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hack89

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16. Is everyone who owns a gun an "afficionado [sic]"?

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #15)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 09:54 AM

Apr 2013

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because if so, then the word loses all meaning when trying to make sense of gun violence. But then nuance has no place in the gun control lexicon, does it? All gun owners are pre-criminals in your eyes.

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Police: Man shoots father to death outside Ohio church after Easter services [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2013 OP

Gun worshipers baldguy Apr 2013 #1

Crazy people. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #4

That's what I said. baldguy Apr 2013 #6

Religious fundy crazy people in this case. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #7

It's good to see you agreeing that the RW gun worshiping weirdies are crazy & shouldn't have guns. baldguy Apr 2013 #11

I have no problem limiting gun ownership to Democrats. hack89 Apr 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Apr 2013 #14

agreed samsingh Apr 2013 #22

Crazy people into whose hands you placed a gun primavera Apr 2013 #18

I have no problems with laws that keep guns out of the hands of crazy people hack89 Apr 2013 #19

Welcome to the 88% primavera Apr 2013 #20

I have always been in the 88% hack89 Apr 2013 #21

Then perhaps you can explain something to me primavera Apr 2013 #24

Because it would make no difference in how gun owners are perceived. hack89 Apr 2013 #25

C'mon, hack89, that's a cop out primavera Apr 2013 #28

I have posted countless times of the gun control laws I support. hack89 Apr 2013 #30

I guess that's because the measures you support don't address gun control primavera Apr 2013 #32

I support all proposed gun control laws except for the AWB hack89 Apr 2013 #33

I'm delighted to hear it primavera Apr 2013 #34

You are welcome. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #35

If we just could have kept prayer in public schools, this never would have happened... bulloney Apr 2013 #2

Apparently the shooter was a Muslim hack89 Apr 2013 #8

Weird, bizarre post Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #26

Sounds like one was enough... this time. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #3

Looks like a religious fundy went off the deep end hack89 Apr 2013 #5

Looks like a gun afficianado went off the deep end... LanternWaste Apr 2013 #15

Is everyone who owns a gun an "afficionado [sic]"? hack89 Apr 2013 #16

Religious fundy with a gun went off the deep end Doctor_J Apr 2013 #29

Wouldn't be Christian to kill his dad INSIDE the church, gol'dangit! PolitFreak Apr 2013 #9

See #5 for what he apparently said (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #12

All kidding aside I truly wonder why he killed his own father. That is really sad. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #10

Suspect has a record of charges for violence; no apparent feud with father muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #13

The shooters father or the father of the church? n/t EC Apr 2013 #23

The shooters father hughee99 Apr 2013 #31

Thanks NRA Andy Stanton Apr 2013 #27

and they laugh because I carry at church. ileus Apr 2013 #36

When it hits home is when the arguments end olddots Apr 2013 #37