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krispos42

(49,445 posts)
24. translation: you won't argue because you don't want your mind changed
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 04:39 PM
Aug 2019

Your side's definition of "assault weapon" had always been emotional, political, and arbitrary bullshit but it's become such a mainstay of your political identity that you can't let it go.

You're a firearm technology conservative. Not in the left-right political sense, but in the "trying to stop inevitable progress" sense.

You want gun technology to somehow stay locked in 1914. You whine and moan and want to ban and outlaw any technological advancement.

Non-glare black finishes? That's military style, ban it.
Ergonomic pistol grip? That's military style, ban it.
Ergonomic adjustable stock? That's military style, ban it.
TWO ergonomic pistol grips? That's military style, ban it twice as much.
A flash higher? That's military style, ban it.
A folding stock? That's military style, ban it.
Removable magazine? That's military style, ban it.


I'm waiting for you and your side to ban attaching laser sights and flashlights to guns. I'm waiting to see holographic red-dot sights banned. I'm waiting to see rifle scopes over 4x banned. Hell, I'm waiting for all rifle scopes to be banned.

Did you know that they make holographic red-dot sights small enough and light enough to fit on pistols now? It's the next big thing.

What's your opinion on that?

Wait, wait, lemme guess... "That's military style, ban it."

Also, yes: it is an assault rifle. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #1
Great idea to ban ALL SEMIAUTOMATICS. democratisphere Aug 2019 #2
problematic stopdiggin Aug 2019 #11
I read Canada's definition. Ruger 10/22s are classified "unrestricted" hack89 Aug 2019 #14
Shame on you for... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #18
translation: you won't argue because you don't want your mind changed krispos42 Aug 2019 #24
It is a toy. oneshooter Aug 2019 #35
The quote is from a real NRA lobbyist sharedvalues Aug 2019 #40
So it's ok to teach 10 year olds to love weapons of war? sharedvalues Aug 2019 #41
So it's ok to teach 10 year olds to love weapons of war? sharedvalues Aug 2019 #44
The young girl doesn't look all that interested in daddy's new "toy" democratisphere Aug 2019 #3
Dad should explain his thinking bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #4
She cannot hold the gun up. He is holding up the barrel. 33taw Aug 2019 #5
That is not a real gun. Look at the tip. Nt hack89 Aug 2019 #15
I know. Thx 33taw Aug 2019 #17
This is child abuse. llmart Aug 2019 #6
It is not a real gun. Nt hack89 Aug 2019 #16
Teaching a child that domestic terrorism is ok. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #42
re: "...young child being taught that tools of killing are OK" discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #7
NRA members have claimed young white girls need to defend themselves from Syrian refugees IronLionZion Aug 2019 #8
Anyone remember this story from 2014? AZ Girl Accidentally Kills Instructor At Firing Range Hestia Aug 2019 #9
What that father did was incredibly stupid. krispos42 Aug 2019 #28
Well done. Teaching respect for the weapon as a weapon and not a toy. AJT Aug 2019 #29
Thank you krispos42 Aug 2019 #30
Maybe those are some folks that don't like their kids or girlfriends very much discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #31
Being a respectable adult is the best lesson a child can have. AJT Aug 2019 #32
How do you tell a grown man he is braindead? world wide wally Aug 2019 #10
When they can't figure out the gun is a toy? n/t MichMan Aug 2019 #19
Teaching a 10 year old to love a weapon of war is ok? sharedvalues Aug 2019 #43
Lots of us had toy guns as kids; some never wanted to own a real one as an adult .... MichMan Aug 2019 #45
The "responsible" gun owners today subsidize terrorism sharedvalues Aug 2019 #47
Feh. A self-important, self-righteous 'evangelist' lecturing others on how they should live friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 #48
How about we take the child away from the parents for reckless endangerment? Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #12
For giving his daughter a toy gun? MichMan Aug 2019 #13
I didn't see where it said it was a toy... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #20
The OP's point was just torpedoed by a defective story... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #22
Based on the picture it couldn't have been more obvious MichMan Aug 2019 #23
Ruger does make a rifle called the 10/22 krispos42 Aug 2019 #27
The quote is from a NRA lobbyist in Florida about kids sharedvalues Aug 2019 #33
Except a Ruger 10/22 is not an assault weapon hack89 Aug 2019 #34
So.... why haven't you fixed your OP? krispos42 Aug 2019 #37
Here's a movie with more details on the NRA lobbyist sharedvalues Aug 2019 #49
IMHO, this is just another case of defective journalism discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #21
I would think the OPer would self delete the OP out of embarrassment krispos42 Aug 2019 #25
Wish on. They NEVER self delete. n/t oneshooter Aug 2019 #36
Or edit, or correct. n/t krispos42 Aug 2019 #38
Well I wish it would rain Scotch and I figure... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #46
What color are your eyes? krispos42 Aug 2019 #26
Helpful flowchart for California's AW laws krispos42 Aug 2019 #39
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