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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
4. Cause we all know we have never ever, cross my heart,
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:22 PM
Dec 2012

Had gun regulations in the US....oh wait...what? We have? From colonial times even!

Human sacrifice? Is that what they're basically advocating? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #1
Things like this make a mockery of America to the world AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #12
Yes. Human Sacrifice is EXACTLY what they are demanding in tribute to their sacred Second Amendment Dems to Win Dec 2012 #50
Disgusting, aren't they? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #65
Is it any different than saying "God moves in mysterious ways..." WCGreen Dec 2012 #71
Not really. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #80
Does the National Review support eliminating the Second Amendment??? NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #2
The ease with which so many are willing to sacrifice their rights is scary. nt Skip Intro Dec 2012 #6
Oh please you don't need a gun. white_wolf Dec 2012 #11
Interestingly, I have a right to own a gun, but no right to own a home Scootaloo Dec 2012 #62
We lost our dignity and we sacrificed various rights long ago fujiyama Dec 2012 #63
How're you liking your Mossburg 500 killing machine? Happy with its sleek design? riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #22
Since you ask: It actually is neither semi-automatic nor using a high capacity magazine. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #27
Info taken from Wiki. Your words in the (deleted OP) admiring its sleek design. riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #37
What, exactly, is your complaint about this AWB compliant single shot limited magazine firearm???? NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #42
The citizens of Newtown just shed a single collective tear for your hurt feelings. NT Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #74
Oh no. NR supports sacrificing human children to the great god, Smith and Wesson Dems to Win Dec 2012 #55
Ya...look at all those countries in Western Europe with strict gun laws Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #56
If they want to paint themselves into a corner, fine. Everyone else is moving on. reformist2 Dec 2012 #3
Cause we all know we have never ever, cross my heart, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #4
Heartsick K, and despairing R for more eyes on this story... nt riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #5
But gun regulations aren't (or shouldn't be) about preventing all notorious tragedies Recursion Dec 2012 #7
OK fine, let's try to prevent the thousands upon thousands of anonymous tragedies Dems to Win Dec 2012 #58
Govt is not obligated to protect an individual unless in custody. Self-defense is a personal jody Dec 2012 #8
Your subject line is utterly false. white_wolf Dec 2012 #15
An individual? Nope. "the public"? Yes. X_Digger Dec 2012 #16
I actually thought of those cases after I posted white_wolf Dec 2012 #23
It was a bit of shorthand on his part, I'm sure. X_Digger Dec 2012 #29
Sorry I'm right, see CASTLE ROCK V. GONZALES (04-278) 545 U.S. 748 (2005) jody Dec 2012 #18
Sorry, you're wrong. Book a 2-week vacation to Somalia. If you get back DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #94
Read X_Digger post #16 a more complete explanation than my single Castle Rock v. Gonzales nt jody Dec 2012 #95
SCOTUS has ruled against you. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #26
You can't get off the cops using handguns. That is such a strange argument. morningfog Dec 2012 #24
Fair enough. You're right on this point. n/t white_wolf Dec 2012 #31
Thanks and have a great evening. nt jody Dec 2012 #32
Problem is we hear many stories about crime treestar Dec 2012 #79
Please browse DU's RKBA group and you'll find thousands of stories about guns protecting victims. nt jody Dec 2012 #81
Many of them have been discredited too treestar Dec 2012 #82
Please provide a link to a DU post of use of a firearm to prevent a crime that has been discredited. jody Dec 2012 #84
It's easy enough to find if you read all the posts treestar Dec 2012 #92
Thanks, I'll wait for your reply. Until then I'll believe you're wrong. nt jody Dec 2012 #96
Then Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, the Second Amendment's got to go... Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #9
That includes the right to life. Llewlladdwr Dec 2012 #10
The national review seems to think gun ownership trumps children's right to life. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #13
