The outdated 2nd amendment.
The more guns, the more deaths.
The less guns the less deaths.
Guns certainly seem to be having their share of troubles.
Q. What is wrong with guns today?
Are they on pharmaceuticals?
Are they being raised wrong?
Are they they not getting adequate nutrition?
Exercise?
Love!
????
GUNS NEED LOVE TOO!
again! at least will save $$$ an Biscuits' viagra and such.
PS Guns prefer to be left alone. They like nothing better than to be locked up in quiet dark safes.
They also don't appreciate being used …
or banned and whatever that would entail, such as being thrown into massive piles or sent to Mars
Have some compassion!
FinisONE MORE THING!
Serial killers, mass killers, and rapists / wimps / cowards who have no impulse control are the culprits. (As accurately and astutely explained by wB.)
Guns do not appreciate being falsely accused of THEIR (serial killers', mass killers', and rapists' / wimps' / cowards') murderous acts.
At all.
Long live HubPages forums, but I might have killed this thread.
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Your understanding is not based on true knowledge, but according to your own commentary, it is based on biased half truths, distortions, and outright lies. I suggest you review various videos of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. He is a great teacher and has been greatly mis-represented for standing against the system of white supremacy. He does not preach violence against his oppressors, but he freely shines a light upon their wickedness.
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All a bunch of opinions , and that's all , a gun should be as freely acquirable as a pen , a hammer . or a baseball cap, for that matter .The issue of exactly why this a debate even arises at each election cycle is a direct indication of it's relevance in importance , I think for the most part it's a regularly timed diversionary tactic between the political system and our media ,
For one , the politician wants us to focus on anything but their unaccountability , their total lack of leadership , the fact that they are there merely for their own financial portfolio's !
Two , the media ! Of which none of us are happy with in the long run . Left or right , who exactly thinks our media is ethically , morally or neutrally driven ?
Is it a conspiracy ? Hell No . The American public is to shallow to believe in conspiracies when it comes to blind political naiveté . We follow the two party system like robots , inking out our minds and opinions like a wet paper bag full of greasy donuts . The left ; predictably driven by pseudo Marxist drivel , the right ; unchanging , unshakable in it's heritage of the all boring sameness . And here's the kicker , as long as they , the politicians with the media in its coin filled pockets , keep us hyped up on the same divisive topics . We never ask them for any positive results .
I will keep my guns thank you ,none of you won't see them taken , or like the original patriots , bury them in oiled blankets , to dig up when the time is right for that new revolution . And do we ever need that new revolution .
Spoken with a totally free and sober mind .
- ahorsebackposted 9 years ago0
Instead of apologizing for evil guns, we should …
prohibit them.
After all, they have unrestrained impulses and uncontrolled anger.
LOL
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This is the mentality of the BLM (puppets of Islam?).
BTW, the KKK killed African American Republicans.MY ESOTERIC was talking about the KKK. Go jump higher!
The reason that "Black Lives Matter" resonates as needed is because Black Lives do not Matter to Doug, an upsetting number of police, the KKK, and the rest of you who care more about whether a white lives or dies than about if a black lives or dies.
I was expressing the mentality of BLM today.
ADDED: Doug is okey!Communists have no trust in police force no matter what color they are.
I do respect your opinions.
But this ... is outrageous!
Double standard.
Against the best fiction, truth always prevails.
NO! You don't get a free ride. The historical record clearly shows that the white European American , as a whole, has already gotten their "free ride" for over 500 years. Free Land (stolen) Free Labor (stolen) and Free Sex (rape). Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Racist rhetoric and all the guns in the world can't stop the slow train that's coming.
Your failure to understand the complexities of race relations, is directly related to your inability to grasp the connection between the manufacture and sale of guns, and gun violence. Such a mindset can only lead to the utter annihilation of the American people, and perhaps all of mankind.
Those bad firearms!
~ OFF with their arms ! ! !
A world free of high-fives, waving, finger pointing, peace signs, and of course the one finger salute.
Look it up Cred...you can do it, I have faith in you.
The Matrix is a Warner Bros. place to be.
Next people are going to be arrested for carrying a gun with a legal license?
