Oh, so you're afraid of the penalties that disobeying the law entails?
No.
I thought you said you didn't let fear influence your decisions?
You need to learn the difference between fear and reason.
No, that's the sign of you being disingenuous. The real question is why don't YOU wear a helmet when you drive?
I've already explained my position. I don't wear a helmet for the same reason I don't lock my doors or own a gun. I believe the risk of injury is so low as to not worry about it.
You however, say you own a gun for personal protection, yet won't wear a helmet while in a car even though you've admitted you have a greater chance of being in a car accident than an armed confrontation. Your position is inconsistent, and that is the result irrational fear.
Maybe it's the size of the dog that plays a part, regardless of breed? Small dogs bite regularly (I've been bitten many times), but because the damage is so small no one cares enough to put the dog down. Large dogs, OTOH, will get put down if they even once have a bad day.
Which is how it should work. No-one cares if you get bitten by a mosquito, but they will if you get bitten by a tiger. It's about harm minimisation, and some animals need to be controlled. Pitbulls and similar fighting dogs are over represented in the death-by-dog-attack statistics, so reason says that they need to be controlled.
Wow, you're right! European countries control gun ownership, and European governments have never hurt anyone in their entire history. That's some great insight. Thanks.
Wow. You have taken stupidity to a new level.
So if I get you right, WW1 and WW2 was only possible because Germany implemented gun control on the rest of Europe before they invaded? This is your logic?
And maybe if Poland had more gun ownership that would've prevented Germany from invading? What about Czechoslovakia? It must also explain why the Japanese decided not to attack the USA because of all the guns there. Oh wait...
Holy fuck you gun nuts are nuttier that a bag of mixed nuts..
funny you bring up chihuahuas being that they are actually one of the most aggressive breeds
But have you ever heard of one killing someone? I have some very aggressive cockroaches around here too, but I don't have to worry about them chewing my kid's faces off. That is the difference.
I wonder if anyone 30 years from now will remember Beyonce. We are officially in a worse period of music than disco.
Great music is still out there, it's just that the accountants and lawyers now run the charts. So instead of being force fed quality acts, you now have put some effort in to find them.
I agree that Snowden was a traitor. (not for revealing the NSA collecting on citizens, that was whistleblowing. He crossed the traitor line when he dumped other documents such as the collection efforts on other nations. That was the treason.
Not sure what your definition of "Treason" is, Google tells it's something about helping overthrow a govt or cause war against, or seriously injure the parent nation.
With that definition, who did worse, Snowden or George W Bush?
Not a valid reason to not be an (R). I am an(R) a rather staunch (R).
I never understood why anyone is either. You only get strong politics by swinging your vote. I read somewhere that like religion, or attraction to gambling, political affiliation is some genetic trait that afflicts some and not others.
We have plenty of government intervention into our lives. We don't need more. Americans aren't a danger to America.
Actually based on statistics, Americans are the greatest threat to America than any other group. The rest is just a sideshow to keep the illusion going...
A government that's absolutely trusted to confiscate everyone's guns...
Strawman. Gun regulation is just like every other Western Democracy that has gun regulation. The sky hasn't fallen on their heads, what makes you think you are different?
Back in the day opposing side used to drop propaganda leaflets across enemy territory to ry and plant the seeds of dissent. I can't under stand why a modern version isn't used (ie cheap tablets or mp3 players parachuted from planes) to give the North Koreans an education?
For the cost of one B2 bomber you could drop one to almost every household in DPRK.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
Because a "government" is really one Dr Evil character who lives in a mountain and eats children. Seriously, have their ever been any cases of a democratic government taking everything you have (because I can't think of a single instance)?
Having some experience with doing software based human risk profiling (not me, but where I worked), the dev team we're mostly white with a couple of Asians. But all were PhD's in Statistical modelling, so I'm pretty sure there's a little more to the algorithm than simple cultural prejudice.
Can't prove where the money came from? You just sold a bunch of drugs.
Can prove where the money came from? You're looking to buy drugs.
Just out of interest, what other scenario can you think of that is reasonable?
I've only had wads of cash in my pocket for a couple of reasons, and each time I had documented evidence about where the cash came from and why I had it (buying a car privately, or paying a tradesman cash). While I agree that rule sounds flakey, I'm struggling to think up any scenarios for false positives.
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Oh, so you're afraid of the penalties that disobeying the law entails?
No.
I thought you said you didn't let fear influence your decisions?
You need to learn the difference between fear and reason.
No, that's the sign of you being disingenuous. The real question is why don't YOU wear a helmet when you drive?
I've already explained my position. I don't wear a helmet for the same reason I don't lock my doors or own a gun. I believe the risk of injury is so low as to not worry about it.
You however, say you own a gun for personal protection, yet won't wear a helmet while in a car even though you've admitted you have a greater chance of being in a car accident than an armed confrontation. Your position is inconsistent, and that is the result irrational fear.
Maybe it's the size of the dog that plays a part, regardless of breed? Small dogs bite regularly (I've been bitten many times), but because the damage is so small no one cares enough to put the dog down. Large dogs, OTOH, will get put down if they even once have a bad day.
