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Again....But it's never the guns!
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 (December 16, 2012 at 12:44 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: ...No, it's based off of past experience, actually. Two, actually. Though I learned the other guy's gun's safety was still on afterwards on the second occurrence. Hindsight is 20/20. Two gun incidents, are you a gangster? Give me some details. Manowar  (December 17, 2012 at 9:45 am)Zen Badger Wrote: And this is relevant how? Many countries have had revolutions, yet their populations no longer have this mad gun fetish.It's relevant because it was a turning point in American history. They triumphed against a tyrannical system and set up their own government based on the values of liberty. The founding fathers realized that whilst they needed to defend themselves as a nation, they could not ask their citizens to trust the government to have all the guns and use them responsibly, so they added an amendment to the constitution that means ordinary citizens can bear arms, in case the time comes when they need to stand up against the government again. IMO, it's a very good amendment. Yes, other countries have had revolutions, and sometimes they work...but a lot of the time they fail and end up with even more oppressive governments than they had before. Quote:The vast majority??You can't tell anything from that statistic at all. Some people own more than one firearm...some own only one. A few people probably own dozens (and would qualify for your "armed to the teeth" description). However, saying that there are 88.82 firearms per 100 people does not necessarily mean that 88.82% of people in America own a gun. Indeed, knowing that there are people with more than one gun, and in some cases, many more than one gun, the percentage of people who own at least one gun is probably a lot lower. (December 17, 2012 at 9:54 am)popeyespappy Wrote: Depends on your definition of armed to the teeth. Only about 1 in 3 Americans own a gun at all and something less than half of American households have a gun.Indeed, and I'd say that owning one gun is not armed to the teeth. Hell, having two or three isn't either. It depends on way more factors than that, like the type of gun and how much ammunition is stored. A guy with 10 handguns in display cabinets and one box of ammunition is IMO not "armed to the teeth".  (December 17, 2012 at 9:13 am)Zen Badger Wrote: I find the American obsession with guns to be be incomphrensible.How does my American right to own a gun affect some guy who lives on the other side of the globe?....You don't live in this country. You live in Australia. So what's it your business what I own and how many I have? BTW, here's something I'm getting for my tool box, (just so I can piss off a gun control fanatic).... It can shoot 8D nails at 200 yards. I can build a fence from the comfort of my lawn chair while the wife holds each board in place..."Hey Honey! A little more to the left!...That's it! Don't move!"... ![[Image: dewaltm16nailrifle.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=img208.imageshack.us%2Fimg208%2F5889%2Fdewaltm16nailrifle.jpg)
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![[Image: freddy_03.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=s25.postimg.org%2Fuq1y7aapr%2Ffreddy_03.jpg) Quote: JohnDG... Quote:It was an awful mistake to characterize based upon religion. I should not judge any theist that way, I must remember what I said in order to change.  (December 17, 2012 at 11:28 am)A Theist Wrote: BTW, here's something I'm getting for my tool box, (just so I can piss off a gun control fanatic).... 
 RE: Again....But it's never the guns!
December 17, 2012 at 11:37 am
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(December 17, 2012 at 11:28 am)A Theist Wrote: BTW, here's something I'm getting for my tool box, (just so I can piss off a gun control fanatic).... Well, that's just about the most assinine response I've read yet. And I'm an American, so if you don't like my response, go find a tree and nail yourself to it, just like your Jesus did.
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 (December 17, 2012 at 7:12 am)Kousbroek Wrote: Btw i prefer Mr dumbass you silly girl. Silly girl? Oh, your wit just deepens with every passing moment. Well, Mr. Dumbass, I'll just have to assume you cannot read what you wrote or are scrambling to make up for its faults now that they are pointed out to you. (December 17, 2012 at 11:37 am)orogenicman Wrote: Well, that's just about the most assinine response I've read yet. And I'm an American, so if you don't like my response, go find a tree and nail yourself to it, just like your Jesus did. If you don't appreciate the awesomeness of a semi-automatic assault nail gun, your citizenship should be revoked. I am going to get one of those and build so much stuff. It will all have 9 times the normal amount of nails in it.
 (December 17, 2012 at 12:11 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(December 17, 2012 at 11:37 am)orogenicman Wrote: Well, that's just about the most assinine response I've read yet. And I'm an American, so if you don't like my response, go find a tree and nail yourself to it, just like your Jesus did. And you will be forever cursed by the painter...
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(December 17, 2012 at 12:13 pm)popeyespappy Wrote:(December 17, 2012 at 12:11 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: If you don't appreciate the awesomeness of a semi-automatic assault nail gun, your citizenship should be revoked. I am going to get one of those and build so much stuff. It will all have 9 times the normal amount of nails in it. So true "who the hell uses this many nails?!" |
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