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In reply to the discussion: Georgia Man Arrested for Triple Murder [View all]Straw Man
(6,613 posts)30. Right here.
Gun-rights fanatics are heavily invested in the idea that gun owners are divided neatly into two categories, the good guys and the bad guys. Nothing could be further from the truth. They're all brothers of the gun.
You are saying that they (I refuse to say "we" are all the same. What else could your "brothers of the gun" babble mean? You're asserting a moral equivalence. You can't see that, and yet you're calling me stupid?
Only convicted felons are criminals. Remember, even unfit gun owners are innocent until proven guilty. That's why we need another category called "hidden criminals."
Spare us the sophist parsing -- you're not very good at it anyway. Using a gun to settle a score or end an argument is criminal behavior, whether or not one is convicted for it, and it is immoral behavior in any case. If you insinuate that I have a bond with those who engage in such behavior, I will ask you to apologize or tell you to fuck off. You didn't apologize. So fuck off.
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Most likely he was a hidden criminal disguising himself as a lawful gun owner. nt
mikeb302000
Nov 2012
#18
Use of firearms is a martial art. It is one that can be employed beyond arms reach.
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#60
Because the government employees whose guns you wouldn't confiscate will always be there...
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#34
They'll have another chance to get it right. The liberal dissenting opinion rocks.
Loudly
Nov 2012
#40
Let me answer for him....guns and ammo in the hands of civilians is a bad bad thing.
ileus
Nov 2012
#44
Extreme Southern California. I live in San Diego. In fact, my neighborhood is called South Park.
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#57
While we're on the subject of you misrepresenting my positions, let me straighten you out on this
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#54