Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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32. Our Uncle Ruckus* expects deference as our (self-proclaimed) moral and intellectual superior...

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:58 PM

Apr 2016

...and gets a bit shirty when we fail to genuflect in the manner that he deems fit

*a reference to Aaron Mc Gruder's The Boondocks.

From the thread "How to recognize the tactics used by anti gun activists..."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x361725#368402

61. That's a good one. A variant is the "Uncle Ruckus"

Claiming to be a gun owner and/or very familiar with guns, and yet continually putting down other gun owners

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Another question for Gungeon dwellers. [View all] flamin lib Apr 2016 OP

Yes. And yes. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #1

Yes and yes. hack89 Apr 2016 #2

Demarcus Smith is black and just moved into town from Chicago hack89 Apr 2016 #3

There are all kinds of arguments you could have used Android3.14 Apr 2016 #4

Ditto for your response. nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #5

His response was perfectly appropriate. OP *FAIL*. pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #15

Yes, selling guns to people who are clearly depressed does say it all. flamin lib Apr 2016 #16

Gotcha - Your pretend scenarios also include pretend reasons for LEOs jmg257 Apr 2016 #17

Why can't we just have the police take John and Bill into custody until they get better? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #18

"Clearly depressed"? Puh-leeze. Straw Man Apr 2016 #20

I used the clinical description of depression to describe John. flamin lib Apr 2016 #21

You're going to have to cite that for us. Straw Man Apr 2016 #22

No, I don't. flamin lib Apr 2016 #24

No cite? OK. Assertion dismissed. Straw Man Apr 2016 #29

"No, I don't." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #35

"...any entry level psychology test." Seems like all that's used to be an expert on DU! Eleanors38 May 2016 #47

Tell that to all those nice older folks who enjoy going to the range down in FLA. jmg257 Apr 2016 #23

I'm really tired of the deflection. Have a nice life. n flamin lib Apr 2016 #25

You start an OP with carefully crafted scenarios; then, when people question your OP Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #27

Calling every counterargument a "deflection" is a deflection. Straw Man Apr 2016 #30

Deflection? They were YOUR pretend scenarios...and you don't agree with the hypothetical answers jmg257 Apr 2016 #31

Our Uncle Ruckus* expects deference as our (self-proclaimed) moral and intellectual superior... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #32

"You are your own worst enemy." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #34

You must have used the gun confiscation version of the description. beardown Apr 2016 #37

You could decrease the number potentially causing human grief by at least 10 at last reckoning... Marengo May 2016 #51

Then you must support the police taking John into custody against his will, without a crime Giggity May 2016 #53

"Great work guys." pablo_marmol Apr 2016 #36

A Men's Rights Advocate is offended a woman wants a gun permit because she claims her ex Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #6

A woman applies for a permit sarisataka Apr 2016 #7

Ah yes, "PreCrime." Straw Man Apr 2016 #8

Yes. Yes. jmg257 Apr 2016 #9

This is the conflict between melm00se Apr 2016 #10

Around here we also dealt DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #19

Justice needs to be blind discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #11

Yes2. However, I might refuse sales to 3 guys wanting muzzle loaders and who go to my range. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #12

Your post is a good example of why "shall-issue" laws have proven necessary, and here's why. benEzra Apr 2016 #13

Guns are therapeutic, nothing cures the blues quicker. ileus Apr 2016 #14

Another scenario ymetca Apr 2016 #26

Finally a sane reply! nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #28

"John is offered free marijuana" beergood Apr 2016 #38

So sorry ymetca May 2016 #48

Posts like yours are why I actively advocate Kang Colby Apr 2016 #33

I made good on my promise a few weeks ago. Kang Colby May 2016 #52

If you want to slash treatment for depression by 30-40%, benEzra May 2016 #39

I'd never issue a permit regardless Matrosov May 2016 #40

Which is why we need to enact TeddyR May 2016 #41

That 14th Amendment sarisataka May 2016 #42

So, what are your thoughts on Kim Davis? SQUEE May 2016 #43

Don't expect an answer- that sort tend to flee when their hypocrisy is pointed out... friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #45

How about you move to another country where infringing is A-OK... beevul May 2016 #44

"I'd never issue a permit regardless" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #46

"Police do not issue licenses to carry for any reason in most (all?) jurisdictions." pablo_marmol May 2016 #50

I think you are the one who needs to move... Marengo May 2016 #49