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Gun Control & RKBA

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

1. I know what he means

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 05:32 PM

Nov 2015

When I was a kid, we were allowed to shoot rats at the dump. The guys who ran the dump knew we would not put bullet holes in the buildings or equipment, so they told us where we could shoot, and nobody thought much about it. But we didn't have assault rifles and 10k rounds of ammunition. We didn't fire so many rounds into trees that we toppled them as if they'd been sawed down. We didn't send stray bullets whizzing through neighborhoods. We didn't start fires with tracer rounds. We didn't do many of the things so common now. Richards is right. It's not just a few bad apples anymore. Bad behavior is common. I'm not sure why, but I think it has to do with promoting the notion that freedom means, "I can do whatever I want, and you can't stop me."

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Irresponsible Alberta gun nuts shoot down privileges at public shooting range [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

I know what he means HassleCat Nov 2015 #1

Guns are the tools of the feeble-minded and the military, mainly. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #2

Post removed Post removed Nov 2015 #3

Amazing how being able to haul an 80-pound rucksack 12 miles magically... krispos42 Nov 2015 #6

Obviously my meaning and reasoning was more along these lines: Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #7

"Meaning and reasoning" Well there's your oxymoron for the week folks DonP Nov 2015 #9

I don't see any uniformed service members in that comic. krispos42 Nov 2015 #13

You've a negative, disparaging attitude toward the "feeble-minded," and toward our soldiers. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #15

"Trumped up" is a good phrase to use for what gun lovers bring to the table in debate about Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #17

So, you never heard of that expression before the Donald gave the go-ahead? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #18

typical red-neck human behavior saturnsring Nov 2015 #4

I had to share the "free range" with probably 30 other people a few weekends ago. ileus Nov 2015 #5

I went in with 46 other people and bought 43 acres of land FLson Nov 2015 #8

I used be in on a nice hunting lease of 2000 acres. ileus Nov 2015 #14

The gun nuts who caused this shooting range to close down Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #10

You mean Canadian gun culture? gejohnston Nov 2015 #11

Was my sarcasm too subtle? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #12

Some would say: "Close enuff for gubmint work." Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #16