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all the same, none of the proposed laws truly infringe on your right to keep or use those guns.... moondog Send a noteboard - 22/03/2013 07:29:52 PM

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but yet i'm sure you would take me to court if i told your employer that you were a child molester and kept ziplock bags of body parts in your basement freezer and they fired you over it.

That is why I have such a problem with virtually all of the gun control arguments. It does not matter how many or what types of weapons I own, it has absolutely no effect on you. Until such time as I own so many that the piles of them threaten to cascade out of my upstairs window and fall on your head your life and happiness in not even close to being impacted. As for the fear (and that is what it is) that I might use one of my weapons on another person, if that ever happens, a black powder cap and ball is just as deadly as anything else, or even nothing else.

Decisions based on fear are almost universally bad ones.


there are no fear based laws coming through to limit gun ownership for responsible and respectful owners as you claim to be. in fact, the only real fears i see are from the gun rights crowd trying to equate background checks with a national registry to confiscate weapons, and gun control advocates trying to pretend that assault weapons are the scary scary bogeyman coming to kill us all, despite the most commonly used gun in crimes being a pistol. even if all the proposed laws pass, you can still stockpile guns to your heart's content, although i would personally like to see some kind of extra scrutiny for someone who thinks they need so many guns they completely fill a house to overflowing.

we face a problem in this country that people who should not have guns are finding it ridiculously easy to get them. surely it should be the goal of everyone who lives and works in the US to find a way to stop the "bad guys" from getting guns?

