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4th law of robotics

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144. If everyone were equally disarmed, hypothetically
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:56 PM
Oct 2012

wouldn't the physically strong and violent tend to win out?

So hurray for large home intruder with a bat/knife/crowbar/etc!

Not so great for the frail old lady having her house broken in to.

+zillion trillion million Biggest strawman the NRA/gun lovers use is this one graham4anything Oct 2012 #1
"all guns are manufactured to kill something or someone" holdencaufield Oct 2012 #2
thanks for agreeing with me. graham4anything Oct 2012 #3
"Days of Native Americans are over" my ass. MicaelS Oct 2012 #36
Went Turkey hunting 2 weeks ago, a 25 pounder, used a .410 shotgun glacierbay Oct 2012 #41
Subsistence hunting is a tiny fraction of overall hunting. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #123
Sez you. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #138
So what? As long as it's legal, MicaelS Oct 2012 #140
no, it is about culture gejohnston Oct 2012 #141
Are you also a hunting prohibitionist? nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #148
The voice of privilege speaks! Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #40
for hunting-well, the supermarket has plenty of food gejohnston Oct 2012 #42
Self-defense is often required outside the home. PavePusher Oct 2012 #43
You seem to be claiming that supermarkets are morally superior to hunting.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #46
"doesn't require a weapon of mass destruction" EX500rider Oct 2012 #76
"it doesn't make me less of a man to live to file the insurance claim the next day" EX500rider Oct 2012 #78
they would do the same if I have a gun graham4anything Oct 2012 #84
So it's obvious you don't believe in the jury system either DonP Oct 2012 #95
Zimmerman was judge jury execution. love how you twist things around graham4anything Oct 2012 #96
Actually the law reads of the defendant's peers, not the victim's peers ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #98
Twist things! Hey dummy, you're the one that doesn't want to bother with a trial DonP Oct 2012 #105
Major error, here... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #149
Mine are mostly defective it seems... ileus Oct 2012 #5
I hunt and use a handgun for selfdefense. safeinOhio Oct 2012 #6
Right on. I love gun owners like you. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #124
I nominate this for misinformed post of the month. Any one second this? Remmah2 Oct 2012 #17
I'll second that glacierbay Oct 2012 #26
Aye n/t Clames Oct 2012 #27
you are the #1 groupie of this gun thread, real big surprise which vote you take.LOL graham4anything Oct 2012 #34
So are you stalking me now? glacierbay Oct 2012 #39
He's also a bit hypocritical... Clames Oct 2012 #45
except as my bio says, 100% of mine are anti-NRA & anti gun. I mince no words. graham4anything Oct 2012 #61
You also make little sense and your rantings prove you are grossly uneducated on the subject... Clames Oct 2012 #101
Wait a minute, I thought I was #1. PavePusher Oct 2012 #47
I will gladly trade you the #1 spot today for a hamburger on Tuesday. glacierbay Oct 2012 #48
you'll probably get alerted on for this post. ileus Oct 2012 #50
It certainly wouldn't surprise me if all of our posts glacierbay Oct 2012 #51
Thats going to jury... ileus Oct 2012 #58
I see someone cried enough. ileus Oct 2012 #69
Stop selling FEAR!!!!1!11! PavePusher Oct 2012 #52
What's you point? EX500rider Oct 2012 #81
the point is graham4anything Oct 2012 #83
Actually the whole thing is about the democratic process. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #137
The post was about "criminals getting guns anyway" being bullshit. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #125
Pay attention to the sub-threads. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #136
Aye. (Hey, do you think we'll be canned for 'calling out'?) Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #150
The 2nd amendment, state constitutions, and court decisions scarcely count as soundbites ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #29
you are correct-disarm the racists that hate blacks, I agree.Lets rid the world of racism. graham4anything Oct 2012 #33
Disarming racists does not make them non-racist, or end racism. PavePusher Oct 2012 #49
do I know U? graham4anything Oct 2012 #59
I'm not sure. What is CGCS? PavePusher Oct 2012 #74
was the offshoot of the official Kerry board started the week after Kerry lost in 2004 graham4anything Oct 2012 #79
Then that would be a "no". PavePusher Oct 2012 #86
Except it is you and your fellow 1%ers want to disarm everyone ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #62
Actually, did you know that the main benefactor of MMM's superpac funds is Angus King? graham4anything Oct 2012 #64
Which has nothing to do with your declared intent to disarm people, including those who need it most ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #67
imagine the Million Man March as opposed to the Teaparty idiots.Remember Danzinger Bridge graham4anything Oct 2012 #70
The NRA, for all their faults/foibles, have had nothing to do with shooting anyone. PavePusher Oct 2012 #77
the NRA does, and its too bad they are not taken to task in court trials graham4anything Oct 2012 #80
Really not sure what you are trying to say here. PavePusher Oct 2012 #87
Danzinger Bridge is not what this thread is about ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #90
any point that is against guns is not part of a thread, according to all of you graham4anything Oct 2012 #92
Not sure what you have more of, hyperbole or strawmen ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #97
"John Birch Society is proven racist" holdencaufield Oct 2012 #120
It's not an either/or situation mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #126
Not until it is safe for the good people to disarm ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #139
Funny. Sanford Levinson made much the same argument. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #32
"...the NRA, which is the #1 lobby group in the nation..." sylvi Oct 2012 #119
thanks Graham. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #122
I thought everyone with a gun was a criminal... ileus Oct 2012 #4
