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In reply to the discussion: IT'S. THE. GUNS. [View all]
IT'S. THE. GUNS. [View all] TygrBright Jun 2016 OP
K and effing R Gomez163 Jun 2016 #1
Kick mcar Jun 2016 #2
NO. IT'S. NOT. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #3
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You joined this board today... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #11
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And do you need an assault weapon? Does anyone need an assault weapon? nolabear Jun 2016 #19
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Hi, I've a question for you. Did DU get linked to again at ar15? Thanks in advance for answering. uppityperson Jun 2016 #43
Okay, let me clarify. A weapon that fires multiple shots in a short period of time w/o reloading. nolabear Jun 2016 #45
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You're not safe. Darb Jun 2016 #24
There was a cop at the site who had a gun, He could not stop the madman with an assault rifle. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #80
Go kiss your guns lunatica Jun 2016 #21
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Stupid is stupid lunatica Jun 2016 #26
On the subject of "stupidity:" Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #67
So, by your reasoning, we should remove all laws against killing. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2016 #31
Thats your reasoning, not his. beevul Jun 2016 #41
Utter Bullshit. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2016 #58
Yes, utter bullshit describes your response aptly. beevul Jun 2016 #66
So you joined today so that you could tell us all mr blur Jun 2016 #46
There was an armed officer working at Pulse, according to news reports. CBHagman Jun 2016 #49
Some club-goers said if it were not for the return fire, it could have been worse. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #70
It is the availability of guns, the easy access to guns. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #6
This freak had passed a Fed NICS check to carry as a security guard.. Nancyswidower Jun 2016 #10
This isn't that incredibly goddamned stupid "good guy with a gun" bullshit, is it? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #13
Except... Kang Colby Jun 2016 #23
Armed off duty officer at entrance metroins Jun 2016 #30
Not many, and unarmed old people have stopped some too -- like Lougher. We don't need cowboys Hoyt Jun 2016 #37
The times armed civilians have ever stopped a shooter SheilaT Jun 2016 #123
How many 'good guys' with gun have stopped a mass shooter? -none Jun 2016 #169
No. They haven't. Not enough to justify all the guns. AllyCat Jun 2016 #147
Incredibly obtuse post. Darb Jun 2016 #18
Oh, yes it is. liberalnarb Jun 2016 #57
Not sure what this has to do with the easy availability of assault-style weapons with massive magazi Dem2 Jun 2016 #112
Are you being purposefully obtuse? MisterFred Jun 2016 #135
Automatic weapons are already illegal TeddyR Jun 2016 #201
AR-15s are semi-automatic. MisterFred Jun 2016 #215
Correct that AR-15s are semi-auto TeddyR Jun 2016 #217
Do you consider $500 easy? MisterFred Jun 2016 #219
I don't TeddyR Jun 2016 #220
No it's not. MisterFred Jun 2016 #221
Agree with your first point TeddyR Jun 2016 #222
Banning all guns is not my end goal. MisterFred Jun 2016 #224
I agree that a firearm ban won't happen TeddyR Jun 2016 #225
Frankly, I have no problem with that. MisterFred Jun 2016 #227
This is demonstrably false. A right-wing talking point. SpankMe Jun 2016 #149
What totally asshatery. Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #151
^^^ Exactly ^^^ Albertoo Jun 2016 #158
There's been 2 mass massacares on military bases lark Jun 2016 #206
No. Most personnel are prohibited from carrying on base. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #208
It's the knives BlueNoMatterWho Jun 2016 #4
And how many times has that happened in the last decade? trumad Jun 2016 #15
It happens in China repeatedly. At least I remember hearing the news of such atrocities. BlueNoMatterWho Jun 2016 #20
Seriously!!! Sophiegirl Jun 2016 #61
Seriously. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #73
The poster's point was, in an environment without guns AtheistCrusader Jun 2016 #160