Parents of wanna be rapper "donkey cartel" who was killed in the northlake mall, of course say he was a good boy who wouldn't hurt anyone. Nevermind the fact that he pulled out a gun and started shooting in a crowded mall and his mother openly admits he always had a gun. Donkey was also a BLM supporter who tweeted "I am racist, I don't like white people".
But he was a good boy and its the cops fault. Mean old racist cop.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa … -1.2477589
BLM going to protest Donky's death next? We'll see.
I agree with blaming the parents for not teaching right from wrong...and the Truth of Love!
Enabling parents see the fruits of their inaction and don't accept any responsibility.
PS, did I miss it or have they failed to lament the death of their other son who was shot in the head by a fellow gang-banger?
It's interesting to note that I can't recall any comments on this thread about white mass shooters. I have hardly seen anything posted about Dylan Roof, or Adam Lanza, but you post a pic of the Donkey Man to prove what? He didn't kill 20 little kids at Sandy Hook Elementary, and he didn't kill 9 people who were attending church, but he did fire a gun in a shopping mall. Apparently, especially since he was black, that makes him more newsworthy than a mass killer who happens to be white. Yes, that's how I spell racism.
All of the bill of rights was written in another time and place. If we used your logic is freedom of the press or speech also outdated? Our four fathers (the Federalists) knew that if rights are not written down then they cannot be defended. I do believe that if we had cars in that time then we would have a right to dive instead of a privilege to as the government sees fit.
The second amendment does not drive people mentally ill nor does it drive the mentally ill to kill. You could make the argument that it does make it easier for the mentally ill to buy a gun. Then someone will say that many states already have ways to prevent the legal sale of guns to people who have issues and that we need to inforce laws already on the books rather than eliminate rights for everyone. It would be like outlawing cars because of all the deaths to drunk driving. We need to address the way we deal with mental health in this country. It’s like the drug issue where we spend billions on a failed drug war rather than dealing with the issue of addiction (including mental health). Maybe if we were to outlaw narcotics like cocaine, meth, heroine and other drugs then the drug epidemic would end?
The gunfight at the O.K. corral (which actually happened in an alley near the corral) was a group of public officials (sheriff and his deputies) out to disarm a group for which they have an establish vendetta with. Using this as an argument for disarming than we would need to disarm the police and criminals not the general public.- ahorsebackposted 9 years ago0
PEOPLE ARE NOT FOR KILLING, YOU BAD FIREARMS!
There.
Let's see if they listen.
I'm sure they will listen and comply if ...
we ask nicely.
The fundamental weakness that I have seen is arrogance, and a false sense of superiority. But I am not the first to recognize this ands use it as a weapon. During the antebellum many black slaves pretended to be illiterate and simple minded, and used this technique as a subterfuge. Of course, the slave owners readily accepted this false image as fact, simply because it fit with their illusion of superiority over what they perceived to be an inferior race.
The black slaves were able to gain a great advantage through this technique, especially during the Civil War. They were able to gather various intelligence and pass it on to the Union forces simply by pretending to be docile and stupid. The racist, like most people, loves to be flattered, and so you can move mountains simply by appealing to their false sense of entitlement and superiority. Buying them a gift for Christmas, such as a velvet Elvis poster, or a new gun rack for their truck , doesn't hurt either.
Doug, whenever you have the time, it would be a good idea to study a little American History. Here is a good place to start: Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". The whole book can be accessed for free online: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnape … story.html
I've never read this bottom portion before. My question is, are these old court decisions that have been overturned?
It is definitely our right but the govt will foul that up and make it their business anytime they can.
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Yes Doug, they were the true definition of evil. But you and some of the others here have the false notion that everybody wants to throw the baby out with the cat litter. A Scot, Alexander Fleming, discovered penicillin in 1928. I don't know much about his personal life, but if it were ever discovered that he had been a serial killer, I would still advocate the use of penicillin . However, the difference here is that I would not glorify the man. Nor would I build a statue in honor of a serial killer, regardless of his positive contributions to society. And if any statues had already been erected prior to discovery, I would insist that they be torn down. Such a heinous act would forfeit any honors that might otherwise be bestowed upon him.
