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beevul

(12,194 posts)
101. I'd like a cite for that.
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:55 AM
Dec 2012

"Hell, the NRA is trying to restore gun rights to convicted felons, but you knew this, I suspect."

Do you have one?

Good point! Turbineguy Dec 2012 #1
Not to mention the government's track record is quite poor when it comes to banning things davidn3600 Dec 2012 #2
I challenge anyone aardvark401 Dec 2012 #110
All or nothing? sellitman Dec 2012 #130
chloro flurocarbons wilt the stilt Dec 2012 #157
Nah, now it's just the outlaws who have chloro flourocarbons. EOTE Dec 2012 #164
Yep... 99Forever Dec 2012 #3
Where to start? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #4
Not sure what this has to do with the OP... zappaman Dec 2012 #5
"Trained historian"! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #136
My best friend is a 5th generation American golfguru Dec 2012 #32
They were in colonial times nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36
and I have no way to refute your splendid knowledge of history. golfguru Dec 2012 #48
What works is not more guns nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #53
"There are these things called books...I am sure you have heard of them" zappaman Dec 2012 #137
Talking Point of the Day, "We can't change anything, so let's give up!!!" Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #6
So we should pass legislation just so we can say we tried? davidn3600 Dec 2012 #7
What? It's better to give up and say mass shootings of kids is fine Lex Dec 2012 #8
Motor vehicle accidents kill more kids than guns davidn3600 Dec 2012 #18
Really? zappaman Dec 2012 #19
Precisely. It's an "accident" when cars kill people. Guns are designed for one goal Lex Dec 2012 #21
Not everyone thinks of a gun in that way davidn3600 Dec 2012 #25
No I'm not proposing to ban all guns. I do know other countries have had success Lex Dec 2012 #41
One of the first rational posts I've read on this subject in days... EnviroBat Dec 2012 #123
Not to put too fine of a point on it... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #155
Thanks! I am going start riding an AR-15 to work starting next week! XRubicon Dec 2012 #49
You could probably ride a GAU-8 to work... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #58
Amazing... guns as transportation. What will they think of next. XRubicon Dec 2012 #66
Yes, actually. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #69
What are the odds. wow. XRubicon Dec 2012 #73
Mechanical engineer OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #77
ahhhh, weapons are your business. so you personally profit more with less regulations bettyellen Dec 2012 #88
Umm, I am not in the personal weapons business. Sorry to dissapoint. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #92
Actually gun deaths are tracking passing car deaths which is extraordinary MightyMopar Dec 2012 #95
Mass shootings of kids is impossible in this place and has not happened since golfguru Dec 2012 #23
RW talking point divorced from reality nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #24
Not wise to dismiss something that actually works as RW talking points golfguru Dec 2012 #56
Because it is nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #59
You might want to read this about Israel neverforget Dec 2012 #33
Correct, those armed guards were instituted to protect against terrorists golfguru Dec 2012 #52
Alas they don't post these armed guards nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #55
Please let me hear your solution to IMMEDIATELY protect school children from golfguru Dec 2012 #60
Well the gun show loophole nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #62
I'd like a cite for that. beevul Dec 2012 #101
Look at ALEC legislation nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #102
Uh yeah, except you said "the NRA is trying to restore gun rights to convicted felons", not... beevul Dec 2012 #113
Except the NRA and Alec ave been working on loosening nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #115
Well, I guess that excuses you from backing up what you said... beevul Dec 2012 #124
Yup I guess the media made this up nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #127
When called on bullshit, moving the goalposts is an excellent option! zappaman Dec 2012 #139
Oh and here you go nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #140
I believe you said "is trying to...", not "tried twelve plus years ago to...". beevul Dec 2012 #141
Look, loosening of gun laws is happening nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #142
