You know what's annoying? People who stand up for things. People who think something should be a certain way, and when their state's lawmaking body holds a public hearing, they show up and try to explain what they want, like idiots. The Connecticut General Assembly put together one such gathering of Believers In Things yesterday, on the topic of gun control. You would not believe it, but one of the people who had an opinion about gun control was the parent of a child killed at Newtown. THE NERVE. There was only one course of action, obviously: Heckle him.
The state legislatures weren't starting with a blank slate, they were starting from standing English common law. So if you're right, and you probably are, it's not proof of the relative importance placed on theft vs. murder, merely a demonstration that the value we place on possessions relative to each other (e.g., horse versus table) changes more often than the value we place on life.
But yeah, 3/5, fugitive slave acts, voting restricted to property owners, death penalty for counterfeiting or aiding a runaway slave, etc. Those are the big banner announcements of where early post-Independence Americans' priorities lay.
I just read a very sad story about a Dad who took his 8 year old son to a gun range to try out an Uzi and the boy killed himself with it (by mistake; but still...)
The thing they use these days is called a captive bolt gun, among other names, and was Javier Bardem&#039;s weapon of choice in <em>No Country For Old Men</em>.
Kosher may be messier, but Kosher done right is probably less painful for the cow than captive bolt gun done wrong (I believe PETA has plenty of video footage I do not want to watch of cows remaining conscious after they were supposed to be stunned).
Although, the 2nd amendment protects all arms, not just firearms. Won&#039;t somebody <em>please</em> think of the <strike>children</strike> weapons?
A friend of mine went to visit someone in Wisconsin or whatever who he plays an online game with. The guy lives on a piece of land with his dad and his son in separate houses. The dad and guy started adding up their firearms in the course of a chat. They came up with over 50 or more. Then they said &quot;Nobody knows how many sonny has&quot; Sonny dropped by. They asked. he refused to answer. Friend then says, &quot;So, what&#039;s your biggest weapon?&quot; Sonny leaves, comes back, and puts a mortar round down on the table. Nice.
From the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights: <i> The Declaration of Independence enshrines three basic rights: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life is the only fundamental right, from which all other rights are derived.</i> <a href="http://principlesofafreesoc..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://principlesofafreesociety.com/life-liberty-...">http://principlesofafreesoc...
Therefore it would follow that the right to live trumps the right to buy any gun you want.
It&#039;s strange how rapidly they stray from there to the right to property being so sacrosanct it gives you the right to blow someone away for pulling up in the wrong driveway.
At long last, they have no shame.
The state legislatures weren&#039;t starting with a blank slate, they were starting from standing English common law. So if you&#039;re right, and you probably are, it&#039;s not proof of the relative importance placed on theft vs. murder, merely a demonstration that the value we place on possessions relative to each other (e.g., horse versus table) changes more often than the value we place on life.
But yeah, 3/5, fugitive slave acts, voting restricted to property owners, death penalty for counterfeiting or aiding a runaway slave, etc. Those are the big banner announcements of where early post-Independence Americans&#039; priorities lay.
I just read a very sad story about a Dad who took his 8 year old son to a gun range to try out an Uzi and the boy killed himself with it (by mistake; but still...)
When I was a lad, decades ago, the small ads in the back of gun magazines offered an anti-tank cannon for sale.
The thing they use these days is called a captive bolt gun, among other names, and was Javier Bardem&#039;s weapon of choice in <em>No Country For Old Men</em>.
Kosher may be messier, but Kosher done right is probably less painful for the cow than captive bolt gun done wrong (I believe PETA has plenty of video footage I do not want to watch of cows remaining conscious after they were supposed to be stunned).
I believe the guns are what made it so messy.
But hadn&#039;t you heard? Tranny goes hand-in-hand with Fierce and Ferosh, and make a Hot Mess of anything that stands in their way.
Although, the 2nd amendment protects all arms, not just firearms. Won&#039;t somebody <em>please</em> think of the <strike>children</strike> weapons?
These people have all the subtlety of pig shit, though you have a point. The Phelps crowd should be so lucky.
Seriously. Even my 2nd Amendment Ranter boss reads some of these idiot letters to the editor, and his eyes just ROLL.
This is why I play Lego games.
A friend of mine went to visit someone in Wisconsin or whatever who he plays an online game with. The guy lives on a piece of land with his dad and his son in separate houses. The dad and guy started adding up their firearms in the course of a chat. They came up with over 50 or more. Then they said &quot;Nobody knows how many sonny has&quot; Sonny dropped by. They asked. he refused to answer. Friend then says, &quot;So, what&#039;s your biggest weapon?&quot; Sonny leaves, comes back, and puts a mortar round down on the table. Nice.
From the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights: <i> The Declaration of Independence enshrines three basic rights: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life is the only fundamental right, from which all other rights are derived.</i> <a href="http://principlesofafreesoc..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://principlesofafreesociety.com/life-liberty-...">http://principlesofafreesoc...
Therefore it would follow that the right to live trumps the right to buy any gun you want.
I&#039;m cool with repealing the fucking thing.
Parrot libel.
It&#039;s strange how rapidly they stray from there to the right to property being so sacrosanct it gives you the right to blow someone away for pulling up in the wrong driveway.