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Canada takes action by RobVG May 30, 2022 3:34 pm

Hmmm by ER 2022-05-30 16:43:20
- Hand guns are common in Canada. by RobVG 2022-05-30 19:32:33
  - The laws they have about shooting at a range are the same as our archery laws by Pebble 2022-06-01 05:01:36
  - I'm not sure I agree with that system. by ER 2022-05-30 21:01:21
    - The transport authority only applies to handguns. by RobVG 2022-05-30 22:49:11
      - When I was growing up in Florida by ER 2022-05-31 06:16:47
        
        Last year Canada banned several long guns. by RobVG 2022-05-31 10:11:21
        
        Saturday Night Specials by podrock 2022-05-31 08:43:44
        
        Yup. Times have changed. by RobVG 2022-05-31 10:12:57

And there it is... "Rep. Mo Brooks Says We Need Our Guns So We Can 'Take Back' The Nation" by RL May 30, 2022 9:48 am

They just never recovered from a black president in the White House. by ER 2022-05-30 11:28:58
- I'm sure that was the case for some. by RobVG 2022-05-30 11:45:54
  - Peer Pressure by podrock 2022-05-30 12:54:33
    - Ever since the school segregation wars of the 1950s by ER 2022-05-30 13:19:18
      - Desegregation was certainly a trigger point. by podrock 2022-05-30 14:45:40
        
        I was in high school. by ER 2022-05-30 15:07:20
  - Most racists don't know they're racists. by ER 2022-05-30 12:47:37
    - Some racists know they are and it hurts them deeply. by Pebble 2022-05-30 15:17:44
T & P's by podrock 2022-05-30 11:18:18

The rest of the iceberg by ER May 29, 2022 7:47 am

True. by podrock 2022-05-29 09:01:15

America needs to look at gun laws in civilised countries and learn from them by Pebble May 25, 2022 3:17 pm

GOP death-cult by RL 2022-05-28 13:34:01
America is a gun by Brian bilston by Pebble 2022-05-27 02:47:53
Oh, we looked... by RL 2022-05-26 16:57:22
- Oh I know what it’s like alright by Pebble 2022-05-27 02:45:12
- fetish: by podrock 2022-05-26 19:02:54
  - FFS by RobVG 2022-05-27 12:17:29
    - you'll note that that picture by podrock 2022-05-27 13:11:54
- I don't want to think about it any more. by ER 2022-05-26 18:47:40
  - Your concluding sentence. by podrock 2022-05-26 19:08:31
    - They are making us just like them. by ER 2022-05-26 19:40:49
      - Except in our case it is out of self defense by RL 2022-05-27 10:04:37
        
        Maybe we should arm ourselves? by ER 2022-05-27 18:04:11
      - Yup. Or trying to. by podrock 2022-05-26 19:57:05
- Not Hyperbole. by podrock 2022-05-26 18:41:04
Its not going to work. by ER 2022-05-26 07:37:51
- Things are changing. by RobVG 2022-05-26 13:27:51
  - Pointless pandering to the media circus by Pebble 2022-05-27 02:50:31
    - You don't understand the enormity of these laws. by RobVG 2022-05-27 12:52:59
    - So what are you saying? by RobVG 2022-05-27 12:41:52
      - Without prohibition of possession the laws re purchasing are not enough by Pebble 2022-05-27 13:38:58
        
        Yeah, that ain't going to happen either. by podrock 2022-05-27 15:42:15
        
        IT IS NOT IN THE FUCKING CONSTITUTION. by ER 2022-05-27 18:19:53
        
        What hurts my brain by podrock 2022-05-27 21:26:43
        
        Words have meaning. by podrock 2022-05-27 20:46:28
        
        Inversion by podrock 2022-05-27 21:34:31
        
        Its not a question of legal interpretation of historical texts. by ER 2022-05-28 05:54:15
  - There's a lot of things we could do to make things better. by ER 2022-05-26 13:56:22
- Exactly. by podrock 2022-05-26 09:17:48
  - Gun deaths in America by ER 2022-05-26 11:03:13

Stand on Zanzibar (1968), John Brunner by ER May 26, 2022 7:07 pm

One of those books I confess I've been meaning to read. by podrock 2022-05-26 20:03:19

And again... damn-it by RL May 24, 2022 4:51 pm

And there it is, from the vice-governor of TX by podrock 2022-05-25 10:50:55
- 'The Onion' front page right now by RL 2022-05-26 06:04:51
So how many of you here have guns? by Pebble 2022-05-24 23:15:15
- Cannot confirm nor deny. by podrock 2022-05-25 12:45:31
  - I’ll take that as a yes thn by Pebble 2022-05-25 15:17:55
    - Or a no. by podrock 2022-05-25 16:03:42
  - But here's a story about how easy it is to get one: by podrock 2022-05-25 13:39:39
- I do by ER 2022-05-25 06:27:58
Give this man the highest award possible by Pebble 2022-05-24 23:09:50
But it is too soon to talk about it. by podrock 2022-05-24 17:19:59
- So do I by Pebble 2022-05-24 23:08:48

