Gun Control & RKBA

ileus

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5. spirit of the law....Snork

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 08:11 AM

Aug 2012

Sad fact is -- gun bans as a whole are unethical and immoral, proves little for society, and will never accomplish anything beyond making society less safe and less enjoyable for everyone.

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Behind California's Ban on Assault Weapons [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2012 OP

Wonder if Skelton knows you can buy AR's in Cali? ileus Aug 2012 #1

And those in the gun culture love loopholes, grandfathering and other such crud that allows those Hoyt Aug 2012 #2

so if all that gear isnt grandfathered in Missycim Aug 2012 #3

If you someday lose money on your guns, tough. Just another "investment" in lethal weapons Hoyt Aug 2012 #10

In other words.... PavePusher Aug 2012 #16

The 4th is already effectively near dead. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #20

I know kind of makes you sick doesn't it to read this on a progressive site Missycim Aug 2012 #26

There are many progressives here, thanks. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #34

look up the definition of internet troll gejohnston Aug 2012 #37

I was referring to the regressive right wing trolls who lurk here pretending to be Dems. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #39

are you serious? gejohnston Aug 2012 #40

Progressive to me means evolving, not devolving. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #41

your definition is a value judgement gejohnston Aug 2012 #42

Of course it's a value judgement. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #43

you missed the point gejohnston Aug 2012 #44

Pave, it's similar to how I feel if a bankster goes down the tubes for immoral investments. Hoyt Aug 2012 #28

It doesn't work that way Missycim Aug 2012 #24

I don't think you have to pay FMV if you simply say you can't buy or sell them. Hoyt Aug 2012 #29

You opinions mean squat Missycim Aug 2012 #33

spirit of the law....Snork ileus Aug 2012 #5

Sad fact is, you have everything upside down. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #35

Prove it. n/t Clames Aug 2012 #36

Problem is, the "spirit of the law" wouldn't stand up in court. Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #6

You wouldn't end up in court if you stopped your eternal quest for the most lethal weapons you can Hoyt Aug 2012 #11

Is that really where ya wanna go? Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #13

"Guns" are in a totally different category than what you listed. Hoyt Aug 2012 #15

Guns have also been used to protect those rights. HALO141 Aug 2012 #17

Most rights can be used badly Glaug-Eldare Aug 2012 #25

you of course meant target firearms....plinking family fun. ileus Aug 2012 #14

Wrong hands Speaker Aug 2012 #22

Would you care to define what TBaggers consider the wrong hands? Hoyt Aug 2012 #31

Who defines reasonable? You? Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #38

The law is unjust in spirit. NewMoonTherian Aug 2012 #23

Why can't you just admit you can't define an "assault weapon"? krispos42 Aug 2012 #32

California has *more* rifle homicide than the national average, not less. benEzra Aug 2012 #4

More anti-gun disinformation guardian Aug 2012 #7

So much for "California has been doing a pretty good job on gun control." friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #27

Suffocating. Clames Aug 2012 #8

As if these aren't all CA legal AR-15's?!? X_Digger Aug 2012 #9

Crime rates in CA are much higher than in CO 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #12

no it is proof that crime rates are complicated Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #18

Like anyone who says "if we legalize this gun blood will run in the streets"? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #19

yes, and all the idiotic arguments on the other side too. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #21

Holmes used that analogy to support the " Espionage Act of 1917" used to squash anti-draft efforts Kaleva Aug 2012 #30