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Would you be in favor of DU banning all positive posting about guns? [View all] coldmountain Sep 2013 OP

As a firearms owner, yes. Scuba Sep 2013 #1

As a non firearms owner, No. PragmaticLiberal Sep 2013 #145

No from me also. nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #169

No, but I would be in favor of banning trolls. nt Tanuki Sep 2013 #2

I agree. GentryDixon Sep 2013 #154

No. n/t tammywammy Sep 2013 #3

What? Lurker Deluxe Sep 2013 #4

Good quesiton! n/t peace13 Sep 2013 #8

Phony framing, indeed. Orsino Sep 2013 #75

Why stop there - frankly I am tired of seeing any posts by anybody who disagrees with me. el_bryanto Sep 2013 #5

You are magnificent Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #16

Exactly ny treestar Sep 2013 #120

very well stated MrNJ Sep 2013 #152

Why would you think there was sarcasm? Bay Boy Sep 2013 #153

I very rarely put the sarcasm smiley - if you have to explain the joke you are better off not making el_bryanto Sep 2013 #155

UGH. sibelian Sep 2013 #181

No, f**king way. DetlefK Sep 2013 #6

Mom ...is that you? peace13 Sep 2013 #7

NO, I would NOT MrMickeysMom Sep 2013 #9

Yes, but the sport of matching sockpuppets to trolls would be over. nt onehandle Sep 2013 #10

Well, except for all the other "issue trolls". Scuba Sep 2013 #34

You can do on your own if you want maddezmom Sep 2013 #11

suits me fine. can't happen soon enough to suit me. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #12

Some DUers love to hate guns. rrneck Sep 2013 #13

Others love to hate free speech, when they don't agree with the message. n/t hughee99 Sep 2013 #81

There seems to be quite a few who let their bigotry against oneshooter Sep 2013 #163

Huh? Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #14

As a gun owner...yep very much so. I havent seen one pro-gun post that Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #15

Have you ever seen a anti-2nd amendment post former9thward Sep 2013 #48

Reading Gun magazines all day I doubt you would. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #123

not a chance. GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #17

Yes nevergiveup Sep 2013 #18

Yes countingbluecars Sep 2013 #19

No...of course not.. Upton Sep 2013 #20

I'm sure the purists wouldn't care either way. n/t Daniel537 Sep 2013 #45

No, but I'd like to see them out of LBN and GD Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #21

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This message was self-deleted by its author cyberswede Sep 2013 #25

I would be happy to see no gun threads in GD. nt hack89 Sep 2013 #23

Agreed. We have TWO (2) groups AND one forum (GD) for gun posts... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #108

I bet you would. If only people would stop shooting each other. Robb Sep 2013 #110

Perhaps we can make it illegal. hack89 Sep 2013 #113

We set the community standards. TacoD Sep 2013 #24

yes gopiscrap Sep 2013 #26

No 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #27

I hate guns, but Brainstormy Sep 2013 #28

Maybe we should have more NRA/ALEC trolling. DanTex Sep 2013 #29

This site is the single largest destination for "conservative" Democrats...We advocate for drone Romulox Sep 2013 #30

All positive Free Trade posts should have a separate forum leftstreet Sep 2013 #36

because anyone that disagrees with you...MUST be a conservative Democrat who supports VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #54

Those are LITERAL examples, taken from actual posts and posters. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #56

Oh of course....sure....yeah..."Literally". VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #57

Lame. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #59

Yes...Lame is the exact word I was looking for! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #60

Not only that treestar Sep 2013 #121

Word salad, much? nt Romulox Sep 2013 #130

I thought the term was conservative "Democrats", not "conservative" Democrats. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #69

Excellent point. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #131

No. jwirr Sep 2013 #31

Only if DU'er Robb promises 50% of his OP will be about cool things like Fusion power snooper2 Sep 2013 #32

No, all the anti-gun trolls would die of starvation. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #33

I'm not sure what a "positive posting about guns" is tularetom Sep 2013 #35

What would nanny state authoritarians do then? closeupready Sep 2013 #37

Happy Constitution Day everybody. pintobean Sep 2013 #38

Seriousy. beevul Sep 2013 #139

Happy birthday, beevul pintobean Sep 2013 #140

Thanks! beevul Sep 2013 #148

That doesn't work. pintobean Sep 2013 #150

ROFL. beevul Sep 2013 #151

Absolutely not badtoworse Sep 2013 #39

Absolutely not. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #40

Remember -- anyone who says the 2A protects the rest of their rights is just being paranoid Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #92

