It will be interesting to see the results of the toxicology report -- MassHoleHoo 02/15/2018 07:48AM
My proposal is this... -- hokie in cville 02/15/2018 06:17AM
I've taken the 6 hour NRA safety course. And I'm glad I did. -- Tafkam Hokie 02/15/2018 11:34AM
All of these slaughters were done by semi-autos. It's what they're ... -- HowieT3 02/14/2018 10:37PM
With the exception of pump shotguns and bolt action rifles...every gun is a -- SokurHoo83 02/15/2018 08:30AM
That's exactly what I'm proposing below. Yes, it is the people that does -- JohnHoo2 02/15/2018 09:47AM
Add revolvers to your list and it sounds like a good start to me ** -- BocaHoo91 02/15/2018 09:34AM
“Lets take them people and dump them at the bottom of the sea, before -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/15/2018 09:49AM
Yes. Let's get rid of them. Ban the production of replacment parts. -- HowieT3 02/15/2018 09:13AM
My view now. All semi-automatic firearms to be heavily restricted. -- JohnHoo2 02/14/2018 10:17PM
That leaves revolvers, pump-action shotguns and bolt-action rifles -- Hoo23 02/15/2018 08:10AM
Yes, as I said, I don't think this is likely either, but I think it at -- JohnHoo2 02/15/2018 09:11AM
FYI, the vast majority of revolvers are semi-automatic. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 10:40PM
Not semi-automatic in the sense that it uses the energy of firing to cock -- JohnHoo2 02/14/2018 11:07PM
They can absolutely be fired as quickly and easily -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 11:22PM
I agree proper terms is important, which is why I hate -- JohnHoo2 02/15/2018 09:06AM
Slight apology I owe you here -- Tafkam Hokie 02/15/2018 11:42AM
Revolvers are not classified as semi automatic -- hokie in cville 02/15/2018 06:13AM
I agree that people need to be precise and accurate. But every time one of -- Seattle .Hoo 02/15/2018 08:44AM
I agree, it’s used as a distraction from any real conversation by gun nuts ** -- hokie in cville 02/15/2018 08:50AM
Someone had what I thought was an excellent idea -- Faz d. Hoo 02/14/2018 10:05PM
Problems with that are: another part of the Consititution specifically ... -- HowieT3 02/14/2018 10:45PM
I'm obviously not a Constitutional scholar, but this seems like something -- Faz d. Hoo 02/14/2018 10:54PM
One would hope so. ** -- HowieT3 02/15/2018 08:55AM
This could make sense because of the vast geography of the US. -- BEASTHOO 02/14/2018 10:20PM
Except the fundamental point of the 2A has nothing to do with -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 11:01PM
That's kind of true, but not really, not in the sense that modern day -- Seattle .Hoo 02/15/2018 02:04AM
I can respect that point of view. -- SchmHoo 02/14/2018 11:53PM
I certainly appreciate the honesty and historical accuracy, but IMHO it -- WahooRQ 02/15/2018 08:55AM
No one needs an AR 15 with more than 10 rd magazine. No one. ** -- Hfbyrd 02/14/2018 10:42PM
You're wrong, and I doubt you even know what an AR-15 is.** -- BEASTHOO 02/14/2018 10:42PM
LOL- people managed to survive on the frontiers of this country -- Capital City Hoo 02/15/2018 08:10AM
They did? Life expectancy was pretty low back then. -- BEASTHOO 02/15/2018 7:28PM
I know exactly what one is and I believe he is absolutely correct. ** -- SchmHoo 02/14/2018 10:43PM
Even if you do. You're saying that you've visited every corner of -- BEASTHOO 02/14/2018 10:47PM
In fact we should give them hand grenades, tommy guns and flame throwers ** -- 111Balz 02/15/2018 1:04PM
Please let us know the next time feral hogs kill a person because he "only" -- Late 80s Hokie 02/15/2018 09:36AM
Self defense is not the reason people with feral hog issues need -- BEASTHOO 02/15/2018 5:40PM
Bolt action Springfield 30-06 should do just fine. ** -- 06 Hoo 02/15/2018 08:48AM
To kill one hog. If you are trying to eradicate it won’t help. ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/15/2018 09:51AM
This sounds like a really serious issue. Totally worth schools getting -- WahooRQ 02/15/2018 1:43PM
I didn’t say that but what I said is fact. ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/15/2018 1:57PM
