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ileus

(15,396 posts)
43. Except for mine...they protect my family.
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 10:53 AM
Jun 2015
Guns in civilian hands kill people. [View all] pogglethrope Jun 2015 OP
The cops are the only ones who can be trusted with guns Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #17
Agreed. Also, guns in government (police/military) hands kill people. (nt) enough Jun 2015 #2
"some people don't deserve First Amendment protection" I'm just sayin'. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #3
Nothing will get done unless the majority speaks up. -none Jun 2015 #4
Roof didn't buy a weapon. pogglethrope Jun 2015 #5
That was initially reported but turned out to be incorrect. EL34x4 Jun 2015 #11
Missed the update. pogglethrope Jun 2015 #12
Then his father is an accessory before the fact, with the straw purchase. -none Jun 2015 #38
Guns in lots of hands, civilian or otherwise kill people mythology Jun 2015 #6
Less than .1 percent of gun owners misuse guns in America. beevul Jun 2015 #48
Not everyone is killer Mr.Squirreleo Jun 2015 #7
I'm not looking for a middle ground. pogglethrope Jun 2015 #9
If you are upset by the 2nd amendment former9thward Jun 2015 #14
Yeah... good luck with that. Adrahil Jun 2015 #45
. linuxman Jun 2015 #8
Thank you for your input. pogglethrope Jun 2015 #10
Random stops by police/dui checkpoints are just as bullshit as what you propose. linuxman Jun 2015 #15
I thought DU was oppossed to Stop and Frisk Telcontar Jun 2015 #28
Some people sarisataka Jun 2015 #37
Sad (nt) Telcontar Jun 2015 #44
A nice mix of creepy and fascist.... Spatened Jun 2015 #13
Yep. Disturbing to say the least. NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #21
I counted 6 amendments to the constitution thrown out Krytan11c Jun 2015 #16
"willing to take 60% of the Bill of Rights and throw it out with the bath water"... NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #20
If it were up to me tblue Jun 2015 #18
"Federal law must prohibit gun sales without government authorization"... NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #19
Ban all guns! PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #22
You'll need a lot of guns to enforce that. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #27
My username is NOT PowerToTheGunz. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #30
Yes, but what power do you imagine the people having if the PTB possess an ironclad Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #31
I do not think they should have guns either. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #33
If the cops don't have guns who is going to enforce gun control (or any law for that matter)? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #35
Ask the UK. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #36
Well, that's one -- out of nearly 200 nations on Earth. And they will still bring guns. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #40
Now that's progressive... ileus Jun 2015 #23
TSA roadblocks?? Marengo Jun 2015 #24
Every other first-world nation on earth has figured this out. Why can't we? DanTex Jun 2015 #25
The gunners keep talking about their 2nd Amendments Right as if they were absolute. -none Jun 2015 #46
I've only been posting here a short time, Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #52
You tell us we won't lose our freedoms but then proceed to shred the entire Bill of Rights. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #26
So much fail in a single post Lurks Often Jun 2015 #29
With regards to questions 4 thru 6 -- Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #34
Not only does the hypocrisy/irony elude them, so does the ability to answer those questions Lurks Often Jun 2015 #53
Yuck. Inkfreak Jun 2015 #32
"We are in no danger of losing our freedoms" sarisataka Jun 2015 #39
You are the reason even the most benign forms of gun control get fought tooth and nail. clffrdjk Jun 2015 #41
No thanks. grossproffit Jun 2015 #42
Except for mine...they protect my family. ileus Jun 2015 #43
Here's a pretty good 'toon that sums a lot up about hand guns mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #47
Don't know why I hadn't thought of this before. pogglethrope Jun 2015 #49
You're surprised that many don't like your unconstitutional and authoritarian ideas? Throd Jun 2015 #50
The background check should have caught that. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #54
Liquor is not a right, it's allowed by the absence of Prohibition. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #55
Welcome to DU discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2015 #51
WANTED - any old, used ass and the right to own it edgineered Jun 2015 #56
You lost me at "Gun nuts"... if you can't have a civil conversation without using derogatory terms, Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #57
Locking. Sissyk Jun 2015 #58
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