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Yes. And yes. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #1
Yes and yes. hack89 Apr 2016 #2
Demarcus Smith is black and just moved into town from Chicago hack89 Apr 2016 #3
There are all kinds of arguments you could have used Android3.14 Apr 2016 #4
Ditto for your response. nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #5
His response was perfectly appropriate. OP *FAIL*. pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #15
Yes, selling guns to people who are clearly depressed does say it all. flamin lib Apr 2016 #16
Gotcha - Your pretend scenarios also include pretend reasons for LEOs jmg257 Apr 2016 #17
Why can't we just have the police take John and Bill into custody until they get better? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #18
"Clearly depressed"? Puh-leeze. Straw Man Apr 2016 #20
I used the clinical description of depression to describe John. flamin lib Apr 2016 #21
You're going to have to cite that for us. Straw Man Apr 2016 #22
No, I don't. flamin lib Apr 2016 #24
No cite? OK. Assertion dismissed. Straw Man Apr 2016 #29
"No, I don't." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #35
"...any entry level psychology test." Seems like all that's used to be an expert on DU! Eleanors38 May 2016 #47
Tell that to all those nice older folks who enjoy going to the range down in FLA. jmg257 Apr 2016 #23
I'm really tired of the deflection. Have a nice life. n flamin lib Apr 2016 #25
You start an OP with carefully crafted scenarios; then, when people question your OP Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #27
Calling every counterargument a "deflection" is a deflection. Straw Man Apr 2016 #30
Deflection? They were YOUR pretend scenarios...and you don't agree with the hypothetical answers jmg257 Apr 2016 #31
Our Uncle Ruckus* expects deference as our (self-proclaimed) moral and intellectual superior... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #32
"You are your own worst enemy." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #34
You must have used the gun confiscation version of the description. beardown Apr 2016 #37
You could decrease the number potentially causing human grief by at least 10 at last reckoning... Marengo May 2016 #51
Then you must support the police taking John into custody against his will, without a crime Giggity May 2016 #53
"Great work guys." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #36
A Men's Rights Advocate is offended a woman wants a gun permit because she claims her ex Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #6
A woman applies for a permit sarisataka Apr 2016 #7
Ah yes, "PreCrime." Straw Man Apr 2016 #8
Yes. Yes. jmg257 Apr 2016 #9
This is the conflict between melm00se Apr 2016 #10
Around here we also dealt DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #19
Justice needs to be blind discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #11
Yes2. However, I might refuse sales to 3 guys wanting muzzle loaders and who go to my range. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #12
Your post is a good example of why "shall-issue" laws have proven necessary, and here's why. benEzra Apr 2016 #13
Guns are therapeutic, nothing cures the blues quicker. ileus Apr 2016 #14
Another scenario ymetca Apr 2016 #26
Finally a sane reply! nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #28
"John is offered free marijuana" beergood Apr 2016 #38
So sorry ymetca May 2016 #48
Posts like yours are why I actively advocate Kang Colby Apr 2016 #33
I made good on my promise a few weeks ago. Kang Colby May 2016 #52
If you want to slash treatment for depression by 30-40%, benEzra May 2016 #39
I'd never issue a permit regardless Matrosov May 2016 #40
Which is why we need to enact TeddyR May 2016 #41
That 14th Amendment sarisataka May 2016 #42
So, what are your thoughts on Kim Davis? SQUEE May 2016 #43
Don't expect an answer- that sort tend to flee when their hypocrisy is pointed out... friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #45
How about you move to another country where infringing is A-OK... beevul May 2016 #44
"I'd never issue a permit regardless" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #46
"Police do not issue licenses to carry for any reason in most (all?) jurisdictions." pablo_marmol May 2016 #50
I think you are the one who needs to move... Marengo May 2016 #49
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