The absolute vast majority of PEOPLE in this country don't live in rural -- WahooRQ 02/15/2018 06:49AM
Fringe case. Deal with the incovenience of reloading. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/15/2018 12:51AM
Then let's license those who use them. -- SchmHoo 02/14/2018 11:07PM
Even better idea. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/15/2018 12:56AM
Damn, the old the feral hog AR-15 argument. ** -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 10:54PM
Do you have a soft spot for hogs? -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 10:58PM
Let me throw out a few thoughts from a pro-gun perspective -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 7:51PM
You must not be an NRA member. You are entirely too reasonable.** -- Sabot Hoo 02/14/2018 8:33PM
No, I'm not. -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 8:54PM
Seriously. Register your firearms? As if... -- Beerman 02/14/2018 8:39PM
If that happens how will you resist a totalitarian like Trump? ** -- HokieDan95 02/14/2018 9:03PM
It isn't going to be with firearms ** -- Faz d. Hoo 02/14/2018 10:13PM
Then he's not a totalitarian ** -- HokieDan95 02/14/2018 10:22PM
I don't think Trump is a totalitarian, but that seems irrelevant to the -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 10:57PM
...not a fan of history I take it ** -- hoothat 02/14/2018 11:42PM
Yeah because overthrowing -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 11:46PM
Because that isn't what is supposed to be happening in Syria? -- hoothat 02/14/2018 11:57PM
And they would get slaughtered without outside help providing arms, -- JohnHoo2 02/15/2018 09:21AM
Why do you assume no other countries would do the same? ** -- hoothat 02/15/2018 2:34PM
I'm a little slow. What does that have to do with the topic? -- 111Balz 02/15/2018 2:51PM
The whole thing is a hypothetic Balz -- hoothat 02/15/2018 4:30PM
First of all there’s a huge difference between the -- BocaHoo91 02/15/2018 08:50AM
K... -- hoothat 02/15/2018 2:23PM
Your first post I thought was just a joke, but it's on you dude ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2018 10:36PM
I remember your evidence of trump being a totalitarian from a previous -- HokieDan95 02/14/2018 10:46PM
Wow, such a meaningful repsonse. You remember something i allegedly -- 111Balz 02/15/2018 10:26AM
Cool gotcha moment, Dan. Too bad you totally missed the point of the thread ** -- VAGentleman05 02/14/2018 10:56PM
I don't see any scenario where US citizens take up arms and overthrow -- Faz d. Hoo 02/14/2018 10:35PM
That is why I said it like I did. Republicans love the idea -- Tafkam Hokie 02/14/2018 9:01PM
I usually compare second amendment and abortion. Both sides are TOTALLY -- Late 80s Hokie 02/15/2018 09:28AM
Yeah, I make the 2A - abortion comparison sometimes as well -- Tafkam Hokie 02/15/2018 11:54AM
Very common sense approach ** -- Mg234 02/14/2018 8:07PM
I hope Trump's infrastructure plan includes a free gun for every American -- ryno hoo 02/14/2018 7:50PM
As I mentioned other day, this is one of those posts from our right leaning -- JohnHoo2 02/14/2018 10:21PM
It's a better idea than the dumbass liberals' "ideas." ** -- ryno hoo 02/15/2018 06:52AM
I spent years thinking ryno had to be doing a Colbert, but sadly -- 111Balz 02/14/2018 10:34PM
"It makes the lib'ruls mad!" ** -- VAGentleman05 02/14/2018 10:54PM
Noooooooooooo!!!!! ** -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:54PM
Too soon ** -- wahoo138 02/14/2018 7:12PM
Sorry- I'll get back to thinking and praying for now -- Capital City Hoo 02/14/2018 7:17PM
That all sounds reasonable. Much like the war on drugs. I predict the same -- TpkeHoo 02/14/2018 7:10PM
Recreational drugs are used everywhere. Guns? Pretty much only here and -- WahooRQ 02/14/2018 7:33PM
I think you could have success. You won't get rid of all guns, just -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:20PM
Yes of course the law abiding citizens would continue to not be the problem ** -- TpkeHoo 02/14/2018 7:23PM
Right, but it's the easy availability that causes people that snap to be -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:26PM
But even though there are more guns, fewer households have and thus the -- Hokie5150 02/14/2018 7:34PM