I didn't say the loosening of gun laws wasn't happening. beevul Dec 2012 #143
How about these... billh58 Dec 2012 #151
Resurrected recriminations from over a decade ago. beevul Dec 2012 #158
Just as I suspected, point-by-point billh58 Dec 2012 #159
Typical. beevul Dec 2012 #160
More bile from the NRA... billh58 Dec 2012 #161
Snort. beevul Dec 2012 #162
Oh horseshit Bubba, I just proved that billh58 Dec 2012 #165
LOL. I didn't lie about anything. beevul Dec 2012 #166
Right Bubba. billh58 Dec 2012 #170
Yup, right. beevul Dec 2012 #172
Here you go Bubba billh58 Dec 2012 #173
Why thanks. beevul Dec 2012 #174
I fully understand what billh58 Dec 2012 #180
Speaking of teachers, please educate yourself before sharing. libdem4life Dec 2012 #37
Please educate yourself about Israel's gun laws. Israel bans assault rifles. Lex Dec 2012 #42
I have never posted anything in favor of assault rifles golfguru Dec 2012 #63
It was the remark about Israel that Lex Dec 2012 #70
Do you get double time if you post on a Holiday? XRubicon Dec 2012 #51
I am on permanent holiday lol golfguru Dec 2012 #61
Or give up and accept mass shootings as the new normal nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #10
Straw Man. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author davidn3600 Dec 2012 #15
Not just that, it's historically inaccurate. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #9
This part got me... Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #14
I know. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #16
My current memo is DO SOMETHING QUICK golfguru Dec 2012 #34
Seriously! This is the third post today with the same lame NRA talking point. They're out in force Squinch Dec 2012 #35
Lots of NRA talking points showing up on our forum. sellitman Dec 2012 #131
It might take 50 years to have an impact, but doing nothing will just put more on street. Hoyt Dec 2012 #12
Do you really want to wait 50 years? golfguru Dec 2012 #26
Why don't you ask the teachers if they wish to be armed? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #31
I don't think teachers should be armed. I suspect most don't either. Hoyt Dec 2012 #39
My wife is a teacher and she and many of her coworkers would gladly be armed rl6214 Dec 2012 #108
Spouses of Denizens from Gungeon excepted. Would you give up your guns, if you thought it would Hoyt Dec 2012 #117
Would you give someone a gun for protection if you knew it would save their life? rl6214 Dec 2012 #144
I doubt you can come up with plausible scenario like that, but gun cultists obviously aren't Hoyt Dec 2012 #146
I agree on limiting ammo, assault weapons, large cartridges, etc. n/t golfguru Dec 2012 #65
Uh, actually teachers in Israel billh58 Dec 2012 #64
Just since the election there may be 100 million more on the street rl6214 Dec 2012 #107
I notice you and your gungeon buddies aren't posting your monthly celebration of more guns Hoyt Dec 2012 #118
I never have but you will lump anyone and everyone one into any group rl6214 Dec 2012 #145
Certain assumptions apply. moondust Dec 2012 #13
Please read my post above #26 n/t golfguru Dec 2012 #28
It won't work because gun nuts think they control the conversation Taverner Dec 2012 #17
I have a gun for protection. I would be more easily persuaded to give it up IF.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #20
Hear hear from all the females in US golfguru Dec 2012 #29
And what about all the women thucythucy Dec 2012 #40
Exactly....because the victims did not have access to the great equalizer golfguru Dec 2012 #67
I think you missed the point. thucythucy Dec 2012 #121
I'm totally in agreement...... Isoldeblue Dec 2012 #83
I grow weary of 'it can't be done.' Comatose Sphagetti Dec 2012 #22
Welcome to DU nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #27
Incidentally, I do not own a gun golfguru Dec 2012 #30
Look at it another way. Glassunion Dec 2012 #38
I concur 100% with your points golfguru Dec 2012 #46
The trick is keeping guns out of their hands in the first place. Glassunion Dec 2012 #68
I vote your post as the most rational, most logical, most practical on this thread golfguru Dec 2012 #75
A longer view on where I stand. Glassunion Dec 2012 #86
You know why? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #76
I hear you. Glassunion Dec 2012 #82
Good nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #84
Glad to hear it. Glassunion Dec 2012 #89
We are both fighting something, and we need to do the car show nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #90
Good luck with the car show and feel better. Glassunion Dec 2012 #93
And I got a flu shot this year nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #98
I never get flu shots any more. Glassunion Dec 2012 #99
