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  • HHuskyHHusky Member Posts: 20,767

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,416 Founders Club

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    So @GrundleStiltzkin what's a fucking "well regulated militia" anyhow?


  • MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    So @GrundleStiltzkin what's a fucking "well regulated militia" anyhow?


    Are you being serious?
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,416 Founders Club

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    So @GrundleStiltzkin what's a fucking "well regulated militia" anyhow?


    Are you being serious?
    Ok, I found it...

    TL; DR

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZO.html

  • 2001400ex2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sledog unknowingly makes an argument for more gun control.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,416 Founders Club

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    So @GrundleStiltzkin what's a fucking "well regulated militia" anyhow?


    Are you being serious?
    Seriously though, Damone, DC vs Heller is a long fucking read. I've never read it front to back but will put it one my reading list.
  • MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    So @GrundleStiltzkin what's a fucking "well regulated militia" anyhow?


    Are you being serious?
    Seriously though, Damone, DC vs Heller is a long fucking read. I've never read it front to back but will put it one my reading list.
    I’ll pull a Hondo and say that i’m too busy to real it, but well regulated does not mean government regulations. If they simple said regulated, then yes maybe that argument and be made, but “well” regulated has a specific meaning, then and now.
  • HHuskyHHusky Member Posts: 20,767

    HHusky said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
    What’s rarely discussed by anyone who pretends to want to stop the “slaughter” is the massive gap between white and black homicide rates and the reasons behind that gap. It’s better just to yell about “common sense gun control” rather than address actual problems.
    Perfect is the perpetual enemy of better in Mike’s world.
  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    I get ya. Law abiding gun owners aren't the problem and the inanimate object is not the problem. The problem is and always will be people. One needs to be able to deal with evil people and evil governments!
    Yes, for the most part "law abiding" gun owners aren't the problem. It's criminals and gun owners who were law abiding until they weren't. We aren't banning hand guns in the country - which are most of the gun deaths - so the gun control debate is just a waste and time and energy.
    Mental health is the real issue. No one wants to tackle that one.
    What policy prescription do you have to address it?
  • TurdBomberTurdBomber Member Posts: 19,965 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
    Profound.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
    "Shall not be infringed" Pretty specific.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter
    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sledog unknowingly makes an argument for more gun control.
    Check how many were killed by hands and feet. You start the ban.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter
    edited July 2019

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    I get ya. Law abiding gun owners aren't the problem and the inanimate object is not the problem. The problem is and always will be people. One needs to be able to deal with evil people and evil governments!
    Yes, for the most part "law abiding" gun owners aren't the problem. It's criminals and gun owners who were law abiding until they weren't. We aren't banning hand guns in the country - which are most of the gun deaths - so the gun control debate is just a waste and time and energy.
    Mental health is the real issue. No one wants to tackle that one.
    What policy prescription do you have to address it?
    Banning democrats. They're the most common denominator.
  • MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
    What’s rarely discussed by anyone who pretends to want to stop the “slaughter” is the massive gap between white and black homicide rates and the reasons behind that gap. It’s better just to yell about “common sense gun control” rather than address actual problems.
    Perfect is the perpetual enemy of better in Mike’s world.
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    Ummmmmm...no. I always get a big belly laugh in my media room when people say this means the founder wanted gun regulation.
    The question is what they expressed with their words, i.e., what they meant. It isn’t about what they wanted or didn’t want, though I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have wanted the slaughter that takes place daily in this well armed country.
    What’s rarely discussed by anyone who pretends to want to stop the “slaughter” is the massive gap between white and black homicide rates and the reasons behind that gap. It’s better just to yell about “common sense gun control” rather than address actual problems.
    Perfect is the perpetual enemy of better in Mike’s world.
    Nah, I’m just interested in taking on the actual problem rather than dancing around it and not actually solving the problem. I get it. You’re more interested in perception and intention then results. That’s fine. Meanwhile black people will continue to die by the thousands every year. But hey, you look good.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sled, none of us can say with certainty what the founder meant on guns. If they had specific intentions they would have been far more explicit, but instead they left it pretty vague- i.e., "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" are kind of contradictory are they not? Firearm technology was basically unchanged in the 100 years before Lexington Green (e.g., "brown bess" was adopted in the late 1600's). It's impossible for us to sit here 228 years later after the Bill of Rights became law and guess how they would have felt about guns in 2019. And whether you like it or not, it is a "living, breathing" document, be it by Constitutional Amendment, or by the fact that the courts have evolved over time in how the interpret the darned thing. Maybe this is why they wanted an independent judiciary in the first place.

    All that being said, I don't care about your guns and am not looking to grab them.
    I forgot to include that they expected the men of the nation to be able to show up and fight on short notice completely outfitted for battle with arms ammunition and some personal supplies.

  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter
    Obama made the absolute best case for so called "assault weapons",


  • 2001400ex2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sledog unknowingly makes an argument for more gun control.
    Check how many were killed by hands and feet. You start the ban.
    Lol you missed your comment that after regulations were put in for fully automatic weapons. Only 2 crimes have been committed by them.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter
    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sledog unknowingly makes an argument for more gun control.
    Check how many were killed by hands and feet. You start the ban.
    Lol you missed your comment that after regulations were put in for fully automatic weapons. Only 2 crimes have been committed by them.
    Since 1934. You dumbshit! People sometimes kill their spouse. No preventing that one.
  • 2001400ex2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    edited July 2019
    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    2001400ex said:

    Sledog said:

    Sledog said:


    Well, in 1775 , Sled, all long guns were "military grade". If we follow you're logic then regular citizen patriots should be allowed to own M-60's, grenade launchers, etc, etc.
    About a quarter million do own such things. There have been two crimes committed with legal machine guns since the inception of there registration and government control. Both were domestic violence IIRC.

    That is indeed what the founders meant in that the people should be armed similarly. Funny how people think there freedom of speech is protected on here but by your standard it's only protected when spoken in public or produced by pen or single plate printing press.

    The bill of rights says what it says and means what it says. It is not a living breathing document. Most of those signing it were carrying guns and always had arms at hand.
    Sledog unknowingly makes an argument for more gun control.
    Check how many were killed by hands and feet. You start the ban.
    Lol you missed your comment that after regulations were put in for fully automatic weapons. Only 2 crimes have been committed by them.
    Since 1934. You dumbshit! People sometimes kill their spouse. No preventing that one.
    Making the point for gun control even better.

    You finally admit that Government regulations work.
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