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You can't reason with the pro gun crowd. [View all] davishenderson265 Jun 2015 OP
They are, for all intents and purposes, "climate deniers." villager Jun 2015 #1
Only because their obsession makes them incapable of rational discourse. Warpy Jun 2015 #2
Sadly agree. It's like debating s flat-earther, Tbagger, or one devoid of compassion for anyone else Hoyt Jun 2015 #3
Oh Hoyt. GGJohn Jun 2015 #8
Hoyt is absolutley correct Skittles Jun 2015 #13
Naw, he's not. GGJohn Jun 2015 #15
gun humpers are sickening Skittles Jun 2015 #18
WRONG!!!! GGJohn Jun 2015 #24
too bad they cannot ALL go Skittles Jun 2015 #28
+1000. GGJohn Jun 2015 #30
A few days ago, you would have been calling him a law-abiding gun owner. Hoyt Jun 2015 #104
And, once again you fail- he was already a convicted felon and in illegal possession of a gun friendly_iconoclast Jun 2015 #118
Not if I knew what his background was, like being a substance abuser, GGJohn Jun 2015 #140
I would not consider you a responsible gun supporter. nt Logical Jun 2015 #136
Like I care what you think? eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #137
LOL, you responded. You are loving this story so you can say "look at me". nt Logical Jun 2015 #138
LOL, you're doing the same thing, GGJohn Jun 2015 #139
Selfish, greedy, shallow people. notadmblnd Jun 2015 #101
but LaPierre has a dream... madamesilverspurs Jun 2015 #4
^^^^^^^^excellent question^^^^^^^. To gun bumpers , are these or are these not pkdu Jun 2015 #76
Yes, they are HassleCat Jun 2015 #128
The only way we get change is a societal re branding. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #5
shaming cowards is no easy feat Skittles Jun 2015 #22
Nope. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #25
Huh? daleanime Jun 2015 #55
I was trying to convey Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #62
Can you translate that word salad for us? eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #59
In a nutshell - Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #65
Ok, thanks for clarifying that, GGJohn Jun 2015 #66
You bet - I wasn't intending to be obtuse. nt. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #69
Very good point treestar Jun 2015 #90
I'm in the middle, and I find both sides unreasonable. Nt HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #6
Funny, GGJohn Jun 2015 #7
No, this is funny. truebluegreen Jun 2015 #9
While Jim Jefferies is a funny comedian, GGJohn Jun 2015 #10
He's an Aussie, fully understands most losers will do fine without their sick 'hobby.' Hoyt Jun 2015 #16
LOL. GGJohn Jun 2015 #27
Yeah, it appears all you care about. How much ammo do you keep on hand, again? Hoyt Jun 2015 #61
Appearances can be deceiving. GGJohn Jun 2015 #64
Just in case, what? Hoyt Jun 2015 #67
Just in case the ZOMBIES attack. LOLOLOLOL. GGJohn Jun 2015 #68
Insulting some 100 million people is really going to help One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #86
Not insulting them doesn't seem to help either. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #102
Building bridges and finding common ground. One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #106
That's a nice trite statement. How about making a real suggestion? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #108
UnBan Jeb Stuart LeMat Cavalry Blackpowder Pistol One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #125
So, you like guns. Just own it. nt truebluegreen Jun 2015 #19
Just own it? GGJohn Jun 2015 #31
It's a reason, an entirely selfish one, truebluegreen Jun 2015 #81
My personal firearms have fuck all to do with the greater good of society. GGJohn Jun 2015 #82
What a load of nonsense. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #32
Wrong, the only real argument is the 2A, GGJohn Jun 2015 #33
And, as he points out, it can be changed. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #35
Good luck with changing the 2A, GGJohn Jun 2015 #37
Are you seriously going to suggest that I have to fear the Taliban or Iraqi militants? A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #38
When I suggest asking the Taliban or the Iraqi's GGJohn Jun 2015 #39
Bullshit. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #42
No bullshit, GGJohn Jun 2015 #44
How tiresome. Same old shit. Liberal Veteran Jun 2015 #120
Gun control advocates failed to get a new Federal Assault Weapons Ban to pass in ... spin Jun 2015 #57
Please quote me where I "suggest changing or doing away with the Second Amendment" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #60
I may have misinterpreted your post. ... spin Jun 2015 #71
Something we often say when confronted with an opinion that fails to validate our own. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #97
And vis versa. eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #142
He sounds to me like he fully understands the issues for firearms. -none Jun 2015 #112
No, he doesn't. eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #143
Even the President of the United States appears to have given up. Paladin Jun 2015 #84
WTF? GGJohn Jun 2015 #85
Precisely the response I anticipated. Paladin Jun 2015 #96
Precisely the response I anticipated. GGJohn Jun 2015 #135
He should do it every single day. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #107
Yeah, this topic has been of interest to me for a long time... pipoman Jun 2015 #11
I want to understand something. lostnfound Jun 2015 #80
I really don't want anyone who can't count carrying a gun.... pipoman Jun 2015 #88
But with nearly one gun for every American man woman and child, aren't we there already? lostnfound Jun 2015 #93
who said anything about any of that? pipoman Jun 2015 #98
That sounds like a sensible idea. lostnfound Jun 2015 #148
Yes pipoman Jun 2015 #149
What is your solution? Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #12
