Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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21. Well ...

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 03:06 AM

Jan 2015

Join a 'well regulated militia' if you want to fully exercise your 2nd amendment rights. You can even get paid for it.

... the POTUS has said that he believes in the individual right to keep and bear arms. So why are you doubling down on the collective interpretation?

Are you saying that only the military should be armed? That people who get their jollies playing with M-16s should join the Guard? That you think your military experience gives you some kind of "gun cred" that magically makes you a moderate? None of this has any relevance to the matter under discussion. What exactly are you saying?

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The Rude Pundit - According to the NRA, We're Screwed...Right Now [View all] Electric Monk Jan 2015 OP

Rec for the helicopter n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #1

Whenever I see the roflcopter, I hear Ride of the Valkyries petronius Jan 2015 #2

I love that movie discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #6

I recommending this post for the wonderful ads toward the end. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #3

I see ads for a music festival, a shoe store, and an electronics store Electric Monk Jan 2015 #4

Then you missed the "penis size reduction lotion" and "what to do with all that gold" ads? NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #5

Obama and the Dems in Congress have been good to gun owners hack89 Jan 2015 #7

Let's not get that carried away... ileus Jan 2015 #8

That was the worst part about the Sandy Hook massacre for you? That was your take away? Electric Monk Jan 2015 #9

~~~ discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #10

When you can't win via logic, invoke "Lovejoy's Law" friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #11

In your worldview your popguns are more important than innocent kids lives, I get it already. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #12

You "get" nothing. That is plain. Straw Man Jan 2015 #13

Interesting how you're accusing me of absolutist views while at the same time saying Electric Monk Jan 2015 #14

Let's see ... Straw Man Jan 2015 #16

Because I'm not in your "guns are teh awesome" club, I must be a Electric Monk Jan 2015 #18

What club is that? Straw Man Jan 2015 #19

re: "What does that have to do with your belief in gun control?" Electric Monk Jan 2015 #20

Well ... Straw Man Jan 2015 #21

For now, I'm saying good night, because it's getting late. In the meantime... Electric Monk Jan 2015 #22

No time to answer ... Straw Man Jan 2015 #23

Our interlocutor is remarkably reluctant to answer your question friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #29

All able bodied males 18 to 45 belong to the unorganized militia. All able bodied females 18 to 45 Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #25

Feedom from standing armies JackW Feb 2015 #48

You're projecting. beevul Jan 2015 #17

Under-aged drinking kills 4,300 kids annually. That's more than 4 Sandy Hooks a week. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #24

Those kids are killed the cool way...that's the way death is supposed to happen. ileus Jan 2015 #26

"Go post your opinions in that General Discussion thread" Why not unban and let me post at GCRA? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #27

There are only 3 other regular posters there oneshooter Jan 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #41

Your fearmongering and cheap appeals to emotion are no better than the NRA variety friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #30

I saved you the trouble of cross-posting to GD Electric Monk Jan 2015 #15

You got feedback from *one* poster, who was already sympathetic to your viewpoint friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #28

"GD Shaming" used to be their favorite trick DonP Jan 2015 #32

They use the same methods as the NRA- fearmongering, 'otherizing', appeals to emotion friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #33

I addressed that in an earlier thread. Most people aren't as obsessed with the issue as you are. Electric Monk Feb 2015 #35

That thread (and article) demonstrated that the NRA is better at motivating *their* faithful... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2015 #36

There's a problem with that formulation. Straw Man Feb 2015 #37

"...ownership of weapons intended only to kill en masse..." beevul Feb 2015 #38

I read those 100 words from the new yorker twice... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #39

Wow, that's a whole lot of dumb in one paragraph DonP Feb 2015 #40

"clicking a "Rec" button to show their deep meaningful support." Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #42

Or clicking "Like" on Facebook, for that matter friendly_iconoclast Feb 2015 #43

NRA has more likes also Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #44

No response in defense of your article, EM? pablo_marmol Feb 2015 #47

So, let me get this straight krispos42 Feb 2015 #34

Wow, how very inconsiderate of you, pointing out the fallacy of the control minded DonP Feb 2015 #45

It's classic "poisoning the well"... krispos42 Feb 2015 #54

One of many posts that will go unanswered by the electric one. NT pablo_marmol Feb 2015 #46

"First Freedom"? JackW Feb 2015 #49

Right? It's amazing how stupid the NRA is. arcane1 Feb 2015 #50

In my experience, 2A activists generally don't know about, care about or defend Maedhros Feb 2015 #51

The 2A activists here at DU certainly do friendly_iconoclast Feb 2015 #52

I was thinking more of the open-carry advocates one sees on television. Maedhros Feb 2015 #53