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discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,576 posts)253. "white cowboy hats...
...would make it way easier to tell you patriots from the bad guys"
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no...it means oh lord the sky is falling...when Reagan banned Ak47 type weapons I didn't
beachbum bob
Jun 2016
#451
I've been reading a while and I wonder why "gun nut" is fine but "gun grabber" is verboten.
Bill O-Rights
Jan 2012
#3
I got a 7-0 hide for terming Chicago's gun laws "Jim (large, raucous black bird)."
Eleanors38
May 2016
#448
"Bullet hose." Water restrictions being what they are in Texas, I'll take anything. nt
SteveW
Jan 2012
#7
That intervening space between your safe origin and safe destination is so inconvenient, isn't it? n
krispos42
Jul 2012
#87
Zimmerman is hardly an example of the majority of people who have a concealed carry permit ...
spin
Mar 2013
#137
found today: "...all guns sales are subject to federal background checks."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2012
#34
How about "...bad advice written to tailor to the gun nuttery of white suburbanites."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2012
#36
You have to distrust lots of people to routinely strap on a gun before venturing out.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2012
#58
I would like to see the Other Side start a thread listing their nominations
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#83
"What I meant was, sometimes you have to die for something I believe in."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2012
#108
Guns are destructive, they are lawless, they are a serious public health issue.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2012
#110
and "guns are unpatriotic." Really. Bunch of dope-smoking commies in my safe. nt
Eleanors38
Nov 2012
#111
"The only way to stop a bad guy with a bomb is a good guy with a bomb."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2013
#144
"my precious". The group is the most pathetic set of low-information whiners I have ever know.
NYC_SKP
May 2013
#146
Let's playing Jeopardy and answer your question with answers, rather than questions:
Howzit
May 2013
#150
NRA logic: It's better understood if you remember it originates on the planet Bizarro.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2013
#186
Do you think the 2A protects an individual right to own guns? Just wondering. nt
hack89
Mar 2014
#212
Wow........looks like Harry Reid stands in strong opposition to punitive lawsuits
pablo_marmol
Jun 2015
#354
"...weaklings who need to have guns strapped on in order not to be frightened of everything..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2014
#225
guns and ammunition are for settling personal grievances, enabling crime, and generally lashing out
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2014
#227
"Killing machine, death spewer, semi-automatic assault rifle...all the same"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2014
#243
"...what may issue does, is allow people...in public, to notify management or call authority..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2014
#248
"The gun industry is the only industry that makes products without safety features."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2014
#249
Yes, so we need to help them, poor little ones who cannot think for themselves....
NYC_SKP
Jul 2014
#255
"...the NRA and their buddy gun manufacturing industry is busy selling guns to children..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2014
#262
Federal Judge Tries To Make It Easier To Obtain A Murder Weapon In California
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2014
#265
"Gun nuts are rather racist. Check out NRA board members, attendees at gun shows, gun stores, etc...
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2014
#275
"Just hug your gun and get your orgasm and to hell with everyone and eveything else."
beevul
Oct 2014
#277
"I've shown that COLLECTIVE rights exist and no definition of "right" can change that fact."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2014
#281
"It doesn't matter how many DGU's there were"- from the same poster
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2014
#282
"(O)pen carry IS a white privilege, and a very big privilege, at that"
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2014
#283
"(W)hen you buy a handgun you have already committed murder in your mind"
friendly_iconoclast
Nov 2014
#290
"So, again, I say shoot them on sight, let their bodies rot in the streets as a message..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2014
#292
"(A)mmunition is not protected under any stretch of any amendment"
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2014
#296
"There are many things I have little knowledge of but it isn't painful or ignorance."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2014
#303
"Gun culture is a bigger threat to our way of life than international terrorism."
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#315
"As if the gun-humpers don't all cum in their pants during a Liam Neeson flick." n/t
beevul
Jan 2015
#316
"(I)t happens every day...the terrorism of 300 million guns in America."
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#317
"Emotionally, I'm cool with guilt-by-association for anyone who attends gun shows."
