Gun control

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General Antony

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the worst part about the gun debate is that the anti-gun lobbyists on majority don't know anything about how guns physically operate, and what they're capable of.

even if you think you do, unless you have operated one to the point where you feel educated and safe you don't.

there are so many reasonable and logical laws that could be enforced, but the entire argument steers head first into a wall of unreasonable & backwards PRO GUN lobbyists. stop pretending like limiting clip size to under 30 rounds will stop a Sandy Hook from happening again, get that bullshit uneducated argument away from the VALID ARGUMENT of background checks @ gun shows.
Their goal is to enact as many of the frivolous things that won't prevent future events as possible. That way at the end they can throw up their hands and declare that everything has been tried and failed so the only thing left is to outright ban them.

These are fucking snakes we're dealing with, not men.
 

Big Phoenix

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It's pretty funny watching anyone who posts anything even slightly anti-gun just get fucking SWARMED by the same five people.
Because there is zero logical reasoning for gun control. If someone is a threat, remove them from society.
 

Kreugen

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Sadly I don't think Kreugen is sarcastic when he considers all gun-free zones the "Wild West".
The "wild west" is the NRA vision of every citizen wearing a gun at all hours of the day everywhere they go. Where everyone is a well-trained Responsible Gun Owner ready to take down the Bad Guys. I don't know who called it that first - the NRA or the craaaazy ooga-booga liberals. I didn't make up the comparison, I borrowed it for laughs.
 

Big Phoenix

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Quoted for retarded posterity.
I know nothing about the internet, how it works, who controls it, who developed it, how people use it but I want to completely regulate it with arbitrary and idiotic rules and regulations that I think should be in place.
 

chaos

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He has a point. The way they want to do regulation is completely at odds with reality. That bill Feinstein was putting together for the assault weapons ban was embarrassing, and it didn't even address the fucking problem of mass shootings, if that was its intent. Regulation is not a bad thing but there is just no logic going on in Congress.
 

Itzena_sl

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Because there is zero logical reasoning for gun control. If someone is a threat, remove them from society.
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Duppin_sl

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That's not the point they're arguing though. The point they're arguing is that unless you own guns, you don't understand guns and thus you shouldn't have a voice in gun control legislation. Funnily enough, people who own guns also tend to want less restrictions on their ownership!

It's a hilariously stupid argument that screams of ignorance of selection bias.
 

chaos

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Well that is a stupid point, but probably just badly phrased. I would guess they mean you shouldn't have a voice in gun control legislation unless you understand what the fuck you are doing,again unlike Feinstein.
 

khalid

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i don't feel like going back through this thread, but pretty sure Duppin thought the AWB was a great idea because it would help with mass shootings, so he is definitely one of these people that fall into the "doesn't know anything whatsoever about the issue".
 

Duppin_sl

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I don't believe I ever expressed an opinion on the AWB. But please, continue just dismissing anyone who disagrees with you as not being knowledgeable. It's so cute it makes me want to pinch your cheeks.
 

khalid

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We aren't dismissing you simply because you are for gun control. We are dismissing you because you haven't demonstrated one intelligent point in this entire thread.
 

Duppin_sl

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Because in your stupid little world there are no intelligent points in favor of gun control.

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
 

tad10

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Because in your stupid little world there are no intelligent points in favor of gun control.

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Those who would sacrifice security for liberty deserve neither. B. Franklin

There are lots of intelligent points in favor of gun control, but all of them involve significant tradeoffs of liberty for (alleged) security. In a world of Boston Bombers, early release criminals, and a government intent on bringing about a police state the tradeoff isn't worth it.