It is the same with your so-called founding fathers. It is not necessary to glorify evil men in order to reap the benefits of their legacy. It's called separating the wheat from the chaff. Men like Columbus,Washington, Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson are deserving of no honor or fond remembrance. By honoring such men, we are in effect saying that the lives of all of those who suffered at their hands did not matter. But I am here to tell you that all of the the black lives mattered, and that all of the Indigenous lives mattered as well. I am not only talking about the thousands of people these men personally brutalized during their lifetimes, but I am also talking about the millions who have suffered over the last 200 years from the legacy of their crimes. The NRA has dishonored the Constitution more than I have in my condemnation of the corrupt hands that forged it. The NRA has exploited, and perverted the meaning of the Second Amendment simply for the sake of profit.
Here I will reveal one of my famous techniques for revealing the fundamental of a particular explanation, or definition. In order to understand the deeper meaning we must often "drill down" to reach the motherlode. Look at the process as applied to the following explanation, or definition:
"The AR (Ar-17) stands for ArmaLite, the company that in the 1950s developed this style of rifle, which eventually became both the military's M16 rifle and the civilian semi-automatic sporting rifle known as the AR-15, or modern sporting rifle."
Layer 1. "...which eventually became both the military's M16 rifle and the civilian semi-automatic sporting rifle known as the AR-15..."
Layer 2. "...the military's M16 rifle..."
Here we see the fundamental of this explanation is "...the military's M16 rifle...". It is designated the fundamental simply because it is the most powerful phrase to be found in this explanation. Now that we have learned how to identify the fundamental, we need to create an appropriate acronym.
When searching for an acronym, a creative marketer tries to find one that not only is associated with the name of a particular entity, or company, but whenever possible, one that also lends itself to a wider interpretation, and related associations.
For instance
U.S.A. Patriot Act = "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism"
This is a brilliant acronym, as it uses two terms that are considered "positive" by a majority of Americans: "U.S.A" and "Patriot". The purpose of course is to sugarcoat an insidious, evil, and highly intrusive law with terms that appeal to patriotism and national pride. By doing so it makes the evil law more "bullet proof" and "water resistant", and forces opponents to indirectly denigrate revered terms; immediately placing them at a disadvantage.
Although the "AR" in AR-17 may stand for Armalite, as we have seen, many people have mistakenly associated the acronym with "Assault Rifle". It should be no surprise that the company might have anticipated such a reaction. But even if they didn't, it would be foolish to think that company executives would not be thrilled with such a "happy accident". It is also very likely that such an association has helped to make the weapon more appealing, and has increased sales. That's what creative marketing is all about. And that's why the top marketers are worth their weight in gold.
The term "Assault Rifle" is especially appealing to white males who are feeling threatened by the "browning" of America, and women who are increasingly challenging the dominance of white males in the workplace, business, politics, and at home. The assault rifle is a phallic representation of power and dominance. Even if the AR-17 itself is not truly an assault rifle, the association through the acronym aligns it with such weapons in the mind of the consumer; especially the potential mass killer from Idaho, South Carolina, Australia, Arizona, or the killing state of Texas. The idea of an assault weapon helps to level the playing field for those of lesser endowments whose sex lives consist primarily of sexual fantasies; daily rituals that are played out on the right hand, or on the left.
Yes, the human being is most definitely a simian, and we can see that much of the controversy surrounding gun violence is simply a matter of "Too Much Monkey Business".
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It is not surprising that you would resort to your usual schoolyard vitriol when confronted with the superior intellect. Your mockery is completely unfounded, as your own words reveal. You, Archie, and Jughead have already admonished us on several occasions for the improper use of the term "Assault Weapon". Such improper usage, which is very common, only further verifies my assertion. I often feel guilty when I reflect upon how much I have been given, and how very little others have received. But it was never my desire to be a leader. It is simply a responsibility that has been thrust upon me.
"From each according to his ability. To each according to his need." Rest assured, God has not forsaken you.
Let's keep it real Doug! We all know that checkers sells more than chess. Is he not the Checker King? We also know that we can get to where we are going in an old VW Bug, but a Lincoln Continental is so much nicer, and much more comfortable. Size matters in almost every aspect of life. The big Johnson, the big bank account, the big car, the big IQ, and the big body that stands at least 5ft. 7 inches.