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#321
"All Gun Owners And Gun Apologists Should Hang Their Heads In Shame"
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2015
#322
"they will shoot anyone who opposes the public carry of lethal weapons by Bubba and Mrs. Bubba."n/t
beevul
Feb 2015
#323
"We don't want to take away your guns, or ban and confiscate them."
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2015
#324
" It takes a special kind of sick bastard to celebrate wife beaters having guns..."
beevul
Mar 2015
#328
"A true progressive would be cheering anything that pisses off the gun running NRA..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2015
#330
'...opposition to gun control...' is an '...unconscionable position...'
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2015
#336
"I don't give a flying fuck why those deaths (of children) might be fewer."
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#337
I've often claimed that control advocates embrace willful ignorance
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#341
"I've often been glad I don't own a gun as I think I'd have killed somebody."
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#338
But my personal favorite so far from the comments on repeal the 2A...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2015
#343
Another prize: "Poor babies, they'll be fondling their gunz like rosaries."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2015
#351
"I suppose the (gun) license could also screen to see if you were on a terrorist watch list."
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#355
"If it is CLEAR you are supporting gun control and your adversary is progun, odds are..."
beevul
Jun 2015
#359
"...the mere sight of such gun paraphernalia often arouses online orgasms over there."
beevul
Jun 2015
#361
"When someone buys or carries a gun, it's darn sure a symptom of their hatred."
beevul
Jun 2015
#364
"I'd support use of every available technology to detect those who can't leave home without a gun."
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#366
"Why do some folks cheer on arms merchants when...they kick families of gun victims in the face?"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2015
#372
Silencers...are subject to minimal federal regulation and already banned in 10 states...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2015
#374
"We are coming for your guns because your guns keep coming for us."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2015
#376
"...has been a nauseating level of brazen behavior recently from the right wing gun nut ammosexuals.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2015
#380
"at least i don't love guns more than life and then twist things to support my bloodlust."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2015
#381
"Since you stand proud with donP on this, copy & paste from the crosspost thread exactly where any..
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2015
#384
at least the alleged shamers are not piling up corpses by the tens of thousands
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2015
#387
"I don't understand this level of paranoia, do you live in a war zone?"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2015
#403
"Abolish the 2nd Amendment and confiscate all 300 million guns in the U.S."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#405
"the vast majority of Americans support common-sense gun controls"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2016
#412
"...self medicate with firearms to protect themselves from imaginary dangers"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2016
#416
"...society pays a pretty high cost so you can go to the store with a gun or two strapped on."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2016
#417
"Ownership of military-style rifles and machine guns should be restricted"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2016
#420
"I'm not going to expose my family to murderous OPEN CARRY ammosexuals..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2016
#421
"The sad part of the story is that the boy did not kill the person responsible, mom and/or dad"
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2016
#438
Hostility and advocacy for violence seems to be somewhat common traits...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2016
#440
"They acted as cops, judges, and executioners. BIg difference between having and using"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2016
#444
I felt the admins should be aware of the host's attempt to turn Outdoor Life into another gun forum.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2016
#449
"When that (having a gun for their defense) happens here, folks call 911...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2016
#450
"Criminal activities" would be correct. Mass murder of those unaware of a threat is a bit different
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2016
#455
"Truthfully, I'm not much on the Constitution... I believe it little better than a guide"
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2016
#456
If respondents are so shamed by society about having guns they lie about it..."
beevul
Jul 2016
#459
"Gunners are suspicious people due to their love of guns and itching to pull a trigger."
beevul
Jul 2016
#466
Police "need free reign to search any home and car in search of illegal weapons."
beevul
Aug 2016
#478
"Contrary to the gun nut mantra, it is indeed the gun that ultimately kills...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2016
#484
"The nutters will be along any minute now to explain this away." n/t
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2016
#491
"If you see a non-LEO with a gun in a non-appropriate place, scream bloody murder."