Which is how it should work. No-one cares if you get bitten by a mosquito, but they will if you get bitten by a tiger. It's about harm minimisation, and some animals need to be controlled. Pitbulls and similar fighting dogs are over represented in the death-by-dog-attack statistics, so reason says that they need to be controlled.
Wow, you're right! European countries control gun ownership, and European governments have never hurt anyone in their entire history. That's some great insight. Thanks.
Wow. You have taken stupidity to a new level.
So if I get you right, WW1 and WW2 was only possible because Germany implemented gun control on the rest of Europe before they invaded? This is your logic?
And maybe if Poland had more gun ownership that would've prevented Germany from invading? What about Czechoslovakia? It must also explain why the Japanese decided not to attack the USA because of all the guns there. Oh wait...
Holy fuck you gun nuts are nuttier that a bag of mixed nuts..
I can't believe you were educated and never learned about Nazi Germany. Seriously?
I call Godwin and claim my $5.
Especially being a big-government socialist...everything they did should be stamped "DO NOT TRY AGAIN, DOES NOT WORK" in socialist dogma textbooks.
Oh dear, someone is clearly missing an education...
funny you bring up chihuahuas being that they are actually one of the most aggressive breeds
But have you ever heard of one killing someone? I have some very aggressive cockroaches around here too, but I don't have to worry about them chewing my kid's faces off. That is the difference.
Dear douchebag. When people want to train a dog to fight they typically pick ones that can fight.
Dear douchebag. So it's the owner then? Make up your mind...
I wonder if anyone 30 years from now will remember Beyonce. We are officially in a worse period of music than disco.
Great music is still out there, it's just that the accountants and lawyers now run the charts. So instead of being force fed quality acts, you now have put some effort in to find them.
Whether you like his music or not, there is no denying that David Bowie was a true artist, a real entertainer. There was nothing fake about him.
Well apart from his whole Ziggy Stardust persona that was complete fiction, but yeah I get what you mean. One of the greatest ever.
You know you can still listen to his music even now that he's dead?
I agree that Snowden was a traitor. (not for revealing the NSA collecting on citizens, that was whistleblowing. He crossed the traitor line when he dumped other documents such as the collection efforts on other nations. That was the treason.
Not sure what your definition of "Treason" is, Google tells it's something about helping overthrow a govt or cause war against, or seriously injure the parent nation.
With that definition, who did worse, Snowden or George W Bush?
I've heard stories over the years of old geezers dying and leaving behind an arsenal of illegal weapons.
Have you ever heard of any stories of old geezers with illegal weapons who prevented a tyrannical government from oppressing the people?
In short, your point is well made. You cannot legislate crime away...
Well you can, as demonstrated by the crime rate getting lower. How do you think that happens, magic fairy dust?
Been an anti-socialist ever since.
Until the baddies came and took your stuff, then you couldn't throw money at them fast enough...
Not a valid reason to not be an (R). I am an(R) a rather staunch (R).
I never understood why anyone is either. You only get strong politics by swinging your vote. I read somewhere that like religion, or attraction to gambling, political affiliation is some genetic trait that afflicts some and not others.
And this is why I am not a (R).
We have plenty of government intervention into our lives. We don't need more. Americans aren't a danger to America.
Actually based on statistics, Americans are the greatest threat to America than any other group. The rest is just a sideshow to keep the illusion going...
Remember how Hitler...
I call Godwin and claim my $5....
And the NSA only wants to monitor terrorists. Not you. Trust them. Don't be paranoid.
And the NRA says they've got your best interest at heart, not the private corporations that fund them. Trust them. Don't be paranoid.
A government that's absolutely trusted to confiscate everyone's guns ...
Strawman. Gun regulation is just like every other Western Democracy that has gun regulation. The sky hasn't fallen on their heads, what makes you think you are different?
I want the govt to mostly leave me alone.
Except for the times when you want them to be there for you. But that doesn't sound as cool...
I can have stimulating conversation with a stranger...
Unless it's about physics, validity of other religions, sexual preferences, equal rights, geology, drugs etc etc.
Back in the day opposing side used to drop propaganda leaflets across enemy territory to ry and plant the seeds of dissent. I can't under stand why a modern version isn't used (ie cheap tablets or mp3 players parachuted from planes) to give the North Koreans an education?
For the cost of one B2 bomber you could drop one to almost every household in DPRK.
SELECT Name, Address FROM Public WHERE Race = 'Black';
This won't be a very effective system in Africa...
A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
Because a "government" is really one Dr Evil character who lives in a mountain and eats children. Seriously, have their ever been any cases of a democratic government taking everything you have (because I can't think of a single instance)?
Having some experience with doing software based human risk profiling (not me, but where I worked), the dev team we're mostly white with a couple of Asians. But all were PhD's in Statistical modelling, so I'm pretty sure there's a little more to the algorithm than simple cultural prejudice.
Can't prove where the money came from? You just sold a bunch of drugs. Can prove where the money came from? You're looking to buy drugs.
Just out of interest, what other scenario can you think of that is reasonable?
I've only had wads of cash in my pocket for a couple of reasons, and each time I had documented evidence about where the cash came from and why I had it (buying a car privately, or paying a tradesman cash). While I agree that rule sounds flakey, I'm struggling to think up any scenarios for false positives.