How many midgets have you seen on the cover of Cosmopolitan or Hustler? How many short female chorus girls have you seen? What about pole dancers and strippers? The tall babes with the long legs always get center stage. And you won't see Rush Limbaugh getting invited to a Mandingo Party either. Not only is he the wrong color, just look at the guys hands. Tesla and Einstein; they had the big brains. They are the ones who mattered. FDR and Truman were simply functional lackeys for the ruling elite. Nothing big there. Not unless you want to count the big bombs that the war criminal Truman dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Now, here is a good rule of thumb: Anyone who has a high score and lots of followers is someone who is appealing to a majority. But I'm not going to just pick on the Americans here, as I am including the entire world: As a whole, the human race consists of a majority of stupid people; dumb brutes who are primarily concerned with carnal pleasure. If they aren't rutting like stags, they are filling their fat faces with food, watching TV, or spending their weekends at the shopping mall. But just because they are stupid, it doesn't give greedy capitalists the right to sell them weapons of mass destruction: guns, automobiles, tobacco, GMO's etc.. On Hubpages, I will never have a higher score than wilderness. If I did, I would be sorely disappointed. And I will leave you with these words of wisdom: "A bigger --- is always going to attract more flies".
- ahorsebackposted 9 years ago0
Listening especially ,to these posts about the indigenous peoples , I am reminded of Ward Churchill , the great spokesman for the native American tribes . The all great 'phony feather wearer' , someone who called the victims of 9/ 11 ,"Little Eichmann's " because they are somehow responsible for what actually happened to them . This man has be-littled , insulted , and generally vomited defamatory remarks at the American public for decades ,.
Turns out though , that he is a phony , a " fake Indian" , claiming Cherokee or any native blood for the benefit of his own good , all the while enjoying the aura of national attention . In truth ,most of us people are ' part native ' like we are all "part" African or" part" European or "part "Celtic , Anyone ever heard of the melting pot , THAT IS WHAT AMERICA IS , a melting pot and each of us is nothing more than a hybrid of race . Until we chose to leave or die ,we are all American , nothing more , nothing less .
Those of you who elevate your own ego's for the benefit of the depreciation of our nationality ? Are nothing more and nothing less than attention seeking entertainers for egocentric self infatuation ! Whether it's done for the identification to a group or a tribe , or simply to degrade another forum member for political purposes !
God Bless America !
Your appeal to Political Correctness is quite predictable. How American of you! Free speech as long as it fits with your way of thinking: Right onhorseback? The issue of blood quantam is a desperate attempt to destroy the reputation of a great leader, and voice of the people; not unlike the attempts to denigrate Martin Luther King, Mandela, Malcolm X, and many others who have spoken out against evil. A man's racial identity doesn't really matter. It only matters whether he stands for the people and what is righteous, or for the Dogs of War and corporate greed. Supporters of the NRA and the gun lobby are as responsible for the deaths of the school children at Sandy Hook as the deranged shooter himself. I would not feel sympathy for any number of these who might realize a similar fate. But only a human being would understand such sentiment.
From the book: "An Anarchist Pschotherapy: Ecopsychology and Pedagogy of Life"
by Daniel Rhodes Ph.D.
"...In is essay in response to the 9/11 attacks Churchill called some of the individuals killed in the World Trade Center "Little Eichmanns"; a cadre of faceless bureaucrats and technical experts who had willingly and profitably harnessed themselves to the task of making America's genocidal world order hum with maximal efficiency. ... the willingness by corporations to attempt to avoid or ignore the damage that their economic policies cause is not an excuse to say that 9/11 was an unprovoked terrorist attack either..."
This assessment is accurate to a point, but does not go far enough. My research shows: the fact that technocrats operating on behalf of the Imperialst arm of the government were among those killed in 9/11 may add credence to the myth that the event was staged and executed by Muslim extremists. But the deeper meaning is that 9/11 clearly illustrates how the U.S. government will stop at nothing to further its Imperialist ambitions in the Middle East, even at the expense of those functionaries directly involved in the genocidal policies of the government.Nothing wrong with, (most of,) what you have posted.
HOWEVER, one should NOT blame a system for the evil of MEN/WOMEN who misuse it.
< "Supporters of the NRA and the gun lobby are as responsible for the deaths of the school children at Sandy Hook
as the deranged shooter himself.">!
This statement is quite debatable, however.
<" I cannot snap my fingers and make dreams come true.">
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