Better to have gun nut shitheads out in the open: lets me know who NOT to take seriously alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #41

right marions ghost Sep 2013 #43

No. ananda Sep 2013 #42

No! DU should not become an echo chamber. ColesCountyDem Sep 2013 #44

Ban the RW trolls who use deceitful NRA talking points. baldguy Sep 2013 #46

Absolutely not. Daniel537 Sep 2013 #47

^^^^^^^ stklurker Sep 2013 #49

Yes. The 2nd Amendment is a triumph of 18th Century liberalism. closeupready Sep 2013 #55

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There is nothing positive about guns. nt tridim Sep 2013 #51

Stewie would disagree with you, and so would I. NM_Birder Sep 2013 #74

I'm not my avatar. Name one postive. nt tridim Sep 2013 #76

Responsibility. NM_Birder Sep 2013 #95

IMO hunting is not a positive, unless you're starving. tridim Sep 2013 #162

Good try, A for effort. NM_Birder Sep 2013 #166

no response,.....not surprised. take care. NM_Birder Sep 2013 #142

They give me, a 67 yr old with a disability the ability to defend myself... GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #171

I dislike guns as much as most people here but redstatebluegirl Sep 2013 #52

I don't know. What constitutes a positive posting about guns? Aristus Sep 2013 #53

"A-M-E-N" etherealtruth Sep 2013 #175

Absolutely! ann--- Sep 2013 #58

Sure about that? DragonBorn Sep 2013 #73

As a not firearms owner, YES madokie Sep 2013 #61

Back to the Gungeon where they belong. Iggo Sep 2013 #62

Agreed. Paladin Sep 2013 #67

And I agree with you! Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #111

Glad to hear it. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #124

Gun posts in GD have proven to be a horrible idea. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #126

An idea that's run its course, at the very least. Iggo Sep 2013 #128

No, but your list is exclusionary. nolabear Sep 2013 #63

yes, if by that you mean "advocating against gun control". Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #64

No but I'm in favor of people not responding to those posts. cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #65

Somebody would. reflection Sep 2013 #66

The gungeon's always been a petri-dish for DU trolls. I say fumigate the place. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #68

silliness looking for some action. n/t Whisp Sep 2013 #70

No wildeyed Sep 2013 #71

Just Gungeon them. Orsino Sep 2013 #72

This authoritarian desire to censor speech is scary tritsofme Sep 2013 #77

Well stated, tritsofme. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #137

No, we can not discuss something without both sides represented Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #78

Which party favors sarisataka Sep 2013 #79

There's a Group for that already krispos42 Sep 2013 #80

Bazinga! aikoaiko Sep 2013 #103

Yes? n/t Bazinga Sep 2013 #184

LOL aikoaiko Sep 2013 #187

Absolutely not. MicaelS Sep 2013 #82

Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #83

No. I can choose not to read or engage if I don't want to. Shrike47 Sep 2013 #84

Makes as much sense as banning all positive posts about racism. Loudly Sep 2013 #85

No. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #86

Ignore is your friend nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #87

Not a very progressive idea. ileus Sep 2013 #88

On a "gut" level, yes... On a "rational" level, no. And, yes, I do let rationality guide me. hlthe2b Sep 2013 #89

No n/t geomon666 Sep 2013 #90

No, I don't like senseless censorship..... Uben Sep 2013 #91

As was so well put pipi_k Sep 2013 #93

No cordelia Sep 2013 #94

No way! Enthusiast Sep 2013 #96

NO (nt) bigwillq Sep 2013 #97

No. The push for censorship has to be stopped LittleBlue Sep 2013 #98

No. First, it's not possible. Second, it will annoy rural Democrats. Warpy Sep 2013 #99

Rural Democrats take an electoral ass kicking on this subject warrant46 Sep 2013 #168

no. nt Zorra Sep 2013 #100

Why not just make a list of accepted beliefs upaloopa Sep 2013 #101

Is this a positive post about guns or a negative post... hunter Sep 2013 #102

It is both. Iggo Sep 2013 #105

You would have a massive argument about what constitued a positive post Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #104

as a gun owner yes I would be in favor warrior1 Sep 2013 #106

I don't think so. fathom5 Sep 2013 #107

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #115

Thank you. fathom5 Sep 2013 #117

No. (n/t) spin Sep 2013 #109

Only if I loved bias and bigotry.what are we on guns, the rw version of freepers on islam? The Straight Story Sep 2013 #112

