United States & Gun Control discussion.
- Thread starter Diamondback 2/2
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Just because someone is ignorant of something, it doesn't make that thing any less true. God knows there is plenty I'm ignorant of. Until very recently, I was pretty ignorant about a lot of the case law and historical facts around 2A, and it seems a lot of other people are too.
In the context of 2A, "well regulated" could very well mean, "capable of performing the job for which they were constituted." If the militia is by definition "unorganized" (i.e. not a permanent, standing force that drills/practices regularly), then wouldn't it make sense that the people who constitute "the militia" (which as we have already established earlier in this thread is "every male capable of bearing arms") would need to keep and maintain their own arms so that 1) those arms are ready the minute that the militia is called up, and 2) the people who are going to be carrying those arms as part of the militia are familiar enough with them to actually be able to use them in the performance of the job for which they were constituted?
It's not like the national guard has to go through a train-up in order to be deployment ready.
Or that when called for back in the day, they did drill instruction so you don't have the first rank asshole stand up when the second rank's firing.
Or that when called for back in the day, they did drill instruction so you don't have the first rank asshole stand up when the second rank's firing.
Oh goodie. I got an email from Joe Biden this morning. Im invited to a "hang out" to discuss reducing gun violence. Its at 1:45 today. Sadly I will be in the middle of PT at that time and cannot....uh...hang out.
Besides didnt his boss already sign a bunch of "executive orders" regardless of my opinions?
Besides didnt his boss already sign a bunch of "executive orders" regardless of my opinions?
Don't hold your breath Brother. Geico and Progressive Insurance companies are known to be big funders and supporters of Liberal causes and this Administration. And like all good Socialists, they're totally intolerant of divergent views. So like the Bank of America, Geico is finding reasons to drop accounts on those often regarded as the "unwashed Americans" holding on to their guns and bibles.
Point in Case: Approximately 5 months ago (late August), R. Lee Ermey ("The Gunney") was fired from Geico and his commercials were pulled because he committed the unforgivable sin of expressing a personal opinion that; "Obama seemed to be attempting to impose Socialism on the American people." (How wild and crazy can one get!?
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Hey Pennsylvanians, looks like "your people" are at it again:
Philly 5th grader busted for "toy gun"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-murderer-for-paper-gun-that-looks-like-this/
What was the "toy gun?"
Philly 5th grader busted for "toy gun"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-murderer-for-paper-gun-that-looks-like-this/
What was the "toy gun?"
Jesus H. Christ.
To redeem my esteemed Commonwealth(I thought the ESOS Boycott would have been worth major brownie points) I give you Pennsylvania House Bill 357(really)
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=0357
To redeem my esteemed Commonwealth(I thought the ESOS Boycott would have been worth major brownie points) I give you Pennsylvania House Bill 357(really)
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=0357
Pardon me while I go urge my elected officials to support HB 357
ThunderHorse
Verified Military
Now, if only California would join on this side.
Don't hold your breath Brother. Geico and Progressive Insurance companies are known to be big funders and supporters of Liberal causes and this Administration. And like all good Socialists, they're totally intolerant of divergent views. So like the Bank of America, Geico is finding reasons to drop accounts on those often regarded as the "unwashed Americans" holding on to their guns and bibles.
Point in Case: Approximately 5 months ago (late August), R. Lee Ermey ("The Gunney") was fired from Geico and his commercials were pulled because he committed the unforgivable sin of expressing a personal opinion that; "Obama seemed to be attempting to impose Socialism on the American people." (How wild and crazy can one get!?
I hadn't heard that. Thank you for the info. I will be switching insurance companies before the week is over, even if my premium increases.
policemedic
Verified SWAT
Hey Pennsylvanians, looks like "your people" are at it again:
Philly 5th grader busted for "toy gun"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-murderer-for-paper-gun-that-looks-like-this/
What was the "toy gun?"
We can afford to use police and other public resources for this because we have conquered and eliminated all the other social ills, such as real crime....
Geico doesn't insure drivers with radar or laser detectors or cover them in the event of a crash if they're found to have one in the vehicle. Long standing policy from years ago. One reason not because I have one or need one, just the fact they use this discriminating tactic is why I've never even considered them for my insurance. Fuck that damn lizard with the funny accent.....
Someone asked about this in another thread, and I decided to post a response to it here.
