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@lufins-dad said in Boulder Shooting:
Can't answer that question without being accused of racism.
That's a really good response to almost any question you don't want to answer. I'll file it for future reference.
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@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
I do.
The right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed. Period.That I had no doubt, but I still don't buy into it.
Personal firearms are ingrained into the national identity, regardless of what the 2 Amendment meant 250 years ago before there was a standing national army, smokeless powder and breach loading semi automatic weapons.
Besides these events are no longer mass shootings and murders. Merely trifling consequences and little more than 2nd Amendment tragedies.
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
I do.
The right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed. Period.That I had no doubt, but I still don't buy into it.
Personal firearms are ingrained into the national identity, regardless of what the 2 Amendment meant 250 years ago before there was a standing national army, smokeless powder and breach loading semi automatic weapons.
Besides these events are no longer mass shootings and murders. Merely trifling consequences and little more than 2nd Amendment tragedies.
250 years ago, if I had wanted a cannon, the only question asked would be, "Where did you put it?" .
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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@lufins-dad said in Boulder Shooting:
@doctor-phibes said in Boulder Shooting:
So, a key question has to be, what does America do differently from those other countries?
Can't answer that question without being accused of racism.
I was thinking more along the lines that your cheese is a bit shit.
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Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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Did I ever tell you I received my Reservist rifle training on an FNC2?
I could care less whether you owned a plumber's nightmare legally or illegally. After my reservist years my preference for weapons was always Marlin levers in either .444 or 45/70 - given the bush and close range moose and bear hunting around here. No need or use for semi auto hunting weapons.
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
Did I ever tell you I received my Reservist rifle training on an FNC2?
I could care less whether you owned a plumber's nightmare legally or illegally. After my reservist years my preference for weapons was always Marlin levers in either .444 or 45/70 - given the bush and close range moose and bear hunting around here. No need or use for semi auto hunting weapons.
The fact is, I could own a Sten legally. Or a Thompson. Or any number of automatic weapons. I have a friend who has a Boy's anti-tank rifle.
You can't.
I'm not even sure you could own an AR, if you wanted to.
And no, I don't normally hunt with a semi-auto, but I have rolled three deer at one time with a SKS. But most of the time it's a Model 70 in .270
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@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
You can't.
You are correct, I cannot legally own an automatic weapon. Soon, semi-auto military style weapons like the AR will also be restricted if not outright prohibited. And nor is it an issue for me either.
In fact, the right of firearm ownership does not even enter into my definition or measurement of freedom and liberty. And to be perfectly frank, nor should it in my opinion.
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
You can't.
You are correct, I cannot legally own an automatic weapon. Soon, semi-auto military style weapons like the AR will also be restricted if not outright prohibited. And nor is it an issue for me either.
In fact, the right of firearm ownership does not even enter into my definition or measurement of freedom and liberty. And to be perfectly frank, nor should it in my opinion.
What is your (collective your) defense against a repressive and tyrannical government?
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
You can't.
You are correct, I cannot legally own an automatic weapon. Soon, semi-auto military style weapons like the AR will also be restricted if not outright prohibited. And nor is it an issue for me either.
In fact, the right of firearm ownership does not even enter into my definition or measurement of freedom and liberty. And to be perfectly frank, nor should it in my opinion.
What is your (collective your) defense against a repressive and tyrannical government?
The courts? But ultimately, the strength of democratic sentiment in your citizenry.
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@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
What is your (collective your) defense against a repressive and tyrannical government?
Parliamentary governance reinforced by robust institutions supporting that constitutional tradition. In short, "peace, order and good government".
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
In fact, the right of firearm ownership does not even enter into my definition or measurement of freedom and liberty. And to be perfectly frank, nor should it in my opinion.
Me too.
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@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:
What is your (collective your) defense against a repressive and tyrannical government?
Parliamentary governance reinforced by robust institutions supporting that constitutional tradition. In short, "peace, order and good government".
And how long does that last? It is the natural propensity for power to consolidate, and as the saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Man seems not to be able to help himself.
I think Jefferson was right, in his view about an occasional revolution...
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@taiwan_girl said in Boulder Shooting:
@renauda said in Boulder Shooting:
In fact, the right of firearm ownership does not even enter into my definition or measurement of freedom and liberty. And to be perfectly frank, nor should it in my opinion.
Me too.
All power emanates from the barrel of a gun.
I think it won't be too long, and the Chinese will prove that point. Again.
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If you chaps ever start trying to shoot at your government with your AR-15 collections, you're going to get so fucked.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525.
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@doctor-phibes said in Boulder Shooting:
If you chaps ever start trying to shoot at your government with your AR-15 collections, you're going to get so fucked.
Not necessarily.
Two reasons...
- If it comes to that, there are enough weapons and enough variance in terrain to make Vietnam or Afghanistan look like a Sunday picnic.
- If it comes to that, I suspect the military will be fractured, and we all know who makes up most of the military. HINT: They didn't graduate from Berkley.
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I don't really understand the fascination so many Americans seem to have with this weird fantasy. If they want to go and live in a cave, they can just do it, they don't need a war.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525.
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@doctor-phibes said in Boulder Shooting:
I don't really understand the fascination so many Americans seem to have with this weird fantasy. If they want to go and live in a cave, they can just do it, they don't need a war.
Perhaps it started when we were chunking tea into Boston Harbor...
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
Warning: I post things that interest me. Read and comment at your own discretion.