What is the availability of guns capable of firing off 9 rounds per second -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:38PM
How often have those guns been used in killings in the US? ** -- Hokie5150 02/14/2018 7:57PM
Umm, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sandy Hook. -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:15PM
No, but significantly more people are killed by other weapons. ** -- Hokie5150 02/14/2018 8:37PM
Las Vegas, no. The other two would be just as deadly with a couple -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/14/2018 8:21PM
I potentially agree with you on Sandy Hook. -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:24PM
2 revolvers and 2 shotguns can have as many as 28 rounds combined. -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/14/2018 8:32PM
IIRC, in Orlando, the shooter engaged with a security guard outside first. -- JohnHoo2 02/15/2018 10:13AM
Another 58 were wounded. I stand by my position -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:38PM
That’s cool Boca, I get what you’re saying -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/14/2018 8:53PM
Still, you are talking about single digits of events with a gun that has -- Hokie5150 02/14/2018 8:44PM
Right, single digit -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 10:26PM
I hear you, but as I posted below and as others have posted before, -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:09PM
It’s hopeless with today’s politicians -- WahooMatt05 02/14/2018 8:22PM
You want laws to be made from emotional arguments? ** -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:27PM
Yeah. That's what I want. -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:36PM
People who support the NRA and the cowards in Congress who are owned by the -- Hfbyrd 02/14/2018 10:23PM
Lmao. ** -- hooyorkcity 02/14/2018 8:10PM
Then why bring up Sandy Hook with 6 and 7 year old kids? -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:43PM
Because 20 6 & 7 year olds were killed by a -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:47PM
And 32 young adults were killed at VT with handguns. ** -- Hokie5150 02/14/2018 8:39PM
I thought he had extended clips? ** -- hooshouse 02/14/2018 9:56PM
Don't think he did. Most of his carnage was done with a .22 -- Tafkam Hokie 02/15/2018 02:47AM
So? Doesn't change anything about the fire rate. -- BEASTHOO 02/14/2018 10:25PM
Yep, and if it were up to me, handguns would be restricted -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:42PM
Not purely emotional. But you could use any number a shootings. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:52PM
You're outdoing yourself on ass9 trolling tonight, champ. -- VAGentleman05 02/14/2018 8:32PM
I don't remember arguing whether it was or wasn't a definitive moment. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 8:36PM
Because high school kids or adults arent innocent? STFU. Dirtbag. ** -- THECZAR 02/14/2018 7:57PM
Who said that? It wasn't me. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:59PM
Richard ** -- BFKDHokies 02/14/2018 8:02PM
All of these shootings are tragic, but do I really need to -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 7:54PM
No. I get why you did it. You want to pull at heart strings. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 7:56PM
You're a jackass and an idiot. ** -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:14PM
I prefer "garbage human." ** -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 8:23PM
That one fits too. -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2018 8:25PM
Boca, I have not opened a post by or responded to the stupid POS since 2 -- 111Balz 02/14/2018 9:40PM
Don't worry balz. He knows your position on Jackie as well. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 9:44PM
Boca is one of the most moderate and reasonable posters on this board. -- VAGentleman05 02/14/2018 11:10PM
I agree with you on Boca. I actually like him. -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 11:24PM
Nooooooooooooooo!!!!! ** -- Hokieesith 02/14/2018 9:09PM