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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: X-Post: "Gun Rights for Terrorists" [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)32. Gun grabbers are running around, pointing their fingers and yelling, "TERRORISTS!" at anyone they
don't like. How about you have a little talk with them first and say, "Hey guys. That really bad habit of yours is making the gun control movement like petty and fascist-minded. The other side doesn't trust us and I can't say I blame them."
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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