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the purpose of an armed populace is to deter and prevent predation by citizens and state alike. forget this fact at your peril.
el gato malo
16 hr ago
there is nothing that says “this is not going to go well for you” like a guy with 24/7/365 armed security who just spent two years vilifying you, violating your bodily integrity, and depriving you of basic liberties telling you about how you do not need a gun.
"A .22-caliber bullet will lodge in the lung, and we can probably get it out, maybe, and save a life — a 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body. So the idea of these high-caliber weapons is, uh, there's simply no rational basis for it in terms of self-protection, hunting. Remember, the constitution was never absolute."
Our president, ladies and gentlemen.
I would not [put it] past our gubbermint supplying him with weapons at a politically convenient time.
When has the FIB ever stopped a school shooting?I check in and sure enough - some clowns just don't disappoint. Just to verify: @richwicks, what's your criteria for acknowledging that a shooting HAS been stopped (by whoever)? (trantrum without a logical fallacy is not a proper tantrum)
Salman Sima
@SalmanSima
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.@JustinTrudeau wants to ban handguns in 🇨🇦. In Iran,one of the first things the Islamic Regime did after taking power was collect & confiscate the people’s guns. Today,they are killing unarmed people in the streets.Tyranny wants you weak & unarmed so they can opress & control U.
Breaking: TX Shooter may not have had a driver's license.
How did he purchase his guns, then? How did he get to Wendy's?
(Suspected answer: He used a Mexican Matriculata Consulata Card?)
richwicks saysWhen has the FIB ever stopped a school shooting?I check in and sure enough - some clowns just don't disappoint. Just to verify: @richwicks, what's your criteria for acknowledging that a shooting HAS been stopped (by whoever)? (trantrum without a logical fallacy is not a proper tantrum)
The Egyptian Intel Guy being framed in the Early 90s.
He outsmarted the FIB by recording all his convos and phone calls, he was a much better intel guy than they were. Right down to his last few calls telling them to arrest the Jihadis, they were on the move, and the FIB agents yeah yeah yeahing him.
Nadler Claims 18 Year-Olds Are Too Young For Guns — But Won’t Raise The Draft Age To 21
Ask Ukraine why the right to bear semi auto or better is so important, right Joe?
presumably AR platform, to the citizens of Kyiv. They said in the news that 'Ukraine provided them' but c'mon man, they don't have shit that we didn't give them so they were our guns.
PeopleUnited saysAsk Ukraine why the right to bear semi auto or better is so important, right Joe?
In February they distributed 10,000 rifles, presumably AR platform, to the citizens of Kyiv. They said in the news that 'Ukraine provided them' but c'mon man, they don't have shit that we didn't give them so they were our guns.
As was said recently you arm your allies, you disarm your enemies. We are their enemy.
they gave out AK-47 and AK-74 with giggle switches. Also they have a native manufacturer of AR and Tavor patterned rifles in 7.62x39, 5.45x39 and 5.56x45,
RWSGFY saysthey gave out AK-47 and AK-74 with giggle switches. Also they have a native manufacturer of AR and Tavor patterned rifles in 7.62x39, 5.45x39 and 5.56x45,
All of these are things they are trying to ban here in America, while giving them to drug cartels in Mexico and civilians in Ukraine.
Different "they". Points for creative quoting though.
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Couple things to note in there:
1. The specific mention of a militia being the reason for the need to bear arms.
2. The 2nd Amendment never mentions the word gun at all.
So, what exactly is the definition of "arms"?
In 1755 Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language was first published. It defined “arms” as “weapons of offence, or armour of defence.”
Weapons of offence would seem to include pretty much anything and everything, from knives to nuclear weapons. The US has already seen fit to ban some weapons of offence so the 2nd Amendment clearly has not been interpreted strictly as meaning that the US cannot ban all "arms". Therefore, the 2nd Amendment does not guarantee citizens the right to own whatever weapons they choose.
So it then becomes a question of which weapons should be banned, which should be strictly regulated, and which should be lightly regulated or not at all. Like anything else, we should weigh an individual's right with society's right. When looked at in that manner, it becomes very difficult to justify why fully automatic or semi automatic rifles should be allowed. What purpose do they serve an individual? And why would that purpose outweigh the extreme damage those weapons have cased society??
Patrick thinks the Chamber of Commerce is the worst organization, and he may be correct, but the NRA is not far behind.