I tend to agree with most of what you said there. (Reply #33)

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Sat May 3, 2014, 04:31 PM

33. I tend to agree with most of what you said there.

Regarding SM, I wish he would comment more and engage in debate. However, some of his posts are interesting, including this one. I guess it's up to him and if he cares about his credibility here. In a forum (group) such as the gungeon, credibility must be earned by engaging others in civilized debate. Not always an easy accomplishment, when so many are inflexible.BTW, RW trolls do occasionally take up residence here. I have seen many come and go over the years.

You seem like a reasonable person, though somewhat rigid in your position on 2A. The fact is that all laws and rights come with restrictions. So, we can call them rights, even universal rights, but they are not universal and they all have restrictions.
You refer to restrictions on free speech. What, precisely, do you object to regarding restrictions in the UK? And are you OK with the restrictions imposed in the US?

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What Do British People Think About the U.K.’s Gun Restrictions? [View all]	SecularMotion	May 2014	OP
and your thoughts on this?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#1
Have you checked the comparative figures for gun crime	intaglio	May 2014	#2
Even before there were gun laws in GB, the crime rate was low.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#4
Actually no	intaglio	May 2014	#5
Having trouble understanding this. I think you are saying	Eleanors38	May 2014	#10
No - start thinking about history	intaglio	May 2014	#30
Beyond your snark, the relevant issue is whether or not	Eleanors38	May 2014	#42
"Leftist uprisings"? Really?	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#20
Oh please	gejohnston	May 2014	#21
You're right, UK bad, US perfect.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#23
more like UK is stifling and perfection is impossible	gejohnston	May 2014	#24
Funny, that's how I felt about the US - stifling	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#32
Florida is stifling	gejohnston	May 2014	#34
Class and peerage a BFD?	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#36
Where in the SOP does it say you have to comment on stories? Posting an article often....	Logical	May 2014	#3
nice to see you this morning	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#6
You said.....	Logical	May 2014	#9
Discuss	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#12
So in other words the SOP does not say that.......	Logical	May 2014	#14
we disagree but that is OK	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#15
would you care to discuss the story?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#13
I imagine you and I are not far off on the gun issue.....	Logical	May 2014	#17
We agree	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#18
Is that what you truly believe? "The king's oppression" LOL	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#7
so we should be still part of Britain?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#8
gunchester	jimmy the one	May 2014	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	IronGate	May 2014	#27
So, GB's crime rate WAS low before gun prohibition.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#11
naw more like	gejohnston	May 2014	#19
A very wise quote	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2014	#31
2 interesting links	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#37
You don't think MI-5 isn't?	gejohnston	May 2014	#38
Every tourist gets printed and retina scanned	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#39
You, me, Thom Hartman, Alex Jones, Ron Paul,	gejohnston	May 2014	#40
It's hard to imagine anyone disagreeing.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#44
I would like for you to explain to me	IronGate	May 2014	#16
Why should you care? No reason, unless you are curious	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#22
I wasn't addressing you, but I know this is an open board, so, here goes.	IronGate	May 2014	#25
I tend to agree with most of what you said there.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#33
Don't forget, the U.S. has the 2nd Amendment	Jenoch	May 2014	#41
Baloney! nt	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#45
Is that all you have to say?	Jenoch	May 2014	#46
Actually, I majored in both English and US history. That's why I say baloney.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#47
The last of the 13 colonies ratified the constitution in 1790.	Jenoch	May 2014	#48
I guess you think Washington invented the wheel and the alphabet too.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#49
I appreciate iate your agreement with my point.	Jenoch	May 2014	#50
Very good. Because it got the idea from England, same as it got the language.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#52
So you agree with the	gejohnston	May 2014	#51
You certainly are the master of the non sequitur GE. LOL	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#53
I'm Bruce Leroy to Bloomberg's Sho'nuff	gejohnston	May 2014	#54
Good for the UK....glad the US isn't as regressive when it comes to basic human rights.	ileus	May 2014	#28
Ah yes, the basic human right to shoot other humans	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#35
I'm a bit more interested...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2014	#29
37,342,964.	rrneck	May 2014	#43
go to the horse's mouth	jimmy the one	May 2014	#55

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