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Hawkeye
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State of Mine
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Jun 15, 2016 - 08:10pm PT
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yes, adjust our rights. gain and lose with modern times.
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jun 15, 2016 - 08:37pm PT
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Seeing as men perform a much larger portion of violent acts than women, I think we should make it illegal for men to possess guns, but only allow women to carry them. There would be fewer murders, much less rape, and fewer assaults.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 15, 2016 - 11:19pm PT
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the idea that we could prohibit a person from buying a gun, which is in violation of our second amendment, is clearly in violation of our Constitution.
Bullsh#t. The second amendment is interpreted as it is because of the recent decision of an activist rightwing majority on the court.
The idea that buying, registering and insuring guns and licensing, testing and insuring gun owners should be any less restrictive than driving is the very definition of insanity.
That there are legitimate civilian uses for an AR-15 and similar weapons and high capacity magazines other than masturbatory gun fetishes is another exercise in [white male] delusion and insanity.
More delusion is the idea you'd stand against an errant U.S. government with your weapons - crikey, turn off the gas, water and close Safeway and McDonalds and you'd all fold on day four.
And - as a throw out to MB1 - there is absolutely no 'natural' or 'fundamental' right to the weapons of your choice and not even the Supreme Court recognizes any such right regardless of your philosophical and religious fantasies around the notion.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2016 - 05:15am PT
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Good news.
Senate Democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster early Thursday after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures.
Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said that a compromise had been reached. Votes would be held on whether to ban people on the government's terrorist watch list from obtaining gun licenses and whether to expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales, he added.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jun 16, 2016 - 05:21am PT
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More guns. That's what we need!!
GUNS!!
GUNS!!
GUNS!!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Jun 16, 2016 - 05:21am PT
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Sweet! It sounds like Healjy is up for being on the gun confiscation task force. Finally a taker. Someone truly outraged by these dangerous guns. Ready for action!
You need some addresses Healyj or are you good?
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 16, 2016 - 05:29am PT
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...is the very definition of insanity... 1+
WTF has happened to America?
First the GOP was hijacked and torpedoed by a bunch of crazy religious fanatics.
Now the gun nuts are intentionally trying to destroy America from within.
I am no longer proud to be American, and sad that I served in uniform to protect all of this stupid crap.
A huge portion of Americans are stupid bat-shit crazy.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Jun 16, 2016 - 05:43am PT
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Better be careful with that talk SLR, that almost sounds like you want to denounce your citizenship. Which, you probably already know prohibits you from legally purchasing a weapon in the USA.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2016 - 06:55am PT
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Thanks Cragman. Reminded me of this video.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Is Allen West's assessment accurate? I tend to think so.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Jun 16, 2016 - 07:49am PT
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More delusion is the idea you'd stand against an errant U.S. government with your weapons
It is delusion, because when the army coup does come the right wing and gun nuts will be on their side.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 16, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Just take it on down to it's illogical conclusion
Free is free
Costs nothing to make radical Islam, free radical Islam
Sprinkle on some antioxidants
It's all over but the shouting
That's FCSI
Amen
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:02am PT
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Like it or not in the USA we cherish freedom. And we have the second amendment. Personally I don't own or need an assault rifle, if someone gave me one I'd have fun shooting it, but I don't think we should ban them. We should have universal background checks and much more effort into keeping them out of the wrong hands though.
It's like cigarettes. Banning them would benefit me. I hate second hand smoke litter and high health costs but its a free country. People can do it if they want. But they should absorb the costs to society not me.
Guns will never be banned. And even if they were there's millions of them around we'd never get rid of.
We need to do a better job keeping them from the wrong people and the republicans and NRA are being idiots about that.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:14am PT
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Guns will never be banned.
The Fet, you are correct, kind of like illegal immigrants, they're not going away.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:26am PT
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The consistent mistake made by most is a false delineation between "Civilians" and "Military". Here in good ole 'murica, while we still have a volunteer professional military combined with a citizen militia consisting of all other military age citizens.....there is no difference.
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monolith
climber
state of being
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:28am PT
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Yeah, that would make Mateem part of the militia, too.
He was entitled to full auto. His rights were trampled by libtards.
Freedom!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:43am PT
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No longer of age, started getting them Social Security checks and Medicare it's time to turn in your machine gunz.
Except of course if you're Jimi.
He's dead? Sheeit.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:51am PT
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So was the Fort Hood shooter. But I'm sure your suggested restrictions would work this time.
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monolith
climber
state of being
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:56am PT
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Yep, that happens quite often, right Esco?
Lots more mass shootings go on outside the military.
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