Enjoy your quill and ink... (Reply #70)

In the discussion thread: ‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign stirs controversy in Maine tourist town [View all]

Response to Jason1961 (Reply #69)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 04:32 PM

70. Enjoy your quill and ink...

....because there were no computers when they wrote the BOR.

Don't recall it mentioning muskets...I believe it says "arms"

small arms
noun
portable firearms, especially rifles, pistols, and light machine guns.

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79 replies	Author	Time	Post
‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign stirs controversy in Maine tourist town [View all]	jpak	Sep 2016	OP
I saw a couple of similar signs in North and South Carolina a few weeks ago. n/t	Calista241	Sep 2016	#1
No one's going to take their guns away...	MrScorpio	Sep 2016	#2
Obama is going to take their guns awayy	milestogo	Sep 2016	#9
Deplorable.	raging moderate	Sep 2016	#3
Naw - he's just a racist asshole that likes to stir shit.	jpak	Sep 2016	#5
People die because of this kind of racism. It should not be dismissed. It turns my stomach.	The Wielding Truth	Sep 2016	#31
snowbillies.....	paleotn	Sep 2016	#4
People who lead very shallow, lonely lives	packman	Sep 2016	#6
That sums it all up....	llmart	Sep 2016	#7
Finally the truth	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#51
And some people wonder why Dem and indie gun owners feel alienated from the party?	benEzra	Sep 2016	#57
Less Guns will equal much less gun crime.	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#66
Which party that has a chance in hell...	actslikeacarrot	Sep 2016	#71
That's pretty much what Carrie Nation said to people who liked to have wine with dinner.	benEzra	Sep 2016	#73
This message was self-deleted by its author	mark67	Sep 2016	#8
AR-15s are very popular hunting rifles	hack89	Sep 2016	#10
This message was self-deleted by its author	mark67	Sep 2016	#11
To each their own.	hack89	Sep 2016	#12
This message was self-deleted by its author	mark67	Sep 2016	#13
Isn't that a solution looking for a problem?	branford	Sep 2016	#14
So then what would you recommend to reduce the number of incidents like Orlando?	cstanleytech	Sep 2016	#48
A mass murder by a state-licensed security guard authorized to carry contractor-owned weapons	benEzra	Sep 2016	#62
I just don't see the point	hack89	Sep 2016	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	mark67	Sep 2016	#19
Registration is draconian	hack89	Sep 2016	#20
It's always nice to try to change another's culture,	Igel	Sep 2016	#21
This message was self-deleted by its author	mark67	Sep 2016	#49
re: "...most Americans find the status quo unacceptable."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#33
Would that be for all weapons	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#28
I have hunted for over 40 years and I have never seen an AR in the woods	jpak	Sep 2016	#23
Your Google broken?	hack89	Sep 2016	#24
Life-long observation	jpak	Sep 2016	#25
Then you have never met me	hack89	Sep 2016	#26
Interesting another one that all they have is insults	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#29
.	Travis_0004	Sep 2016	#54
You were probably out there during the wrong season.	ManiacJoe	Sep 2016	#35
.223 is not a big game load - it's a human killing load	jpak	Sep 2016	#38
Depends on the bullet	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#41
It was a civilian varmint round before the military adopted it. Nt	hack89	Sep 2016	#42
Or in my state, rifles are banned for deer hunting	Travis_0004	Sep 2016	#55
here:	EX500rider	Sep 2016	#46
Wow	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#52
Lots of misconceptions there.	ManiacJoe	Sep 2016	#56
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2016	#64
You're trying too hard.	Throd	Sep 2016	#67
"These assault weapons should not be on our streets unless they're in the hands of law enforcement."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#79
Wow..	EX500rider	Sep 2016	#60
2nd Ammendment Is for the National Guard	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#63
Rigggghhhtt, that's why they put it in The Bill of Rights....lol good one!	EX500rider	Sep 2016	#68
Enjoy your musket	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#69
Enjoy your quill and ink...	EX500rider	Sep 2016	#70
So you're saying gun owners are getting thrown in prison?	ileus	Sep 2016	#75
The military doesn't use civilian non-automatics like those, except in very specialized roles.	benEzra	Sep 2016	#61
I'm sure that makes everyone feel better.	Jason1961	Sep 2016	#65
You'd be happier if rifles with straight stocks had been used instead? Or handguns?	benEzra	Sep 2016	#72
Most AR-15's are .22's, hence are underpowered for hunting anything but small game.	benEzra	Sep 2016	#58
Not all firearms are meant for hunting.	ileus	Sep 2016	#74
That's it	Coolest Ranger	Sep 2016	#16
Just so we are clear . .	FairWinds	Sep 2016	#17
Every gun owner is a coward?	hack89	Sep 2016	#27
Really brave beings . .	FairWinds	Sep 2016	#43
That isn't me so sounds like I am good.	hack89	Sep 2016	#44
Dr. King owned guns for self-defense,	benEzra	Sep 2016	#76
I don't think I am a coward	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#30
Do you fear mandatory universal background checks?	jpak	Sep 2016	#39
I disagree	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#40
If I want to give a rifle to a niece, should I have to pay a dealer ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Sep 2016	#45
Then LEO's have been carrying them for all the wrong reasons? n/t	oneshooter	Sep 2016	#34
Including the Secret Service that protect our President? The would of course be the same President	24601	Sep 2016	#37
So a woman who lives alone and keeps a hand gun is coward?	EX500rider	Sep 2016	#47
Gee, I wonder how people feel in other more pro-gun states. N/t	beevul	Sep 2016	#18
How nice.	Igel	Sep 2016	#22
Crazy cowards live in every state.	tonyt53	Sep 2016	#32
The gun company Bushmaster was a Maine company until moving to NC in 2011.	ManiacJoe	Sep 2016	#36
Gun humping and racism go hand in hand	mwrguy	Sep 2016	#50
+100000000000000000000000	Hoyt	Sep 2016	#78
And furthermore . .	FairWinds	Sep 2016	#53
Then don't own them.	benEzra	Sep 2016	#59
Deplorable. Anyone want to guess what candidate this cretin supports?	Hoyt	Sep 2016	#77

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