How far do you think murders might drop without gun fanciers polluting society with the darn things? Hoyt Jun 2015 #20
How is a handgun ban working in England? Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #26
I'll tell you. When you go from 1 to 2, it's doubled. The only place we have 2 homicides is some Hoyt Jun 2015 #58
"The only place we have 2 homicides..." beevul Jun 2015 #74
Oh gee Hoyt, why don't you ask the citizens of England how well their GGJohn Jun 2015 #34
I don't believe that statistic regarding England. Maedhros Jun 2015 #117
they have excuses for stuff like this Skittles Jun 2015 #14
I don't know anyone who gets upset about penis analogies. NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #141
While the 2nd amendment supporters sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #17
It's nothing but a game to them gratuitous Jun 2015 #21
make a penis analogy joke Skittles Jun 2015 #23
Deliberately trying to upset people makes DU suck. beevul Jun 2015 #75
It's a hateathon. Anything goes. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #111
Getting sick about here how much people love their guns. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #29
And for them, wheniwasincongress Jun 2015 #36
Correction: You got Guns Dogs to open a 3rd gun forum. We are engaging. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #114
It's like religion. Facts are useless. nt valerief Jun 2015 #40
Even if you pass legislation there are so many guns in circulation I don't know how you... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #41
start confiscating them JI7 Jun 2015 #46
All three hundred million plus of them./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #47
yes, it will take time but we need to get out of this backwardness JI7 Jun 2015 #48
I'm all for trying but I am not remotely optimistic... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #49
Who do you propose do that, specifically? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #50
Start confiscating them how? EL34x4 Jun 2015 #54
You want to start a civil war? GGJohn Jun 2015 #70
Agreed Telcontar Jun 2015 #92
Forget all that. -none Jun 2015 #116
There are *lots* of drones in Afghanistan- and the Taliban is still there friendly_iconoclast Jun 2015 #119
The Taliban are still there in large part because we want them to be there as part of our excuse to -none Jun 2015 #124
Do You Really Sparhawk60 Jun 2015 #127
Blah, blah blah!!! We could say the same thing about the anti-gun crowd... Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #43
Declaring a desire to desire to jail large numbers of non-criminals, a la: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2015 #52
Exactly the point I was trying to make... Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #56
The subject has drawn lots of AntiLaPierres and AntiNugents friendly_iconoclast Jun 2015 #45
Agree. They are nuts. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #51
I heard someone today say if Sandy Hook had happened while a Republican was president mountain grammy Jun 2015 #53
Not quite, Reagan sold and signed into law one of the must restrictive gun laws ever. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #91
I stand corrected, thank you. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #94
Had that discission with husband today marlakay Jun 2015 #63
I walk the streets of Sydney in the middle of the night...no fear Fairgo Jun 2015 #72
I'm enjoying London at all hours of the night, few police in view lebkuchen Jun 2015 #78
I've walked the streets of Chicago, Dallas, NYC Snow Leopard Jun 2015 #99
What does Joe Biden say? LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #73
Yes, since parents self-describing their children as "troubled" allow them access to guns. lebkuchen Jun 2015 #77
That is correct. It's like arguing with creationists. It's a no logic zone. DanTex Jun 2015 #79
I'll just ditto this. Phentex Jun 2015 #87
It is unwinnable unless you want a bloodbath of confiscation attempts. TampaAnimusVortex Jun 2015 #83
And the dumb thing there too is even if the victims have a gun treestar Jun 2015 #89
And they have the 2nd Amendment on their side. Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 #95
No, you can't. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2015 #100
You cannot force a gun on someone who doesn't want one HockeyMom Jun 2015 #103
It's almost as bad trying to reason with the anti gun crowd. ileus Jun 2015 #105
boy you called that right. mooseprime Jun 2015 #109
^^^This^^^ -none Jun 2015 #122
So then maybe they will all be dead when the shooting STOPS. N/T Stellar Jun 2015 #110
You're not supposed to reason with idiots you go around them and get whatever done you can. craigmatic Jun 2015 #113
"I can't reason you out of a position you didn't reason yourself into." reflection Jun 2015 #115
Of course not!! They think you are trying to take retread Jun 2015 #121
Theres a whole thread, 300 + posts, of examples of you guys trying to "reason"... beevul Jun 2015 #123
I don't know if the OP realized what his allies are like... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #132
Depends HassleCat Jun 2015 #126
They're fundies, only in the Church of Gunz. hifiguy Jun 2015 #129
Is this Reasoning? "Gun humpers, selfish, greedy, shallow, cowards, Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #130
Guns are seen as a cure for male sexual dysfunction. Orsino Jun 2015 #131
Mostly by anti-gunners. N/T beevul Jun 2015 #133
that would be consistent with the numbers which show more men JI7 Jun 2015 #134
Its no different than trying to have a rational conversation with the snake handling fundamentalists etherealtruth Jun 2015 #144
That's rich coming from you. eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #145
Why, thank you! etherealtruth Jun 2015 #146
You're very welcome. eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #147
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