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Human101948

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73. If you are intent on being helpful and informative...
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 06:51 PM
Apr 2015

perhaps you should refrain from using phrases like "beat a dead horse." That in itself was a pejorative phrase that did not come across as encouraging comity.

But guns are special [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 OP
Probably because you are talking out your posterior... Human101948 Apr 2015 #1
And comparing the US with the UK... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #2
So you are drawing what conclusion? Human101948 Apr 2015 #3
The US has more murders than the UK discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #6
Remove guns from the equation and you get... Human101948 Apr 2015 #15
By all means feel free to digress discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #18
Huh? pablo_marmol Apr 2015 #44
In more complete, correct and concise wording... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #48
There may be more guns but fewer owners... Human101948 Apr 2015 #4
Maybe or maybe not; IMHO not really relevant discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #7
Like "I smell bullshit?" Human101948 Apr 2015 #13
No like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #14
A hammer is not a wrench... Human101948 Apr 2015 #21
Please continue, this is looking productive n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #22
I believe future surveys will detect a significant increase in Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #8
Whoopee! Human101948 Apr 2015 #12
it's possible that for now, folks have as many guns as they want... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #23
rifles sales are dropping gejohnston Apr 2015 #26
Seems industry wide... Human101948 Apr 2015 #35
market saturation gejohnston Apr 2015 #37
There may be more guns but fewer owners... GGJohn Apr 2015 #32
Likewise. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #92
No sir. beevul Apr 2015 #50
Those polls are far from trustworthy. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #91
Several years ago I asked a number of gun owners at the range this question. ... spin May 2015 #94
guns kill way less than 30k...somewhere in the 0-none range. ileus Apr 2015 #5
Your post ignores how owning a gun corrupts the mind of the owner and makes him homicidal n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #9
It's the Pat Robertson principle Shamash Apr 2015 #10
~~~ discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #11
Not having a gun certainly lessens the chance that you will shoot someone... Human101948 Apr 2015 #16
Thank you discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #17
Or have one if you need one. N/T beevul Apr 2015 #51
Pat's waiting out that asteroid heading for Orlando. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #24
But what about Disney? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #69
I think that's why Pat wanted it to hit there. Some "homosexual" event at Rat World. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #77
Ziiiing! Puha Ekapi Apr 2015 #40
P.S.--I am a gun owner... Human101948 Apr 2015 #19
Cool by me discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #20
Don't think I've seen/heard anything from the NRA in months. Droll. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #25
They were at it again today... Human101948 Apr 2015 #36
Some extreme anti-gunners openly advocate exploiting mass shootings for their ends. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #46
Yes but they don't have the money and political clout that the NRA does... Human101948 Apr 2015 #49
The foremost advocate of gun control is worth in excess of $35 billion dollars friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 #52
Absolutely... Human101948 Apr 2015 #53
I applaud your principled stand, but you will find yourself a very lonely person... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 #54
I can support that because there is something bigger at stake... Human101948 Apr 2015 #58
So what. All the money he spends to try to get me to vote for unreasonable gun control ... spin May 2015 #95
Oh-oh! NRA gets caught with pants down! Human101948 Apr 2015 #64
Another dead horse discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #66
not dead at all, my NRA friend... Human101948 Apr 2015 #67
Okay we'll wait to hear your findings discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #68
so why do you feel compelled to criticize a post bout the NRA? Human101948 Apr 2015 #70
Cupidity, like stupidity, deserves it's own reward DonP Apr 2015 #71
I don't/didn't discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #72
If you are intent on being helpful and informative... Human101948 Apr 2015 #73
Excuse my pejorativity, I found little correlation between... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #74
"And of course as we all know most firearms sold today are designed to save lives." Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #29
You say potatoe...I say potato. ileus Apr 2015 #31
What you use them for is irrelevant Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #33
my airgun is only for paper targets gejohnston Apr 2015 #34
It would be good if he meant that, but I very much doubt it. Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #38
my impression is totally different gejohnston Apr 2015 #39
I just traded a ninja range toy for a CZ75 a few weeks ago. ileus Apr 2015 #43
power over ethernet? ileus Apr 2015 #42
Not to be smart-assed, but is Ileus a Poe or a "poet?" Poe was a poet, of course. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #47
Possibly both, possibly neither Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #55
His stuff is too sideways to be that offensive. I, on the other hand, can stir up a sloth! Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #57
LOL Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #60
I match his Hillary one-liner with mine for Bernie. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #61
I hope Bernie runs and think he will. Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #62
My use for them is the only one that matters. ileus Apr 2015 #41
Or not... Starboard Tack Apr 2015 #56
Gee only 30,000 a year isn't that special nothing to do about it upaloopa Apr 2015 #27
Oh thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #28
My firearms are special.... because they're mine. ileus Apr 2015 #30
And the guns which gun control advocates claim are most "designed only for killing" benEzra Apr 2015 #45
what good are they? jimmy the one Apr 2015 #59
What good are they? Well, let's see... benEzra Apr 2015 #75
I hear heroin is fun & helpful, too jimmy the one May 2015 #85
Here's the thing, James. blueridge3210 May 2015 #86
Good point. benEzra May 2015 #87
Remember, we *are* dealing with an authoritarian mindset friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #89
Well, I might have to agree on the comics and video games; blueridge3210 May 2015 #90
It'd be cabernet, not heroin. benEzra May 2015 #88
the wall challenge, 22rf vs .223 fmj jimmy the one May 2015 #96
"Upper class white man's toy" blueridge3210 May 2015 #97
I for one... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #98
Um, yeah. blueridge3210 May 2015 #99
Looked like a nice town discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #100
I like my smart car Duckhunter935 May 2015 #106
I thought we were discussing centerfires, but since you mention it... benEzra May 2015 #109
balked on the wall challenge jimmy the one May 2015 #110
Ummm, no. benEzra May 2015 #111
Here's the thing, James. blueridge3210 Apr 2015 #76
If you honestly believe the misinformation about "assault weapons" being special ManiacJoe Apr 2015 #78
Yup. This gun is identical to an AR-15 in every functional way... benEzra May 2015 #79
Except the most important one. Straw Man May 2015 #80
Yup. And the factory stock is brown walnut, not black nylon. benEzra May 2015 #81
So to be exempt from said 2003 version of the ban... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #82
Presumably a name change would do it... benEzra May 2015 #83
I love people that know nothing about firearms making laws and writing bans DonP May 2015 #84
Let's stop focusing on assault rifles Matrosov May 2015 #102
It's a pretty transparent bit of sophistry, really petronius Apr 2015 #63
Well everyone who studies martial arts... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #65
The Controllers are so filled with hate they don't realize how they expose their hand. pablo_marmol May 2015 #93
They still kill Matrosov May 2015 #101
A complete ban would, however. gejohnston May 2015 #103
Run that by me again Shamash May 2015 #104
You lot are so cute when you attribute your own positions to others. beevul May 2015 #105
"We let tens of thousand die each year so a few good guys with guns can shoot a criminal....." pablo_marmol May 2015 #107
"So much failure in this post!" Would that other controllers had such economy of style... friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #108
Oh my dog! pablo_marmol May 2015 #112
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