Tommycat

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Tommycat

01-31-2013, 1:26 PM
#62

as you said, the country was founded using weaponry and guns were used for defensive purposes to defend the freedom the country once had, which, n turn, didn't last very long until a centre of government was formed, effectively taking most senses of... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-31-2013, 10:15 AM
#60

@mim: You make a good point. But how do we give the police the power to arrest the people they know are straw buyers. Of course universal registration might work, but I would demand that any registration information be SEALED except as required in an... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-30-2013, 5:27 PM
#57

I am on that because the NRA is against requiring people to report stolen guns. Someone buys a gun for someone, it is used in a murder, police trace it back to person that bought it, they say it was stolen and case is done. That is way the system wor... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-30-2013, 10:59 AM
#55

I would go for that if instead of denied they are placed in prison for 10 years hard labor. You have to be joking… How is that a compromise? Someone may have assisted in murder and robbery by criminal activity and you want to just put them on the d... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-29-2013, 6:11 PM
#51

How about we compromise then(something politicians are unwilling to really understand)? Make it a requirement that the original purchaser is held liable if the firearm he purchased is used in a crime(If he is unable to prove that he made a reasonable... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-29-2013, 1:18 PM
#49

Well, I for one am all for background checks on all purchases at gun shows, but since I don't have access to do background checks for a private sale, I have a problem with regulating outside of that. Unless they have a web interface that allows you t... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-28-2013, 2:49 PM
#43

america is a funny place, from an on looers point of view, they have taken their "right to bare arms" far too literal.. it was originally made for local militias in times of war and what have you, then twisted into a more self defense stanc... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-28-2013, 10:42 AM
#41

It's more than a little hypocritical that the same administration that thought it was a good idea to "gunwalk" thousands of assault weapons into the hands of Mexican drug cartels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal) wants t... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-18-2013, 10:35 AM
#38

I agree with that... And when the system and the gunowner allows them to get the weapon. They are also responsible for the murders. In the case of Sandy Brook, Virginia Tech shooting and Columbine these could have been limited had somone acted like r... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-18-2013, 2:14 AM
#36

I heard it on the radio...I am not going to look it up. I could careless if you have your confirmation or not. Even if I were to find it you would spin it back to assualt weapons, which I have already said I could careless either way about. Okay,... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-17-2013, 6:06 PM
#34

I know for darn sure a idiot representive of the NRA did say that. It was a idiot, but so are most of their talking heads. I hadn't thought of this, someone pointed it out to me, 1. I wish someone would have been armed at Fort Hood to stop that mas... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-17-2013, 3:56 PM
#32

NRA says lock up those with mental problem (even though they have done nothing wrong, but only a doctor says they could), so we take away someone's freedom on the chance they could be a danger to themselves or others because people, who are really to... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-17-2013, 11:33 AM
#30

NRA says possibly put guards in schools: OHMYGOD EVILS Obama says maybe put guards in schools: *Cheering fanfare* Feinstein uses tragedy to push antigun legislation she's been trying to push for years: antigunners cheer NRA says maybe we should look... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-16-2013, 1:57 AM
#28

You lost me...this has gone from what I thought was serious discussion, to nonsensical. If I want to be exposed to these types of arguments I will just listen to Rush, Hanity, or foxnews...sounds like their talking points. I never said a pistol was... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-15-2013, 9:11 PM
#25

Actually mimartin, I was saying it. And actually, I say DISARM OUR GOVERNMENT! If we cannot have it, the government shouldn't either. And that would include Nukes. And heck, if someone wants to buy a $5 billion nuclear powered submarine(I could see L... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-15-2013, 2:24 PM
#23

Mim. Fine then, we should be allowed to purchase any weapon or vehicle our government can. Feel better? honestly when talking about out right civil war, there is no guarantee of how it would be fought. Tanks come rolling in they may find out how reso... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-14-2013, 12:55 PM
#20

Um the Taft guard was out that day. Also, I heard that the majority of the deaths in Aurora were caused by the shotgun he was carrying. Even if that isn't true, I can pretty much prove that a shotgun can be significantly more deadly than an AR-15.... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-11-2013, 5:59 PM
#9

I would hardly call the people that allowed the crackpot access to the gun the "victim," I can feel sorry for them, but to me the true victim are the innocents that got murdered by a gun they allowed access to. On this we can agree. If any... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-10-2013, 4:04 PM
#5

My point about the mags is that it doesn't stop the killing. the only thing that stopped the killing when the bad guy stopped shooting. He fired hundreds of rounds. that means he changed magazines multiple times. And as I said before, There are hundr... [Read More]

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Tommycat

01-09-2013, 12:10 PM
#1

Okay, so now that you opened it up, bear with me. I would like to entertain ideas for how mass shootings could be avoided in the future, and to be honest, I only see one solution that would actually work. That is as the NRA has said, have someone ar... [Read More]

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Tommycat

12-17-2012, 1:20 PM
#49

Religion: I'm not saying drop religion altogether. Just don't base the majority of policy on religion. Don't place it on some stylite as if we must obey Christianity. War on Drugs: At a minimum stop opposing Medical Marijuana, and even recreational... [Read More]

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Tommycat

11-11-2012, 12:33 AM
#43

http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-columnist/weekly-opinion-columnist/2012-11-09/krauthammer-republicans-can-still-be No offense to him(or you), but he's wrong. There comes a point when certain arguments are no longer in favor with the general publ... [Read More]

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Tommycat

11-09-2012, 3:20 PM
#33

Couldn't agree more on the flag burning. My forefathers fought to defend the rights of those jerks to burn the flag that represents that freedom. And as much as it pains me to see it done, it's still their right. It's why I oppose the "Hate Sp... [Read More]

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Tommycat

11-09-2012, 1:35 PM
#30

Both parties do it and I am thinking of where they state something is a core belief, but then turn around and their biggest platform issue states just the opposite. Tommycat even used the Republican example in his list. Just for clarification, are y... [Read More]

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Tommycat

11-09-2012, 10:09 AM
#28

I have an idea about how to do it, give financial incentives to the companies that open businesses here in the US. For every dollar spent on payroll they get a dollar off their tax liabilty on profits, also lower the business tax rate to 18% instead... [Read More]

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