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anti american talk ???? what are you seeing that i am not?
whatever!! I got the 420th post so I win!!ok, that's all well and good, but you seem to forget that in order for them to even be knocking on your door, you must have committed a crime, or they have reason to believe you had. if you were innocent would you still unload on those knocking? being that you're probably growing and won't go to jail peacefully until the situation is remedied, shooting officers may seem justified in your eyes. keep in mind that should you do so, you risk the lives of those you're protecting too. they could be viewed as hostile possibly and be shot too. mistaken identity has been known to be the demise of many just because of the company they've kept. the whole ruby ridge fiasco is a perfect example. the atf was after his friend and the feds mistakenly tied him to the ordeal and look what happened....his wife was shot in the fucking face, and his son was shot in the back.
i'm not missing the point in this debate whatsoever. it's about what's reasonable and prudent given the times we live in. we're not living in 1791 and the wording of the 2nd amendment was written for their time, not ours. you're holding onto a long standing tradition of not trusting the government, and are entitled to with it's history. i don't trust them either, but the crux of this debate is common sense, the history of the 2nd amendment, and it's implications. it states that individuals should be empowered to own guns for the sake of defense of person, property, and country because the government (at the time) had no way to do it for it's citizens. we do have that protection now (to a degree) in today's society.
when it (the 2nd amendment) was written there were less than 2,000 enlisted men in our "standing army." sometimes as little as 80 men. that same small army was crushed @ the battle of wabash against american indians, who at the time were our only enemies. once that battle had ended congress formed the legion of the u.s. (essentially the forming of the modern u.s. army). state militia's at the time were known for abandonment as soon as shots were fired, thus couldn't be relied on. the founding fathers, after the revolution, knew there was a distrust for any central government and wanted to be sure u.s. citizens could protect themselves from tyranny, either foreign or domestic. there was no army, police, or law enforcement at that time to protect citizens, so they wrote the 2nd amendment to ensure they could protect themselves. it wasn't written so some dipshit could own a rocket launcher in today's society.
the wording of the 2nd amendment was a direct reflection of the needs of the times, not for future generations to use as a crutch claiming they need to own guns to protect themselves from self perceived tyranny. you say the criminals won't follow the rules in when it comes to guns. hate to say it, but according to the federal government, ALL growers are criminals, including you. what would it matter to you then if all guns were banned? you're(/we're) a criminal(s) and don't follow the rules anyway. that doesn't mean you'd go out and commit murder but the possibility to do so is there.
it wasn't until AFTER the writing of the 2nd amendment and loss @ wabash was there an army formed to protect u.s. citizens (1792). at the time it was written,(1791) militia's were our only line of defense, and the founding fathers knew this. they empowered citizens to protect our country until a well regulated militia was formed to do so for us. that army wasn't created until 1792 by george washington and congress since state militia's could not be counted on.
holding onto the traditions of gun ownership doesn't equate with what was originally intended by what was written. it was written for the needs of the day, not for future generations to cling to. cling to em all ya want, i have no problem with that, but when faced with leo/military you won't stand a chance because they ARE the well regulated militia of today. to think the common citizen of today is part of the "militia" the founding fathers were speaking of, is ludicrous. they were speaking of an army of citizens that could defend the country should the need arise. now, we have it. because the army was created shortly thereafter. thus, the militia argument is invalid.
the constitution and bill of rights were written so they could be rewritten as the needs of the country evolved, and it has considerably. take, for example, the bill of rights did not pertain to blacks or indians, or women. cruel and usual punishment is/was ambiguous. the 9th amendment is also ambiguous. but most importantly for those who post here, the 10th amendment is wide open to discussion on almost any topic, including the legality of cannabis.
times change, and the bill of rights was written so citizens could change it's attributes to reflect the needs of the current society and situations we faced. not to hold onto text written 221 years ago, thinking it applies to us now.
gun advocates in favor of gun control?
who is this group you speak of and what is the website especially if it is such a larger demographic.
that is like potheads who favor banning MOST of their weed and using that as an actual debate talking point. Which potheads would allow the banning of MOST, some or ANY of their weed?
Now if the argument then goes to weed doesn't kill people but guns do, then I will happily state so do cars, food, tripping, sleeping wrong and a million other what ifs. It is the person behind the "object" or using the "object" that COULD cause potential harm and not the object itself.
as far as gun activist groups the NRA is terrible however one actually fighting FOR our rights is the GOA
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Ive been noticing that since the Batman shooting, the media is up playing EVERY SINGLE shooting in the United states like its a massacre...
It will be top news for the whole day, then you here nothing tomorrow about it, like it never happened but the day before "BREAKING NEWS!"....
Just right now the Yahoo top story "BREAKING NEWS" says a student got shot near Baltimore. OK..... Ya, breaking news for that? Why the fuck would i give a shit about that? Its on the other side of the US...
OH! I Know Why!!! The media is going to up play ALL the shooting to make it seem like, its a real epidemic, people are fucking insane and killing people for no reason, all of a sudden....
Reality is, it happens all the time and you dont hear about it, well because it NOT news. But make it SEEM like its big news and people will be scared of guns...
Then the good ol government will come in and take out toys away because we were naughty....
My opinion anyways, im calling it now, its going to happen....
Pretty much everything you post is stupid as shit. I find it odd you actually take it up a notch, go above and beyond if you will, from your normal stupid shit. Well done bro! Just when i think you cant post anything more fucking stupid ya prove me wrong....every time!
What did he post that was stupid as shit? Was it his opinion or just that you disagree with it?
gonna save my pennies and get my license.what do you guys think of the m1? im more than likley just going to shoot at the range with my friends,but its seems very multi-purpose.a new gun store opened up in my city they have a indoor range and offer courses im gonna go check it out somtime and see what they have available.
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Always add up the cost of rounds when looking for rifles but that is BAD ASS! I want one or two
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to the image above, everyone has the comment well not COMPLETE banning of guns but if there are ANY GUNS there will ALWAYS be deaths caused by criminals so how can you say they are not baby stepping the complete banning of them? If Americans were legally allowed to own AND CARRY them the crime WOULD GO DOWN but the more gun regulations just will mean more guns with the criminals and less for us to protect ourselves.
I love condescending Wonka....
iampolluted said "times change, and the bill of rights was written so citizens could change it's attributes to reflect the needs of the current society and situations we faced. not to hold onto text written 221 years ago, thinking it applies to us now."
tell that to those who read the bible if that is the basis of your debate. Because our country is getting older we need to remove our past and all the documents that protected our RIGHTS that we got FROM BIRTH.
If a cop knocks on our door you must have committed a crime or done something to make them think so? Where are you getting this shit brother? Do you really believe the shit you are writing or just trying to see who will take the bait?
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