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IronLionZion

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24. I hadn't heard of that one

Tue May 27, 2014, 09:35 AM

May 2014

So I googled it. There are a lot of similarities, just add 20 or more years to everyone's age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Collier_Township_shooting

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How the Gun Industry Preys on Paranoid, Insecure Men Like Elliot Rodger [View all] xchrom May 2014 OP

" What ??....Those women won't have sex with you ???..... Rhinodawg May 2014 #1

My 3 guns never got me noticed.. armed_and_liberal May 2014 #11

Ms. Marcotte is going to make some gun fanciers berry mad. Hope Hoyt May 2014 #2

All the while gun worshipers say it's not about their insecurities... baldguy May 2014 #3

That ad is what needs to get out to the American public. greatlaurel May 2014 #14

Yep. secondvariety May 2014 #4

Do you say the same thing... Slip_n_Slide May 2014 #6

DIFFERENCE: ALL SPORTS DON'T LEAVE A LONG TRAIL OF BLOOD AND DEATH! drynberg May 2014 #8

I would guess that neither do those middle aged men that you are so quick to look down your nose at Slip_n_Slide May 2014 #9

Are camera murders on the rise? klook May 2014 #12

Hard to kill anyone with a modern camera... hunter May 2014 #34

Sounds like someone hit a nerve n/t arcane1 May 2014 #28

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When they secondvariety May 2014 #15

I'm with you on that.. Slip_n_Slide May 2014 #21

And who's judging all gun owners as killers? alp227 May 2014 #36

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Do you think people Sweet Freedom May 2014 #25

Hoo boy, this is a two-fer, and it's right. geek tragedy May 2014 #5

It certainly is an invitation for the garbage to smell its worst alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #13

Marketing is similar to so-called penis enlargement devices. GoldenMezzoDiva May 2014 #7

K&R. Paladin May 2014 #10

Great post! greatlaurel May 2014 #16

The gun industry doesn't want to lose any sales. hoarders, collectors and stockpilers they love. Sunlei May 2014 #17

So they market guns to men the way they market nearly everything else to men. aikoaiko May 2014 #18

Not really. Never saw a car or clothes ad that preys on gunners' fear of the boogeyman and such. Hoyt May 2014 #29

Maybe not, but they tap into other male insecurities all the time. aikoaiko May 2014 #31

Do we really want a bunch of "insecure" males running around with guns? Hoyt May 2014 #32

I don't care what their feelings are as long as they remain on the right side of the law. aikoaiko May 2014 #33

Technically, yes. alp227 May 2014 #44

My wife and daughter got a laugh out of this hack89 May 2014 #19

Remember George Sodini (massacred women in 2009)? LeftinOH May 2014 #20

And with the news media customerserviceguy May 2014 #22

I hadn't heard of that one IronLionZion May 2014 #24

Since the mid 1990's it's been "The Dems are coming to take your guns" NightWatcher May 2014 #23

Well, let's face it, there just isn't that much you can do with a gun. bemildred May 2014 #26

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This is all relevant how? alp227 May 2014 #45

The OP title says... beevul May 2014 #46

So even if Rodger didn't care about gun ads, alp227 May 2014 #47

For some men, guns are penis substitutes. nt LiberalEsto May 2014 #40

careful! Skittles May 2014 #42

^^This!^^ BrotherIvan May 2014 #48

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Imagine that, selling more products to current customers? Jenoch May 2014 #49