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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:50 PM Original message |
Gun ownership from a different perspective. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. You cannot attach such restrictions to the First Amendment |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Nonsense |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Unconstitutional restrictions yes. SCOTUS will be addressing |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
139. I cant wait for the "Heller" case to kick gun-owners where they belong! Right in the @$$. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
143. Trigger locks |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The restriction could be said to be there already- |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. You are using the current definition of "well regulated" not the |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. fine by me. give em all a slingshot. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Slingshots are not firearms and not covered under the 2A. Firearms are. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. oh for gods sake. they can have a .22 then. but that is all. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Oh for gods sake. Just follow the constitution. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. leave witches out of it. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Look, we already have more than we should in regards of regulation. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:36 PM Original message |
yeah. you convinced me. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
51. But you cannot constitutionally require it. It's just that simple. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #51 |
89. Ah, but you DO have to register to vote! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Every new gun that has been sold in this country since 1968 has been registered |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. So? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Sure, the exercise of all rights is subject to "reasonable" regulation |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
158. The further from your house, the greater the restriction... |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
123. as Democrats... |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #123 |
144. Excellent post |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
127. A lot of people are killed with .22's. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
60. Which is completely open to individual interpretation |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. If you need clarification then read the Federalist Papers. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. But don't two-hundred plus year old tract... |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #68 |
145. How is it stupid |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. They want to interpret based on context... |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
101. Actually, it meant "trained to a common standard" since the lack of a common set of expectations was |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. But the law defines the militia as essentially the entire population |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. but there are such restrictions to the First |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. You CAN yell fire in a theater. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:14 PM Original message |
Or if you are an actor in a play in which the script directs you to yell FIRE! |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. LOL, Good point. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. um, no |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I guess we should outlaw reckless use of firearms then. Oh, we already have. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
57. you seriously cannot tell the difference? |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. It is unconstitutional. Plain and simple. Look. . . |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
97. ok, I guess we'll just have to disagree |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #97 |
159. Actually, the incidence of children injured/killed by guns has been in decline... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #57 |
128. They are both illegal so what's your point. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #57 |
146. Then why don't you advocate |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #31 |
102. Some confusion there. The law is about protection from liability for consequences |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
104. The city of Chicago gets around the First Amendment, at least regarding hand guns, by |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #104 |
130. The Heller decision should be out any day now. |
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Blackeye101 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
142. On the money |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. Your post is thoughtful and I appreciate it but don't entirely agree |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You are required to have safety training to handle dangerous chemicals, |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. There is no enumerated right to have dangerous chemicals or to drive a car in the Constitution |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. And in most states, only a form needs to be filled out, in order to |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. The 2A is very clear. To require a permit to use it is unconstitutional. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. Your agument is moot, since most states already require gun safety classes, |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. You are mistaken. Very few states require a license to OWN a |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. Not a license, but a permit, yes. And if you want to get into |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. No, very few states require a permit to OWN a gun |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Not true. More than one third of the states require a permit for handguns. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Goalpost move, but that might be true |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Nope, you're not even right about that - 39 states have no training or permit requirement |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #77 |
132. So we went from most to one third. |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
150. That's the 2ND time I've seen this |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. You can't blur the distinction between federal and state authority |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
131. My dad owns firearms and never uses them. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
148. Yes, it is a form that gets filled out |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. You do NOT have to have a drivers license though. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. What you just described is called child endangerment, and it IS |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. No it is not. And is an argument for another thread. Why are you |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
133. You are completely wrong. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
147. Too bad hazardous chemicals |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
78. This is a good idea too |
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panhead1961 (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. Mandatory training is a great idea |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Not to simply OWN a firearm. You cannot |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. A vote is not considered to be a hazardous consumer product. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Because the ownership of a firearm is a RIGHT recognized |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. With rights come responsibilities. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Yes, but not permits. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. The permit just guarantees that you know how to use it properly. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. You cannot require a test on a Constitutional right. This was tried with voting |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. no constitutional requirement needed, evidently. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. As I said, you are incorrect. Very few. . . |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Approximately half the statesDO, in fact. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Joe, that is just plain incorrect and I have proof right here |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. I stand corrected. Wickipedia showed sixteen states. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Add MN and NE to my list and I get 13 |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #82 |
