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tinrobot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:24 AM
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Why handguns are preferred - by Antonin Scalia
Scalia noted that the handgun is Americans' preferred weapon of self-defense in part because "it can be pointed at a burglar with one hand while the other hand dials the police."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/26/supreme-court-upholds-rig_n_109365.html

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I'm sure one handed cell phone dialing and not British soldiers are what the founding fathers were thinking about when they wrote the second amendment.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:27 AM
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1. You don't know that!
As you can see from this wood carving, this Patriot is clearly hampered by the carrying of a flag with both hands.

If he had a hand gun, he could point it at one of his slaves to hold the flag for him, while he calls the cops to tell them what sweet cheeks they have and that Jews control the police force.
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:34 AM
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5. that's very funny
i'm laughing in an uncontrollable fashion.

:spray:


:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:05 PM
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12. Mel does that to the chicks. n/t
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:25 PM
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16. I don't get it
:shrug:

did you just call me a "chick", or am i completely lost?

anyway, was saying that your post was really funny.

gibson's a melodramatic hack, as well as being a confused, fucked up guy.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:31 PM
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18. I was poking fun at Gibson's belief that he's God's gift. n/t
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:38 PM
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19. Oh, get it now!
He's got enough ego to be pResident.

The GOP does love their Grade B actors, and don't seem to care about the stupid shit they say.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:44 PM
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20. Yes. The newest one is Stephen Baldwin.
Politico (found by fark)
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:50 PM
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21. OMFG!
What a maroon. The boy is painful to watch.

Senator potential, at least! Didn't Thompson retire or die, or something?
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:51 PM
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22. Thompson just got old.
He's too lazy to die.
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 01:07 PM
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23. I have days like that
but I'm not a self-important, gasbag, thorn-in-the-side, stereotype of the Southrun Gentamin, so it doesn't bother anyone.

OK, maybe my southern-fried neighbors...
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:30 AM
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2. LOL! And Scalia claims the constitution doesn't evolve
while he decries judicial activism.

THis decision is just about as big a farce as anything except Bush v. Gore (which Scalia says we should get over since it was years ago).
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:30 AM
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3. Oh for god sake! What a stupid reason!!!! I prefer a hand gun because
it's lighter and easier to handle! It can be hidden! A lot of them are small caliber so the ammo is cheaper. Geeze Tony, do I have to explain EVERYTHING to you????
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SteveM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:34 AM
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4. His sense of art is crappy. I HAVE to use two hands on my old Ruger .357 (nt)
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:41 AM
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6. it`s the wild wild west...
there goes the concealed problem...now people can proudly display their choice of side arm in plain view! no more wimpy concealed bullshit!

i bet the law enforcement people are a tad bit upset....so fellow citizens when a cop pulls his gun during a traffic stop do`t be upset..the supremes are protecting your second amendment rights!
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:46 AM
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7. Obviously you haven't
read the decision because you are spouting nonsense.
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razors edge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:47 AM
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9. Like the cops weren't pulling guns in the past.
Maybe the cop will think twice about that, if he is the kind of shit bird just pulling you over for a bogus shake down to begin with.

Not all thieves were panty hose on their heads, some wear stinkin badges.
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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:54 AM
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11. Actually, gun control was rampant in the "wild west" nt
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pt22 Donating Member (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:08 PM
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14. Can I get some of whatever you are smoking?
:smoke:
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 02:07 PM
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24. oops i thought this was nonsense thursday....
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:46 AM
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8. His reasoning's off.
Granted, I agree with the decision, but I doubt that many people in that situation are going to juggle a cell phone and a handgun.

Handguns are very useful for self defense, specifically because they are small and convenient - use of deadly force is as easy as point and click, or shall I say, point and shoot. Get a CCW permit, and you can carry them with you. You can keep them on your nightstand next to your bed. They're handy. Long guns are far more unwieldy and can't be brought to bear in a self-defense situation quickly.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 11:50 AM
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10. If I had to carry a long gun, how would I aim it at passengers in my car while driving?
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:06 PM
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13. Get a bigger car?
Or, do you want the terrorists to win?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:20 PM
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15. maybe if I just used a coathanger things would go better
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 12:30 PM
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17. Pfft. Maybe if you had a a weapon attached to the top of your vehicle? n/t
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