I'm sure it had nothing to do with anti-gun ideologues being nominated for the position. beevul Dec 2012 #103
Of course, anybody enforcing the laws nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #104
Except nobody other than you said that. beevul Dec 2012 #114
Hum hum, if a gunny says such. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #116
Uh huh. beevul Dec 2012 #125
Is this stupid or what? David Gregory investigated for DC gun laws!! golfguru Dec 2012 #43
Read tmz and politico update on this. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #45
Australia did it. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #44
Yes, Australia did it. If they did it, we could, too. If we have the will. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #97
You should stick to golf XRubicon Dec 2012 #47
The result of this line of thinking billh58 Dec 2012 #50
so golfguru Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #54
Why do we pass laws against murder when people murder anyway. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #57
That is true...you just proved that laws do not stop lawlessness golfguru Dec 2012 #71
We pass laws to set a clear limit of what is and is not acceptable to maintain public safety. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #78
and I agree with all of that golfguru Dec 2012 #81
Nobody from the President to Congress or the Senate have called for banning all guns. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #85
we have illegal firearms for sale because that's how the NRA wants it BainsBane Dec 2012 #72
Screw NRA...and this will be my last post tonight...it is nearly bed time. golfguru Dec 2012 #79
Your point is that gun control is pointless BainsBane Dec 2012 #91
Don't even pretend there has been any attempt to keep guns out of the hands of criminals BainsBane Dec 2012 #74
I am perfectly fine with thorough background checks golfguru Dec 2012 #80
Too bad BainsBane Dec 2012 #87
Uh...what? beevul Dec 2012 #109
The most vulnerable to gun violence are poorer females who live in golfguru Dec 2012 #126
300,000,000? OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #94
Anit-gun laws...rofl! Rex Dec 2012 #96
Stringent gun laws that are actually enforced will work. jmg257 Dec 2012 #100
But it can't be done by the end of the year, so any attempts to do so are useless. RC Dec 2012 #111
Can't argue against that...your key words are "if enforced" golfguru Dec 2012 #128
Defeatist bullshit. If we can get 50% off the street, let's do it. 30%, it is worth it. morningfog Dec 2012 #105
I think we should pass them just to piss off people like yourself. Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #106
Your post is complete nonsense. gulliver Dec 2012 #112
Excellent post! billh58 Dec 2012 #120
It is too soon to talk about gun laws... quaker bill Dec 2012 #119
I will conclude this thread with 3 points... golfguru Dec 2012 #129
Why only children? quaker bill Dec 2012 #132
Until the police do what really needs to be done, golfguru Dec 2012 #133
But wishful thinking is what WE are all about Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #122
You're missing the point - the convicted criminals aren't massacring scores of people at a time. dutchroll Dec 2012 #134
Indeed. nt XRubicon Dec 2012 #135
Thank you for billh58 Dec 2012 #150
australia. spanone Dec 2012 #138
+1. Robb Dec 2012 #168
"good guys" and "bad guys" is a fallacy, non-starter jade3000 Dec 2012 #147
yes and no golfguru Dec 2012 #148
sort of, but what about the future jade3000 Dec 2012 #149
Your scenario is improbable but has a small possibility golfguru Dec 2012 #176
Allow me to fix that title for you. billh58 Dec 2012 #152
Believe he meant: We had terrible public policy;therefore must continue to have it. Disgraceland Dec 2012 #154
I believe collecting guns door to door... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #153
Thank you for your support: billh58 Dec 2012 #156
No need to go door to door - just have designated collections points...maybe at Gun Stores? jmg257 Dec 2012 #163
Imagine buying back all 300 mil guns JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #167
Just to be clear - it is not my plan to buy back 300 million guns. jmg257 Dec 2012 #171
Confiscation? JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #178
Sorry. We tried your way. Robb Dec 2012 #169
With all due respect, Robb... beevul Dec 2012 #175
What percentage of the American population qualifies as "the bad guys?" stopbush Dec 2012 #177
In theory you sound good golfguru Dec 2012 #182
America is a gun culture jambo101 Dec 2012 #179
Just as a reminder billh58 Dec 2012 #181
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