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mwrguy

(3,245 posts)
4. How about we melt them all down and find a less destructive hobby?
Thu Jul 30, 2015, 01:17 AM
Jul 2015

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Yes I gave a hand gun. No I don't carry it anymore. napi21 Jul 2015 #1
Never pull a weapon Aerows Jul 2015 #7
Handguns are what's killing Americans. That's where we need to focus. Recursion Jul 2015 #2
Well said Aerows Jul 2015 #10
limit the ammo load so it can just about kill a squirrel snooper2 Jul 2015 #3
How about we melt them all down and find a less destructive hobby? mwrguy Jul 2015 #4
In rural areas, guns are necessary Aerows Jul 2015 #11
"Long guns should *NEVER* be restricted" mwrguy Jul 2015 #32
CT had an AWB and registration hack89 Jul 2015 #53
Mileage varies on your named pests, even there, probably not necessary for everyone HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #35
I've lived in rural areas. SheilaT Jul 2015 #36
How about we deal in reality instead of fantasy? the band leader Jul 2015 #23
If we did that.... daleanime Jul 2015 #26
Actually, if we did that, we might actually make some progress the band leader Jul 2015 #28
The constitution is clear..... daleanime Jul 2015 #29
"Being necessary to the security of a free state" the band leader Jul 2015 #31
Why brother? daleanime Jul 2015 #33
run along then the band leader Jul 2015 #34
Moving about the state and not knowing who has a gun and who could logosoco Jul 2015 #40
USC Title 10, Section 311 Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #46
In my family fools and their guns are soon parted. hunter Jul 2015 #42
Answers "C" & "D" are written with poor syntax. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #5
Thanks for the grammar observation Aerows Jul 2015 #8
No need to walk around with a gun. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #13
Well that's a whole bunch Aerows Jul 2015 #14
I thought it would head off any speculation. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #15
Now you are just Aerows Jul 2015 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #18
I only have one functional hand. Don't I have the right of self-defense whatthehey Jul 2015 #41
I have a handgun. Big Vincenz Jul 2015 #6
Most people that own handguns Aerows Jul 2015 #9
I disagree. hunter Jul 2015 #43
Also, I don't think this is gungeon material Aerows Jul 2015 #12
I fully support total and absolute gun control on a federal -- not state -- level. Heck I would underahedgerow Jul 2015 #16
Fake store, fake customers. beevul Jul 2015 #21
Yes, it was a social experiment and documentary, no one is pretending otherwise. How do you feel underahedgerow Jul 2015 #24
It's not even a social experiment. They recruited actors aikoaiko Jul 2015 #45
"How do you feel about the statement that is made?" Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #47
To manipulate the gullible to do what, exactly? underahedgerow Jul 2015 #49
Lots of things have a horrifying and devastating impact on human life, more so than guns. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #52
What about historic weapons? Adrahil Jul 2015 #38
I think it's important to preserve artifacts, so how about they be registered and permitted on underahedgerow Jul 2015 #44
I don't particularly have an objection.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #48
In the UK no one with a criminal record is allowed to even own an antique firearm. underahedgerow Jul 2015 #54
The incidence of concealed carry handguns has never been higher and yet the band leader Jul 2015 #19
That's your take away Aerows Jul 2015 #20
Like I said, The incidence of concealed carry handguns has never been higher and yet the band leader Jul 2015 #22
A spurious relationship? chervilant Jul 2015 #27
The correlation is undeniable the band leader Jul 2015 #30
Ahh, yes. The favorite argument of SheilaT Jul 2015 #37
Yes, it would be better if no one ever died of an accident, or murder. Adrahil Jul 2015 #39
Switzerland's gun ownership rate is comparable to the US. They even issue actual military rifles. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #51
Which was pretty much the situation before the gun-obsessed started demanding a new right to carry Warren Stupidity Jul 2015 #25
So much to talk about! aikoaiko Jul 2015 #50
Locking after a review by forum hosts Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #55
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