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US Senate Democrats - already cave-in on the gun control bill Anonymous2000 - 19/03/2013 10:44:55 PM 1322 Views
right wingers are always point out there is no point legislating cosmetics moondog - 19/03/2013 11:52:28 PM 737 Views
Late Term Abortion, Terry Schavio? *NM* Roland00 - 19/03/2013 11:57:25 PM 370 Views
You know, what you are hoping for will not make any difference whatsoever..... Anonymous2000 - 20/03/2013 01:07:58 AM 587 Views
"if at first you don't succeed..... fuck it...." moondog - 20/03/2013 04:10:47 AM 610 Views
I can agree with some of what you stated, though I prefer "logical" to "right winger" HyogaRott - 20/03/2013 01:56:34 AM 639 Views
you are correct. i forget sometimes that there **is** some common ground here.... moondog - 20/03/2013 04:19:13 AM 564 Views
There'd be more common ground if anything were ever offered in exchange for concessions Isaac - 20/03/2013 02:20:26 PM 605 Views
Ben Franklin said it best... HyogaRott - 20/03/2013 04:14:45 PM 602 Views
interesting how that quote always applies to so many things, isn't it? moondog - 20/03/2013 05:14:30 PM 566 Views
Absolutely HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 12:20:45 AM 641 Views
Re: Ben Franklin said it best... Isaac - 21/03/2013 07:16:25 AM 678 Views
There can be NO negotiation, that is the point. This is a Constitutionally protected Right. HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 01:03:54 PM 622 Views
Including Capital Letters in pronouncements do NOT make something so Isaac - 21/03/2013 02:56:43 PM 626 Views
1st Amendment absolutism suggests libel and slander are unconstitutional. moondog - 21/03/2013 07:24:34 PM 603 Views
One person's rights end where another's begin, as you well know. HyogaRott - 22/03/2013 02:38:37 AM 591 Views
all the same, none of the proposed laws truly infringe on your right to keep or use those guns.... moondog - 22/03/2013 07:29:52 PM 625 Views
Apparently you did not read Feinstein's, you know the one that started this whole thread... HyogaRott - 23/03/2013 06:26:57 PM 598 Views
i'm aware of her statements, you'll have to actually prove your point.... moondog - 24/03/2013 03:35:11 AM 511 Views
Her bill tried to eliminate my (and everone's) right to own all but 2,000 specific weapons. HyogaRott - 24/03/2013 12:30:56 PM 612 Views
"A well-regulated militia...." moondog - 25/03/2013 07:27:48 PM 713 Views
and by REGULATED, the authors meant "able to use it effectively" HyogaRott - 26/03/2013 01:23:07 PM 602 Views
we are long past the point where defense against tyranny is feasible moondog - 26/03/2013 07:48:37 PM 604 Views
Feasibility is not the issue, it is the rule of law. HyogaRott - 27/03/2013 03:55:24 PM 664 Views
if there have to be concessions, what do you recommend? moondog - 20/03/2013 05:10:53 PM 670 Views
That would depend, something of equal value Isaac - 20/03/2013 09:13:23 PM 565 Views
when very little is being given up, how do we determine equal value? moondog - 20/03/2013 10:31:59 PM 839 Views
Outside of legislature people do it all the time, its called negotiation and bargaining Isaac - 21/03/2013 10:53:22 AM 591 Views
Re: Outside of legislature people do it all the time, its called negotiation and bargaining moondog - 21/03/2013 07:16:57 PM 642 Views
Re: Outside of legislature people do it all the time, its called negotiation and bargaining Isaac - 21/03/2013 08:53:20 PM 732 Views
some answers moondog - 21/03/2013 10:04:45 PM 965 Views
Re: some answers Isaac - 21/03/2013 11:33:21 PM 736 Views
Re: the NRA moondog - 22/03/2013 07:44:06 PM 582 Views
This is a matter of POV bias Isaac - 22/03/2013 09:04:25 PM 527 Views
we will have to agree to disagree then moondog - 22/03/2013 10:12:02 PM 571 Views
I already knew we disagreed, that's why I suggested bargaining Isaac - 22/03/2013 11:11:04 PM 551 Views
i am merely taking the NRA at their word(s) moondog - 23/03/2013 12:13:18 AM 528 Views
Re: i am merely taking the NRA at their word(s) Isaac - 23/03/2013 02:04:39 AM 780 Views
i am not trying to sway, just come to an understanding moondog - 23/03/2013 03:03:14 PM 745 Views
I think you've actually managed to widen our gap Isaac - 23/03/2013 03:53:55 PM 760 Views
yes, because it was a failed attempt to re-boot and start the debate from the beginning..... moondog - 24/03/2013 03:33:05 AM 933 Views
I've difficulty seeing the point of going back to first principles but I'm willing to try Isaac - 24/03/2013 02:13:29 PM 567 Views
this has been more insightful than our previous tit-for-tat responses, actually moondog - 26/03/2013 07:40:27 PM 550 Views
There's always room for reaosnable dialogue Isaac - 26/03/2013 10:09:58 PM 841 Views
even so, we are at yet another impasse.... moondog - 26/03/2013 11:37:04 PM 653 Views
Probably, I don't know why that surprises you Isaac - 27/03/2013 02:02:54 AM 535 Views
There are many more laws and regulations on the industry than you seem to be aware of. HyogaRott - 20/03/2013 03:58:19 PM 622 Views
the existing laws and how they are enforced are completely different problems moondog - 20/03/2013 05:32:31 PM 623 Views
I have no problems with actually enforcing existing laws, in fact I want to see that before new 1 *NM* HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 12:17:40 AM 328 Views
I can see the argument for limiting magazine capapcity but it would be hard to enforce random thoughts - 20/03/2013 05:11:51 PM 569 Views
as with most laws, some amount of grandfathering will probably be necessary moondog - 20/03/2013 05:34:57 PM 549 Views
It would be a stupid meaningless "feel good" law as changing magazines takes almost no time. *NM* HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 01:05:34 PM 315 Views
I can't argue that random thoughts - 21/03/2013 06:14:09 PM 589 Views
canada's magazine restrictions are credited with reducing fatalities in a mass shooting moondog - 21/03/2013 07:22:45 PM 654 Views
what is high capacity? random thoughts - 21/03/2013 11:09:09 PM 548 Views
according to the law, whatever is larger than the legal limit moondog - 21/03/2013 11:31:08 PM 578 Views
There is no gun control, only gun *centralization* Nighthawk - 20/03/2013 05:32:59 PM 621 Views
Regarding guns sold which are used in crimes Jeordam - 20/03/2013 10:41:21 PM 561 Views
Your specified legal requirements already exist. *NM* HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 02:05:12 AM 312 Views
So what other stipulations would you put into effect? *NM* Jeordam - 21/03/2013 02:42:53 AM 300 Views
none- I'd simply actually punish criminals instead of trying to "reform" them. *NM* HyogaRott - 21/03/2013 01:13:29 PM 328 Views
Criminals need to be punished AND reformed for their inevitable release back into society *NM* Nighthawk - 21/03/2013 11:58:20 PM 298 Views
I've always been rather partial to the criminal justice system in Heinlein's Starship Troopers novel HyogaRott - 22/03/2013 02:42:09 AM 673 Views
Yeah you're right. Let's just kill everybody who commits a crime Nighthawk - 22/03/2013 02:46:49 AM 585 Views
*NM* ironclad - 22/03/2013 10:55:36 AM 323 Views
That's not in Starship Troopers Isaac - 22/03/2013 12:51:44 PM 589 Views
Yeah, there was a small number of capital offenses (13 I think), most not specified. HyogaRott - 22/03/2013 05:27:11 PM 566 Views
So what's your solution? Smaller sentences? Or death penalty for everybody? Nighthawk - 22/03/2013 06:33:13 PM 586 Views
I don't have a truly viable one. I just have a bunch of ideas that no one would want to enact. HyogaRott - 24/03/2013 12:49:58 PM 590 Views
14 then, he lists stupidity as one in another book Isaac - 22/03/2013 07:35:13 PM 610 Views
That's why we NEED to reform prisoners Nighthawk - 22/03/2013 10:33:08 PM 549 Views
It is probably an option we should work harder to develop Isaac - 23/03/2013 12:38:33 AM 604 Views
Out of curiosity. Is anyone against background checks at gun shows, and if so, why? *NM* Ghavrel - 21/03/2013 09:38:59 AM 306 Views
Not in principle but somewhat in practice Isaac - 21/03/2013 11:25:25 AM 707 Views
For what its worth.... Jeordam - 21/03/2013 03:13:44 PM 553 Views
Personally, I am worried about criminals with guns. BUT... callandor1000 - 22/03/2013 03:44:47 PM 846 Views
What you are not factoring into your though process is that most criminals feels the same way. HyogaRott - 24/03/2013 12:56:04 PM 860 Views
I realize that can be the case. But... callandor1000 - 25/03/2013 03:32:59 PM 754 Views
Twice I was almost robbed, and my parents were robbed several times. HyogaRott - 26/03/2013 01:35:11 PM 471 Views
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