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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:33 PM Original message |
Do Americans Have the Right to Bear Weapons of Mass Destruction? |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. The line was drawn correctly in 1934. Read up on it. |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You read that whole article in under 30 seconds!? |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It took me about 90 seconds |
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Sancho
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. the post is still a good question |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Firearm technology has not advanced significantly since 1934 |
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Tesha
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Strangely enough, the Holy Second Amendment doesn't refer to "firearms". |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. The term "arms" covered everything from swords to ships of the line |
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onehandle
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. I can haz nukes? |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. I wish you people would come up with something new once in a while |
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spin
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Agreed. Those who oppose RKBA lack originality ... |
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RSillsbee
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. Ok here's the post about how the holy first amendment |
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Tesha
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
63. The point, of course, and thank you for making it... |
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #63 |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. The issue of civilian vs. military weapons was settled in 1934 with the passage of the NFA |
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RSillsbee
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Thu Jan-13-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. Not to break your heart dear |
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onehandle
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Oh, so when it is useful for you, dates and types of 'arms' are all important. |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Except the constitution doesn't say "the right to bear the arms that exist right now" |
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onehandle
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Oh, so the lack of details is important. |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Yes the lack of details is important, hence the crux of the argument in the article |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. As I already pointed out, the issue of civilian vs. military arms was settled in 1934 |
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X_Digger
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. Ooh, look, class, it's a false dilemma. n/t |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Then you should turn off your computer and go back to communicating with paper and quill pens |
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onehandle
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. See post #30. nt |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. In that case, you should break out the quill and parchment paper |
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onehandle
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Do you guys all get your standard issue talking points from the same place? |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. When an argument is sound, why change it? |
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JustFiveMoreMinutes
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I was given that article and appreciated the note.. Now can you explain 'correctly' |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The NFA restrictions are severe, but they have served well. Firearm technology hasn't really changed |
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pintobean
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Try this |
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Pancho Sanza
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. No. n/t |
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JustFiveMoreMinutes
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Evidently they do, it's called FREE SPEECH... thanks Rush,Glenn,Dan,Ann,Sara,Sean. |
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DrDan
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. good article - K&R |
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Iggo
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. Is that you, Boojata? (n/t) |
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Taverner
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's my GOD GIVEN RIGHT to play around with Botulinum toxin if I want! |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Indeed. |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Creamer might understand politics... |
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Tesha
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. "Refuted"? No. NRA talking points regurgitated as if they were facts? Yes. (NT) |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. Ah yes! When the facts don't support your position, blame the messenger. |
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Rebubula
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. Ahhhh... |
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GSLevel9
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Oh I've never seen this rhetorical question before :rolleyes: |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Logic sure seems to hit a nerve in this forum! |
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Rebubula
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Thu Jan-13-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Logic?? |
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Iggo
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. LOL...that one got me. |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Actually, what I think you are seeing is frustration |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. An Atom Bomb? |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. At atom bomb is hyperbole. Lets use a more realistic example |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. "Arms" have been interpreted to mean those that would normally be carried by an individual soldier |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Interpreted where? By whom? When? |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. The courts |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I'm all ears. Give me a specific example of where the courts have interpreted it in that way |
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X_Digger
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Heller v DC. n/t |
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badtoworse
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Thu Jan-13-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
66. The National Firearms Act of 1934 is probably the most pertinent legislation on the matter |
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slackmaster
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Already covered by the National Firearms Act, international treaties, and other laws |
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Pancho Sanza
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. pssst...he's doing the 'devil's advocate' thing |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. It's good sparring practice. |
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Rebubula
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. No... |
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Pancho Sanza
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I thought that was one of the goals of satanic advocacy! |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. Hmm... |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. None of which override the constitution |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Are you sure? |
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Straw Man
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Thu Jan-13-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. You just went through the looking glass... |
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Euromutt
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Article VI of the Constitution |
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Iggo
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Ouch! |
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RSillsbee
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. You can own grenades |
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one-eyed fat man
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
59. Knowledge |
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jeepnstein
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I learned to blow up a car in an arson school once. |
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RSillsbee
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
50. Bill Gates |
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Thu Jan-13-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
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derby378
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Thu Jan-13-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
65. A magazine that holds 11 rounds instead of 10 is NOT a WMD |
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jody
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Fri Jan-14-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. IMO there is also left-wing hatred under the radar just as there was in Russia in 1917. n/t |
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Thu Jan-13-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
69. What exactly are "arms"? SCOTUS defined arms in the Heller case. |
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