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In reply to the discussion: LaPierre: 'How Many Bostonians Wish They Had A Gun Two Weeks Ago?' [View all]Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)56. Was I supposed to drop acid before reading that?
That reminded me of a sucky rollercoaster.
The line, "So okay, Mr. Wile E. Coyote, Genius," cracked me up though.
Overall a D, and that's being generous.
btw, am I trying to snip away at your rights or you to mine? You're the one swinging your arms man, and whining because others don't roll over and accept it.
And I don't make the gun figures up for Chicago. Your argument is that it would be worse without those laws? If that's the case, with seemingly nightly shootings continuing despite every gun restriction save confiscation, don't you have to wonder if you're really identifying and addressing the actual problem? Because clearly, it isn't about passing restrictive gun laws. The problem persists at an extreme level despite those.
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LaPierre: 'How Many Bostonians Wish They Had A Gun Two Weeks Ago?' [View all]
michigandem58
May 2013
OP
Yeah Wayne, wouldn't it have been awesome to have a free for all gunfight after those bombs went off
Electric Monk
May 2013
#3
I really have to check my thinking about this man and gun-lovers...my thoughts are evil. nt
kelliekat44
May 2013
#157
It turned out that Dzhokhar wasn't even armed, just running away and hiding, though
Electric Monk
May 2013
#8
I also have the right to tell you that it's a dumb thing to do, and increases the chances of your
Electric Monk
May 2013
#13
Actually, since you bring it up, 4 of the 5 I listed have since been shitcanned. Here's the latest.
Electric Monk
May 2013
#19
Re-read this subthread. You're the one who started making it personal (post #14).
Electric Monk
May 2013
#31
You alerted your own thread about me, you shouldn't be criticizing anybody here.
CreekDog
May 2013
#148
Thank God I printed that epic before Meta shut down. Still good for a belly laugh.
freshwest
May 2013
#104
I wish I'd saved a copy :( It didn't occur to me that meta might be disappeared. nt
Electric Monk
May 2013
#105
The problem is that too many people (would) make bad decisions that could harm others.
LiberalFighter
May 2013
#100
I'd re-frame the answer I'd been given into something complete different too
LanternWaste
May 2013
#120
Half the jury disagreed, and thought it should have been hidden, as did the alerter. nt
Electric Monk
May 2013
#112
you're saying that gun laws are proven to work or not work based on one city which borders Indiana?
CreekDog
May 2013
#149
As is striking to me how many people defend the Right-wing PAC NRA yet lack the courage of their own
LanternWaste
May 2013
#121
"with little room for bs and drama" like alerting on yourself while pretending to be someone else?
Electric Monk
May 2013
#144
For correcting your assertion? What definition of "stalking" does that fall under?
Electric Monk
May 2013
#146
I came to the conclusion your worldview makes it impossible for you to see how so.
2ndAmForComputers
May 2013
#141
The "childish mumblings" are paraphrasing your EPIC FAIL in meta that will never be forgotton. nt
Electric Monk
May 2013
#67
No. I was talking about Wayne LaPierre's sick and twisted implication about Bostonians.
2ndAmForComputers
May 2013
#137
We aren't asking you to "agree on everything all the time", you disagree with us ALL THE TIME
CreekDog
May 2013
#161
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a pressure cooker is a good guy with a pressure cooker.”
spanone
May 2013
#10
It is a valid point, but it's astonishingly rude and insensitive given what just happened.
reformist2
May 2013
#25
Hey Wayne, ask the guy who was carjacked by the bombers if he wished he had a gun
onenote
May 2013
#29
And, Collins(?) who was killed when they couldn't get his gun out of the holster?
Frustratedlady
May 2013
#40
Coming up next: Arming WTC janitors with handguns could have prevented 9/11!
struggle4progress
May 2013
#47
Arming firemen turns them into freedom fighters! Runners can shoot their way to the finish line!
freshwest
May 2013
#117
Imagine how many brown people would have been shot at the race if the lunatics were armed. Reddit
Pisces
May 2013
#52
Him and the media but it was an intense situation , real or blown out of proportion, take your pick
newmember
May 2013
#78
Imagine how much longer the marathon would have been if all the runners were carrying a piece as
freshwest
May 2013
#118
from what i hear most of Boston was not frightened, but they were trying to help law enforcement
JI7
May 2013
#80
How many people wish they had a gun every time this yahoo opens his pie-hole? n/t
winter is coming
May 2013
#84
If people were not in danger then why did the POLICE shut down the WHOLE FUCKING CITY?? Of....
Logical
May 2013
#97
ok, name some Boston area DUers who said they wanted a gun b/c they didn't have one
CreekDog
May 2013
#162
LaPierre's an out of touch idiot. It's more like "How many Bostonians wished there were one less..."
Sheepshank
May 2013
#119