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lastlib

(23,239 posts)
6. NRA/gun-humpers like to tell us that they "need" assault weapons.....
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 07:50 PM
Feb 2018

...to protect themselves from "tyrannical government!" My response: You cannot kill a GOVERNMENT with a rifle--you can only kill PEOPLE!

If they want to protect themselves from a tyrannical government, they should exercise their right to VOTE--wisely. NOT their so-called "right" to kill someone.

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
16. Oh, god. The "protect myself from the guvament" meme.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:13 PM
Feb 2018

Probably the most fucking ridiculous argument for gun ownership ever devised by the mind of morons, with no concept of nation state power.

I'll see their semi-auto pea shooter and raise you a predator drone and a pair of hellfire missiles.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
2. He is right. She is nothing but human garbage.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 05:57 PM
Feb 2018

Sometimes I wonder how these people survive. Surely there must be thousands of people wanting to put them out of everyone's misery on a daily basis.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
7. Just imagine him on the Supreme Court
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 07:53 PM
Feb 2018

I think it would have happened if Dukakis had won in 1988. Imagine Tribe instead of Clarence Thomas?

PatrickforO

(14,576 posts)
8. I dislike the term 'human garbage.'
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:00 PM
Feb 2018

I know some of these right wingers are outright despicable, disgusting, immoral people.

But, you know, when we win back the House and Senate in November, we've got to get back to a more civil pattern of discussion.

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
14. Yes we do need to be more civil.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:36 PM
Feb 2018

Even if they are not civil, we need to do that. We can still fight hard and point out their disgraceful behavior, but we need to clean things up a bit. 45 brings out the worst in everyone.

aikoaiko

(34,170 posts)
9. "...weapons whose only purpose is to hunt and slaughter innocent children and civilian adults."
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:03 PM
Feb 2018

Hyperbole much, Tribe?

brush

(53,783 posts)
10. Innocent childred and adult civilians is an exaggeration all right, but if he had just said...
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:08 PM
Feb 2018

"people" he would be dead on (pun intended).

Automatic weapons should be accessible to the military only.

aikoaiko

(34,170 posts)
13. no, the issue is the false idea that the AR's "only purpose" is to kill innocent people.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:30 PM
Feb 2018

ARs are not considered automatic, but semi-automatic firearms.

brush

(53,783 posts)
15. Re-read my post. I said auto-capable weapons not semi-automatic.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:05 PM
Feb 2018

Bump stocks and other devices to turn semi-automatic weapons into automatic weapons should be outlawed.

Do you agree?

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