Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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33. I suspect the reason why a definite answer hasn't been given is that it would not be "yes"

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #30)

Thu Sep 22, 2016, 05:17 PM

Sep 2016

Which would mean that personal taste is being palmed off as some sort of ethical choice.

That stance strikes me as somewhat disingenuous in that a person shot with a gun of 19th
century design would be no less dead or wounded than a person shot with one of more modern design.

IOW, Fuddism masquerading as moral superiority...

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Looks like we can tell the truth when it suits us. [View all] pablo_marmol Sep 2016 OP

it all depends melm00se Sep 2016 #1

"Which view and interpretation one takes can be a clear indicator of one's bias and ideology." pablo_marmol Sep 2016 #7

My take is even in the most erudite of Salons one can suffer a chicken coop's explosive diarrhea. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #9

Fine examples of doublethink. sarisataka Sep 2016 #2

You forgot one. oneshooter Sep 2016 #4

Yep, more proof safeinOhio Sep 2016 #3

It's a good thing that "need" has nothing to do with it, huh? DonP Sep 2016 #5

Unless you are in cities like Baltimore or Chicago. jmg257 Sep 2016 #6

No wonder we're not trusted by so many citizens. pablo_marmol Sep 2016 #8

GOD! this is a day for bad-ass irony. I feel a beer comin' on. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #10

Does a decrease in DUIs proves we no longer need drunk driving laws and PSAs? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #11

Then don't own one. You have the right to choose, as do I. (n/t) benEzra Sep 2016 #12

I own a few safeinOhio Sep 2016 #13

You are perfectly free to choose for yourself. You are not free to choose for others friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #14

I didn't say any thing about choosing for others. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #18

In a possibly apocryphal quote attributed to Calvin Coolidge ... Straw Man Sep 2016 #15

Choice is a good thing Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #16

Show me were I said any such thing. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #17

This legal gun owner has a huge problem with registration hack89 Sep 2016 #19

Post #3 Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #20

Try reading it again. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #21

I know what you meant Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #22

Might want to get that wax out of your ears. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #25

You don't need firearms for hunting either, archery tackle can fill that role. As for sport... Marengo Sep 2016 #23

I bow hunt and safeinOhio Sep 2016 #26

The poster asked if you unequivocally renounce using your guns for self-defense friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #28

That is a loaded question. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #29

Answering "no" would not necessarily imply that at any time you did beat your wife. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #30

I suspect the reason why a definite answer hasn't been given is that it would not be "yes" friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #33

"Fuddism" = Hypocrisy in action DonP Sep 2016 #34

What would they say about an 1894 Winchester in .25-35? discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #35

Show a video of Chuck Connors using it ... DonP Sep 2016 #36

Why not? Congress was shown a few minutes of the movie Wargames. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #37

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The only thing worse than not knowing why the world... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #39

It is an awkward question, not a loaded one. A reluctance to answer it speaks volumes... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #31

Yes it does safeinOhio Sep 2016 #32

I assume then that you retain possession of firearms out of want rather than need? Marengo Sep 2016 #40

It's not a question of pacifism vs. fear, benEzra Sep 2016 #24

I don't think I mentioned pacifism or inferred it. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #27