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Gun Control & RKBA

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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 07:05 PM Feb 2016

We're told open carry is wrong because it's allegedly a form of passive intimidation [View all]

But then we're told -- generally by the same crowd -- that certain limitations on guns are acceptable namely a prohibition on sawed-off shotguns because (get this) they can be easily concealed.

It seems disingenuous to me that gun owners are supposed to be subject to mutually excluding rules of conduct. It has every appearance of the Controllers seeking to avoid the accusation of their attempting to impose a ban by creating a de facto ban by way of creating so many constraints as to make lawful possession impossible.

Perhaps the Controllers -- if this is not the case -- would do a service to their cause if they were sort out amongst themselves what is the proper mode for carrying a weapon before they presume to reenter the debate at large.

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Passive intimidation? 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #1
Only if you choose it to be. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #4
Exactly! Nothing passive about this. It's an aggressive form of gun bullying. stone space Feb 2016 #17
OT: Hi there. I found you this math t-shirt to wear to class discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #19
Oh, another picture, GGJohn Feb 2016 #22
Gun bullying. stone space Feb 2016 #24
Gun bullying? GGJohn Feb 2016 #25
The men, women, and children of #OCCUPYPHOENIX in Cesar Chavez plaza. stone space Feb 2016 #27
That video is at least 3 years old, and what they were doing is perfectly legal in AZ, GGJohn Feb 2016 #29
One of them did engage in a bloody massacre of 4 people, including a 15 month old baby. stone space Feb 2016 #33
Got a link to that? GGJohn Feb 2016 #41
Bullshit to you, but not to the folks he massacred. stone space Feb 2016 #42
Do you or do you not have a link to this alleged massacre? GGJohn Feb 2016 #43
This is a lie. stone space Feb 2016 #44
So in other words, you don't have a link? GGJohn Feb 2016 #46
Provide a link to this massacre you are referring to or are you lying? Lurks Often Feb 2016 #49
I'm telling the truth. stone space Feb 2016 #59
It's customary to provide a link to your claims, GGJohn Feb 2016 #62
Still playing your games I see Lurks Often Feb 2016 #67
Hmmm, I just googled it and guess what? GGJohn Feb 2016 #51
You've really sunken to unbelievable depths at this point, haven't you? pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #68
I'm not the one claiming that these neo-nazi white supremacists with their AR-15's are safe. stone space Feb 2016 #70
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The people have a right to keep *and bear* arms. So, that means either open or concealed or both. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #32
Are you defending the massacre by this ammosexual neo-nazi white supremacist? stone space Feb 2016 #34
May I suggest... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #37
I'm defending the right of the people to protect themselves from neo-Nazi white supremacists. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #39
You entered this subthread in defense of JT Ready and his band... stone space Feb 2016 #58
No body is defending that murderer. GGJohn Feb 2016 #60
"You entered this subthread in defense of JT Ready and his band" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #61
He's lying, as usual in these threads. GGJohn Feb 2016 #63
And the first 3 rules say: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #36
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What is the reason you (you, personally) want to open carry? Demit Feb 2016 #2
I don't open carry. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #3
Then what are you opposing? Demit Feb 2016 #6
People who simultaneously complain about both open and concealed carry. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #7
Why is that a problem? stone space Feb 2016 #18
Because you can't have it both ways, GGJohn Feb 2016 #20
False dichotomy. stone space Feb 2016 #21
Hardly. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #23
How about "no carry." DeadLetterOffice Feb 2016 #35
How do you stop dangerous people from carrying illegally? hack89 Feb 2016 #50
There is a right to carry. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #52
If the agenda is built on deception it is an agenda that should be resisted at every turn. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #30
What is the reason you assumed she open carries? pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #14
Well, if you look again at the words I used, I didn't. Demit Feb 2016 #15
I'm not sure how you came to the idea I want to open carry. Nothing in the OP Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #16
I saw "we" in the thread title and thought that meant Demit Feb 2016 #28
I wrote, "We're told" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #31
Yes, okay, Nuclear Unicorn. Clearly I was wrong. Demit Feb 2016 #38
I'm not looking for a concession, only an honest discussion of the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #40
I do like the option to open carry sarisataka Feb 2016 #65
well, 1. you never know when someone will pull out that gun demigoddess Feb 2016 #5
Lots of phobias but nothing that addresses the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #8
I hope you aren't getting your hopes up. beevul Feb 2016 #10
some might think that is the definition Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #11
Oy, the misconceptions ... Straw Man Feb 2016 #13
It's scary and mean, we're supposed to oppose it because of.....GUNZ!!! ileus Feb 2016 #9
I'm not a controller... Kang Colby Feb 2016 #12
As a supporter of the RKBA TeddyR Feb 2016 #26
I feel intimidated. PeoViejo Feb 2016 #45
Open carry is wrong because it is impossible to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. LonePirate Feb 2016 #47
Ok, then you're good with concealed carry? GGJohn Feb 2016 #48
I oppose concealed carry as well. I oppose gun possession regardless of how it is framed. LonePirate Feb 2016 #53
Why? eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #54
Guns serve no reasonable purpose in modern society. They are instruments of death and nothing more. LonePirate Feb 2016 #55
AFAIK fire extinguishers are used to fight fires... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #56
How about those of us who hunt for our food? GGJohn Feb 2016 #57
"(Guns) are instruments of death and nothing more." Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #64
Brought to you by the NRA. stone space Feb 2016 #75
That's not the NRA. Those are the people who enforce gun control laws. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #78
That's not the NRA "professor", GGJohn Feb 2016 #84
you do know that is not the NRA Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #90
Wow. PITCH PERFECT example of what is KILLING Democrats. pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #69
Pew says the public favors Republicans on gun-control discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #73
Well, that sure was a blast from the past! stone space Feb 2016 #76
Well, shadowrider Feb 2016 #74
I think some controllers... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #72
The Controllers want to force us to dine under armed threat against our will. stone space Feb 2016 #77
Then we'll put you down for "Pro-Concealed" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #79
That would be a lie, wouldn't it? stone space Feb 2016 #80
Well, your previous post was about visible weapons and a concealed weapon, by definition, Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #81
How did you conclude that I support concealed carry? stone space Feb 2016 #82
You don't have to support it, merely prefer it over open carry. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #83
And you would know all about lying in these threads, right "professor"? eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #85
When I see myself cited as a supporter of Concealed Carry, yes. stone space Feb 2016 #87
Right over your head yet again "professor". eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #88
yep, concealed is much better Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #91
You Controllers are always so quick to want folks arrested. stone space Feb 2016 #92
yes, we tend to be law abiding citizens Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #93
Controller here rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #86
You seem to have a lot of sexual hang-ups that you channel through gun control. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #89
"There goes the argument." beevul Feb 2016 #94
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