I think we should stick to banning right-wing assholes. Robb Sep 2013 #114

Best answer etherealtruth Sep 2013 #176

Impossible treestar Sep 2013 #116

Gun-control elitism relies on prohibition of more than guns. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #118

No, but I think after the current story dies down... Chan790 Sep 2013 #119

No. No need to be so extreme. Brigid Sep 2013 #122

As one banned from Gungeon, I think it's good to see how they really feel about guns vs. humanity/ Hoyt Sep 2013 #125

Yep. And I'd never have known if they hadn't come spilling out after Newtown. Iggo Sep 2013 #129

When they come for your guns, it's time to use them. Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #127

Oh, my, yes!!!! That's like talking about what's good about rape. valerief Sep 2013 #132

No. Kaleva Sep 2013 #133

I'd settle for banning positive postings about guns from GD. stevenleser Sep 2013 #134

No I have too much respect for the principles of the 1st Amendment Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #135

THE ATTENTION THIS POST HAS GOTTEN IS THE POINT I'M MAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! coldmountain Sep 2013 #136

1. That's why I said the "principles" of the First Amendment. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #138

Unfortunately,the rightwingAstroturf leads to misunderstandings about what progressives are thinking coldmountain Sep 2013 #141

I have faith in the people of D.U. to work out the issue Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #143

Well stated. Thanks for this thread. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #144

So we should open the forum up to freepers and other RWNJ's then? Why bother to have DU stevenleser Sep 2013 #186

D.U. has tens of thousands of members and its' growing everyday. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #189

You didn't answer any of my questions, because you can't. Your position is untenable. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #190

If you actually read my post, you would know I most clearly stated that I wasn't afraid of debate Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #191

That is a nonsensical response. It has nothing to do with fear. It has to do with being drowned out. stevenleser Sep 2013 #192

General Discussion is a "general discussion board" about the issues of the day, but I haven't noticed Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #194

You haven't noticed it because the GD hosts would be all over it and would lock them. stevenleser Sep 2013 #195

You're posing a hypothetical that hasn't happened when it does get back to me. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #197

It's not a hypothetical. It happens semi-regularly. stevenleser Sep 2013 #199

Again as I posted those aren't critical issues of the day, you're comparing fluff to substance Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #200

You are now moving the goal posts, and you know you are. You werent talking about critical issues of stevenleser Sep 2013 #201

From my very first post to which you responded, I was speaking of substance and the importance of Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #205

No. Not a gun fan, but I feel this issue is far less important than others we have on our plate, grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #146

Honestly? At this point I would be in favor of banning any and all discussion about guns whatsoever quinnox Sep 2013 #147

No. HappyMe Sep 2013 #149

What pintobean said back in #38 derby378 Sep 2013 #156

No more than I would favor all positive postings about Dungeons and Dragons or Republicans. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #157

absolutely not Skittles Sep 2013 #158

as a gunowner MFM008 Sep 2013 #159

yes, i would. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #160

nope.... Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #161

Since I believe in the First Amendment, I say bbinacan Sep 2013 #164

All talk about guns should be limited in that dark, cold basement known as the gungeon. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #165

My wife is alive because she was armed when she needed to be. GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #174

The whole country is a lottery of crime statistics coldmountain Sep 2013 #177

No Duckhunter935 Sep 2013 #167

No HereSince1628 Sep 2013 #170

I would etherealtruth Sep 2013 #172

no - I think they are full of shit- but so are a lot of other postings Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #173

fuck yes, make it go away. bettyellen Sep 2013 #178

Put me down as a "Hell Yes" please. Laffy Kat Sep 2013 #179

As a firearm owner, no Gothmog Sep 2013 #180

Add gun control as a stance DU supports in TOS? PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #182

No. nt LWolf Sep 2013 #183

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BainsBane Sep 2013 #185

I'd be happy if you all went back to your respective gungeons. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #188

So. Fucking. THIS. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #196

No. If I want lockstep echo chamber conformity I would be Republican. nt Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #193

Why? Afraid of free speech? PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #198

no. Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #202

I don't own a gun or want to own a gun. But I oppose shutting down a particular point of bluestate10 Sep 2013 #203

"DU banning all positive posting about guns " donco Sep 2013 #204

No. AngryOldDem Sep 2013 #206