Some random guy made the following post to his Facebook page (I'm not linking to the page because I don't want to give this clown more hits/likes/whatever):
Now, this all sounds bad. Very bad. Conspiracy-level bad. So bad that several media outlets, particularly ones that want to fan the flames of alarmism, took this story and ran with it. Here's one example:
http://www.examiner.com/article/sho...who-will-fire-on-u-s-citizens?cid=db_articles
Oh! And the guy with all these high-ranking source? He's a Noble Peace Prize nominee! (put that in your pocket for now, we'll deal with that later).
The problem is, this whole thing doesn't pass the sniff test. Who is this guy, this random person no one has heard of, and who are these mysterious, "high ranking" sources? While it's true I don't know everyone, or even a lot of people, I don't know this guy, this "Peace Prize nominee." And if there were a conspiracy this large, as small as my "network" is, I'm pretty sure I would have heard about this by now though some other source. A source a know. A source who has reported reliably in the past. ANY source other than some unknown guy's Facebook page, making unprovable accusations and citing unnamed sources with unspecified credentials.
As far as this guy's credibility goes, I'm sorry but it's just not that freakin' hard to get nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
So, conceivably, one of my professors here at school could nominate me for the Prize. 241 people were nominated last year alone. You know who else was "nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?" Bradley f'ing Manning. Yeah, that Bradley Manning. So while a nomination might be good for your ego or for your resume, it's not a real big credibility booster in my eyes. This guy's claim to fame (and his Nobel nomination) relates to something called the Pink Pagoda Project, a noble endeavor to be sure, but not the kind of hard-hitting, in-depth investigative journalism that I would require in order to believe something like this.
So, put up specifics, names and other details, or STFU, Mr. Pink Pagoda.
Some random guy made the following post to his Facebook page (I'm not linking to the page because I don't want to give this clown more hits/likes/whatever):
Now, this all sounds bad. Very bad. Conspiracy-level bad. So bad that several media outlets, particularly ones that want to fan the flames of alarmism, took this story and ran with it. Here's one example:
http://www.examiner.com/article/sho...who-will-fire-on-u-s-citizens?cid=db_articles
Oh! And the guy with all these high-ranking source? He's a Noble Peace Prize nominee! (put that in your pocket for now, we'll deal with that later).
The problem is, this whole thing doesn't pass the sniff test. Who is this guy, this random person no one has heard of, and who are these mysterious, "high ranking" sources? While it's true I don't know everyone, or even a lot of people, I don't know this guy, this "Peace Prize nominee." And if there were a conspiracy this large, as small as my "network" is, I'm pretty sure I would have heard about this by now though some other source. A source a know. A source who has reported reliably in the past. ANY source other than some unknown guy's Facebook page, making unprovable accusations and citing unnamed sources with unspecified credentials.
As far as this guy's credibility goes, I'm sorry but it's just not that freakin' hard to get nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
So, conceivably, one of my professors here at school could nominate me for the Prize. 241 people were nominated last year alone. You know who else was "nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?" Bradley f'ing Manning. Yeah, that Bradley Manning.
So while a nomination might be good for your ego or for your resume, it's not a real big credibility booster in my eyes. This guy's claim to fame (and his Nobel nomination) relates to something called the Pink Pagoda Project, a noble endeavor to be sure, but not the kind of hard-hitting, in-depth investigative journalism that I would require in order to believe something like this.So, put up specifics, names and other details, or STFU, Mr. Pink Pagoda.
I figured out awhile a go that if something "made me so angry I just couldn't believe it!" then I probably should not believe it.
Reed
Got a reply from one of my senators regarding my letter I wrote:
Easily the most blatant cut-and-paste reply I've ever received from a politician. At least I got a reply, I guess.
Easily the most blatant cut-and-paste reply I've ever received from a politician. At least I got a reply, I guess.
I wanna compare those response letters side by side when I get to the computer lab tomorrow(on mobile atm). I believe Dame had a pretty generic one as well.
Surprised this didn't get posted yet.
Tax credit for turning in your guns, since the government's got the money to spare.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr226/text
Tax credit for turning in your guns, since the government's got the money to spare.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr226/text
I don't expect this to pass, & I don't think there will be an "assault" weapons or "high-capacity" mag ban, but the audacity politicians have of even proposing such legislation boggles my mind. It wouldn't bother me if a these politicians could propose a well-informed argument regarding the Constitutionality of such legislation or evidence that such measures would bring about a more peaceful society. Yet the only arguments I have heard are anecdotal at best (UK vs US gun crime) or appeals to emotion.
It's sad to think that Congress is a representation of the citizenry.
"The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling." -Thomas Sowell
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