When a crazed single person kills 50 people in a single incident with a knife packman Jun 2016 #187
10 men armed with long knives passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #92
This is an argument gun-nuts use all day Dem2 Jun 2016 #114
Ten attackers kill 29-- so 3 victims per attacker lostnfound Jun 2016 #128
Don't be purposefully obtuse. MisterFred Jun 2016 #136
An organized group of multiple people Promethean Jun 2016 #157
If the ten men had had guns snort Jun 2016 #159
Ten men with knives, but the Orlando assailant was one man with two guns. CBHagman Jun 2016 #173
The NRA can go to hell!!! Lint Head Jun 2016 #7
Guns aren't banned anywhere TeddyR Jun 2016 #32
Why are you using NRA/GOP talking points? Lint Head Jun 2016 #110
What "NRA/GOP talking point" did I use? TeddyR Jun 2016 #127
You pointed out this. Lint Head Jun 2016 #142
Is that the banks robbing us, or people robbing the banks? RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #174
Gun-nut argument Dem2 Jun 2016 #117
So how many people die each day in France from guns? SheilaT Jun 2016 #124
wrong. SOME guns ARE BANNED. uncle ray Jun 2016 #125
No TeddyR Jun 2016 #126
Didn't work that night. New Orleans Strong Jun 2016 #133
The NRA is a lobbying group for gun manufacturers. It does not protect 2nd amendment rights. Lint Head Jun 2016 #205
Besides rantng and whining online, what are you actually doing about it? DonP Jun 2016 #228
+1000 sarae Jun 2016 #181
The guns AND the magazines... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #8
3 as a limit RobertEarl Jun 2016 #17
That's not a federal limit. Calista241 Jun 2016 #28
Why limit it to just three? RobertEarl Jun 2016 #38
Is that why the NY 7 round limit Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #50
I don't know RobertEarl Jun 2016 #53
It was a arbitrary number Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #64
How about no more magazines? passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #99
In the past, the 6 bullet revolver made mass murders more difficult Jim Beard Jun 2016 #153
I don't know if that will ultimately survive legal challenge Calista241 Jun 2016 #51
Shotguns can hold more than 3 rounds legally. But state laws limit to 3... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #74
That's bull shit. ag_dude Jun 2016 #111
Shotguns are illegal if they can hold more than three shells"<< nope, you just cant have more than 3 AntiBank Jun 2016 #154
we dont even have to ban them rdking647 Jun 2016 #179
This message was self-deleted by its author GreydeeThos Jun 2016 #9
Huge K&R! lunamagica Jun 2016 #12
Secession One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #16
Except 50% of people TeddyR Jun 2016 #33
It's actually 90% of Americans who want reasonable gun control laws (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #184
I agree TeddyR Jun 2016 #188
The polarized position of guns rights supporters is part of the problem PJMcK Jun 2016 #190
From what I've read TeddyR Jun 2016 #202
90% of Americans support some form of gun control PJMcK Jun 2016 #203
Yep, agreed TeddyR Jun 2016 #204
And. The. Trolls. nolabear Jun 2016 #22
Today many of them are signing up as fast as they can lunatica Jun 2016 #29
Oh, I don't know, nola. We DU vets are right here. United. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #79
+1 tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #86
Thanks. nolabear Jun 2016 #131
DU vet? Meaning what? Nt Logical Jun 2016 #146
That I and others have been here in DU a long time. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #212
All the usual roaches are skittering out from the dark places. They will do the same thing they Squinch Jun 2016 #83
Funny, I clobbered 2 Forrestal-class roaches last night, but neither was armed. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #91
Who are these "roaches" you speak of? How about some names? Marengo Jun 2016 #166
because they're cowards Nevernose Jun 2016 #97
They do it on reddit too Dem2 Jun 2016 #115
This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Jun 2016 #27
Bullshit. No evidence that it was ISIL and what's the point? lostnfound Jun 2016 #129
Are you genuinely that ignorant? MisterFred Jun 2016 #137
How many bomb stores in this country, vs gun stores? -none Jun 2016 #171
ITS THE HATE Amishman Jun 2016 #34
