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jmowreader

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33. So why can't I have a mortar?

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 03:18 PM

Nov 2013

If I had a mortar and a few thousand rounds of HE my town would be super peaceful and honest because everyone would know if they got swindled, or some guy got caught raping boy scouts or making meth, they could call me and my mortar would solve the problem permanently.

I posed this theory to a teabagger at the fair - that if I could have any weapon I wanted I should be allowed to own field artillery. "No, you can't have a cannon." "Then you do think there should be restrictions on the kinds of weapons people can keep!" Very few people are absolutist: there are weapons restrictions, zoning restrictions etc that even teabaggers will agree to. (My teabagger did admit that artillery, machineguns, AR drum magazines and other such nonsense have no place in civilians' hands. And really, I have no problem with 30 round mags because that's the standard size and they do have a sporting purpose, if your sport is target shooting or sniping rats at the dump - it's good fun and rats are an animal that should be made extinct.)

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Conversation With Colorado Gun Nut Recallers. No Need For Background Checks At All. Takes Guns Away [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 OP

It's the rights vs. privileges argument. Also well-regulated militia is a nebulous. It's a matter of freshwest Nov 2013 #1

Is there a link? pipoman Nov 2013 #2

"Is there a link?" Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #11

If they're paying unscreened petitioners by the signature ... surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #3

Yes. The state check all signatures to make sure they are valid. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #28

Is there a link of some sort? Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #4

I see an opportunity for designers of "fashionable holsters"! WinkyDink Nov 2013 #5

Where is this coming from? seveneyes Nov 2013 #6

I Was Talking To A Lady Who Was Asking One Of Their Petitioners About The Recall. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #7

Yes, grass roots grows best in manure seveneyes Nov 2013 #8

How do you know pintobean Nov 2013 #10

"How do you know if someone has a criminal record?" Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #12

That Is Because We Checked Individuals Out. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #14

A record could include a speeding ticket, a DUI conviction, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #20

Is it illegal pintobean Nov 2013 #34

Unlike the ridiculious claims of your OP? Nope..LOL pipoman Nov 2013 #13

Except the NRA does support the Brady Bill and background checks hack89 Nov 2013 #9

Bullshit - Bullshit - Bullshit TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #15

Hard to argue with logic like that hack89 Nov 2013 #19

You really need to educate yourself, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #23

But not private party sellers. Anyone can walk into a gun show and buy a gun from a private party Erose999 Nov 2013 #30

I'm aware of that and I think it's a wrongheaded move by the NRA, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #31

$5 per signature? And they're getting away with this? Initech Nov 2013 #16

It Is Legal To Do In Colorado. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #18

Really. I didnt know this. Initech Nov 2013 #21

Paid Signatures In Southern Colorado Is What Got The Recalls Certified. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #22

Additional Reply. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2013 #24

Have you forgotten that we tried that in Wisconsin? GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #27

Yep, they lost despite outspending the pro recall supporters Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #32

Read the 1st Amendment. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #26

You have a link that the NRA is paying $5.00 per signature and are using felons and criminals Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #17

What screening is needed to pass around a petition? NONE! GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #25

There's a gun owners group just forming here in Oregon... Lizzie Poppet Nov 2013 #29

So why can't I have a mortar? jmowreader Nov 2013 #33

Actually, you can own an artillery piece, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #35