Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Lawmaker wants military patrols after child's murder [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)"Ignoring the substance. Citing opinion polls."
What substance have you provided? Assertions not backed up with non-biased objective cite. If that is what qualifies for substance in your view, you definitely have no business questioning anyone or anything, other than yourself.
And of course, you ignore that President Obama - a constitutional scholar - believes the second amendment protects an individual right. I can imagine why - it must pain you greatly.
"...the larger fundamental issues in play."
LOL. That was the entire point, which you are in denial of:
The larger fundamental issues ARE NO LONGER IN PLAY. Its been decided. You can post to your hearts content that its incorrect, that its inaccurate, that its just plain wrong...and I can post back that its accurate, that its correct, that its just plain right. But at the end of the day its been decided. The rest is just mental masturbatory exercise on your part, intended to sow the seeds of doubt in people who aren't sure, and otherwise preaching to a choir with very few members. Hey, knock yourself out. Feel free. While you waste your time and effort doing so, the millions of us on the other side of the issue are writing and calling and emailing our congresscritters and making our voices heard, and donating to groups to lobby for our cause. Law is on OUR side, and while you sit here doing your mental masturbatory exercises, WE are getting castle doctrine, and concealed carry, and a few other things passed across America.
Maybe a picture will illustrate what side of the issue you're on, and what the tactics you employ (the same tactics the anti-gun crowd has employed since its birth) have gained you and your "movement" better than I can explain it:

"I'll repeat again that it's a bit disconcerting to find so many people who put their trust in Scalia and opinion polls, but are unable to carry on a reasoned discussion and think for themselves. Regardless of what the founding fathers thought about guns, I'm quite certain they would be appaled by this level of civic ignorance."
And I'll repeat again:
My views are my own buddy. Always have been, always will be, and I've been stating them here in this forum since 2003, 5 full years before heller or the polls I refer to. Go ahead, look in the archives, this is the only screen name I have ever had.
Anyone who gives so much as two shits about whether thats true or not, can verify what I say is true, and more importantly that what YOU say is untrue - by simply browsing the archives.
I'm quite certain anyone that cares enough to bother will see the aspersions, and the poster casting them, in the proper and correct light.
Lastly, one can not hide from substance, when no such substance has been presented to them.