Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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39. Well regulated enough that the Boston Marathon Bombers had to use fireworks ...

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 11:12 PM

Dec 2014

... for their pressure cooker bombs.

Gun powder must have been too difficult to get their hands on in any quantity without raising suspicion.

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Black Friday's 175,000 fearground check record. [View all] ileus Nov 2014 OP

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