Shooting of the Day
Shooting of the Day
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I know it seems to have worked out in Australia etc but over there was it considered a 'right from God' to bear arms? Folks over here take their 'Godly rights' damned seriously...
Trying to ban guns here in the states will result in a full blown civil war... don't fuck w/a 'patriot' and their second amendment rights.
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- It's amazing how so many people confuse "regulate assault and automatic rifles" with "gun ban" whenever this happens.monospaced
- people do it on purpose because they're not interested in compromise.Fax_Benson
- ^ It's truly cringeworthy. People hear what they want.GM278
- we're talking about banning guns IN THIS THREAD, you smug fucksPonyBoy
- how smug? everyone's at it. removing all shades of grey from a conversation so that it becomes intractable. all sides, all topics.Fax_Benson
- you all three seemed more interested in pointing out how dumb folks are for not understanding 'regulate' vs. 'ban'... completely ignoring that...PonyBoy
- ... EITHER ACTION will piss off thousands if not millions of armed 'Patriots' that will NEVER give up one fucking firearm. But go ahead and play word games. :)PonyBoy
- I'm genuinely confused but I often am.Fax_Benson
- PonyBoy. respectfully, I actually AM one of those patriotic gun owning Americans. I served my country and I'm not some keyboard warrior hell bent on changingGM278
- minds. I don't think anyone here is doubting gun reform will and DOES piss people off.GM278
- But as Mono said, when some ppl even hear the words gun reform, they think "THEY'RE trying to take ALL my guns away and lose it" Rather than have a rationalGM278
- discussion on whether or not average joe American should be allowed to have automatic military grade weapons capable of harming a large group of ppl.GM278
- We're on the exact same page, GM. It's just being smug w/words that have the SAME INTENTION (regulate / take-away) is so fucking silly...PonyBoy
- ...the intent of such talk is to remove firearms from the hands of their owners.PonyBoy
- At the end of the day 'regulate' isn't going to mean you can only play w/your machine guns on Tues. and Thurs... right?PonyBoy
- I was agreeing with you Pony. They feel it's a "god given right" and are threatened by the mention of regulation. It's straight up irrational confusion.monospaced
- the intent of talking about regulation isn't to take away everyone's guns, it's about regulating the kinds of guns that normal people don't really needmonospaced
- ^ THIS (although we've agreed on that in like 500 places now)GM278
- And the argument will be 'If the Gov has it we should have it' if you're true to the 2nd Amendment's intentions (to stop a tyrannical government)PonyBoy
- lol... btw.. I'M WITH YOU GUYZ... I'm only pointing out the rationale that we need to tread lightly around... being 'smug' will only set 'these folks' off.PonyBoy
- *sigh... can we just go back to talking about how cool GM's car is?PonyBoy
- HAHAHA Thanks.GM278
- I know we're agreeing, which is why I was caught off guard being called a "smug fuck." Anyway, that El Camino is the tits.monospaced
- Ugh... I was emphatically pointing out that as usual words count (even to the rightwing low-educated redneck). It falls in line w/that argument why HRC lost...PonyBoy
- ... referring to your opponents constituents as 'deplorable'... the 'smugness' of such a statement will only bring out the worst in those you're trying...PonyBoy
- ... to reachPonyBoy
- Nothing I said was smug, nor did I call names.monospaced
- oh c'mon... you're more concerned w/'regulate' vs. 'ban' rather than slow down and realize either conversation will result in the same reaction...PonyBoy
- ... that's a bit smug.PonyBoy
- no it's not, it's saying the exact same thing you are ...monospaced
- The point is the conversation alone (to even touch existing gun laws) will set off some serious emotion amongst your diehard 2nd amendment lovers...PonyBoy
- ... getting hung up on whether you want to regulate or ban someone's firearms means the same thing to them... you still want control.PonyBoy
- I was right to be confused.Fax_Benson
- lol. Go back to my main point. Folks think the 2nd Amnd. is a GOD-given right. You regulate / ban / tweak / FUCK-WITH their GOD-given right you're fucked.PonyBoy
- Playing word games and saying 'we don't want to ban your shit... JUST REGULATE IT' isn't going to bring any gun-lover over to your side... especially...PonyBoy
- ... when they have GOD on their side. Get it? Being SMUG w/your ability to dance around word definitions when in fact both definitions are about...PonyBoy
- ... CONTROLLING someone who thinks GOD says they're allowed their guns is never going to get through to them.PonyBoy
- relax ... nothing I said was remotely as smug as you saying they all do it for religious reasons :)monospaced
- my pointing out their confusion over regulate/ban is just adding to YOUR point that they flip out at the very mention of itmonospaced