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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:47 AM Original message |
The appeal of the handgun |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. We should if we want to make in-roads in the South and West. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. "wimps with guns" shot JFK? |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. not sure, but not just Oswald |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. One guy says Joe DiMaggio shot JFK too. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. oswald acted alone |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #37 |
90. It appears you are right. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
95. Not according to Agent Graves. Read "100 Bullets." |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
92. 100 Bullets rocks |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
85. I must also add the wimp didn't use a handgun. |
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NYVet (822 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. As a progressive gun owner, I take minor exception to your post. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. why own a gun? |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. I have said it before...just get an alarm or call a cop. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. "just get an alarm or call a cop" |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. Take a look at your local cops, sometime. |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
69. "When seconds count.... the police are just minutes away." nt |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
50. If the brown shirts break down your door, you'd better have an equal number |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #50 |
88. Aye, but think about it. The Iraqi's have less resources than us, and they aren't |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think you fall for the Freudian bull shit way too much. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
79. Good answer. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's a male thing. nt |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Tell that to my wife n/t |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Women are FAR less likely to carry... |
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NYVet (822 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. I really need to introduce you to my girlfriend... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. In rural areas Upstate, I'd ... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. Every woman I know |
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WGS (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. I assume that you |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
49. Unfortunately, women are the ones who really should be carrying. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Very true. |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. This has to be dumbest post of the day. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Nah! |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. in your example the old lady is "weak". The bully thug has power over here |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. not a perception |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
61. Helpful site, and helpful DU thread... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. I wish I could afford a weapon or two. |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. pawnshops have layaways |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. What's wrong with an equalizer? |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. nothing at all my friend |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. It Isn't an Equalizer |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. You make it sound like leveling the field is a bad thing |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. that was not my attention my friend |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I replied earlier in this thread |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. No matter how I respond to this I will be wrong. nt |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Nothing Level About It |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's like playing with your mustache |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. handguns = useful tools |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Wow, my desire to protect my family |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. So gun rights are popular cause folks are scared of crime? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
60. rabid dogs, bears, snakes, chupacabres... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #60 |
73. Are You Going to Shoot a BEAR with a Handgun? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. well... |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. The appeal of the gun? |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
86. I done the same thing, and haven't bought any since. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. In high-crime areas, a handgun is your only defense against getting killed. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. I live in Newburgh, NY my friend |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
76. Stray Bullets are a Common Cause of Death in Such Neighborhoods |
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sailor65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's because you wimps |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. Because if there is one thing many people want it is safety/security for their family |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. I like firearms because they are made of machined metal |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. I own guns, but would rather use a taser since they won't wake the neighbors. n/t |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. i don't own a gun. know why? |
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WGS (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I think there is more to it |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. i didn't say they did |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
67. LOL. And what are you going to do with "a small knife" ... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:18 AM Response to Reply #67 |
72. How is a Gun Going to Help You Then? |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:09 AM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Good point. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. Retired marine colonel I know thinks most of the gun culture ... |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
71. Maybe the colonel should read... |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. You might not. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
97. Me either. The gun lovers I know personally are among the |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. I can only speak for me |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Great Post n/t |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. Oh look, yet another "Handguns compensate for small penises" post. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. If it makes them feel enlightened, more progressive... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
45. JFK was a gun enthusiast who owned handguns and "assault weapons"... |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
51. What's the appeal of owning a car? |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. guns are equivalent to refrigerators and cars!?!?! |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
58. agree |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Fetish? |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Because the gun gives them a hard-on. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Do you really believe that? |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. What is it with you anti-gun people and sexual references? |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Hey, don't shoot the messenger. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:26 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. The message is bullshit and you know it |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
87. Wcross, don't egg him on |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. I'm adamantly anti-handgun |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. does she... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:25 AM Response to Reply #63 |
74. I've never gotten an erection from a firearm |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-21-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
70. Guns are fun. |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
78. 20 GREAT USES FOR THE GUN IN YOUR HOUSE |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Why insert racial BS into this thread? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
93. When my dad was beating the hell out of my mom when I was 17 |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
83. Guns empower the average to tell criminal thugs to lick balls (nt) |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
84. Correction: the shotgun is the greatest tool to make one powerful. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #84 |
100. Agree whole heartedly |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
89. Both my mother and my daughter |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Glad to read good news. |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
91. Or maybe they're fun to shoot? |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-22-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
94. The appeal of the handgun?? Because I can't carry a 12 gauge concealed. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
98. The movie industry.. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. EXACTLY! Movies make them look cool so american think they should have them. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. Except handguns were just as popular in the US long before movies were invented... |
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KingOfLostSouls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
99. some people own guns |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #99 |
101. I fully support gun ownership too |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
102. kick |
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