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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:27 AM Original message |
i could |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Duck You Head! Incoming! |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. A Single-minded Focus |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. Incoming? Nah. |
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walkaway (725 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Until someone steals your gun and uses it on you. N/T |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Or your kid finds your gun and shoots himself in the face. nt |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. And that would be a tragedy |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Most kids are smart. There is no place in a house where a child |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. That's a foolish statement if firearms are properly stored |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Clue - if YOU can get at your gun, so can your kid. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Wow - not sure how my sisters and I survived growing up in house with guns. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. What's that got to do with the price of tomatoes? |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
75. I agree. And where there is no water, no one drowns, & no cars, no car accidents. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. I entirely agree. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Cheers, then! I trust my kid, but...he is still just a kid. (and so are his friends). |
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dairydog91 (520 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Paranoid? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. You don't figure combo locks by random guessing - you go through |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. WOW |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. not a bit. A gun safe will keep a burglar away from your guns - |
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dairydog91 (520 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #70 |
94. Exactly how many kids are we talking about here? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. Don't they sell chemistry sets anymore? |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. Combination locks can be worked out |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
85. Masterlocks can be picked |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #85 |
95. Damn |
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dairydog91 (520 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #85 |
96. But Masterlocks... |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
84. he's far more likely to drown in the frigging bathtub nt |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I don't own a gun. |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. In today's world someone may steal my gun and use it on me. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. Oh jeez, that same old tired reply |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
87. Yeah, because something like that could NEVER happen |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Would you expect... |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Nope |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Guns can be used to kill at great distance. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. A danger to what or whom? |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. You put yourself into danger |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. But you do not know it will be a danger |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. It's not an unreasonable fear. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. What really are your odds? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
80. What maybe one person out of 250 million is killed in that manner, it is unreasonable.. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
72. What you are asking is for others |
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57_TomCat (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
86. All things are dangerous. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 07:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
102. How likely is this danger? |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 07:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
101. It depends on who owns the room. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. that doesn't make sense |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. No |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. No one has an obligation to respect... |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. You seem awefully set in your mind |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. What threat are my firearms making on YOUR safety? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Are you kidding me? |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. No I will NOT admit that is a possibility |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Then you must have the most secure locker ever known to man |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Know what you are talking about before you start |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. You said it could never happen. You are WRONG. |
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dairydog91 (520 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Of course you can get into a safe... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. I appreciate your concerns |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. i tried very hard |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Its not neccesarily disrespect of a person but a right. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You seem to be addressing me. |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
26. I know alot of victims that own guns. Thinking about that, the only gun owners I know are victims. |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Be careful about being logical with this subject :-) |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. you can like me still |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. good to know. :-) Have a nice day. Thanks for the great thread. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. thank you |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. You and your family prefer to be a potential victim. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Being armed with a gun does not necessarily make you safer - it can put you in even more danger |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. You bet your life on the odds you like, while I choose to tilt them in my favor. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. "Being armed with a gun does not necessarily make you safer - it can put you in even more danger |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. having spent a great deal of time |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. The quote cited talked about turning a gun on it's owner |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Are you really this obtuse? You want examples? Fine, here are some for you. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #48 |
65. the first thought that comes to mind |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
97. this happened in the neighborhood |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. You have seriously got to be kidding. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Nice story |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Wow, your grasp of logic is simply amazing. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. You listed stories |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Look at post #55 - there are several examples there for you |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. OK, I'll give you that |
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Furyataurus (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. You might want to look at this |
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Furyataurus (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. And its obvious that you fail to see |
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hooptie (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
88. The problem is... |
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DrCory (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
90. Yet Another Mentalist... |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
93. I have to wonder, and the obvious question is |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
64. Want to be unable to defend yourself and your family, don't like options? |
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DrCory (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
91. Speaking For Myself... |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. That's like saying you and your gun are potential killers. |
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Joe Steel (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Sure it does. |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I tend to see it as a potential threat. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. Dosen't this just prove you to be wrong? |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. A person is a killer |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. You forgot...'I could NEVER defend myself or my kids with a firearm.' |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. I respect your personal choices |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. That's fine for you, but that's not my choice. |
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Xela (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. I can respect that... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #42 |
76. Armed pacifist is an oxymoron. nt |
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57_TomCat (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. Excuse me... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Problems with a definition: |
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Xela (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. Nailed it. |
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yay (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
67. I could kick you in the stomach and catch you unaware.. |
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57_TomCat (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
77. A couple of those "never's" should be reevaluated. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
92. I respect your choice. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
98. Gun worshipers think their gun is more important than your life, |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 06:59 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Our guns are more important to me than... |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #98 |
103. Not so much 'more important' as 'inconsequantial'. |
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