Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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16. I get it. Rallying folks against an enemy is about the best way to unite them.

Mon May 3, 2021, 08:23 AM

May 2021

Even if the enemy is an inanimate object. The list is well represented: alcohol, pot, drugs in general, now guns. In my opinion, one of the greatest services a government can provide to the people is a variety of productive opportunities. Without enough positive and responsible pursuits, people will eventually find an innate talent they can apply to their advantage, even if it may sometimes involve assault and robbery. People tend to continue doing something they're good at.

I recently came across a news story about someone who recognized that basic truth:

https://womensenews.org/2013/02/1994-mugging-reveals-rosa-parks-true-character/
Her approach at 81 drew from her lifelong commitment to young people. "I hope to someday see an end to the conditions in our country that would make people want to hurt others." Similar to her frame on the 1967 riot, (Rosa) Parks believed that the ways to staunch individual acts of violence was to transform the structures of inequity that provided the ground in which they grew. Even as she regularly reminded young people of the importance of good character, hard work and motivation, Parks remained concentrated on changing the conditions that limited their ability to flourish.

This after being attacked and beaten in her own home.

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Why we don't get good gun laws. [View all] 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 OP

Because treating it as a hardware issue isn't good gun laws krispos42 Mar 2021 #1

Let us know, the next time some nut uses a Winchester Model 70 in a mass shooting. Paladin Apr 2021 #8

Yet the homicide rate dropped by 40% during the same time period. krispos42 Apr 2021 #9

I get it. Rallying folks against an enemy is about the best way to unite them. discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2021 #16

Thank you for speaking truth to---whatever. nt Atticus Apr 2021 #13

Disarm the entire population ... it is a three year process. 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 #2

I like it! Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #3

So you're thinking that we have nothing better to do... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #4

This sarisataka Mar 2021 #5

Sounds easy. Straw Man Mar 2021 #6

Sounds like a recipe for kick-starting an (Un-)Civil War. RotorHead May 2021 #17

That's the point. Nobody is coming for your guns. 3Hotdogs May 2021 #19

Soooo... RotorHead May 2021 #20

Its a difference between going door to door, looking for and finding same during course of resolving 3Hotdogs May 2021 #22

Sooo... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2021 #23

Sooo, the gov't is going to throw out all those registration lists/ yagotme May 2021 #32

It's Insanity colsohlibgal Apr 2021 #7

Military grade weapons... yagotme Apr 2021 #10

Are there more than 4 shootings in the last 80 years, that were committed with a machine gun? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2021 #11

Legally owned? Probably, maybe less. yagotme Apr 2021 #12

Some are "getting tired" of disingenuous red herrings being posted as a "response". nt Atticus Apr 2021 #14

Some "get tired" of misinformation being presented as a response. yagotme Apr 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author RotorHead May 2021 #18

"Military grade weapons"? RotorHead May 2021 #21

You're not supposed to use arguments that demonstrate knowledge of the subject at hand. Dial H For Hero May 2021 #24

How dare I be educated on a topic, right? RotorHead May 2021 #26

We don't get good gun laws because our country has too many man-babies who need to Scrivener7 May 2021 #25

If you're confusing guns with male genitalia.... RotorHead May 2021 #27

Back atcha, buddy. Scrivener7 May 2021 #28

I'm sure you can demonstrate where I have made such an error...... RotorHead May 2021 #31

When one doesn't have a good argument one can always use ad hominems, yes? Dial H For Hero May 2021 #29

Ooooh, so original. MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #30