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Why does it seem flame-bait type threads are common here? Socal31 Nov 2014 #1
Why does it seem that some members perceive certain threads pablo_marmol Nov 2014 #2
The gun lovers jumping on gun CONTROL forums to stroke themselves....how typical. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #3
This Group is not limited to gun control. krispos42 Nov 2014 #4
Might I suggest a group where you'd be happier? You won't have to put up with... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2014 #5
It is gun lovers that put up with the dissent here, what are you talking about? Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #6
at least our fine host Duckhunter935 Nov 2014 #11
Yes he does but regarding GCRA... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #16
I am refering to krispos42 Duckhunter935 Nov 2014 #17
re: I am refering to krispos42 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #21
"stroke themselves"? What an odd sexual sounding reference. Oh well, live and let live. nt NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #13
There's a lot of "projection" in that statement DonP Nov 2014 #14
They do like the sexual Duckhunter935 Nov 2014 #18
They refuse to understand that guns use high explosives, every bullet is a bomb. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #7
Gunpowder is not a high explosive. Straw Man Nov 2014 #8
Really? Blows out lead fast enough to kill folks, seems explosive to me. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #9
Bows shoot arrows fast enough to kill people. Straw Man Dec 2014 #29
Well they won't let you have explosive broadheads yaknow!!!! Guns go BOOM!!! ileus Dec 2014 #30
.. sarisataka Dec 2014 #32
^ +5 up high ^ discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2014 #33
Science ignorant and proud of it! DonP Nov 2014 #10
LOL. The stuff that blows out lead at a thousand miles an hour is NOT a high explosive, you go girl. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #15
Are you aware sarisataka Nov 2014 #19
Well, some people highly qualify in both categories. N/T DonP Dec 2014 #27
smokless powder (ammunition) differs from high explosives Duckhunter935 Nov 2014 #20
Well now discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #23
This "stroking" juxtaposed to "you go girl"... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #25
And damn proud of it too. Thanks for the confirmation. DonP Dec 2014 #26
Never let facts get in the way of fear... ileus Nov 2014 #22
Gun powder and smokeless powder are not high explosives.... S_B_Jackson Dec 2014 #28
You gun lover folk sure do get defensive, and your smoke screens are hilarious. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #31
Just correcting factual errors Duckhunter935 Dec 2014 #34
It's "defensive" to point out that gun propellants burn, rather than explode? benEzra Dec 2014 #35
Yes, this reaction explodes the metal projectile out of the jacket, delivered by a gun, I get it, Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #36
Gun powder is regulated so you can stop being scared now. Nt hack89 Dec 2014 #37
Well regulated enough that the Boston Marathon Bombers had to use fireworks ... DonP Dec 2014 #39
LOL. I do not own a gun, because I do not live in fear....please, look in the mirror while clutching Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #43
I don't own guns for self defense - I live in a safe town hack89 Dec 2014 #46
Then my message is not for you. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #47
It is also not for most of the gun owners that I know. nt hack89 Dec 2014 #49
It is controlled. And there's only about a sugar cube's worth in a cartridge. benEzra Dec 2014 #38
"out of the jacket"? No. The "jacket" that surrounds the lead projectile stays with the projectile. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #40
Black Powder is a "low explosive", smokeless is a "flammable solid". n/t oneshooter Dec 2014 #42
So the ignition creates extreme internalized pressure that explodes the metal projectile into Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #44
That doesn't mean firecracker-sized small arms cartridges are "bombs". benEzra Dec 2014 #45
Blah, blah, blah, blah, all cover for an unhealthy attachment to lethal weapons rarely required. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #48
Blah, blah, blah, blah, more pearl clutching by a controller. GGJohn Dec 2014 #50
Then don't own one. benEzra Dec 2014 #53
I prefer subsonic ammo Travis_0004 Dec 2014 #51
Spoken like a true gun lover, clutching the smooth shaft of your "silencer".....other gun lovers salute. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #52
Correcting your factual errors does not equal "smoke screens". pablo_marmol Dec 2014 #41
Not a fan of the internal combustion engine, are you? nt Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #54
Because a lotta gun banners post here. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #24
But yanno, gun ownership is dropping like a rock! NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #12
Black folks standing up for themselves drives gun sales through the roof mwrguy Dec 2014 #55
Yup, a lot of African Americans are buying guns DonP Dec 2014 #56
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