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hack89

(39,171 posts)
64. The Democratic party platform says otherwise
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 05:23 PM
Jul 2013

I suspect you will not be happy.

And BTW, President Obama has stated the 2A protects an individual right.

No surprise that it's Florida. mlmdu Jul 2013 #1
No surprise the shooting ceonupe Jul 2013 #3
No surprise the shooting ..... rdharma Jul 2013 #6
It's useless gaspee Jul 2013 #7
I know..... but it's fun..... rdharma Jul 2013 #12
There you have the motivation: "It's fun." Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #30
Reason has no chance with the gun huggers.... rdharma Jul 2013 #35
We know your priorities; no need to repeat Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #36
Very correct ceonupe Jul 2013 #8
good guy with a gun vs. bad guy with a gun. . .and your typo Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #11
Yea, we have a right to arm "ourselfs" rightsideout Jul 2013 #15
One particular section of the country... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #52
You can go suck it. n/t Ian David Jul 2013 #13
Your eloquence boggles the mind. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #55
Guns are not tools, Soundman Jul 2013 #17
What's a sledgehammer used for? AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #26
I use them to Soundman Jul 2013 #41
So, would you say it's 'purpose' is based on the intent of the user? AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #43
You're just being billh58 Jul 2013 #48
Guns are tools. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #75
I have never heard of a holster being referred to as a tool belt n/t. Soundman Jul 2013 #77
Neither is a defibrillator stored in a 'tool bag'. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #81
Yep, that's the billh58 Jul 2013 #79
Nobody regards guns as animate objects more than Gun Enthusiasts. Nobody. Paladin Jul 2013 #80
No, I don't hear about home invaders getting killed often. caseymoz Jul 2013 #29
"occasional story of a youth using a firearm to defend them selfs" ---Occasional? Why don't you try wordpix Jul 2013 #82
"occasional story of a youth using a firearm to defend them selfs"---very uninformed. Try wordpix Jul 2013 #83
The state which went for Obama? Twice? Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #28
Way to 'Stand His Ground'. greiner3 Jul 2013 #2
Okay, cue NRA talking points about guns from Gundamentalists in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. . . Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #4
See post #8 for NRA talking points SecularMotion Jul 2013 #10
OMG! "Gundamentalists"! That's EXCELLENT!!! calimary Jul 2013 #18
And shorten it to . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #62
"Gundies!" OMG Brigid!!! calimary Jul 2013 #72
I have my moments. Brigid Jul 2013 #73
How about the badge sniffers.......... Historic NY Jul 2013 #23
Yep. it is. to anyone who thinks police can do no wrong. your point? Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #71
Well, all those dead bodies, but at least the Second Amendment survives. freshwest Jul 2013 #61
Well I am not a gundamentalist Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #76
They don't call it FloriDUH for nuttin'!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #5
Shooter exonerated post-mortem because he was "Standing-His-Ground" Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #9
if he killed black people, then SYG. If he killed white people, 1st degree murder Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #16
I lived in Hialeah many years ago and hated it RebelOne Jul 2013 #14
More GUNS! Ohio Joe Jul 2013 #19
more difficult to adopt a cat or dog there riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #20
Any Constitutional experts here? Helen Borg Jul 2013 #21
Yes, but the gun-crazies don't want to hear that. Aristus Jul 2013 #24
Not according to the Supreme Court via Heller and McDonald. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #27
Who over the last three terms caseymoz Jul 2013 #32
The five RW stooges of the SCOTUS: Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito rdharma Jul 2013 #39
Wrong. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #56
Nah... GlashFordan Jul 2013 #59
The Democratic party platform says otherwise hack89 Jul 2013 #64
Where was George Zimmerman? OldRedneck Jul 2013 #22
He can't be everywhere. Pterodactyl Jul 2013 #31
Actually, it might be a new meme caseymoz Jul 2013 #33
The Adventures of Zimmerman!!!!! rdharma Jul 2013 #37
Fatter than the Goodyear blimp, dumber than six boxes of rocks Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #78
yay, guns! KG Jul 2013 #25
meanwhile, in Florida... Blue Palasky Jul 2013 #34
Gungeoneers defending billh58 Jul 2013 #38
You seem to be very confident that you will be able to pass draconian gun laws. ... spin Jul 2013 #47
This is not the past, billh58 Jul 2013 #49
I think that the laws you dream of will eventually pass. ... spin Jul 2013 #51
"Just you wait" has been the gun control motto for decades. hack89 Jul 2013 #65
Uncle Wayne and billh58 Jul 2013 #66
It is a harsh reality hack89 Jul 2013 #67
Spoken like a true billh58 Jul 2013 #68
+1. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Jul 2013 #69
We will see. hack89 Jul 2013 #74
I feel good about this, knowing that this man's and my own Crunchy Frog Jul 2013 #40
Hey Wayne are you watching ? olddots Jul 2013 #42
If only it had been raining guns, this never would have happened. Gungeoneer logic. nt valerief Jul 2013 #44
Hialeah is not a " quiet neighbourhood" darkangel218 Jul 2013 #45
I have lived in Hialeah too and the crime is not as bad as Liberty City. RebelOne Jul 2013 #53
The Triangle area of Opa Locka is aweful. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #54
Well, it wasn't when I lived there. I don't know about the present. n/t RebelOne Jul 2013 #58
gun stooges sigmasix Jul 2013 #46
Lemme guess... PatrynXX Jul 2013 #50
Another extrajudicial killing of an American citizen geek tragedy Jul 2013 #57
Another day in a Turbineguy Jul 2013 #60
God, how I love living in a society full of . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #63
A look at the victims in the Hialeah killings Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #70
so very sad... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #84
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