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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 12:55 PM Original message |
Regarding the need to own a gun |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. I own several guns. I use them with some regularity to shoot varmints and |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. Sorry, But the "Varmint" in this piece... |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I have done it both ways. IMO it is kinder to have them gone in a snap. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. I own 19 guns |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. OT - Are cormorants edible? |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Very boney and not very tastey. |
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Brother_1969 (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. You may not have posted this as flame bait |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Trolling 101 |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Yes! As soon as we control all branches of government |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Are we reading the same post? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Go back to Freeperville |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Either a troll or a MASSIVE authoritarian. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Thanks for digging. I thought it was just a jerk. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. ... a "rouge" agency ... ? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. I use mine for target practice |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I live out west where guns are just another tool |
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jclientelle (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
44. Guns are tools |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. priorities |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. But can you tell me what an "assault weapon" is? |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. How do you get the guns out of the hands of criminals? |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. My OP didn't mention getting guns out the hands of anyone. |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
42. It was sort or a rhetorical question... |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. My honest, thoughtful reply |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Nice post, Angela. You may be right about fear, but I believe it's |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Verified in post 15 |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Hhu? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. I am very honest with myself... |
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Madrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Although I own a small aresenal myself, I definitely do not see it as a NEED. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. I carry a firearm everywhere I go |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Imagine leaving your house one day, without your handgun |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Sure I would make it through the day |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Why do you have to hide your gun? n/t |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. No open carry in Florida |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Oh, ok, florida. that makes sense. |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. Mine is bigger than yours and I can pee farther with it. |
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Brian Fearn (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. People want "concealed carry" because they think "open carry" would make them a target for criminals |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. yeah ok, I'm gonna go after the guy I know is carrying a gun? |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Not as a general rule but |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
56. Here's a more likely scenario... |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. I guess I have a small penis as well? |
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ovidsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. I basically agree with you. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. Anyone who would say they welcome an opportunity to shoot someone legally hasn't thought it through |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I think the basic idea |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. And yet that's always the bluster |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. The bluster gets augmented by the perception of anonymity on forums like this |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
28. Not very disturbing to hear |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. There may be a bias here |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. Having to use a gun for self-defense was the most traumatic experience of my life |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. I carry |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. why do you have to hide your gun? n/t |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. So as not to alarm people |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. So as not to alarm the criminals? |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Interesting |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. It is what the state law requires |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #50 |
71. Thats why I asked. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Actually, Vermont law authorizes concealed carry WITHOUT a license. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Strangely enough that was why we don't have reciprocity with you all |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. I don't expect to ever use my gun for anything other than plinking. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
41. So far I've made it 59 years without a gun |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Well then, between us we have an average of 30 years of gun ownership each. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Even in the city here |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
55. I had them in the service.... |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Your Experience Mirrors Those Of A Lot Of Veterrans..... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. I'm absolutely terrified that I might be in that situation |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. I'm a single woman who lives alone and who has a fairly public profile. |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Please make sure you understand the laws in your state |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Thanks for jump-starting my memory, Flatulo. |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. I've read most of Ayoub's books. It really should be required |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. shooting someone is a huge deal almost always resulting in charges and an expensive legal defense? |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Obviously, your mileage may vary... in Mass some years |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-09-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. This week end outside Huston a guy saw two people robbing his neighbor. HE called the |
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