What I would find far more interesting is an analysis of why some people are literally scared shitless of their neighbors owning such firearms.
This country is awash in firearms, and there are literally millions of these types of firearms and billions of rounds of ammo in circulation in private hands. Yet, in any given year, far fewer than 1% of the legally owned firearms of this type are used in an illegal manner.
Far more people die from adverse drug reactions, medical malpractice and falling down stairs than die from legally owned firearms of that type.
So ... why are leftists so afraid of these guns being in private hands?
My theory is that they are personality projecting. They are imagining what THEY would do if they possessed such weapons. They fear what THEY would do, and they can't understand, because of their solipsism, that 99% of legal gun owners aren't at all like them. After all, liberals routinely vote to use government violence to steal at gun point from the most productive. So their very philosophy is one of violence.
Even more interestingly, why are they NOT afraid of government having a monopoly on such weapons when the proven facts of history demonstrate that it is GOVERNMENTS that are the most prolific killing machines.
Who has killed more people in the past 100 years? People legally owning personal firearms in the U.S. ... or the U.S. government? How many innocent Iraqis were killed under GWB? Who killed more people in the past 100 years ... the KKK or the Nazis? The Nazis were a GOVERNMENT. The KKK was nasty and murderous as hell, but didn't even come close to the carnage governments have undertaken.
My theory is that liberals erroneously believe that THEY will be the ones in charge of how those government-held weapons are used.
So, in essence, its a combination of personality projection and lust for power. But that's just a wild stab
They've been to my home.......cloaked under the guise of a exclusive social club(imagine that). They're no more than a smaller, angrier fraction of their past numbers but they aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
My firearms are kept to disuade fringe of any sort. Govn't or otherwise. And the arsenal includes a couple of automated AR's.
And even so-called "anti-racists" can be extremely violent. Thankfully, most such factions hold their monthly meetings in phone booths. Even at their worst, compared to governments, private associations are choir boys in terms of actual death toll.
But I like that you have strong persuasive tools handy!
do you know that an assault rifle is just a regular rifle with some fancy plastic for wanna be gi joe types?
it is not an a k47. (machine gun) which is legal in many states!
and very easily obtainable if you live in the hood.
I could do a lot more damage with a .357 than an assault rifle!
and isn't any rifle an assault rifle?
do you really think making gun owners criminals like they are trying to do in Connecticut is the answer?
I like the law in florida if you bring a gun to the commission of a crime 10 years
brandish it get 20
fire it get 30
lets get the criminals that have the guns, not the law abiding citizens.
I don't want to relay on 911. I trust .357 a lot more
Shoot and kill an unarmed kid walking through your neighborhood and go home scott free!
Shoot and kill that guy with an annoying cell phone in the theater and home home without charges!
It's not a crime to kill people in Florida, you just have to say you were threatened, no proof needed.
I m not going to argue GZ but he was tried and found not guilty. Do you want to change our criminal justice system? Also scott free is a stretch, I m assuming it ended his marriage, cost him his job, bankrupted him... Just to name a few things. If the jury found he was attacked and defended himself I won't second guess it.
I though the retired cop was charged with 2nd degree murder or manslaughter at the very least. Don't think that's going home free either. If you want to argue a point use facts not what you feel happened.
There was just a conviction of a guy who fired in a SUV saying he was threatened in Florida.
Shoot and kill that guy with an annoying cell phone in the theater and home home without charges!
It's not a crime to kill people in Florida, you just have to say you were threatened, no proof needed.
I admit I took a few liberties. But TM was unarmed and in an common area he had a right to be in.
Also neighborhood watch is only supposed to call the police, GZ was specifically told not to follow TM. Also the police that did respond to the shooting wanted to charge GZ with 2nd degree murder but was overruled. I do not believe any of GZ's story, it does not match the other facts. Also information since the trial paint a much different picture of GZ.
In the other case you are correct, we will see what the FL courts do.
But I stand by my statement that the FL law makes it very easy to kill anyone you want dead. Because without evidence to the contrary, the police are not even allowed to question the shooter. Please name any other law that prevents the police from questioning a suspect? Most laws only require probable cause.
I would say the not questioning the shooter is so they can be charged later if facts bear it out. Questioning them without reading them their rights would get most cases thrown out. There is a very good chance that the shooter will be charged in these cases. Not questioning them makes sense, they know who shot who. Also after an event as traumatic as a self defense shooting I am not entirely sure a shooter is phsycologically able to be questioned reliably.
The retired cop was denied bail so his case looks pretty bleak, in zimmermans case I don't want to second guess a jury. The media tried him before he was even charged, they wanted a racial profile and national headlines if they were there or not. Hell our president even chimed in on it. Did the jury make the right decision? I don't know, but I want to believe they made a decision they think is right and that's all we can ask for. The OJ decision really wasn't any different.
I would say if you know someone and want to kill them and do it, stand your ground or not you will be tried. And even if you are found not guilty or justified in the shooting you will be broke, facing civil lawsuits and lose a good portion of your freedoms during the investigation. Most people who conceal and carry the LAST thing they want to do is use their weapon. You do find some who jump at the chance (police as well) but 99% never want to shoot someone. It's not worth it plain and simple. I have a conceal and carry and can say I ve never carried a firearm, excluding maybe a drive to a shooting range and home.... But don't think I've even done that.
Also neighborhood watch is only supposed to call the police, GZ was specifically told not to follow TM. Also the police that did respond to the shooting wanted to charge GZ with 2nd degree murder but was overruled. I do not believe any of GZ's story, it does not match the other facts. Also information since the trial paint a much different picture of GZ.
In the other case you are correct, we will see what the FL courts do.
But I stand by my statement that the FL law makes it very easy to kill anyone you want dead. Because without evidence to the contrary, the police are not even allowed to question the shooter. Please name any other law that prevents the police from questioning a suspect? Most laws only require probable cause.
Is that posters who remove their own posts so that the replies are removed are the sissy-ass cowards who can dish it out but cannot take it
trophy wives. Do ya want to ban big titty blondes too mate ?
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