If Your Knew Your Neighbor Had Assault Weapons And Assault Clips, Would You Move?
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| 86 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
| Yes | |
16 (19%) |
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| No | |
55 (64%) |
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| I'd do nothing. | |
0 (0%) |
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| I have assault weapons and assault clips. | |
6 (7%) |
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| Can't afford to move. I'd warn other neighbors and wait for him to snap. | |
9 (10%) |
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| 3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Shooting is a very skilled sport. It requires a lot of emotional and psychological control, the ability to concentrate intensely, and a high degree of control over your body.
Also, guys just like to see things blow up. Have you ever head of pumpkin guns?
Don't ask me why people do this. They just do.
small hard objects toward a distant tiny target, and people have no idea why you'd want to do it in the first place... 
"Golf is a game whose goal is to hit a small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the task."
...charge give you positive feedback that you have in fact hit a target. That's what explosive targets are used for.
BTW it's perfectly legal. The explosive material is shipped as two unmixed components through regular US mail. It's not even subject to hazardous material regulations. As long as you mix the two components on site and don't transport them in a vehicle, it's all OK even here in California.
HTH
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More gun BS on gun "club" website.
You are part of he NRA... this man is in charge of the NRA...
Your buddy Wayne said this...
after Newtown.
So unfortunately by being a *edited to add "proud lifelong" member of the NRA and paying those dues you have well... bought in to everything they say. and what they say is a detriment to society.
I hope I connected all those dots for you.
Lol I'm writing on my mobile 
that being said, I have to go to work, and I wish all of you a good day
Just as you may think that about mine. But when does it stop?
But eventually, regardless of who was right or wrong, neither of us have to be worried about being buried alive for it
Might own one of these, doesn't mean they are going to "SNAP" as you stated in your choices. I don't own guns, but I do own these Nihon To, which I love, as they are part of my family heritage. They have a history and were most certainly used and worn by my ancestors. They are not just out for anyone to touch, but packed away, wrapped in cotton and placed in fine bamboo cases. I have only ever taken them out once to be displayed at our local "Sakura Matsuri" Cherry Blossom Festival (pictured) and that was a few years ago. It was too much trouble to remove them again, and so they sit in boxes, protected more or less by the elements.
Photos because it was very unlikely I would ever un pack them again, and they are kept well and safe. I had to get help from another friend who works with the Japanese Sword Society to make sure they were packed correctly. The blades had to be powdered so as to not allow moisture to seep onto the blade and cause rust. These go back to the 1600's and have been oiled and taken care of by each of my many ancestors. Since I am the only child of my father, he chose to give them to me, after my taking many years of Kendo and Kenjitsu.
The Sakura Matsuri is a very special event here in Japan town and held every year around April or March when the Cherry Blossoms are expected to be at their peak. Many, items of Japanese tradition are on display for a curious public.
Some of those traditions include the maintenance of Bonsai plants
Paper Dolls known as washi-ningyo
displays of Japanese armor
traditional Kimono display
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As well as sampling Sake
and Traditional Dance
Sakura Matsuri is a festival of all things Japanese and is often shared openly with all those interested in our culture and heritage. It is one of the more famous events held in San Francisco annually.
They are truly beautiful .. but my favorite items were these; washi-ningyo
That and ...um... eating Mochi
In my culture, (I am Nuhndta Nooch, Northern Ute from eastern Utah) we are very reluctant to display our most traditional and sacred things because of the long history of abuse and oppression, as well as the rampant exploitation and desecration that is common today. Just to be clear, I wasn't making any sort of judgement on you for sharing with us
When is this festival? I am currently living in the Bay Area while I finish grad school and I would be interested in attending. I have made friends with a couple of people from Japan, and I have found them to be kindred spirits in many ways, similar to my own people in their values and ways of seeing the world.
http://sfcherryblossom.org/
By the way, one of my best friends, is a pure Lakota. We call him "Mato", a name he chose, which means Bear. In Japanese bear is
Kuma. I shared with him this cute little song by Utada Hikaru:
http://www.viduse.com/Play/19265559/0/Hikaru-Utada/Boku-Wa-Kuma.html
I have learned a lot from him and have shared thoughts about Japanese Shinto.
I enjoy the learning experience and plan to collect a few more bonsai. If my one tree is really dorment for winter and not dead
Yours are very beautiful trees. I would love an evergreen next so I don't have to worry so much over the winter season.
My husband leaves his out, leaning against the wall in the hall.
His are not the heirlooms yours are - most of his are costume swords, like his Gandalf replica sword. But they still freak people out to see them sitting around like his walking sticks.
Of course, if someone got into the house, the swords would be right there, handy to use. 
I don't expect any trouble where I live..but I have these.. and they can hurt...
Bamboo Shinai. I have been whacked enough by them, even wearing armor. Ouchie.
Retired from doing Kendo, mostly because its so expensive. I still have two sets of Shinai here, and every time I pick one up, and play with it, the memory of being struck on hands (despite wearing calf skin leather gloves) still lurks. I would come home with bruises on my hands, and my mother would look to my father and say, must she continue? I would tell her I love it.. but I had to figure out a way of avoiding that hand blow. When someone is very fast, sometimes you just have to endure it. It eventually proved to be a way to win, when you are striking there so often, your opponent can't even properly hold their Shinai.
