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hack89

(39,171 posts)
17. So you think I should be fired?
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 02:53 PM
Apr 2013

even though I have owned AR-15s for 20 years without a problem.

My daughter owns one too - should she be expelled from college?

Of course, you said it exactly right when saying, "If you want to convince people". AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #1
Preaching to the choir is fun... Pelican Apr 2013 #76
Guns are a cultural issue, not a public safety one. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #2
I'm in a weird place on that. Recursion Apr 2013 #31
No, this is a democracy, it doesn't require unanimous support Progressive dog Apr 2013 #3
I think single-issue polling is misleading. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #4
All polling is somewhat misleading Progressive dog Apr 2013 #5
No this is a republic with laws that can override a popular sentiment or vote ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #7
Believe what you will, people make the laws and can change them Progressive dog Apr 2013 #8
I believe in the law and deplore mob rule ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #9
Deplore how you will, you'll have to endure living in a Progressive dog Apr 2013 #10
Not for much longer ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #12
Where are those pro gunner centrists Progressive dog Apr 2013 #13
Most here clearly are ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #62
Then why all the posts complainig about the 90% Progressive dog Apr 2013 #64
I have only posted once in this thread point out the contrary polling ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #65
There are no valid metrics for DGU from either side ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #6
Find out who they are and fire them from their jobs. gulliver Apr 2013 #11
You would fire a guy who is supporting his family because of a gun he owns? Stretch714 Apr 2013 #15
Yes, but it would depend on the weapon for me. gulliver Apr 2013 #16
So you think I should be fired? hack89 Apr 2013 #17
Yup, times have changed. gulliver Apr 2013 #19
So my daughter should be expelled from college? Really? nt hack89 Apr 2013 #20
Sorry. It's not personal. gulliver Apr 2013 #21
The NRA thanks you for their support hack89 Apr 2013 #25
I'm not too optimistic about gun control laws. gulliver Apr 2013 #35
If your goal is to save lives then AR-15s are the least of your worries when it come to guns. hack89 Apr 2013 #38
I call that being a control freak. And how would you find out what guns they owned The Straight Story Apr 2013 #67
You just named the 2 firearms I own, premium Apr 2013 #18
I've had shotguns of several gauges. gulliver Apr 2013 #24
My kids are grown up and gone, premium Apr 2013 #28
That's an extremist position Union Scribe Apr 2013 #23
I dunno... gulliver Apr 2013 #27
Making millions of people unemployed Union Scribe Apr 2013 #29
One day Duckhunter935 Apr 2013 #39
Do you hire based on how some one votes? Stretch714 Apr 2013 #41
There is a big difference between voting... gulliver Apr 2013 #69
So any one who owns an AR-15 has a flawed character, wow. nt Stretch714 Apr 2013 #71
So someone voting for the Tea Party does not have a flawed character? ok. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #78
I can only imagine your distaste for unions then NickB79 Apr 2013 #66
Even though 12-ga. shotguns kill FAR more people annually? NickB79 Apr 2013 #68
I don't get it metalbot Apr 2013 #73
Joe McCarthy would be proud kudzu22 Apr 2013 #22
We need to draw a line somewhere? Then draw it between criminals and noncriminals. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #30
I'm sure your bigotry is widespread customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #37
+1000. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #80
ok GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #14
OMG Skittles Apr 2013 #26
Well, what you've been trying is clearly working so well... Recursion Apr 2013 #32
it's the NRA and BIG MONEY buying results Skittles Apr 2013 #33
Nonsense. beevul Apr 2013 #45
check Australia's stats and get back to me Skittles Apr 2013 #47
Australia's stats... beevul Apr 2013 #48
BULLSHIT Skittles Apr 2013 #49
I'll take that non-denial denial as a confirmation. N/T beevul Apr 2013 #50
DONE here Skittles Apr 2013 #56
Oh and the nuts, come marching in oh and the nuts come marching in DainBramaged Apr 2013 #53
I am so fucking tired of them Dain Skittles Apr 2013 #55
They are simply trying to wear America down. DainBramaged Apr 2013 #57
Here is yet another billh58 Apr 2013 #34
Admittedly, I've only ventured into the Gungeon once or twice Bake Apr 2013 #43
Its part of the overall effort. beevul Apr 2013 #46
I've been called a gun nut, gun lover, gun humper, etc., ad infinitum Bake Apr 2013 #51
I've been subject to the same treatment, but that's not the part that bugs me. friendly_iconoclast Apr 2013 #75
It's called Gun Safety Measures MattBaggins Apr 2013 #36
The only opinions that need to be changed edhopper Apr 2013 #40
I must respectfully disagree. Aristus Apr 2013 #42
"Weapons of Mass Murder?" Bake Apr 2013 #44
I don't consider every firearm a weapon of mass murder. Aristus Apr 2013 #59
What about a single shot bolt action .577 supernaut Apr 2013 #77
It's not a small minority Uzair Apr 2013 #52
The problem is, the fact-based community already agrees with gun control. DanTex Apr 2013 #54
A great way to get someone to not listen to you is to tell them hughee99 Apr 2013 #58
Stupid bigoted gun nuts who don't care if children die aren't going to listen to logic regardless. DanTex Apr 2013 #60
+1000 n/t billh58 Apr 2013 #61
Of course, but if you start your argument off like this, hughee99 Apr 2013 #63
I presume you can see the circularity of your own argument without my needing to point it out? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #81
I mock gun owners. I have nukes. Drones too, not those weenie remote contol kind, smart AI... hunter Apr 2013 #70
Thank you for your concern. baldguy Apr 2013 #72
This is perhaps the most asinine thing I've read in hours: ellisonz Apr 2013 #74
One does not combat religious fervor with facts. Pholus Apr 2013 #79
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