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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED: Big Win For Gun Control Groups: Target Bans Guns In Its Stores [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)39. Good for TARGET. This should put the Libertarian wingnuts on notice about their other fetish:
PRIVATE PROPERTY!
They want roads, parks. schools and everything to be in private hands, destroying the freedom the Commons allows for networking. And if the owners say no to their speech, their right to travel freely, associate and agitate, hey, they asked for it!
They WILL lose their own rights, but think that's for those 'other people.' BZZZT! Wrong answer!
If you're not a full-fledged millionaire, guess who is the 'other people,' you gleeful members of the insane clown posse?
Yes, I'm talking to you, Bro, and not gonna feel sorry for you, because you wanted to take it from me and mine, first.
Sadly, benighted areas allowing open carry of personal WMD to satisfy the egos of the Kokesh types in our country will continue to create a toxic atmosphere in public venues to keep everyone on edge to control them and silence them with their tantrums. This is simply textbook Crazymaking:
http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/12799/1/Mental-Abuse--Tell-Tale-Signs-of-Crazy-Making-Psychological-Abuse.html
Or the Double Bind:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bind
They SAY they want for people to not be afraid of their toys, and bluster about freedom, but it's irrational to believe them. Guns are for war and hunting. We've seen their list of who they want to hunt and it's a very long one.
Too bad if they get their true heart's desire and eliminate the humans on the list, there will be no one to stand up for them when guys with more money and bigger guns come for them. Look at Iraq. History repeats...
It's possible they are so lost in their Faux, Beck and Infowars reality, they really don't know WTH they are creating. They are bordering terrorism with their insistence that only THEIR rights matter. Only their viewpoint counts, no one else had better argue with them. Just like Boko Harum and ISIL. Anyone who dares to oppose them could get this treatment:
Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/guns-bullying-open-carry-women-moms-texas
I want to thank the 400K who petitioned TARGET to stop this insanity, and hope for more of it.
They want roads, parks. schools and everything to be in private hands, destroying the freedom the Commons allows for networking. And if the owners say no to their speech, their right to travel freely, associate and agitate, hey, they asked for it!
They WILL lose their own rights, but think that's for those 'other people.' BZZZT! Wrong answer!
If you're not a full-fledged millionaire, guess who is the 'other people,' you gleeful members of the insane clown posse?
Yes, I'm talking to you, Bro, and not gonna feel sorry for you, because you wanted to take it from me and mine, first.
Sadly, benighted areas allowing open carry of personal WMD to satisfy the egos of the Kokesh types in our country will continue to create a toxic atmosphere in public venues to keep everyone on edge to control them and silence them with their tantrums. This is simply textbook Crazymaking:
http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/12799/1/Mental-Abuse--Tell-Tale-Signs-of-Crazy-Making-Psychological-Abuse.html
Or the Double Bind:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bind
They SAY they want for people to not be afraid of their toys, and bluster about freedom, but it's irrational to believe them. Guns are for war and hunting. We've seen their list of who they want to hunt and it's a very long one.
Too bad if they get their true heart's desire and eliminate the humans on the list, there will be no one to stand up for them when guys with more money and bigger guns come for them. Look at Iraq. History repeats...
It's possible they are so lost in their Faux, Beck and Infowars reality, they really don't know WTH they are creating. They are bordering terrorism with their insistence that only THEIR rights matter. Only their viewpoint counts, no one else had better argue with them. Just like Boko Harum and ISIL. Anyone who dares to oppose them could get this treatment:
Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/guns-bullying-open-carry-women-moms-texas
I want to thank the 400K who petitioned TARGET to stop this insanity, and hope for more of it.
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UPDATED: Big Win For Gun Control Groups: Target Bans Guns In Its Stores [View all]
DonViejo
Jul 2014
OP
In my opinion, jerks like these who insist on parading around showing off their massacre machines
calimary
Jul 2014
#26
Good. Hope it's start of trend eventually impacting public toting and perception of gun fanciers.
Hoyt
Jul 2014
#5
Nowhere in that press release is Target banning the carrying of firearms in it's stores.
IronGate
Jul 2014
#19
I shop at Target. And if I see someone armed, I am walking out. So, this was a smart move
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2014
#28
Yes, selfish gun lovers will still carry, ignoring wishes of Target and other patrons who prefer to
Hoyt
Jul 2014
#38
Most of the gunz used started out as a legal purchase by some yahoo who probably already has
Hoyt
Jul 2014
#45
Good for TARGET. This should put the Libertarian wingnuts on notice about their other fetish:
freshwest
Jul 2014
#39
Hey, open-carry nuts - kinda sucks for you when "market forces" react and turn
bullwinkle428
Jul 2014
#44