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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:56 AM Original message |
Should extended magazines be banned? |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. What if 11 armed criminals have broken into your house and are hiding behind your fridge? |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's why machine guns need to be legalized. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. They are, but it takes a Federal firearms license |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Have you ever fired a machine gun? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yes; I carried and fired my platoon's M240-G |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. I was a door gunner on a gunship in Vietnam |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. You got a foot-wide grouping with an M-60 on a gunship moving at 80mph? |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #38 |
80. I did not say I got a foot wide grouping |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Ah, sorry, I misread that |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
56. Note to self: Don't joke around with Bandit. |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Original message |
Proof That Gun Control Programs Work. (n/t) |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, the NFA has been very effective |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. I don't believe machine guns were particularly rare in Chicago during prohibition. |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
104. A bit of history |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #104 |
117. Very interesting post! Thanks for the history lesson. |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
137. i wish they werent so rare |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #137 |
146. Then buy one for someone needy |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
150. wish this forum had rep features |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. rep features? huh? |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. if you like someones post |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #154 |
155. Ahhh. A "rec" button. Same thing only different.. n/t |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. apologies |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Hey, it could happen--ever seen "A ChristmasStory?" That was based on Jean Shepherd's |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You should always have one up the pipe |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Find A New Pick-Up Line....... (n/t) |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I guess that was suppose to be whitty |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. The police always say: Do not try to be a hero. Just give them what they ask for. |
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Brilliantrocket (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Original message |
Yeah ok |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
105. A nation of living wimps is preferable to a nation of dead toughguys. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
84. that doesnt always work |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #84 |
107. Good thing neither party had a gun. |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #107 |
143. yeah, it would be a shame |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
87. and when they kill you anyways? Do you get a do-over? n/t |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #87 |
108. Most of the time, all they want is your cash so they can go score some drugs. Just give it to them. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #108 |
125. and the time they don't? Roughly 20% of all homicides occur in the comission of another crime. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
122. I would not use a firearm to protect cash. |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
127. Like these clerks? |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
142. as an every day carrier |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. In case I mugged by 12 bad guys |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. If you get mugged, it is best if you just comply with the demands of the mugger. Attempting to use a |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Then I die nt |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. There are millions of them in the country. How are you going to get them? |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Make them illegal to be sold |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. And when an owner of the magazines dies? |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
130. Magazine size: deck chairs on the Titanic. nt |
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right2bfree (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 05:36 AM Response to Reply #15 |
161. Its simple. If you get cuaght with one, you get a pre-determined jail sentence, say ten years, nt |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #161 |
177. That wasn't the deal |
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right2bfree (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-16-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #177 |
179. I wasnt reffering to thier ideas. One large magazine=10 Years! |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #161 |
180. Your username seems to be in conflict |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
116. If transfer is illegal, what happens when you die or transfer your guns to your adult daughter/son? |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
128. Hmmm, "gun show?" How about over the kitchen table? |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Yoe you are correct but we have even more since Bush |
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Brilliantrocket (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. If we repealed the fourth amendment |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
52. But we are not talking about cars we are talking about |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
83. So do I n/t |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #52 |
131. Actually, these magazines are used by those who... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
78. Bush didn't make the legal. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
93. Bush did not make them legal again. |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Extended Magazines keep the NRA happy? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, there are those here at DU who will defend the need for extended clips. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
94. Its not a matter of simply defending a need. |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
133. And the gun-controllers will spur the manufacture and sale of these magazines. |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
149. i dont "need" |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes! Of course. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
95. I love it... |
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Brilliantrocket (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. Here's a good example of why they shouldn't be banned. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. Is that the magazine for enhanced male performance? I think I read it once |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's settled Law! I want my guns! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. do you need organic tofu at $20/lb from the yuppie market? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. Why does anyone NEED more than three bullets? One? |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. I am a gun owner and support the 2nd Amendment |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. "they will want a lower limit to 5 and so on until all guns are banned" |
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Brilliantrocket (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Dems don't learn from their mistakes... |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. That's the goal and you know it. n/t |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Nope. Nice try though :) |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Here you go, post number 48 proves my point n/t |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. How does my post prove your point? I simply said that you are wrong about the slippery slope. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I made a typo #48 n/t |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. That is the ultimate goal of most of the anti-gun people. As far |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
159. See post 141 nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
123. The Brady Campaign introduced a 6-round limit in 1994 (H.R.3932/S.1878, known as "Brady II"). |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
134. Take a look at #123. When you are through laughing, of course. nt |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
138. Some proof. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. So common sense is overridden by vague slippery slope imaginings. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. That is the gun lobby position, anyway it is a non-starter |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Of course. Paranoia about gun grabbing keeps us from doing ANYTHING rational |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I agree. Nobody needs a 30 round magazine but as long as |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
136. Cho killed far more with much smaller mags; he just carried extras.nt |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
153. Perhaps you will read post 138... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
135. #123.nt |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
141. I have a question |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. Your explanation of why I need only 10 shots is as much conjecture as my argument that I need 30... |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Because reloading is not a big deal for legal uses of guns |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. "it's not a big deal"... |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Oh, I'm not saying it would necessarily save people in every instance. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. Well, the constitutionality remains to be seen... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #60 |
91. Well technically yes. All laws that restrict rights are infringements. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. To answer the OP's question about why I feel I might need 31 rounds: |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
90. Like it was a problem for Cho. Who was smart enough to use 2 guns. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
36. What are you posting this crap here for? Flame bait? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. It's a reasonable question, in light of all the mass shoot-em-ups we have every year. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. It's not flambebait, it's just the wrong question. When proposing a ban, the onus |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. It's not a "wrong" question. It's never wrong to explore ways to keep the body count lower |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. It's fine to ask and discuss, it's wrong as a starting point for discussing a ban |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Why shouldn't people who own high-capacity magazines explain their desire? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Why should they have to? It's really a basic question about the philosophy of |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #64 |
98. For the same reasons that those who wish... |
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NewMoonTherian (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #64 |
156. Your question has swayed me. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. How can anyone decide that it won't make a difference if we can't even question |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. It seems that we have two very different attitudes toward law. I believe that |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. I don't know, if this guy, or anyone, was able to kill more people specifically |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #81 |
97. He would have killed more people firing a shotgun at close range into the crowd. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. I don't care if anyone studies a ban on shotguns. As the owner of a shotgun. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. I rather prefer... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #101 |
110. Sometimes solutions = laws. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #110 |
118. Because as we all know... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #118 |
129. Hmm. Yep, I still want reasonable laws. Even if they're not a deterrent, they are |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
140. First... |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #129 |
148. Big whoop, and a clue |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #129 |
178. If I kill someone with a chain saw... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #81 |
120. Look at it from the other direction: if it could be demonstrated that banning |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
139. Show us how an "extended" magazine will "keep the body count lower"... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
72. "All the mass shoot 'em ups" with extended "clips"... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:53 PM Original message |
Then let's not even question the wisdom of allowing them to be sold to the public. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
79. Strawman. There are roughly 20,000 laws regarding firearms in this country. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. And when new incidents show that certain items result in higher body counts, |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. There is no evidence and ATF, DOJ, and CDC all did studies |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Laws get initiated or changed based on new events. Always. That's how it works. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. However a law that did nothing before is unlikely to magically be useful the second time around. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. Not asking you to support it. But I'm being told it's not even worth discussing. |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #96 |
144. Discuss away. I just don't like junk legislation... |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #96 |
175. It's not worth discussing, for reasons that have already been given to you. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #89 |
100. Not quite. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. Right--and when your right to buy and own something interferes with my right |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #102 |
106. False dichotomy. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #106 |
111. My right to safety overrides your right to buy, possess, manufacture, or |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Thats arguable. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #111 |
121. The "in certain contexts" is key. |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #111 |
132. What does this perceived "right to safety" entail, and where is it enumerated? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #111 |
176. His right to do so has not endangered you. |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. yes as should sale of ammunition to civilians. nt |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
112. You going to ban wheel weights? |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
145. Prohibitionism. It's what's for dinner; slippery slopes are for dessert. nt |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
46. Prescription for Democratic defeat, no matter the logic.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
51. You've started the discussion on the wrong foot by invoking "need" |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. No they should not be banned |
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john donathon (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
62. stop |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
63. Banning extended magazines isn't going to solve the problem. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
66. No. And not just because I own a couple. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. How about both. n/t |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #66 |
124. Very nice gun! I own one as well. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
67. Wow! This tread must be deep in unrecs. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
69. Absolutely. |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #69 |
147. Ah, yes the "slippery slope" in action... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. Her body guards should but only by permit. n/t |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #151 |
160. Is there something about her body? |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
74. extended stupidty should be banned. nt |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. Why the artificial number of 10? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
76. Why do cops carry STANDARD CAPACITY magazines? |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
77. LOL, and I suppose you're the judge on a "logical defense"? |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
88. I am of a mixed mind on the issue. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
103. Here's one way to look at it... |
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Xela (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
109. No. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
114. Given that the majority of civilian pistols hold more than 10 rounds, |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
115. It's nice not reloading every 13 seconds while doing drills. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
119. No. Banning extended mgazines is a "feel good" law ... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
126. How many people have been killed using "extended clips?" nt |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
158. False assumption. The STANDARD magazine for most of the newer handguns is 14-19 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 06:54 AM Response to Reply #162 |
163. Abso- FRACKING- lutely not |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 06:59 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Deleted message |
RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #164 |
165. So, your idea solves nothing |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #165 |
166. Deleted message |
RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:05 AM Response to Reply #166 |
167. Do you want to actually discuss this |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:08 AM Response to Reply #167 |
168. Deleted message |
RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:12 AM Response to Reply #168 |
169. Good bye NT |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #169 |
170. Deleted message |
RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #169 |
171. Damn that was quick NT |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
172. Last I checked, prohibitionists have the burden of proof. |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #172 |
173. I agree, however |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
174. It's been done |
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