This is not the fringe of the GOP by RL May 22, 2022 10:12 am

To Kill a Mocking Bird by BuckGalaxy 2022-05-24 09:56:18
- good quote. by podrock 2022-05-25 12:46:00
The story gets weird by podrock 2022-05-23 22:30:56
- Not grifting. Bribery. by ER 2022-05-24 05:10:32
Here you go: by podrock 2022-05-22 17:23:38
- Also, "Jesus, guns, babies" by podrock 2022-05-23 10:25:47
He should be stripped of his role as a pastor at the very least. by Pebble 2022-05-22 11:45:43
- Yeah, that's not going to happen. by podrock 2022-05-22 12:25:16
  - Oh yes by Pebble 2022-05-24 15:24:30
    - Sadly, video not supported in the US. by podrock 2022-05-24 16:58:45
      - Try this by Pebble 2022-05-25 15:19:56
Disgusting. by podrock 2022-05-22 11:12:54

Texas school shooting response by Pebble May 24, 2022 3:22 pm

More response- conservatives react by RL 2022-05-24 18:29:02
And if legislation were introduced to fund addressing the mental health issues? by RL 2022-05-24 17:49:02
Don't get me started on that lunatic. by podrock 2022-05-24 17:40:56
- She just won her primary- so we get more of her to come... by RL 2022-05-24 19:22:14
  - Not at all surprised. by podrock 2022-05-24 19:33:44

What a broadside! by ER May 23, 2022 9:31 am

So where is he now? by RobVG 2022-05-23 12:45:11
- Probably in hiding. by ER 2022-05-23 13:26:05
  - In our system you can be slandered and your career destroyed and receive death threats and harassment... by RL 2022-05-23 13:41:22
    - Ask the Vindman family. by podrock 2022-05-23 14:21:19
Two thumbs up. by podrock 2022-05-23 10:31:45
Bravery like that should be lauded around the world. by RL 2022-05-23 09:34:31

Eating their own by podrock May 20, 2022 7:35 am

Next up: by podrock 2022-05-21 11:22:08
- I applaud their choice of target, but... by RL 2022-05-21 14:00:53
  - Why has he not been indicted yet? by podrock 2022-05-21 14:33:00
    - Because we had 4 years of a president gutting, slandering and demoralizing the DOJ... by RL 2022-05-21 21:25:42
Kristall Abend by ER 2022-05-21 08:05:31
- You are- without a doubt- the most gifted writer the zone has, or ever had by RL 2022-05-21 14:39:42
  - Seconded by podrock 2022-05-21 15:28:16
  - Thanks, for the compliment, but... by ER 2022-05-21 14:56:41
    - Sparring with excellent writers made me a better writer. by podrock 2022-05-21 15:30:39
- Apparently, the John Birch Society is gaining members. by podrock 2022-05-21 08:16:04
  - You might want to re-read my post. by ER 2022-05-21 08:26:25
    - Yep by podrock 2022-05-21 09:10:51
      - I first was exposed to the John Birch Society while in high school. by ER 2022-05-21 11:37:14
        
        Brandolini's law by podrock 2022-05-21 11:57:50
Looks like Madison won't be taking this sitting down.... by RL 2022-05-20 19:07:30
- Uh... by podrock 2022-05-20 21:25:31
  - Since he lied about the circumstances leading to that disability, and used that lie to get it elected... by RL 2022-05-21 03:56:32
    - The zone had members explicitly spouting 'replacement theory' 15 years ago- before it was 'cool' by RL 2022-05-21 05:55:06
      - I wanted him banned too by podrock 2022-05-21 08:08:40
        
        I know, and was not implying the decision was yours.... by RL 2022-05-21 08:15:47
        
        Would it have changed anything? by podrock 2022-05-21 11:32:37
        
        Taking a stand on the right side always accomplishes something... by RL 2022-05-21 12:32:44
        
        My final stand on the issue before I left would have been 2007 0r 2008 by RL 2022-05-21 08:24:47
        
        I've the classic Zone archives by podrock 2022-05-21 11:24:21
        
        You have mail... by RL 2022-05-21 15:34:43
        
        copy by podrock 2022-05-21 17:25:24
        
        actually, after Nov 2008, maybe early 2009 by RL 2022-05-21 10:43:35
First it was the Communists. by ER 2022-05-20 08:10:39

Losing the fight by podrock May 21, 2022 9:49 am

Sticking it to the Libs? by ER May 17, 2022 10:29 am

They will burn the nation down if they can pin it on a Democrat president... by RL 2022-05-17 17:27:00
- Sadly this is not new by BuckGalaxy 2022-05-18 12:26:19
- And make a profit. by podrock 2022-05-17 18:16:48
  - I don't think profit is their driving motivation now.... by RL 2022-05-17 19:00:51
    - Oh, the base makes nothing. by podrock 2022-05-17 19:05:09

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