Must have hopped the fence into the backyard and my 3 big dogs came out their dog door and caught him. Came home and the dogs all happy playing with some size 12 nike
For some reason I trust all three of my neighbors that have oodles of firearms. (of course everyone has an AR these days) and they must trust me.
Carry on my friends...
feel free to respond directly.
Way back in the 1970s, the neighborhood we lived in SW ATL became very dangerous, very quickly. People tried to break into our home, and my dear tabby was rope strangled and put on my doorstep. *cry*
We got the message to get out of Dodge, and moved from an area I'd known well and lived in for years. We moved out quickly at great expense to ourselves. Avoiding dangerous situations is the first resort, as any gun owner knows.
One of my dearest friends, a physician, is a veteran who used to win shooting competitions. I wish HE lived next door. But I'm in a fairly safe neighborhood.
That looks exactly like mine
Magpul stock , flip up BUIS , ARMS mount , Aimpoint , free floated picatinny rail forearm
Plus with an assault clip installed in the mag well.
Looks just like the 300 BLK I just built, except I have the Magpul UBR stock and a Nikon M223 1-4X scope ona Burris PEPR mount. Tomorrow I'm going to order an AAC 762 SDN-6 suppressor for it. That should really get some eyes rolling!
Yeah, that's the ticket! You'll never have to actually address those awkward uncomfortable truths again; just call it a "(fill in the blank Talking Point".
The NRA Talking Point "Chicago proves gun control doesn't work" is an especially ancient Talking Point.
Oh, and has been thoroughly rebutted over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over....
You need to keep up with current events better!
Real delicate. Just like those 20 children in Newtown.
A house doesn't mow down 20 first graders.
Ah, those NRA Talking Points! Always hilarious, always wrong, always a lie.
It must be easy to find and a little copy+paste should give you an irrefutable response. Or you can just continue to call anything that doesn't fit into your personal worldview "talking points". 
Any other mind reading tricks you can do?
On your mind-reading.
It's life in the city.
COME ON!!!
How about-
If you knew your neighbor drank Budweiser and pissed in the sink would you move?
If you knew your neighbor only took a bath once a month and licked the inside of her dogs ears would you move?
If you knew your neighbor watched XXX porn while throwing plastic forks in the fireplace would you move?
LOL
I suppose I lost my ass going by todays prices. 
(I own a Ranch Rifle myself.)
Who admitted to pulling his gun on people who walk their dogs on the path that goes behind his house - more than once!!!!! I occasionally walk my dogs on the path that goes behind his house. What the hell is going through his head???? 
And yeah that was actually coming from this guy - that sounds quite insane that he would publicly admit to doing something like this. I'd tell the police and launch an investigation into this guy if he tried that while I was around.
Is there going to be a "gun flight" like the "white flight" of old?
...my ass over to his front porch so that I could ring his doorbell, introduce myself, and engage in a friendly conversation about our gun collections. Afterwards I would smile, say "It was nice to meet you!" and invite him to come with me to the range next time I go.
sent enough trolls over to DU to skew this poll.
More hilarity from the Delicate Flowers.
Let me know where I called "all of these people" trolls. I'll wait for you to post your proof right here.
Just in case you're not sure what the word means, you can look up the word "proof" on an online dictionary like dictionary.com
You don't know the meaning of either the word "proof" OR the word "skew".
Your Strawman-building is impressive. The things you claim I posted are pretty fantastical!
If back peddling was a sport he would have a gold medal.
Especially not he often barbequed and liked to share. 
Yes, this is a very scientific poll.
you posted that gun porn typing with one hand.
response that adds so much to the discussion. 
Most Liberals aren't that easily amused.
Of course DU shouldn't allow RW talking crap. I just think it's sad that your answer to it is a jerk off 'joke'.
They kind of bug me. Someone might use them to do something like this:
Otherwise you just look like a fool.
This is a clip:
And there is no such thing as an 'assault clip'.
Why would anyone move because their neighbor owned a small piece of metal like a clip?
I don't know!
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool, device, or instrument used in order to inflict damage or harm to enemies or other living beings, structures, or systems.
The only "meaning" we need to know in order to regulate guns...
then you can stop using words you don't know the meaning of and attacking people that do know the meaning.
I can't believe there are people here arguing that they don't need to know the meanings of the words they are using. 
because we don't really need your permission or approval to regulate weapons, firearms, or guns. But you shouldn't feel too badly about the coming new gun control legislation because, after all, you know the "meaning" of some special NRA/Gungeon talking point words that no one else cares about.
There now, doesn't that make you feel special?...
Oh, and BTW this will end our discussion because I'm placing you on ignore so that the rest of your Gungeon buddies won't feel so lonely. Toodles...
See ya onehandle! Good luck with your AAPL stock.
If you're going to resort to using facts, then there is just no reason to continue this conversation...
And what does a inanimate object have to do with actual morality? Those same "slave owners" also wrote the first amendment which you seem to enjoy using so much.
I live in Az. I assume people are armed unless it is proved otherwise! 
