2012
#2
What you call "gun cliche" is recognized as fact by the overwhelming majority of voters. nt
jody
Jul 2012
#24
This is what gets me going. It's the "kill or be killed" Law of the jungle - wild wild west
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2012
#121
I hope all citizens with a legal firearm respect your beliefs and let you deal with an assailaent
jody
Jul 2012
#131
Check out this pm I got last night for daring to have a difference of opinion on guns
permatex
Jul 2012
#82
I've had f-bomb after f-bomb directed at me in the last 2 days for pointing out just that.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#67
Post a poll and find out. I've seen a few on DU ...always comes out to around 50/50.
L0oniX
Jul 2012
#21
I never posted any such poll. The ones I've seen are like "do you own a gun - yes/no"
L0oniX
Jul 2012
#55
It's those who are waving their guns around and saying ha-ha can't stop us that are...
rfranklin
Jul 2012
#8
So your argument is their criminals have the guns but very bad aim? British restraint? No bullets?
aquart
Jul 2012
#320
Their gun crime went up after they passed the laws if I am reading this chart correctly
Mojorabbit
Jul 2012
#322
I think that is true here as well, but there is not significant organizations for progressives.
cbayer
Jul 2012
#40
I don't interpret it as animosity toward gun owners. It is at reactions of some of the gun owners.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#14
thanks - I thought long and hard about how to try to ensure my point was clear - not easy.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#26
When liberal Democrats start shooting up theaters, then we have reason to bash DU gun owners.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#16
I don't blame gun owners. I don't own guns. However when I have made comments
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#20
You are making the point. As soon as a person says something you don't agree with you
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#88
You've seen it before, but here is what some of the gun culture like about SEMI-autos.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#158
What you may find interesting is that the 'worlds fastest shooter' uses a REVOLVER.
Edweird
Jul 2012
#64
Some guy trains himself to pull a trigger faster than a dork off the street with a semi-auto and...
Gidney N Cloyd
Jul 2012
#157
You claim that Ray Charles would have had a higher body count and you accuse me of buying into the
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#269
That was an 'over the top' literary device used to make a point. But thanks for playing!
Edweird
Jul 2012
#277
I didn't know that. But you must admit there is a difference in 8 rounds then 100 rounds.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#90
He can fire 6 rounds, reload, and fire another 6 rounds - in less than 3 seconds.
Edweird
Jul 2012
#95
I don't care what you own. But when a nut like the guy that went shooting
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#294
If they're not aligned with the NRA, maybe they should stop promoting the NRA's lies.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#43
I don't know if they are or not, and I do not appreciate seeing any DU members spouting
Laurian
Jul 2012
#58
"Perhaps they should state their differences with the NRA despite being gun owners"
obamanut2012
Jul 2012
#79
I happen to think there are reasonable gun owners who are not NRA shills, but maybe
Laurian
Jul 2012
#108
When every pro-gun argument is labled a "NRA talking point" then we have a problem.
hack89
Jul 2012
#74
Like the continued insistance that militias have nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment?
baldguy
Jul 2012
#87
You need to read Justice Stevens' dissent, not the crud from the 5 right wingers on the court.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#159
Justice Stevens dissent is not the law, it is simply dissent by the losing justices
rl6214
Jul 2012
#251
It can become law in next case unless NRA succeeds in defeating Obama and other good Dems.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#254
I doubt he believes people running around with weapons in public is good for society.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#289
Would be a lot less if we had enacted strict gun laws back then. And you know there are other
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#175
It's not. It's animosity towards the standard RW extremist lying propaganda posted by gun owners.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#38
I'm with you. It's disconcerting to read views on guns, shooting people, expansion, etc. in gungeon.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#186
"It's disconcerting to read views on guns, shooting people, expansion, etc. in gungeon."
rl6214
Jul 2012
#256
Exactly. IMO, when one carries in public, and owns more than a few guns -- they are likely a "nut."
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#172
If that is the reason to arm up, folks can leave their guns at home until the revolution.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#169
So, you are asserting that no people need all the protection they can muster from their governments?
TheKentuckian
Jul 2012
#203
IMO the animosity towards DU gun owners is just the same reactionary BS that we have been TRAINED
Vincardog
Jul 2012
#44
It's funny how those who want to talk about reasonable gun control laws
OrwellwasRight
Jul 2012
#243
Have you also noticed that those with the virulent posts against anyone who owns a gun have been
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#61
If you understand the context of the OP and what was said, you know that the particular thread
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#276
You have no animosity? You didn't post: "274. Do you come here often?" in connection with saying
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#292
Maybe a little common sense would have helped - but that's been outlawed by theNRA.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#214
If you haven't seen much support for no gun restrictions, then you've been blind.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#354
And that is not at all "no gun control laws". So you are either very confused....
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#375
"you don't want ANY gun control laws" - well, you know what they say about ASSuming things.
Tejas
Jul 2012
#300
I'm not anti-gun...I'm for sensible (common sense) gun laws. And most know what they should be,
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#86
I agree. The right wingers help on one end by promoting easy access to guns, and cut funding on
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#188
We think that guns should not be around and that without guns this would not happen. To me it is a
robinlynne
Jul 2012
#103
so what in the hell does anyone need a automatic for ? a gun is ok but machine guns glock etc ?????
april
Jul 2012
#116
I can't recall an automatic being used in this shooting or any other major ones lately. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jul 2012
#153
I agree with you, "This isn't a gun problem. This is a societal problem." It manifests
RKP5637
Jul 2012
#168
There is a particular virulent anti-gun poster here that spews that term non-stop.
hack89
Jul 2012
#291
Semi-auto AK-pattern rifles are excellent for deer hunting, in legal configuration.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#382
Any ammo that can take down a deer or elk will go through almost any modern body armor.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#383
Nothing "percieved" about it, my knowledge is superior to yours on this subject
Marengo
Aug 2012
#417
"Something like 20 minutes after news broke about Aurora, there were posts on DU..."
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#384
So. How. Do. You. Propose. To. Eliminate, Over. 250,000,000. Of. Them? n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#266
That's not an answer. I'm asking about the actual mechanism of tracking down and seizing
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#337
So typical. I don't think you've thought this through and point it out,
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#356
To quote; "... if they dare suggest gun control, never mind banning them altogether."
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#361
And considering how you hijacked the discussion to ask it, you won't be getting an answer.
Pholus
Jul 2012
#393
A lot of them are condescending douchebags who wave their guns in our face after people are killed.
Evoman
Jul 2012
#264
Women are usually the best shots in my experience. I think its funny as hell
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#333
we should have nothing but respect for all the gun owners who stand up to the gun nuts of the NRA
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#286