People don't get married because they're afraid of AIDS or STDs. Same thing for monogamy. And I like how you imply that the man in the relationship is the one that's going to go out and get laid. Protip: If he could/wanted, he wouldn't have gotten married in the first place.
Most gun owners are quite responsible. Even these so called "assault weapons" constitute less than 5% of all gun related crimes. I wouldn't be against military training and other things like education, which we can start at an earlier age. It's definitely something to think about.
Again with the militia argument. You'll be interested to know that:
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
So it really doesn't matter as we are all part of the unorganized militia.
I've always wondered about this. Are there any therapists that will consult with you "off the books?" That might be interesting to find as these laws go into effect. Black market psychiatry. Isn't that something?
The purpose of the Second Amendment is not to grant every yokel the right to whatever firearm they please. The purpose is not to take up arms against your own government, but rather to take up arms for your government, as part of a militia, in order to defend your country from others. Within that scope, I am fully supportive of the right of individuals to bear arms. However, I do not support the right of anyone and everyone to go buy an assault rifle with no regulation whatsoever, as many gun enthusiasts are crying out for.
"Well regulated" refers to a militia working well. That's what that phrase means. It doesn't mean government regulation. I guess the founding fathers believed in the right to bear arms for Britain too, right? And furthermore, the SCOTUS disagrees with you. The second amendment does grant the people an individual right to bear arms. The second amendment is not about self protection, nor hunting, nor sporting, it's about retaining the ability to defend yourself and your rights from enemies both foreign, and domestic.
We've already put restriction after restrictions in. And why is it you only seem to care about semi-automatic rifles? Plenty of children have been killed in Chicago and other inner cities with handguns and other objects since Sandy Hook, and do you want to ban handguns too? Of course not, because only white, middle-class children matter. Either that or you're just anti-second amendment. If you want to repeal it, go ahead and go for it, but don't try to give me this "common-sense" crap when crimes by any rifle are statistically insignificant.
And this will continue to be the case no matter what laws you pass. We have more than enough guns to last a century and ammunition isn't hard to produce (neither are firearms for that matter). Look at Mexico. They are at the point where the criminals are even producing tanks and people can't defend themselves from criminals because the government doesn't allow them. You have mayors in Mexico pleading to arm their cities because the government is not enough. Granted, the US isn't like this, but poverty makes people do crazy things.
who can only carry on duty, don't take their firearm home, etc.
Cops do take their firearms home, mostly since they buy them themselves a majority of the time. Apparently uniforms give you magical powers of gun or something. But I guess armed security is just as good. We should all just be rich and hire an armed entourage to follow us around and that way we can protect ourselves. Oh, you're too poor for that? Too bad. Security is only for us rich people.
Being number one isn't worth it if I have to be paid as much as some pseudo-slave in China. Let them be number one. Our standard of living is still the best.
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People don't get married because they're afraid of AIDS or STDs. Same thing for monogamy. And I like how you imply that the man in the relationship is the one that's going to go out and get laid. Protip: If he could/wanted, he wouldn't have gotten married in the first place.
Let's put it this way. The AR-15 is the F-150 of guns. It's insanely popular and yet most people don't kill other people with theirs.
Most gun owners are quite responsible. Even these so called "assault weapons" constitute less than 5% of all gun related crimes. I wouldn't be against military training and other things like education, which we can start at an earlier age. It's definitely something to think about.
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b) The classes of the militia are— (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
So it really doesn't matter as we are all part of the unorganized militia.
Then repeal it. Go ahead and try.
I've always wondered about this. Are there any therapists that will consult with you "off the books?" That might be interesting to find as these laws go into effect. Black market psychiatry. Isn't that something?
The purpose of the Second Amendment is not to grant every yokel the right to whatever firearm they please. The purpose is not to take up arms against your own government, but rather to take up arms for your government, as part of a militia, in order to defend your country from others. Within that scope, I am fully supportive of the right of individuals to bear arms. However, I do not support the right of anyone and everyone to go buy an assault rifle with no regulation whatsoever, as many gun enthusiasts are crying out for.
"Well regulated" refers to a militia working well. That's what that phrase means. It doesn't mean government regulation. I guess the founding fathers believed in the right to bear arms for Britain too, right? And furthermore, the SCOTUS disagrees with you. The second amendment does grant the people an individual right to bear arms. The second amendment is not about self protection, nor hunting, nor sporting, it's about retaining the ability to defend yourself and your rights from enemies both foreign, and domestic.
Next they'll be calling those hunting rifles "Sniper Rifles." Disarmament advocates are never satisfied.
We've already put restriction after restrictions in. And why is it you only seem to care about semi-automatic rifles? Plenty of children have been killed in Chicago and other inner cities with handguns and other objects since Sandy Hook, and do you want to ban handguns too? Of course not, because only white, middle-class children matter. Either that or you're just anti-second amendment. If you want to repeal it, go ahead and go for it, but don't try to give me this "common-sense" crap when crimes by any rifle are statistically insignificant.
Because no matter what happens guns are the problem, not individuals, right?
I have a jar of molasses that seems to be equivalent to this concept.
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And this will continue to be the case no matter what laws you pass. We have more than enough guns to last a century and ammunition isn't hard to produce (neither are firearms for that matter). Look at Mexico. They are at the point where the criminals are even producing tanks and people can't defend themselves from criminals because the government doesn't allow them. You have mayors in Mexico pleading to arm their cities because the government is not enough. Granted, the US isn't like this, but poverty makes people do crazy things.
scum like Squiddie and the rest of the sickening gun wackos
I don't actually own any firearms. Just for the record here.
who can only carry on duty, don't take their firearm home, etc.
Cops do take their firearms home, mostly since they buy them themselves a majority of the time. Apparently uniforms give you magical powers of gun or something. But I guess armed security is just as good. We should all just be rich and hire an armed entourage to follow us around and that way we can protect ourselves. Oh, you're too poor for that? Too bad. Security is only for us rich people.
trained, licensed, regulated guys with guns
You mean like CCW permit holders?
Maybe they can be employed as mentats. That would be sweet.
People will eventually learn
That's where you're wrong.
Being number one isn't worth it if I have to be paid as much as some pseudo-slave in China. Let them be number one. Our standard of living is still the best.
Strategic encirclement, yo!
Guns and government don't uphold the value of a currency. Trust does.
Well, that shows how much you know about money.
The beautiful thing is that you wind up screwed either way.
Doesn't change the fact that he sold his kidney so he could buy those items.
Just pirate them. You're going to have to crack them anyway.