Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

CompanyFirstSergeant

(1,558 posts)
23. "Banning firearm ownership or even in outlawing certain types of hate speech"
Mon May 16, 2016, 12:03 PM
May 2016

Are you willing to stack up in front of an innocent firearms owner's door?

Are you willing to 'take point' for a squad going in to a rural area to take the people's guns away?

Are you willing to destroy a family's property, and possibly take lives in the process?

OR WILL YOU SEND A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROXY IN YOUR PLACE TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK?

Proposal:

We will meet, and I'll run a few scenarios for you - with harmless airsoft guns - and I guarantee that I take out you and several members of your squad every time. You will be exhausted - emotionally and physically - before you ever make it through a door 'alive.'

And once you are inside, you will be 'cut down' by people your laws turned into criminals.

You will leave the training exercise shaken to the core, covered in dry sweat, and emotionally barely able to drive home.

Conclusion:

You want to be responsible for even ONE real-life scenario such as I describe above, with real guns?

You are proposing - by saying you want to 'ban firearms ownership' - to turn law abiding citizens into criminals, and a few - very, very, very few holdouts - into cop killers.

How are you going to ban firearms ownership?



Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Categorize the control mentality [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP
Pro Control folks have sent 28 alerts. JonathanRackham May 2016 #1
Control folks want to control sarisataka May 2016 #2
Are you suggesting that folks in favor of gun control are also more likely to jonno99 May 2016 #3
My answer would be about 2.15 (the "only" is problematic in a few choices)... nt petronius May 2016 #4
It very much is about "control" with many them virginia mountainman May 2016 #5
mike is my hero discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #6
I can't decide between the second and fourth choices. Brickbat May 2016 #7
Pro-control here Matrosov May 2016 #8
No. You're a gun ban proponent... beevul May 2016 #10
yet countries with high gun ownership rates like gejohnston May 2016 #11
Thanks for the reply sarisataka May 2016 #12
In the interest of honesty Matrosov May 2016 #25
My experience sarisataka May 2016 #27
"don't see any detriment to society in banning firearms." CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #13
Spoken like a true conservative Matrosov May 2016 #14
Actually, a classical liberal gejohnston May 2016 #15
Are you willing to give up the rights... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #16
I don't even believe in the Bible Matrosov May 2016 #21
"Banning firearm ownership or even in outlawing certain types of hate speech" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #23
I wouldn't call you an authoritarian for wanting to ban "hate speech" gejohnston May 2016 #28
The constitution is always questioned. That's one of the reasons we have a Supreme Court. Fla Dem May 2016 #30
It's quesitoned and re-defined CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #31
At least you are consistent TeddyR May 2016 #32
"outlawing certain types of hate speech," beergood May 2016 #33
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #17
Do take issue with sarisataka May 2016 #19
My main issue is Matrosov May 2016 #22
I have no problem sarisataka May 2016 #24
Rights.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #26
Keep us updated on that upcoming constitutional convention discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #35
Conservatives are supportive of individual rights? Giggity May 2016 #20
have you ever beergood May 2016 #34
By that criteria, I can only assume you support banning Islam/Catholics/whatever. Giggity May 2016 #18
The pro-control mentality? Ok, here it is. beevul May 2016 #9
I chose the 3rd option. Most controllers are well-fitted to standard prohibitionist behavior. Eleanors38 May 2016 #29
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Gun Control & RKBA»Categorize the control me...»Reply #23