I don't totally disagree reign88 Jun 2016 #98
Leave "mental illness" out of this: truebluegreen Jun 2016 #144
agreed. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #161
No, it is not the guns. beevul Jun 2016 #35
Americans killed by gun violence from 2005 to 2015 = 301,797 Hekate Jun 2016 #71
And at the end of each and every one of those years... beevul Jun 2016 #85
Oh, so it's okay? alarimer Jun 2016 #168
Keep your filthy words and sentiments in your own mouth and out of mine, thanks. beevul Jun 2016 #200
the number of assault weapons is fairly low passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #101
I own guns Dem2 Jun 2016 #116
It's the guns. MisterFred Jun 2016 #138
And that "tiny" percentage have children. And parents. And friends. AllyCat Jun 2016 #148
IT'S. THE. GUNS. Yes, it is. Hekate Jun 2016 #36
There is no need for any individual to own an assault weapon. TNNurse Jun 2016 #107
What is special about "assault weapons" that they need more restrictions than other guns? ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #164
Perhaps the word "assault" should explain it enough, but apparently not. TNNurse Jun 2016 #165
You have been purposely deceived. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #211
They can accept large-capacity magazines (30 rounds) that aren't readily available for most other Francis Booth Jun 2016 #198
Wrong on both parts. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #210
YES! YES! YES! I absolutely agree! scarletwoman Jun 2016 #40
Yes n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #42
Not any single problem and you can't solve it by solving only one. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #44
And the hate IronLionZion Jun 2016 #47
Both. Religion and guns. rockfordfile Jun 2016 #93
So, so true. But its just so much easier to blame, and rage against an object. nt jack_krass Jun 2016 #152
It's insane and horrifying to know that any asshole can kill 50+ people ecstatic Jun 2016 #52
Is the NRA TeddyR Jun 2016 #63
IT'S. THE. HATRED!!! ellennelle Jun 2016 #54
Blame the guns. Because it's not acceptable to blame one religion. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #55
sadly, you are correct ! nt Angel Martin Jun 2016 #72
Especially since the basic perp in US mass killings is a white male of Christian heritage... Hekate Jun 2016 #88
Thank you mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #56
OF COURSE! And to all reading, please don't engage the gun apologists in this thread. It Squinch Jun 2016 #59
I agree TeddyR Jun 2016 #65
Yes! Prohibition orthodoxy MUST be maintained. It has worked so well in the past. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #77
Yes it is, Bright. brer cat Jun 2016 #60
Dear MIRT SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #62
So you don't like dissent TeddyR Jun 2016 #68
Orthodoxy, doctrine and ideology MUST be maintained. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #84
K & R bench scientist Jun 2016 #69
Perhaps a part of the problem is the inability Stonepounder Jun 2016 #75
There is an oldie-goldie post in the GCRKBA group which lists aspersions toward gun owners. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #87
when you are ready to accept the civil war that would result from a repeal of the 2nd amendment AntiBank Jun 2016 #76
My opinion ; All guns people own should be kept locked at their local armory . They should need a geretogo Jun 2016 #78
Do you desire s total ban on death tools? aikoaiko Jun 2016 #81
YES Kimberly1990219 Jun 2016 #82
Yes. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #89
We are now LESS FREE because of guns. If you think that you need a firearm to protect vkkv Jun 2016 #90
I don't like this argument reign88 Jun 2016 #94
Its a rational argument seeing in the 20th century guns aren't an equalizer. Everyone and their ... uponit7771 Jun 2016 #109
History - exactly that. Things have changed far too much for the U.S. gov't / military to vkkv Jun 2016 #143
Many misconceptions, here. Those not following the commandant to avert eyes, please.... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #95
History - exactly that. Things have changed far too much for the U.S. gov't / military to vkkv Jun 2016 #132
The countries I cited did indeed overcome far-better armed governments.... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #209