You have a point. From my unscientific studies Glassunion Dec 2012 #14
*tsk tsk tsk* Post Hoc Propter Ergo Hoc ;) X_Digger Dec 2012 #17
Blah de blah... Glassunion Dec 2012 #35
Correlation does not imply causation! :P X_Digger Dec 2012 #38
I get how the guy was feeling. Glassunion Dec 2012 #40
The world revolves on an axis because I wake up every day. LanternWaste Dec 2012 #76
Does that mean abortion prevents death? nt jody Dec 2012 #33
Perhaps. Glassunion Dec 2012 #36
But if one believes life begins at conception, then abortion is death? nt jody Dec 2012 #41
However, they have not been afflicted with birth. Glassunion Dec 2012 #43
Time to relax with a martini. I'm buying! nt jody Dec 2012 #44
Cheers! Glassunion Dec 2012 #45
Have Several, Jody. Please. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #70
Paladin, nice to hear from you. Hope all is well with you in Texas and peace be with you and yours. jody Dec 2012 #75
Same To You, Jody. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #86
the National Review is in support of eliminating the second amendment samsingh Dec 2012 #19
I remember wanting to risk terrorist acts to keep civil liberties. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #20
I don't think they are the same. white_wolf Dec 2012 #25
The logic is the same, though. Regardless, the Bill of Rights is a foundation of this Republic. Selatius Dec 2012 #28
Wow.... Hadn't thought of that. Thanks for putting that out there for me to think about Dems to Win Dec 2012 #61
It's a right guaranteed in the Constituion. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #30
You introduce "freedoms . . . fundamental to a democratic and free society". Did the authors of our jody Dec 2012 #46
I'm not speaking purely from a legal perspective here. white_wolf Dec 2012 #54
Agree but when one considers the history of rights, philosophers always place right to defend self at jody Dec 2012 #57
well, that's easy to say if you don't live in NYC. i think the security thing is overdone in the bettyellen Dec 2012 #66
I live in Philly. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #67
i don't know anyone who really minds the airport screenings in NYC. but we have been targeted bettyellen Dec 2012 #68
It's Bagger logic. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #69
no, it comes from real life experience. we smelled the WTC burning through the Christmas holidays bettyellen Dec 2012 #89
It's not the ten minutes in the airport. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #90
i agree the spying, the warentless wiretapping, the email invasion, the torture, the indefinite bettyellen Dec 2012 #91
No, murder can not be prevented 100% of the time. Even mass murders. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #21
Yeah, the inability to do everything is not an excuse to do nothing Recursion Dec 2012 #34
Which is why 2nd Amendment should be repealed Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #39
Do you facebook? Check out this page, "Repeal the Second Amendment" Dems to Win Dec 2012 #47
and the first amendment should be strengthened... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #48
If 2A were repealed, RKBA would be protected as an unenumerated right by the Ninth Amendment. nt jody Dec 2012 #49
When the second amendment is repealed, I shall see you in court.Deadly weapons are not a human right Dems to Win Dec 2012 #52
Please read DC v Heller and McDonald v Chicago on RKBA protected by our Constitution. nt jody Dec 2012 #53
There you go, so don't even try! 20 dead completely innocent children rustydog Dec 2012 #51
Please don't misinterpret my posting of this article. Go ahead and work in the way you deem most Dems to Win Dec 2012 #60
excellent, thanks for posting. Voice for Peace Dec 2012 #59
They also said the shooter was successful because there wasn't any big man to save them. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #64
This Thread Serves As Confirmation Of What We Already Knew: Paladin Dec 2012 #72
Repeal the 2nd amendment and ditch the electoral college librechik Dec 2012 #73
2A is whatever you want it to be. moondust Dec 2012 #77
The Second Amendment can indeed be repealed treestar Dec 2012 #78
Please sign the petition to repeal the second amendment, see my sig Dems to Win Dec 2012 #83
Tried to treestar Dec 2012 #93
Chill the fuck out, National Review. Barack's got this one. Bucky Dec 2012 #85
Does anyone really think the National Review is even relevant anymore? smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #87
I am shocked, shocked... truebluegreen Dec 2012 #88
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