151. Thank you, the DIS-information babbled in |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #81 |
156. Still wrong. The purchase permit requirement in most states is a background check, not a license. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. in video form |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. Would you grandfather in all current gun owners? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. If current gun owners have passed some type of gun safety course already, |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. So you'd be in favor of ex-post facto laws? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. It would only be ex-post facto, if all owners were required. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Which is what you've advocated in this thread. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. Show me where in my thread I advocated that. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. From post 36 |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. But not current gun owners who have. You conveniently left that part out. |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #70 |
152. So you're against refresher courses? Updated courses? n/t |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Sounds good but how are you going to find them? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. Passing a test for a driver's license apparently does little to reduce deaths due to autos. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. But can you fathom just how many more auto related deaths there |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Your car analogy is specious as I've pointed out. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Do you have proof that passing a driver's license test reduces accidental deaths due to autos? n/t |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Oh for god's sake. grow a fucking brain. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Uh oh, Joe has just lost it |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Touchy, Touchy there. Calm down and be more rational. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. It was an appropriate response, given such a moronic question. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Um no, you just plain lost it. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Believe me, you'll know when I lose it. That wasn't even close. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. You think the rest of us have infinite patience for ignorant statements? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. Incorrect information from Wickipedia is far different than a |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Civility is a requirement of participation on this board |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. I dealt with it. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Reasonableness is subjective |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #86 |
155. Really? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
85. I take your answer as a no. Just more anti-gun unsupported assertions. n/t |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Are you serious? Are you for real? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Your OP lobbied for a "uniform, rigorous,comprehensive gun safety course". I pointed out that |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. Stop feeding it. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. I do agree with license for cars when operated on PUBLIC roads. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. good thing bullets dont cross property lines. |
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Longtooth (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. There are already CONSTITUTIONAL laws against that. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
88. I made no analogy. I stated a fact that drivers who pass tests to drive autos cause the greatest |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'd have no problem with gun safety being taught in public schools. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
96. They teach it in Boy Scouts. That's where I got my first gun safety course. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. Let's make gun safety and usage classes part of public education |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
76. K&R |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
95. Just like a drivers license, a person should go through a training course on gun safety... |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Thank you for that very rational response. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #95 |
99. You don't need a license to OWN a car, only to use it on public roads |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #99 |
105. But it's not useless. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #105 |
109. Do you realize that most states already require a license to carry a gun in public? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #109 |
110. So, what's the problem then? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #110 |
116. No, we don't quite agree |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #116 |
118. Right, there is no licensing for ownership, but... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. OK, if you put it that way |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. I meant to put it that way the first time! LOL! |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #99 |
106. If you or anyone else buys a handgun, do you honestly believe that |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. As I noted in reply #39, it's not unusual for gun collectors to own guns that they never fire |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #108 |
111. And just how are we supposed to know that? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. Actually Joe, it's none of your business |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #115 |
120. It is my business. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. Stupid kills, but once again you are talking about examples of irresponsible USAGE |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. Of course. And with mandatory gun safety training, stupid won't kill nearly as much. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. So take it up with your state legislature |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #108 |
136. Damn I'm jealous. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #136 |
157. Samantha the Beast is much bigger now, and guards my vegetable garden |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #106 |
134. Your true colors are showing. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #106 |
138. Well, not really.. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #99 |
126. I don't know anyone who buys a car and doesn't use it. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #126 |
140. I know a man who collects Packards |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
100. Hmm... |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #100 |
103. I like your way of thinking. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #103 |
107. That's the first time anyone has ever said that... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #103 |
160. Oh, you're using a printing press, too? Wait till the ink dries (nt) |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #100 |
129. Maybe we should require training and licensing... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
112. What one earth would give the state the right to require training before buying anything at all? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. Why on earth would you be against public safety? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #113 |
117. False dilemma |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #113 |
135. Why are you against freedom? |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
114. THIS BELONGS IN THE GUN FORUM. nt |
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iiibbb (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
137. I appreciate you meaning... and I would even go to a training class |
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Boomer 50 (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
141. It's the same with a car..... |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
153. blanket statement = fail |
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DemOkie (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
154. Wow, I sorta agree with you Joe |
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