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sir pball

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39. I never said they weren't a reprehensible company, and I don't support them.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 12:27 PM
Nov 2013

Don't own any, wouldn't buy any, wouldn't defend them whatsoever. Wouldn't shed a tear if they went out of business tomorrow - but none of that changes the fact that it doesn't matter one iota that Lanza used their product as opposed to CProducts, H&K, or any other manufacturer. Say he chose Federal ammunition, should they be singled out?

I realize it's the report's job to go into exhaustive detail about trivia like that, but pulling it out as some example of something (how evil Magpul is? They are, but not for this - as if they had any influence on Lanza's pick) in the context of high-capacity magazine regulation* is at best silly and at worst counterproductively petty.

* - 5 rounds is fine by me.

edit - Lanza likely used at least some BP-sourced gasoline in his car to get to the school. BP is, of course, one of the vilest companies on earth. Should this be added to the list of evil they've abetted? Yes, I realize "gasoline isn't designed to kill" while high-cap mags are, point is that even though the company is hideous, how a person uses their product outside of their control shouldn't weigh on them regardless of how bad they may otherwise be.

He used some of the most popular and common aftermarket magainzes in his guns? davepc Nov 2013 #1
Holy shit, I gotta keep an eye on the ones in my gun safe. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #2
Thanks for reminding us just how widespread the sickness is villager Nov 2013 #3
........... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #21
It is a sickness. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2013 #33
This just in shedevil69taz Nov 2013 #4
what crap UpInArms Nov 2013 #5
The relevance of which magazines were used shedevil69taz Nov 2013 #7
Holy shit, all my guns are broken. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #11
That Makes No Sense DallasNE Nov 2013 #8
full ignore ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #15
Is there a way to do parital ignore? snooper2 Nov 2013 #32
Yeah! "Cars equal guns". Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #22
But it makes sense to gun nuts. mikeysnot Nov 2013 #27
Another Victory For American Gun Nuts! nt onehandle Nov 2013 #6
Swimming Pools Kill More People...... SoCalMusicLover Nov 2013 #9
Oh, joy! I've been waiting for the swimming pool thingie! CTyankee Nov 2013 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #14
Yeah! "Swimming pools equal guns." Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #23
ctrl+f shedevil69taz Nov 2013 #10
see you are not getting the responce you wanted Duckhunter935 Nov 2013 #12
Yeah! "Cars equal guns." Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #24
But but if they'd succeeded in banning the magazine, and the company moved madeline_con Nov 2013 #25
Hmmm, drug dealers threaten to leave my state if we don't ease up on them? mbperrin Nov 2013 #16
You mentioned a brand: gunner shitheads drool over such shit alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #17
Come on now, you don't really think--*looks over thread responses*--holy shit, you're right. nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #42
I wish they'd hurry up and leave. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #18
Colorado wants them to stay - they like the blood money. hack89 Nov 2013 #19
Unlike marijuana. Legal in Colorado but not for export to other states.. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #20
If only they weren't made in CO, insane people wouldn't snap. n/t madeline_con Nov 2013 #26
If only they weren't made anywhere, insane people could snap without murdering mountain grammy Nov 2013 #28
They'd kill them with non "asssault" firearms. n/t madeline_con Nov 2013 #30
It's hard to answer a thoughtless, callous response like yours, but here goes: mountain grammy Nov 2013 #31
I can (not very enjoyably) imagine that "war scene" with my grandpa's 100-year old shotgun. sir pball Nov 2013 #34
Lanza had wealthy parents who chose to buy war weapons with mountain grammy Nov 2013 #44
In WASP-ass Connecticut having a mentally ill child is a huge "failure". You do not seek care. sir pball Nov 2013 #49
You don't understand do you Lurks Often Nov 2013 #40
No, you don't understand! That's bullshit and you know it... mountain grammy Nov 2013 #43
Your inability to recognize it doesn't make it untrue Lurks Often Nov 2013 #45
Just like Va Tech - oh wait hack89 Nov 2013 #50
TY n/t madeline_con Dec 2013 #53
No the bullets were not made in your state...... S_B_Jackson Nov 2013 #52
Love my Pmags. ileus Nov 2013 #29
I'm sure Adam did too. nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #41
.. LionsTigersRedWings Dec 2013 #56
I don't give a fuck about Ileus. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2013 #57
Completely pointless information. Magazines are fungible. sir pball Nov 2013 #35
There's nothing fungible about Magpul's actions against Colorado Democrats. Paladin Nov 2013 #38
I never said they weren't a reprehensible company, and I don't support them. sir pball Nov 2013 #39
Those same Dems that want Magpul's blood money hack89 Nov 2013 #51
And water is wet. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #36
exactly. LionsTigersRedWings Dec 2013 #55
Hey! That's abridging my freedom to commit effortless mass-murder! Aristus Nov 2013 #37
Guns, mags, necessary but not sufficient for mass shootings, I guess Blandocyte Nov 2013 #46
Thank you for the post. Sorry I didn't see it locks Nov 2013 #47
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #48
Magpul must be proud. Maybe they can use it in their advertising. hunter Dec 2013 #54
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