Too many would still be able to get guns and otherwise victimize innocent people aikoaiko Oct 2012 #7
How would registration of handguns and safeinOhio Oct 2012 #8
Much like overly strict voter registration. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #11
Because it gives the govt glacierbay Oct 2012 #21
your definition of reasonable/common sense is different than his gejohnston Oct 2012 #23
No one's talking about stripping people of anything. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #127
Is this not your goal? aikoaiko Oct 2012 #133
Oh, now I get it mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #145
This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko Oct 2012 #146
I'm against you creating mountains out of molehills.... aikoaiko Oct 2012 #147
The phrase "too cute by half" comes to mind N/T clffrdjk Oct 2012 #143
Mandatory background checks Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #9
Enforcement safeinOhio Oct 2012 #10
Making Criminals out of Reasonable Responsible Adults Mercracer Oct 2012 #12
Enforcement... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #13
I'm quite sure... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #16
I was wondering that myself glacierbay Oct 2012 #19
So your for creating a whole new class of criminals glacierbay Oct 2012 #18
You sound a bit hysterical in that response. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #128
Just like 50 years of enforcing drug laws? Is that your model? nt hack89 Oct 2012 #24
Bad comparison. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #129
You are trying to eradicated illegal gun use, correct? hack89 Oct 2012 #134
Doing an excellent job of proving concepts of being liberal... Clames Oct 2012 #28
Hmmm. Sounds like God's own pot bust! Can' wait. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #35
Do you seriously think millions of Americans are going to let you MicaelS Oct 2012 #38
That's kinda my point how do you enforce it? Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #94
Get over yourself. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #14
Every baseball bat ever used in an assault started out as a legal bat somewhere. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #15
Surely there's a way... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #25
"Bad" Callisto32 Oct 2012 #20
Everything he puts forward here glacierbay Oct 2012 #22
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #30
Criminals won't need guns if their victims can't fight back. nt rrneck Oct 2012 #31
In other words, punish the law-abiding. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #37
It's not a punishment to require that gun owners be responsible. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #130
Registering firearms and/or owners is punishment. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #135
How is it a better argument than sarisataka Oct 2012 #44
Exactly right. DanTex Oct 2012 #53
have any evidence if this? gejohnston Oct 2012 #54
Yes, there is tons of evidence. DanTex Oct 2012 #56
actually I do gejohnston Oct 2012 #60
Well, a lot of what you have posted here in the past has been outright false. DanTex Oct 2012 #68
prove anything I said was false, since you are making the claim gejohnston Oct 2012 #72
Really? Just one thing? DanTex Oct 2012 #75
she did make the claim on her show gejohnston Oct 2012 #82
Umm, but the claim was not "demonstrably false". DanTex Oct 2012 #85
are the kind of person who always falsely accuses other people gejohnston Oct 2012 #88
Well, do you still stand by your false claims or not? Answer, please! DanTex Oct 2012 #89
She did make that claim, and it *is* demonstrably false. See and hear it for yourself: friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #102
LOL. Your "demonstration" that she lied is a youtube video from some right-wing idiot. DanTex Oct 2012 #104
So is the clip faked? If yes, my bad & I'll delete the link. If not, care to discuss what she said? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #106
Here it is direct from MSNBC. Got any more cavils? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #107
LOL. I know what she said. Problem is, it's not "demonstrably false". DanTex Oct 2012 #108
Perhaps- but it's also not demonstrably *true* either. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #109
Look, gej claimed she said something "demonstrably false". DanTex Oct 2012 #110
Glock never made the statement gejohnston Oct 2012 #112
Can you "demonstrate" that? DanTex Oct 2012 #114
you are the last person who has any business giving vocabuary lessons gejohnston Oct 2012 #115
Why? What's wrong with my vocabulary? So have you given up on trying to defend your lies? DanTex Oct 2012 #116
you don't know what the word lie means gejohnston Oct 2012 #118
That's so simple and obvious. They know it too. nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #131
Ha-ha! Straw Man Oct 2012 #55
Now that is the intellect I've come to expect from gungeon dwellers! DanTex Oct 2012 #57
Love you too. At least I didn't say "LOL." Straw Man Oct 2012 #63
Japan is not really a great example to bring up for your side of the argument. DanTex Oct 2012 #66
nor is it yours gejohnston Oct 2012 #71
Japan has a far higher homicide rate than the US-suicide *is* homicide. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #103
You should be just a little more condescending.... Dr_Scholl Oct 2012 #111
that and personal attacks is best he can do gejohnston Oct 2012 #113
Japan Straw Man Oct 2012 #117
At least it has more content than your exiled friend ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #65
who is exiled? graham4anything Oct 2012 #73
Check the group info to see who has been banned ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #91
live or learn. I did not know the "GROUP" can ban anyone anti-gun they want. graham4anything Oct 2012 #93
Those individuals were not blocked for being anti gun but for bad behaviors ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #99
this group is unique gejohnston Oct 2012 #100
"Even Second Amendment adherents, who I think are completely wrong " rl6214 Oct 2012 #121
Who decided that, you? nt mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #132
Do you have a congressman you can call to make what you want done happen? rl6214 Oct 2012 #142
If everyone were equally disarmed, hypothetically 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #144
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