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2016
#493
"The only people I have encountered with AR-15ish penis enlargers are open carry assholes...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2016
#504
"Silencers...really don't silence and only serve the purpose of making your gun longer"
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2016
#509
"Ultimately I realized the gun rights people are just freaking nuts."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2016
#511
"I dont think we humans are mature enough to wield something as powerful as a gun."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2016
#512
"Actually, no Democrat was ever "gonna take away your gunz." Regulate them? Yes.Take them away? No..
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#519
"Lax" gun laws elsewhere are not responsible for murders in Chicago
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#544
Kates, Mauser is a false opinion piece by pro-gun, pro-killing advocates - SNOPES.
sharedvalues
May 2017
#533
I believe you are confused, please read the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.
oneshooter
May 2017
#547
An obvious attempt at moral panic-mongering: "Won't somebody *please* think of the children?"
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#555
Obvious pics of dead kids ...and dead adults. Killed by guns. Thanks, Scalia.
sharedvalues
May 2017
#563
BTW, "it's to save children" is an old, dishonorable political schtick:
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#571
I'll just keep stating the truth, which the pro-gun lobby tries to obscure
sharedvalues
May 2017
#572
No doubt while doing so you'll be putting much wear on your computers' keyboard...
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#573
And you are doing what, exactly, to bring this about? Fine words butter no parsnips
friendly_iconoclast
May 2017
#552
"Expanded background checks to include local police departments needs to be implemented in order...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2017
#579
"Apparently gun care is more important than people care to gun lovers."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2017
#588
"What a great idea-give everyone AR-15s and only dozens will die!"
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2017
#589
"How nice that BATFE still has this sort of information available...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2017
#590
This is in Holland folks...not bound by the narrow-minded thinking of USA gun worshippers.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2018
#592
I decided it was worth displaying how the winds of anti-rights thinking have changed...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2018
#594
"If you buy guns, stop. If you buy ammo, stop. If you belong to the NRA, quit."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2019
#599
"I guess he was selling them illegally which was probably no different than what gun shows do."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
May 2019
#606
(T)he NRA...is a terrorist organization that advocates for getting our kids killed at schools
friendly_iconoclast
May 2019
#608
There Group Host posted that and if I posted the same thing he would ban me instantly
Alea
May 2019
#611
"Then there's all the parts/accessories/nomenclature hunting-and-gathering...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2019
#614
Why the fuck do you need an AR-15 to fish? That is a bullshit law and those men have tiny penises.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2019
#616
Simply ban "movie merchandise" guns like AR-15s and AK-47s at the federal level.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2019
#617
"Owning a lot of guns makes you an insecure loser, not special in any way."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2019
#620
"...let's just ban ALL semiautomatics. Then we don't need a definition at all."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2019
#621
I've long believed that every single Repuke in the country is a terrorist....
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2019
#624
"Banning assault weapons is a good start, though obviously not an end in itself"
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2019
#627
A fresh one: "2008 Heller and 2011 McD misinterpretations of the 2ndA are unconstitutional...
friendly_iconoclast
Nov 2020
#638
"We can expect ignorant white wingers to breach DU's protection thru the Gungeon."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2020
#639
"(F)uck it, take 'em all and round up the people that don't comply."
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2020
#640
"Every gun lover is a potential terrorist, a potential suicide, an accident waiting to happen."
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2021
#641
As silly as that thread is, I'm glad it happened. I learned about the Nuclear Boy Scout.
Decoy of Fenris
Mar 2021
#646
When 3 out of 34 posters on a thread are against gun control, it's been "gunswarmed".
Dial H For Hero
Mar 2021
#648
I quite agree. I can't recall the last time I saw such a discussion change anyone's mind.
Dial H For Hero
Mar 2021
#650
from GD: "But Whites do get shot. In fact, I'd like to see more armed rubes shot."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2021
#652
All PGR's owners should be licensed and registered IMHO. PGRs are designed for mass kill not defense
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2022
#654
If the 2nd Amendment won't let us block the sale of assault rifles...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2022
#660