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In reply to the discussion: Georgia Man Arrested for Triple Murder [View all]Straw Man
(6,622 posts)31. No, I don't think that's the problem.
No, that's just typing too fast and not proofreading.
I think it has more to do with psychobabble, buzzwords, propaganda, and plausible deniability.
I've made my position abundantly clear about gun owners being divided into three categories, good guys, bad guys and hidden criminals. But, because you can't argue straight up, you look for little word problems to pick on.
And yet here you squander a perfect opportunity to explain exactly what you meant and score a juicy rhetorical point. One starts to doubt your sincerity, Michael.
I'll bet that somewhere along the line, someone told you that you were a pretty good writer. That person was wrong.
That a person can lecture me about the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" in the same thread where he asserts the doctrine of "hidden criminals" beggars belief. I'm supposed to await the judgment of a court before I so much as characterize a behavior as criminal, yet you would circumscribe a person's rights because that person might someday commit a crime. Such inconsistency: the mind reels.
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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