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-20 points

I wouldn’t necessarily make that assumption, I’m a gun toting Democrat myself

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Yes, but are you dumb enough to take your gun with you when traveling internationally?

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16 points

They probably just know there are consequences for their actions. Unlike the politician.

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Did anyone actually read the article?

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Did you?

“Washington state senator Jeff Wilson was arrested on Saturday at Hong Kong International Airport and charged with possession of a firearm without a license, the charge sheet states, an offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a fine of more than $12,000.”

Whoopsies!

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-40 points

no but that’s not really the point I was making

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50 points

Sure, but it is the point the person you were replying to was making.

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But that was the point they were making. Usually if you hear something this outright idiotic you would probably be correct in saying there will be an R by their name. This is coming from someone who leans left and owns guns and grew up around them and learned to respect them. They are a tool.

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54 points

The stupidity was the giveaway, not the gun.

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22 points

As others have pointed out, it’s not the gun ownership. It’s the stupid, entitled, law-breaking gun ownership. As you’re a gun-toting Democrat, I fully expect you to be smart enough not to be packing heat on an international flight.

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6 points

Do you know many gun toting democrats that are bad gun owners?

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2 points

Yeah, but you probably aren’t going to try to bring a gun to China.

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1 point

As am I. Been a gun toting democrat since I shipped off to Iraq to look for yellowcake.

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Good thing you guys never found any. With that name the Marines would definitely try to eat it.

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