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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

5. The author of the OP you just fisked posted this a few months ago:

Reply to benEzra (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:42 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172155334#post31

In my case you called me names, insulted my intelligence and integrity.

I hold a C&R FFL, own more guns than I have fingers, know local and national laws and probably more about firearm development and its effect on warfare than most.

Having read their original OP in GCRA, the thread that I extracted the above from...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172155334

...and now this thread, it seems to me that this person: a) is not nearly as knowledgable as they claim to be, or b) has truthiness issues, or c) both of the above.

I leave it to the disinterested reader to decide...

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More scaremongering about centerfire .22's... [View all] benEzra Jul 2015 OP

Great rebuttal Ben DonP Jul 2015 #1

Great post! Hangingon Jul 2015 #2

Wait a minute! I smell a rat! Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #3

I would assume you can use both, depending on your target Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #4

The author of the OP you just fisked posted this a few months ago: friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #5

"In my case, you called me names, insulted my intelligence and integrity." pablo_marmol Jul 2015 #6

More guns than fingers? Ooooh. Sooo impressive. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #31

Another outstanding takedown, benEzra. pablo_marmol Jul 2015 #7

You are approximately five times more likely to win the lottery than be murdered by a .223 cal rifle the band leader Jul 2015 #8

It seems a response to this thread was posted Somewhere Else... benEzra Jul 2015 #9

picking nits & bigger game jimmy the one Jul 2015 #10

Facts inconvenient to your thesis = "nitpicking". benEzra Jul 2015 #11

+1. Once again, verifiable truth is shown to be superior to mere weight of verbiage friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #12

cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #13

You are confusing cavitation with fragmentation. benEzra Jul 2015 #14

cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #15

Thoughts... benEzra Jul 2015 #16

incredible super cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #17

Given that we are talking about the least misused guns... benEzra Jul 2015 #18

the dancer undulates to the music jimmy the one Jul 2015 #19

Well, to get pedantic... benEzra Jul 2015 #21

pink floyd is wrong jimmy the one Jul 2015 #22

modification jimmy the one Jul 2015 #23

Then you should tell all the physicists working on supercavitating projectiles, blades, and foils benEzra Jul 2015 #24

What's the big deal? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #25

"A little learning is a dang'rous thing;... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #27

This subthread gives me life. Brickbat Jul 2015 #28

enriched jimmy the one Jul 2015 #30

. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #20

This is all the more hilarious if you know the origins of this image. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #33

I'm afraid I don't. Now I'm aching with curiosity. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #34

Allow me AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #35

Oh my. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #36

Possibly the most expressive cat I've ever seen AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #37

Um, no. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #32

As I'm sure you know HassleCat Jul 2015 #26

The posters were arguing for bans, not background checks. benEzra Jul 2015 #29