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Steelrolled

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34. It used to be the norm that people would like you 'in spite' of your politics.

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 12:03 AM

Jul 2020

To this day, I couldn't care less if my neighbor plants a Trump or Biden sign in their yards. I don't plant any signs and don't engage in political talk with my neighbors - why would I? But it's funny how the partisan people of both sides always assume I think like them.

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So, anybody deciding its time to arm themselves? [View all] Ferryboat Jul 2020 OP

No. LizBeth Jul 2020 #1

fuck no Skittles Jul 2020 #2

Lucky you Ferryboat Jul 2020 #8

Gunfuckers love to talk like that. Iggo Jul 2020 #10

yeah Skittles Jul 2020 #14

you're Skittles Jul 2020 #12

Still has not caught on. cwydro Jul 2020 #90

Did ya kill 'em? Ohio Joe Jul 2020 #15

Nothing it was a causal conversation about cool places to visit Ferryboat Jul 2020 #29

A casual conversation about murder? Ohio Joe Jul 2020 #35

The point the local was making Ferryboat Jul 2020 #39

Wow, really? Tipperary Jul 2020 #86

Tell that to the Parkland kids. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #41

No. n/t sheshe2 Jul 2020 #3

No. I'm not going to shoot anyone. dawg day Jul 2020 #4

You are absolutely right Ferryboat Jul 2020 #44

Me either. NO Zoonart Jul 2020 #5

No... Ohio Joe Jul 2020 #6

nope. never shot, touched, or wanted a gun. never will either NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #7

Same Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #56

No. But I live in an area where the Republicans would actually protect me. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #9

It used to be the norm that people would like you 'in spite' of your politics. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #34

Already gunned up. underpants Jul 2020 #11

No. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #13

You raise a very good point Ferryboat Jul 2020 #25

To someone "rethinking" their position on gun control, they need to think a whole lot harder. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #55

You raise some good points Ferryboat Jul 2020 #67

My dogs smell a stranger at any distance. Tipperary Jul 2020 #87

The reality of guns hasn't changed; "re-thinking" won't make it any safer. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #100

Triple fuck NO canetoad Jul 2020 #16

Its more like a walk in the woods. Ferryboat Jul 2020 #47

That's all cool canetoad Jul 2020 #58

Its called "hunting " Ferryboat Jul 2020 #69

Those walks in the woods are why we couldn't walk our dog on my in-law's own property... Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2020 #79

I am. I'm a black man in Las Vegas, which is the purple part... brush Jul 2020 #17

hmmmm handmade34 Jul 2020 #18

No. Newest Reality Jul 2020 #19

No. If I have to kill someone... mwooldri Jul 2020 #20

No, no NO!!!!! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #21

while I don't plan to do that, notinkansas Jul 2020 #22

That was the reason for my post. Ferryboat Jul 2020 #31

Don't let it disturb you too much. Half of that ammo has already been discharged JustBidenOurTime Jul 2020 #46

Already armed Ritabert Jul 2020 #23

No, I'd be a menace, & not in a good way. But an old friend of mine, a woman, got a hand gun... Hekate Jul 2020 #24

My wife is uneasy. Ferryboat Jul 2020 #50

Hell, no. DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #26

Actually, I did when the tea baggers started up in 2010 Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #27

No. I've lived alone for most of my adult life. I have never owned a firearm. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #28

Nope. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #30

Nope. Around 50 years ago the Army gave me a gun and taught me how... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #32

No, but I live in western Europe. DFW Jul 2020 #33

I've been around a long time, and not once have thought "What this situation needs is a gun". Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #36

If you're buying out of fear or paranoia, you're buying for the wrong reason. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #37

I have a friend into guns Steelrolled Jul 2020 #38

No need to rethink my stance sarisataka Jul 2020 #40

No fucking way. I will not give a fucking cent to the NRA. madinmaryland Jul 2020 #42

I am armed with wasp and hornet killer alittlelark Jul 2020 #43

Well, that is a consideration! Hekate Jul 2020 #72

Liberals are armed, we just don't publicly masturbate with weapons. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2020 #45

No, but I hope some friends are ecstatic Jul 2020 #48

I'm a hunter. Kill some of my own food rather than outsourcing the job. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #49

You raised some very good points Ferryboat Jul 2020 #57

I have a large bore potato gun- does that count? RainCaster Jul 2020 #51

"These people are getting ready." Mariana Jul 2020 #52

Nope. kcr Jul 2020 #53

No. rownesheck Jul 2020 #54

How many of them buy guns just to get asspats from their gun humping buddies? Mariana Jul 2020 #63

They aren't going to do anything? They already have. BGBD Jul 2020 #64

No. ooky Jul 2020 #59

Why ? So people could shoot their wife, kids, siblings, friends etc ? Because that is what happens JI7 Jul 2020 #60

Knock yourself out. Buy all you like Wednesdays Jul 2020 #61

Where did you get the idea I'm advocating for a anti government uprising? Ferryboat Jul 2020 #70

No. johnp3907 Jul 2020 #62

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #65

Nice personal attack. cwydro Jul 2020 #89

Gun fetishes are disgusting. hunter Jul 2020 #66

Does owning something make someone a fetishist? Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #94

I think it will come cilla4progress Jul 2020 #68

Handguns? Tipperary Jul 2020 #71

No way! demosincebirth Jul 2020 #73

I might if I didn't have kids. With two eleven year old boys, no way. Crunchy Frog Jul 2020 #74

No. I'll do what I have done for the past 61 years... LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #75

Lol lindysalsagal Jul 2020 #88

Best reply yet! Ferryboat Jul 2020 #104

A well executed haka sarisataka Jul 2020 #105

No, I am totally against guns. totodeinhere Jul 2020 #76

No. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2020 #77

No. phylny Jul 2020 #78

I'm already fully armed Raine Jul 2020 #80

A question- why do you keep them? sarisataka Jul 2020 #101

No need to rethink. Good way to pass some free time. jmg257 Jul 2020 #81

There's a reason why Trump feels very comfortable about claiming dictatorship... DSandra Jul 2020 #82

No. I owned a handgun years ago when I was a cop and after I left the force it sat on Vinca Jul 2020 #83

"When Trump gives the order, we're going after every unarmed libtard!" Aristus Jul 2020 #84

If you're relying on law enforcement to keep the peace bluecollar2 Jul 2020 #85

I've been driving around the mountain west for the last week Buckeyeblue Jul 2020 #91

Yes Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #92

I'm afraid to go to Wal-Mart without packin'. panader0 Jul 2020 #93

I agree mvd Jul 2020 #96

Uh, no... Music Man Jul 2020 #95

No. Those who own guns are more likely to be shot themselves mnhtnbb Jul 2020 #97

I'm so sorry for your loss. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #103

came to that conclusion a few years ago Amishman Jul 2020 #98

Hell no lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #99

Nope, a gun in my household would be more dangerous to the residents. haele Jul 2020 #102

If we're destined to become some "Boy And His Dog" dystopia... Dave Starsky Jul 2020 #106

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jul 2020 #107