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In reply to the discussion: Thank you to all those who spoke out. [View all]sylvi
(813 posts)67. "wholesale federal effort to confiscate guns"
We're not talking about that, are we? I thought we were talking about background checks
Perhaps you missed these two more recent ones. Or not.
[url]http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=121754[/url]
[ur]http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=121806[/url]
People resisting having their guns confiscated, by force even, and the "violent overthrow of the federal government" are two different animals.
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There is no one in that thread "promoting an armed insurrection" against the current government.
sylvi
May 2013
#2
800 people is a suitable sample for a population of ~6 million (would need closer to 900, but eh)
Scootaloo
May 2013
#72
Calling anyone in the very (overly!) center-left Democratic party "riff-raff"
truebluegreen
May 2013
#74
No it was "if the gun grabbers ever try to take our guns. . . ." Turner diaries style fantasies
geek tragedy
May 2013
#13
And to think I said that you should alert on the OP and it got you all riled up
neverforget
May 2013
#31
why are your friends in that group (those you agree with) always getting PPR'd for their posts?
CreekDog
May 2013
#106
That gun nut is blocked from this thread because they couldn't control themselves.
morningfog
May 2013
#124
Or Trash this forum. RK & BA was the first one I trashed, after begging the Admins for it.
freshwest
May 2013
#38
My Ignore list is a black hole full of trolls, wailing and gnashing their teeth.
freshwest
May 2013
#140
Until next time. Glib sociopaths have no compunctions about registering over and over and over. nt
Electric Monk
May 2013
#150
re: context, earlier in the thread he's talking about a gun fight between RKBAers and gun control
Electric Monk
May 2013
#33
"Usurpation of the constitution" known to that crowd as "Canadian style gun
geek tragedy
May 2013
#55
"but until DU takes a stand against violent rhetoric I can no longer participate in this site."
holdencaufield
May 2013
#46
+1=Yes, I have noticed that it seems to be getting much,much more violent and foreboding
graham4anything
May 2013
#49
It reminds me-why are those that defend the NRA/Guns now all seem to have few posts?
graham4anything
May 2013
#52
FDR and LBJ,JFK,RFK,Teddy and Lincoln were authoritarians, so is the nut job at the NRA
graham4anything
May 2013
#68
*shhhhsshshhhhhhhhhhhhhhshshhhhhhhhhhhh* Man this station NEVER comes in....
actslikeacarrot
May 2013
#69
It's insane to think you've debunked every reason for having a gun other than overthrow.
dkf
May 2013
#54
BTW-he violent rhetoric here doesn't only exist in the gungeon.The burn it downs are everywhere
graham4anything
May 2013
#50
So a poll conducted outside DU that, so far as you know, has no DU responders to it...
randome
May 2013
#84
The gungeon is just a branch of FreeRepublic that happens to be hosted on DU. Just ignore it.
DanTex
May 2013
#96
You are right. But the cover they are given there seeps into GD and other fora. Close the Gungeon!
morningfog
May 2013
#128
I really don't care what you think about how I fight back against right-wing trolls
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#126
LOL, you now think the whole DU begged skinner to PPR the poster to keep you here! n-t
Logical
May 2013
#130