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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:51 PM Original message |
Gun control is elitist |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. lol |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. its a fringe left pet cause. will never get anywhere on any kind of significant scale. nt. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. it's the fringe right that that seems obsessed with guns |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. the fringe right certainly carries it to the opposite extreme. neither will get what they want. nt. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. And maybe thats what you need for a decent balance... |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yet, here YOU are...posting in every damn gun thread on DU |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. every....awwww. now, now squatch. No Need to exagerate |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Correct |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bullshit |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. You "should" be able to get a shotgun much cheaper than that...if you want something simple |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. Oh really then |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. It is bullshit, but that's why the GOP will say it n/t |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
55. You sure? |
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osperto (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. Saturday Night Special |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Gun "control" does not always suggest bans... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. What do you mean by "federalist"? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. perhaps not the right term... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. So, regulating weapons should be a power that is reserved to the states ? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Not exactly. The states should have additional power, but not the only power. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. I guess EVERY Western nation other than America is elitist |
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texasleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Yes, let all the murderers out and disarm the law-abiding citizens. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. It worked well in Australia |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. did you read the letters to the editor following that article? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Oh, you mean the western nations... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Canada and Australia "a landed and monied aristocracy?" |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. And the rest of Europe? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. The Australian case is much more germaine |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yes, we can see the result for ourselves |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. As expected, the inevitable NRA propaganda via graphs! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:32 AM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Funny, I didn't mention suicide rates. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. That is exactly how the GOP will spin it, good catch. n/t |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. the Mayor of Cleveland says that "the easy availability of guns" is enabling crime in his city |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Bingo - handguns are part of the problem, not part of the solution. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. And the civilized world knows that. |
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daa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. That's because he can't stop crime |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. How do you protect your drug money is what you should be asking...eom |
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RaVeN_MeaD (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. I didn't know a gun could stop a bullet.....nt |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Lordy. |
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jaksavage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. So So true. nt |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. Gun proliferation is the danger. Not the unavailability of guns. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That would have no beneficial impact on public safety |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. If you're saying most Americans are gun nuts who are repulsed by |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. If it comes down to evil vs. freedom, count me in on the side of freedom every time |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Was that in reference to child porn? Not sure if you were drawing any lines. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Child porn is evil. Unreasonable gun control is evil, as is any unreasonable restriction. |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. "Knowledge Is Good." Faber College motto. Animal House (1978) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. "Son, fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life!" |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Senator Blutarsky would have reason to disagree with that. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. EXACTLY |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. "Stopping felons and the insane from getting guns" is elitist? |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. What the heck. |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
30. People who advocate gun control don't necessarily want to ban guns. |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. How about a global warming analogy? Slow down the greenhouse gases! |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. Except for..... |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. Nonsense |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
50. I'm as poor as you can get and I support gun control. |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
51. Am I in the gungeon? |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
52. I live in a low crime area on the lake |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. I shall repeat the same question I ask all anti-control folks.. |
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