Gun Laws Debate - Quakertown, PA

POV wrote:

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I think you are a just a wee bit paranoid. But, everyone is entitled to their own psychosis.
Honestly, you people, including Smiley and Jersey Duke make it seem like we live under Pol Pot, Castro, or Hitler! This is the United States of America, not some totalitarian dictatorship!
Maybe you ought to consider moving to Montana to join a militia...and take Smiley with you too!

POV wrote:

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I think you are a just a wee bit paranoid. But, everyone is entitled to their own psychosis.
Honestly, you people, including Smiley and Jersey Duke make it seem like we live under Pol Pot, Castro, or Hitler! This is the United States of America, not some totalitarian dictatorship!
Maybe you ought to consider moving to Montana to join a militia...and take Smiley with you too!

smiley wrote:

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We dont need to move to montana. PA has its own milita...lol
Just curious, why are u willingly placing yourself in a state of helplessness???
If crap does break out do u honestly believe that the gov forces can protect everyone?
Suppose theres a natural catastrophy and rioters and looters begin to wreak havoc on the community. How would u feel about going to bed in the dark without anyway to protect yourself?
Phones are out of commision, power is out....crazed looking strangers are creeping all around the outside of your home...as u sit inside waiting for gov forces to rescue U!
Its your RESPONSIBILITY to protect your home, and family!
So instead you have chosen to take the route that will cost the lifes of those u love!

POV wrote:

You know what? You are as dumb as a rock! I said assault weapons...did I say anything about banning shotguns or pistols?

What's in those ciggys you're smoking, old lady? I think you have brain damage.

Mr Badger wrote:

It should be open carry, crime would go down if Law abiding citzens were armed and had proper training.

POV wrote:

You know what? You are as dumb as a rock! I said assault weapons...did I say anything about banning shotguns or pistols?

What's in those ciggys you're smoking, old lady? I think you have brain damage.

POV wrote:

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You know what? You are as dumb as a rock! I said assault weapons...did I say anything about banning shotguns or pistols?
What's in those ciggys you're smoking, old lady? I think you have brain damage.

Mr Badger wrote:

It should be open carry, crime would go down if Law abiding citzens were armed and had proper training.

Vain HK wrote:

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What would you define as an assault weapon?

smiley wrote:

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It is open carry! You only need a permit to carry concealed!
Now if only the gun owners would get themselves a set of B*LLS" and strap their guns where they could be seen!
http://paopencarry.org/
I am amazed by the number of people who think u need a permit to open carry!
check out the cop at about 8 mins. He goes from harrassing the gun owner to the taking issue with a sign the girl scouts posted on a light pole...lol..
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

captian bingingham wrote:

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I like that. Just like the west in the 1870s. Worked great.

Mr Badger wrote:

It should be open carry, crime would go down if Law abiding citzens were armed and had proper training.

Voluntarist wrote:

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Ill bet you those Germans would of done a lot better for themselves if they were a little bit paranoid when H I.t l.e r started confiscating guns.

POV wrote:

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For Christ's sake, this isn't the Wild West any more. This quote from Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black, best sums it up:
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it."
Imagine if everyone was packing in that theater. They would have panicked and would have shot each other!

POV wrote:

<quoted text>Yeah...that was ALL the guns. I'm just talking about assault weapons/rifles and high capacity clips.
You loons are getting your feathers all ruffled up.
What's wrong with just owning a shotgun or pistol with a low capacity clip or a revolver? Answer: Nothing. It will still do the job of protecting you in case some ahole breaks into your house.
Besides, you don't have to have good aim at close range with a shotgun!

smiley wrote:

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NO u are DEAD WRONG!
With RIGHTS comes responsibility!
If we expressed our right to carry from young on up, the majority of folks would not fear their own weapon!
They would be properly trained and know how to use the da8nm thing!
It wasnt that long ago that quakertown high school had a rifle range in the basement!
If the shooter knew that folks in that theater were armed we wouldnt be having this discussion!
You really should consider buying yourself a gun, and learn how to use it!
Obvioulsy your fears are affecting your ability to think clearly!
Why do u want to intentionally place yourself in a state of "helplessness", defenseless???

POV wrote:

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Yes, under normal circumstances, people are responsible, but unless you've had EXTENSIVE law enforcement training, the situation you just posted would have been sheer carnage!
If people don't have time to make dinner at night, do you really think they are going to take the time to spend at a rifle range?
I don't have fears. I never went deer hunting, but used to use a .22 to shoot rabbits and squirrels when I was younger.
Obviously, your paranoia is affecting your ability to think clearly, old lady.
Go suck down some more nicotene.

smiley wrote:

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Ok post the facts,post the stats...enlighten us!
Where does it state that it requires EXTENSIVE police training for one to be able to be accurate with a weapon!
Take a gander at this story! BTW, he was accurate at handling his weapon prior to ebtering the military...not the other way around( as u would want the story to be told)!
Richmond, 27, shot his first shotgun at age five and started shooting competitively at 11, but his family never dreamed the Olympics were in his future.
http://wnep.com/2012/07/19/sullivan-county-na...
Began at the age of 5!!! OHH!!! Bad bad parents...lol

POV wrote:

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It was a DARK MOVIE THEATER! Nuff said.
As for the Olympics bound kid...that's target practice, not a real life, split-second, life or death situation like Aurora. We are talking about dozens of scared people in a dark, smoke filled room. If people in the back row would have shot toward Holmes, dollars to donuts says they would have hit fellow moviegoers because it was mayhem in there!
You're nuts, you know that?