Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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66. Reagan actively supported gun control ...

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 03:13 PM

Feb 2015

... both before and after his Presidency, and did little or nothing in either direction during his Presidency. Yet you conclude he was "pro gun." Hmm...

Just an aside: Calling people "bozo," "a fool," and "nuts" doesn't advance your argument. It's a poor rhetorical strategy that indicates your inability to carry on a civil discussion. It reflects badly on you and is a discredit to your cause.

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Stephen King's comment on semi-automatics.. [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2015 OP

Several questions. Straw Man Jan 2015 #1

Point #3 is spot on Neon Gods Jan 2015 #7

Feeling good. Straw Man Jan 2015 #8

Pretty sure I know discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #9

It was Nixon, so what? Nixon hated guns. MicaelS Jan 2015 #16

"The Authoritarian mindset is not limited to the Right, it is quite prevalent among the Left." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #30

who's who in gun talk? jimmy the one Jan 2015 #44

OK, so Nixon and Reagan we pro-gun control. What does that prove beyond the fact Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #46

reagan was pro gun jimmy the one Jan 2015 #47

He was? Straw Man Jan 2015 #48

child's play jimmy the one Jan 2015 #56

For wayward children ... Straw Man Jan 2015 #59

a straw man's straw man jimmy the one Feb 2015 #63

Reagan actively supported gun control ... Straw Man Feb 2015 #66

(Updated) Fails when thoughtfully examined but sounds good as a slogan. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #2

I like Stephen King's writing Shamash Jan 2015 #3

what a SHAM jimmy the one Jan 2015 #45

C'mon, Jimmy. You can do better than this. Straw Man Jan 2015 #49

nyc guns jimmy the one Jan 2015 #57

Now you're being ridiculous. Straw Man Jan 2015 #58

longguns more freely allowed in NYC jimmy the one Feb 2015 #64

Really? Straw Man Feb 2015 #65

gong on big dummy....the other is to protect lives. ileus Jan 2015 #4

Never heard anyone yell Yeehaw at the range. Hangingon Jan 2015 #5

You need to watch more Bruce Willis discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #10

He writes great stories. ManiacJoe Jan 2015 #6

King's comments mean he shouldn't be taken seriously by adults Lurks Often Jan 2015 #11

Gunners on this thread have a collective sad BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #12

I'm not seeing anyone here who is sad. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #13

Of course they do, because Stephen King is a staunch Democrat and confirmed liberal Electric Monk Jan 2015 #14

and Nixon is quoted in post 8 gejohnston Jan 2015 #15

must be slow in your group Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #21

All of DU is my group. I happen to be host of one DU safe haven for now because it was needing one Electric Monk Jan 2015 #23

I know it drove you nuts Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #24

Anybody who posts pro-gun stuff in the GCRA Group is a pro-gun-troll, pretty much by definition. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #25

too bad that is not what they were blocked for nt Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #26

Yet you don't care what staunch liberal criminologists like James Wright, Peter Rossi pablo_marmol Feb 2015 #62

Really?!? GGJohn Jan 2015 #17

he ran away Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #22

Seems to be a recurring theme with certain anti's here. eom. GGJohn Jan 2015 #27

Nah, I'm just letting you babble at yourselves BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #32

Nah, it's pretty plain to see that you don't know what you're talking about. eom. GGJohn Jan 2015 #36

So who is having a sad? Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #20

" put something out with no proof at all and when called on it you will run away as fast as you can. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #28

and run away Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #29

All the posts on this thread are proving what I wrote BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #33

Proving what? Mr. King stated his opinion but it's nothing more than an opinion. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #35

Proving what pray tell? eom GGJohn Jan 2015 #37

so who is having a sad? Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #40

Two days later and you're still on about it? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #41

As are you. Straw Man Jan 2015 #42

and still has not answered a very simple Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #43

O'rly? VScott Jan 2015 #31

True, what with all the gun control laws being passed .... oh wait hack89 Jan 2015 #34

Another celebrity that believes his own press releases DonP Jan 2015 #18

I never yell yeehaww at the range Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #19

Apparently he doesn't know what a semiautomatic *is*. benEzra Jan 2015 #38

What did he say that makes you think that? nt Logical Jan 2015 #50

This phrase: benEzra Jan 2015 #52

Semis are rapid fire nt Logical Jan 2015 #53

Semiautomatic is the default civilian mode of fire, and doesn't come anywhere near cyclic rate. benEzra Jan 2015 #54

"about 75% of the civilian market is semiauto" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #55

"If they thought they could get away with outlawing chrome and matte finish..." beevul Jan 2015 #60

And to think... sarisataka Jan 2015 #39

He has a short essay called "Guns" at Audible.com shenmue Jan 2015 #51

Proving only that Stephen King is an idiot. Next. NT pablo_marmol Feb 2015 #61