Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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77. Dude, you're easily amused.

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 11:37 PM

Dec 2011

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[div class = excerpt]That's funny "the bearer" of a fire extinguisher.
OK, I give up. What do you call someone who makes use of a fire extinguisher? A user? A wielder? Pick any word that makes you happy, and then tell me what any of that has to do with our discussion except as a convenient way for you to tap dance your way out of it.

[div class = excerpt]Red herring? I think you brought up the fire extinguisher analogy.
Stay safe. Don't let that car catch fire.
The red herring isn't the fire extinguisher; it's the old "but guns are designed to kill" chestnut.

Use the best tool for the job. For self-defense, that's a handgun. For extinguishing fires, it's better to bear a fire extinguisher. I'm sure you have a fire extinguisher on your boat, right? You might need it if you get too crazy with that flare gun.

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Plymouth State University in New Hampshire - Pro-Gun Demonstration [View all] mikeb302000 Dec 2011 OP

where do I start? gejohnston Dec 2011 #1

Jardis... Callisto32 Dec 2011 #2

Given your intensity and obsession with disarming law abiding folks.... aikoaiko Dec 2011 #3

I don't want to disarmam anyone except the unfit nt mikeb302000 Dec 2011 #67

Of course Oneka Dec 2011 #69

Really, I thought you were against the larwful concealed carry. aikoaiko Dec 2011 #70

So it wasn't you that wrote this? Better have a talk with their ISP about that identity theft... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #71

Whew, link shows a couple of young republican "gun activists" I think. Female student sounds smart. Hoyt Dec 2011 #4

And yet she didn't express fear of the same student carrying a gun at pizza & subs across the street aikoaiko Dec 2011 #5

I think she has seen the types who are into guns at that age -- and wants no part of it on campus. Hoyt Dec 2011 #7

"...at that age..." PavePusher Dec 2011 #13

21 year olds with no criminal history ... quite the group of people to be concerned about, eh? OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #41

This rally was HUGH!?!! TheCowsCameHome Dec 2011 #6

Guns on campus are bad enough, but those two guys are really suspect. Hoyt Dec 2011 #8

Suspect of what, hoyt? PavePusher Dec 2011 #10

Lack of judgement and priorities in life. Hoyt Dec 2011 #28

Ah, I was right. n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #30

got google? iverglas Dec 2011 #33

there are 2 Tommy Mozingos in the US white pages iverglas Dec 2011 #34

"The really fearful ones ar those who feel they cannot leave the house without a gun." PavePusher Dec 2011 #9

Ah, the master of slander, innuendo, insinuation and lies continues. PavePusher Dec 2011 #11

Only one comment so far at the original article, and it's a massive strawman PavePusher Dec 2011 #12

Question, are people who study a martial arts such as karate or jujitsu... spin Dec 2011 #14

Obviously, people who study martial arts want to attack others. PavePusher Dec 2011 #15

The marital arts instructor that I had ... spin Dec 2011 #16

Heh, just riffing off one of our favorite... provacateurs. PavePusher Dec 2011 #17

No problem. I recognized your tactics... spin Dec 2011 #21

Y'know, I really don't think self-defense is the main purpose of the marital arts, petronius Dec 2011 #18

May I see your Karate Permit, please? PavePusher Dec 2011 #22

Sorry, dude. Any permits I may have are a private matter between me and my petronius Dec 2011 #23

Regarding smilies, there are a bunch of new ones here: petronius Dec 2011 #26

Much depends on the martial art ... spin Dec 2011 #24

A joke that needs explaining really wasn't, so I confess myself a failure petronius Dec 2011 #25

I should learn not to watch football while I am posting on DU ... spin Dec 2011 #27

Excellent post Mike. K&R Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #19

People like you two have made gun control the success it is today. Long may you post! friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #31

I don't support Brady or the NRA Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #32

Oh, do tell... Straw Man Dec 2011 #36

You know perfectly well what the original intent was Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #37

No, we know perfectly well what *you believe* the original intent was. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #38

Haven't we been over this before? We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #39

I do, but apparently you don't. Straw Man Dec 2011 #40

What does SCOTUS have to do with the original intent apart from interpreting it? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #42

Interpreting it creates the law we live under. Straw Man Dec 2011 #43

If, as you said.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #44

Let me ask you a question Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #45

Consistently incoherent and emotionally driven bullshit. ntnt rrneck Dec 2011 #46

No problem... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #47

OK, let me respond with my opinion, if I'm allowed. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #59

"Compulsive shoe wearing is an addiction, the same as any compulsive behavior." PavePusher Dec 2011 #49

Makes me wonder if you've ever walked barefoot in the street Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #64

My handgun is designed to protect me. PavePusher Dec 2011 #65

No, it is designed to cause injury. That is it's function. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #72

Nope - that's your OPINION. We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #73

Wrong. It's not my opinion. It is a fact. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #74

Cite, please? n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #76

Cite what? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #78

This: PavePusher Dec 2011 #79

Please enlighten me as to it's other purposes Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #82

We have.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #83

Let me help you Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #84

No i don't We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #85

Thank you for confirming. Damn, it's like pulling teeth sometimes. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #86

You keep insinuating a mental aberation. PavePusher Dec 2011 #50

What's your opinion on compulsive behavior? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #53

define gejohnston Dec 2011 #54

And I have a question for you. Straw Man Dec 2011 #51

No I don't, but I advocate using other tactics outside the home Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #52

Why "other tactics"? Straw Man Dec 2011 #55

Do you carry yout fire extinguisher around with you? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #61

In my car. Straw Man Dec 2011 #66

That's funny "the bearer" of a fire extinguisher. Good for you. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #75

Dude, you're easily amused. Straw Man Dec 2011 #77

In other words, you only support the freedom of expression so long as it doesn't disturb you. N/T Marengo Dec 2011 #56

Not at all, I support all forms of expression. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #60

No, you do not. The individual's right of expression in a public space... Marengo Dec 2011 #68

This needs correction... SteveW Dec 2011 #58

The right to keep and bear arms for the security of the state by having a well regulated militia Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #62

"On the contrary, it could be argued that the proliferation of handguns on the streets Simo 1939_1940 Dec 2011 #63

Are you calling me an ass? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #81

Sorry, but the "Right of the people" is operative in the Bill of Rights... SteveW Dec 2011 #80

On fear. Atypical Liberal Dec 2011 #20

write your congressman and have people that look wrong to you locked up. ileus Dec 2011 #29

nah, i'll just carry concealed and shoot the ones that scare me. locking 'em up costs the taxpayers Scout Dec 2011 #35

. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #48

My goodness, are you irony-deficient? SteveW Dec 2011 #57