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Feisty. nossy Send a noteboard - 25/07/2012 09:54:31 PM
Don't be an idiot; you're forgetting that I know it doesn't fit you.

You can denigrate and defame the constitution all you wish, but it's the only reason your opinion counts for anything. We could strip away your civil liberties and make you only able to speak with a man's permission, since you are so keen on stripping away the civil liberties of others. Or, you know, not.

Yes. We are definitely in danger of all of that. That is exactly what I want. And said. Or not. Asking for some rules is not asking to ban something. We have rules regulating free speech too, depending on who is talking, where they are and the validity of what is being said. Get a grip.

Policy questions, particularly those pertaining to civil liberties should NEVER be based on emotional criteria, like something making you "uncomfortable." Your tastes and preferences should not come into it, because who the hell made you god? Other people, your moral and legal equals, disagree with your position, so which of you is right?

Did I say that there should be no guns? Because I must have forgotten that already. I also did not say that I didn't ever want them in proximity to me. I lived with 10-15 guns in the house until I moved from my parents. What I do ask for (and feel absolutely none of this weird guilt load you so obviously think I should) is that we be as reasonably sure as we can be that we're training and licensing people to know what they are purchasing and how to respect it. I DETEST the car analogy, because it is one of those comments that is thrown in the all the time, but if we know something can be deadly it makes no sense not to ask people for a level of proof that they can be responsible.

Morally, I'd prefer the anti-gun-law types, who are not attempting to infringe on others' behavior. You are basically in favor of outlawing something, because YOU don't have in interest in that area of activity, and find it distasteful. Those who oppose gun restrictions are not trying to make any people or citizen conform to their personal preferences, they are not making people embrace an action or activity that is distasteful. They are simply asking for their legal rights and opposed to infringements on the same. You and your ilk want to impose on them, but they are not attempting to impose anything on you. By all standards of decency, that give them the moral high ground.

Well, gosh, I don't know what I'll do without your regard. Particularly because it looks like you read someone else's post. Guess I'll go off and eat worms.
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Do you have strong feelings/opinions about gun control? - 25/07/2012 05:48:56 AM 1472 Views
Kind of? - 25/07/2012 05:59:39 AM 910 Views
Agreed - 25/07/2012 06:20:44 AM 765 Views
Re: Agreed - 25/07/2012 06:29:16 AM 909 Views
A lot of people are uncomfortable about homsexuality. Let's ban that too. - 25/07/2012 09:26:46 PM 901 Views
Feisty. - 25/07/2012 09:54:31 PM 1005 Views
I'm pro-guns, but I don't think I have strong feelings about anything - 25/07/2012 07:36:31 AM 836 Views
I am mostly in agreement with you. - 26/07/2012 02:11:56 AM 709 Views
Fully automatic weapons are already forbidden, aren't they? - 27/07/2012 02:19:57 AM 836 Views
Pretty strong (as someone born, raised and living outside the US) - 25/07/2012 11:23:52 AM 921 Views
I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. - 25/07/2012 11:41:13 AM 965 Views
Re: I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. - 25/07/2012 01:21:36 PM 861 Views
Inevitable thread, but mostly I feel people enters this debate without knowing enough about guns - 25/07/2012 02:05:12 PM 1051 Views
I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 02:47:05 PM 948 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 03:00:07 PM 853 Views
Re: - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM 893 Views
Okay, that makes no sense - 25/07/2012 04:32:28 PM 910 Views
Re: Re: - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 941 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 941 Views
I understand, but you probably should if time permits - 25/07/2012 03:49:49 PM 1054 Views
It is unlikely to, for a while. - 25/07/2012 10:37:30 PM 935 Views
Oh, but you have time to read Cannoli though - 26/07/2012 01:10:50 AM 869 Views
... his was shorter? - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 794 Views
Yeah but mine had diagrams! - 26/07/2012 03:46:49 PM 874 Views
I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:55:17 PM 728 Views
Re: I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:57:57 PM 876 Views
*NM* - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 420 Views
Where exactly did you get those numbers? - 27/07/2012 07:23:31 PM 889 Views
He's right as far as numbers go. - 27/07/2012 08:08:02 PM 926 Views
Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 956 Views
Sorry, I totally forgot about this post, hadn't noticed your replies. - 31/07/2012 07:42:43 PM 881 Views
I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 08:18:04 PM 853 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 09:14:34 PM 825 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 994 Views
Norway? Scotland? - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 829 Views
You can keep this up - 25/07/2012 09:56:28 PM 821 Views
Hi, Cannoli. - 25/07/2012 10:30:56 PM 837 Views
well it could have at least double posted the edited version - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 791 Views
Most of those numbers come from inner city violence - 26/07/2012 10:40:34 PM 1007 Views
Re: Hi, Cannoli. - 09/08/2012 09:07:03 PM 894 Views
The UK tightened gun laws after the Dunblane massacre. - 25/07/2012 10:58:08 PM 782 Views
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The problem with banning assualt weapons is the defention is mostly cosmetic - 25/07/2012 05:29:35 PM 799 Views
Bullshit - 26/07/2012 01:52:59 PM 942 Views
I call Bullshit on your Bullshit - 26/07/2012 02:59:09 PM 853 Views
Or - 26/07/2012 03:20:12 PM 765 Views
There a lot of us with military training and some were in that theater - 26/07/2012 03:43:52 PM 777 Views
HE was talking about normal people. - 26/07/2012 04:53:16 PM 883 Views
I think we are talking past each other - 26/07/2012 05:55:48 PM 854 Views
Possibly. We do do that. - 26/07/2012 06:52:58 PM 882 Views
In addition to random thoughts's points... - 26/07/2012 03:10:56 PM 809 Views
You're partially right but mostly wrong - 26/07/2012 05:46:27 PM 864 Views
Correct me if I'm wrong.... - 25/07/2012 03:53:07 PM 1023 Views
You're wrong - 25/07/2012 04:37:22 PM 792 Views
Yes. - 25/07/2012 05:09:36 PM 793 Views
Yes and I am glad it's not my problem. - 25/07/2012 06:41:56 PM 936 Views
Dude, your burglary argument makes no sense - 25/07/2012 11:09:37 PM 832 Views
It makes lots of sense, actually. - 25/07/2012 11:55:59 PM 834 Views
They don't bring guns here. Huh. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:59:15 AM 408 Views
they don't typically bring guns here either - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 933 Views
That's how I understand it too but I'm dubious, many criminals are dumber than a bag of hammers - 26/07/2012 02:22:18 AM 774 Views
Ha! - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 710 Views
One of my Marine friends became a Fort Worth cop when he got out - 26/07/2012 03:11:12 PM 896 Views
You get some wild stories - 26/07/2012 06:09:52 PM 903 Views
Like I've always said, you can't un-invent the gun - 25/07/2012 11:05:22 PM 796 Views
Agreed. It's really a lot like health care, in a way. - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 AM 907 Views
Sure, but you can legislate certain excessive firearms. - 26/07/2012 09:41:12 PM 884 Views
assault rifles are banned - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 836 Views
Touchy - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 1021 Views

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