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In reply to the discussion: X-Post: "Gun Rights for Terrorists" [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)26. It is an opinion of a
of a gun control activist who has no idea what she is talking about. She is either lying, or or reading the talking points written by someone who is. They are not. There is no what if. If an average of 200 per year (and chances are, it is an innocent person who shares the same name as the real terrorist) out of the million plus background checks each year.
Our countrys watchlist system is grossly bloated and unfair with over a million names including many unlikely suspects and not effective as a security measure . . .
https://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/watch-lists
Taking away anyone's individual liberty or civil right of any kind without due process, especially when the AG can call anyone a terrorist is not a liberal value. It is a right wing value and an authoritarian value. Not all progressives are liberal. Yes, some progressives are authoritarians like Feinstein. Some progressives can be racist like Woodrow Wilson.
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The Constitution is obviously important, but it's OK to ignore it if we're dealing
petronius
Feb 2015
#1
"our default position should be to maximize protection & preservation of those rights and liberties"
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#2
Gun grabbers are running around, pointing their fingers and yelling, "TERRORISTS!" at anyone they
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#32
Explain how one person owning a gun constitutes supporting another person threatening others.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#42
Heh, I suspect the answer to your question would vary depending on whether the
petronius
Feb 2015
#23
Despite your lurid fantasies, guns are not the only means by which people are killed.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#6
"Because some folks here support Hicks 'right' to terrorize his neighbors with his gun."
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#36
What if 90% on the list are terrorists, and half of those pose a danger to us?
Neon Gods
Feb 2015
#20
'Lists' are fine. Law enforcement is supposed to investigate crimes and potential dangers,
petronius
Feb 2015
#21
The WH is a specific, defined, limited area. The grabbers are trying to exploit the GWoT
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#31
"Grabbers want to use a law designed for war to control their own citizens..."
Neon Gods
Mar 2015
#46
I find it fucking disgusting to read on DU that 'they're not inherently a bad idea'...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2015
#50