NO, the kind of examples being offered will never happen here. Vietnam? Cuba? That's your argument? vkkv Jun 2016 #213
Again, your theories of why Americans won't revolt are interesting and I may agree with some... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #216
I stand by my OP - If one thinks that they need firearms to fight a tyrannical U.S. gub'mnt vkkv Jun 2016 #218
Then Hubert H. Humphrey "fits" your notions about "gub'mnt" tyranny. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #229
How many people do you think you are reaching jmg257 Jun 2016 #106
Thank you so much Laha Jun 2016 #96
THANK YOU. calimary Jun 2016 #100
absolutely - and crazy knows no geographic boundaries wyldwolf Jun 2016 #102
No hate is number one cause, Not just up there in the top ten Nobel_Twaddle_III Jun 2016 #103
yep. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #162
Assault rifles are unnecessary and should be outlawed. Period. jalan48 Jun 2016 #104
How would you do that? Indydem Jun 2016 #120
It will happen. Events like this will make it so. Sorry. jalan48 Jun 2016 #121
SCOTUS is not a problem. MisterFred Jun 2016 #139
K & R Scurrilous Jun 2016 #105
Radical religious extreme homophobes murders jmg257 Jun 2016 #108
Don't delude yourself in thinking that anything will be done about it RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #113
Anybody who tells u that devices that make it easy to slaughter dozens of people aren't part of the Dem2 Jun 2016 #118
American culture has been conditioned from cradle to grave WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2016 #119
Yes. The excuse for using them is irrelevant jberryhill Jun 2016 #122
It is guns and it is radical islam MariaThinks Jun 2016 #130
You are correct. fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #134
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #140
Republicans won't see this as a problem as long as the victims are voting for Democrats. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #141
Wm. Faulkner on Hope vs Hate .. DemoTex Jun 2016 #145
NO ITS NOT THE GUNS, ITS THE PEOPLE jack_krass Jun 2016 #150
makes sense to me. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #163
Probably one in the same. eom fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #176
Try killing 49 people with a freakin stick! RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #175
EXACTLY gopiscrap Jun 2016 #155
If America has such a problem lancer78 Jun 2016 #156
Please don't post discredited Right-Wing sources. sarae Jun 2016 #180
Thank you fit this post mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #167
How many "good guys with guns" does it take? HockeyMom Jun 2016 #170
It's the Humans nolabels Jun 2016 #172
Forget that, I want my 2nd amendment right to bear arms. RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #177
Imagine, we as humans might even be doing one better with our own stupidity nolabels Jun 2016 #191
step 1 rdking647 Jun 2016 #178
So I'd have to pay a $200 tax on each of the normal capacity magazines I own? Just reading posts Jun 2016 #182
who needs 100 15 round magazines? rdking647 Jun 2016 #189
I need them to kill deer during hunting season. RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #193
Most of them are 30 round magazines. I have at about 20 magazines for each of my rifles. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #223
Of course it is the guns but it's more PJMcK Jun 2016 #183
A gun that won’t work if they steal one. fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #185
Anyone defending their own gun fetish after a horror like this is disgusting. hunter Jun 2016 #186
Forget those puny AR-15s RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #194
Nope. It's the religious radicalization. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #192
k and r +infinity niyad Jun 2016 #195
washington post article about convergence of terrorism and mass shootings niyad Jun 2016 #196
like abortion, guns are a right Elmergantry Jun 2016 #197
K&R Night Watchman Jun 2016 #199
This will probably ruffle a few feathers, but I think it's spot on. CrispyQ Jun 2016 #207
IT'S. THE. POLITICIANS. kentuck Jun 2016 #214
Of course it's the guns. moondust Jun 2016 #226
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