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91. Again. Most proposals would allow you to keep the weapons you already own.
Thu Sep 19, 2013, 06:55 PM
Sep 2013

But in the future these firearms would not be available.

I killed plenty of deer with a pump shotgun and muzzle loader.

Point out that "they're not coming for your guns, they're coming for your Social Security." Scuba Sep 2013 #1
can't say it any better than that dembotoz Sep 2013 #4
Good Point Liberalynn Sep 2013 #6
Some where along the way ,,, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #23
She must be a Fox "News" viewer. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #42
You can not convince a moron he or she is a moron. usaf-vet Sep 2013 #40
dump them. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #2
Thank You. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #8
Better to be alone sometimes. Fear of losing "friends" is what keeps the GOP voting the way they do kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #22
they do seem to think in lockstep on the right. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #31
My old high school crowd (now past our 51st anniversary) is all over FB Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #28
The old pics and the reminiscing are fun. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #37
Blimped-out ex-cheerleaders & jocks Enthusiast Sep 2013 #43
The term "redneck" is a bit of a classist slur and should be avoided. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #3
all well and good but a generic name for the foe does have value dembotoz Sep 2013 #5
MFB may not be polite Liberalynn Sep 2013 #10
It's actually *too* polite. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #69
No offense was meant on my part towards Southerners in general or Farmers. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #9
Here is the America's Secret Slang video I referenced before. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #94
+1 YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #95
"... it is based in fear of people who are different." pampango Sep 2013 #7
Part of it is probably that they have fear of their rapidly becoming the minority Liberalynn Sep 2013 #12
Well said. Hating people for things they have no control over, like gender, race, ethnicity, pampango Sep 2013 #18
I think you make a great point. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #39
They didn't seem to afraid of the "others" NOLALady Sep 2013 #35
I think you are right that they fear payback. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #41
I suspect that projecting "payback" from "others", or even just that they will abuse their "majority pampango Sep 2013 #53
Then there are the Austrian School far right libertarians . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #11
hate to say this, but BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #13
Thank You. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #15
... BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #19
Willful stupidity truly is the path of least resistance. bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #14
True Liberalynn Sep 2013 #16
Delete them! You'll feel much better kalisto2010 Sep 2013 #17
I saw those same posts. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #44
i don't delete i tend to argue dembotoz Sep 2013 #20
Don't feed the trolls... delete, or just remove from your feed (reserved for peeps you can't exactly JCMach1 Sep 2013 #24
I prefer confrontation ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #71
I understand the sentiment, but you have to cut your losses sometimes, there are just some people JCMach1 Sep 2013 #80
Some people are irredeemable ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #82
That's an internal debate that goes on in my head. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #47
Just yesterday, I had an online fight with a cousin in TX LittleGirl Sep 2013 #21
So many are being brainnwashed by Fox Liberalynn Sep 2013 #59
They are! Unashamed of their overt racism and LittleGirl Sep 2013 #61
Ive had therapists say the same iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #25
That probably in general is a good rule to follow. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #52
so if they were not so nice then it would make sense to you that they are tea party rednecks? GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #26
This cordelia Sep 2013 #34
For me, it's hard to understand how genuinely caring about your fellow human beings Liberalynn Sep 2013 #54
you didn't mean to stereotype, but you did. n/t GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #70
I'm not a therapist but... Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #27
That's a possibilty. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #57
I totally get where you are coming from and feel your pain. Grammy23 Sep 2013 #29
You make a wonderful point about "Jesus" supposing to be the Authority. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #58
Call them out on their hypocrisy...they are full of it...each and every one. Tikki Sep 2013 #30
You might point out that no one has even proposed taking guns away. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #32
Not true. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #51
I believe that for every 1 person saying "they" will come take out guns, GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #83
No "official" has proposed taking currently owned guns away from people. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #89
I'm not an 'ingnorant NRA follower' either. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #90
Again. Most proposals would allow you to keep the weapons you already own. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #91
Sure, it's actually unlawful to hunt deer with anything smaller than .240 in my state. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #96
get off Facebook ZRT2209 Sep 2013 #33
I don't put up with teabaggers on Facebook. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #36
I feel your pain. dgibby Sep 2013 #38
From Monday thru Friday my sister goes to work Iliyah Sep 2013 #45
And the baggers are saying "I'm so tired of these liberal elitists who think ... Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #46
My brother seems so nice too riverbendviewgal Sep 2013 #48
It has to be hard when it is your brother. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #78
Hello Mr Dixon Sep 2013 #49
Thank you for the offer of friends Liberalynn Sep 2013 #86
AGREED Mr Dixon Sep 2013 #97
Oooh, I hate the English only BS. We are completely doing a disservice for education. glowing Sep 2013 #50
Totally agree with you! Liberalynn Sep 2013 #66
The Obama's Flew Bo On A Private Jet otohara Sep 2013 #55
Wow. The crap these people make up. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #64
I engage the ones with who I think I can make a difference. canoeist52 Sep 2013 #56
That makes sense to engage the ones that you might make a difference with. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #63
Why are you wasting your time on Facebook? badtoworse Sep 2013 #60
I have been trying to get out more with Democratic friends. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #62
I said real friends, not just Democratic friends badtoworse Sep 2013 #67
I guess with real friends and family then I just have to agree to disagree. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #73
Friends that would walk away over political views aren't real friends badtoworse Sep 2013 #84
"Are they too ignorant to realize not one gun has been taken?" Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #65
That is odd that they wouldn't talk about it with you. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #72
I can imagine that if the primary issue with you is politics and religion ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #74
You're right that she could be conflicted about stating one way or the other on single payer. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #76
I immediately felt bad right after I asked it. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #81
30 years of the "Alternative Information RealityŽ" AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #68
I don't have any friends IRL. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #75
My sister said she is coming to the conclusion that it is best to just keep Liberalynn Sep 2013 #77
I had the nerve to paint my house BLUE. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #79
Wow that is bad. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #85
"Painted lady" brownstones in the city are quite valuable. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #87
Every old dude that's sexually hit on me since I was 13 has been Tea Party Mellow Drama Sep 2013 #88
In colonial times, PA came very close to declaring its official language to be KamaAina Sep 2013 #92
I never knew that. Liberalynn Sep 2013 #93
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