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In reply to the discussion: I'm starting to believe that much of the gun debate is about something else than guns. [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)92. He, and 11 others, voted "yes" in that poll. I don't understand why you are trying to deny this.
Since then, a lot of them have un-voted, which is why I copied and pasted the "yes" votes at that time in my post.
Anti-Gunners are Holocaust Enablers
I believe the situation in Europe in the 1940s would have been much different if the "undesirables" had the individual RKBA that we enjoy here in the USA.
I believe that further restrictions on the individual RKBA will only lead us down a road that makes the next Holocaust that much easier.
An armed man is a citizen, a disarmed man is a subject.
Subject to the whims of whoever is in power.
When I am armed you cannot use force against me, you MUST reason with me. You have to convince me to come around to your world views, you cannot force them in me at the edge of a sword. This is the core of our civil liberties as Americans.
We must do everything we can to keep firearms available, legal and safe for law abiding the citizens. The criminals and the rest will always get theirs somehow.
I believe the situation in Europe in the 1940s would have been much different if the "undesirables" had the individual RKBA that we enjoy here in the USA.
I believe that further restrictions on the individual RKBA will only lead us down a road that makes the next Holocaust that much easier.
An armed man is a citizen, a disarmed man is a subject.
Subject to the whims of whoever is in power.
When I am armed you cannot use force against me, you MUST reason with me. You have to convince me to come around to your world views, you cannot force them in me at the edge of a sword. This is the core of our civil liberties as Americans.
We must do everything we can to keep firearms available, legal and safe for law abiding the citizens. The criminals and the rest will always get theirs somehow.
These are the words of a nutjob. And 11 other DUers (at least) voted to agree with it. It is unfortunate that so many of the pro-gunners are absolutist nutjobs and/or rightwing trolls.
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I'm starting to believe that much of the gun debate is about something else than guns. [View all]
redgreenandblue
Jan 2013
OP
Do you have links for your statement "Others romanticize gun possession based on some sentimental
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#1
So 1) you can't support your claim about DU posts with links, 2) you speculate that the post that
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#6
You should very, very carefully read one post up-thread of the person you responded to.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#17
I am not going to browse through DU to pick out the instances I have noticed.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2013
#9
If you support falsely attributing statments to others, that's your choice. It's not mine.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#91
If any of those links referred to text supported the quoted statements, the text would
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#96
No. Notwithstanding your animosity, I don't think that I'm clever. I think that I'm persistent.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#78
You are wrong. I have never accused all observers "of lying." In actual fact, I haven't called
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#98
I understand what you are saying. There is a difference between statements of fact and opinion.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#94
What I know is that (1) what has been claimed is not supported by the actual words used
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#86
He actually wasn't elected and his party had lost seats when he was appointed.
NutmegYankee
Jan 2013
#40
Here's a link. 12 pro-gunners voted "yes" to "Anti-gunners are holocaust enablers".
DanTex
Jan 2013
#38
Actually, anyone can go to the origional text and verify that at no time did the poster claim, as
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#85
Hmm... So you think that "Anti Gunners are Holocaust Enablers" is a reasonable point of view?
DanTex
Jan 2013
#87
No. And I particularly think that anyone who falsely attributes a statement that
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#89
He, and 11 others, voted "yes" in that poll. I don't understand why you are trying to deny this.
DanTex
Jan 2013
#92
You are kidding, aren't you? You haven't seen quite a few long time DU'ers using that language?
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#90
I agree. A lot of people are looking to express emotions rather than to find thoughtful solutions.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#3
Excuse me for noticing, but I think that the poster who is complaining about "big government"
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#13
Since I'm of the mind that gun control will go nowhere I feel no need to be moderate in what I say
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#30
"One way to end the debate quickly would be for young black males to start open carrying guns"
peacebird
Jan 2013
#61
I, too, feel that "gun control will go nowhere." But I see an unnecessary risk of repeating the
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2013
#104
there are ways to keep them off the streets, without banning any individual from owning them
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#54
Right. You and your militias will surrender shortly after the first drone strike.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#84
yeah, that's right. We'll drone strike you fucking teabaggers like an Afghani wedding reception.
bubbayugga
Jan 2013
#115
Those qualties are found on the fringe of both sides of the debates
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#80
Most male Asperger patients have an attraction to Planes, Trains, Space or Guns.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2013
#105
Guns don't kill people, people kill people, but the gun HELPS doesn't it?
coeur_de_lion
Jan 2013
#110