Why does anyone NEED an assault rifle?

[Sean Renaud]

Your understanding of the Electoral College shows a complete lack of understanding of why the Founding Fathers designed the system that way. It was designed so that everywhere in the country had a say in the Presidential election not just the major metropolitan areas. The way the country is populated now New York and California would decide every single Presidential election and disenfranchise the rest of the country. So unless you desire for those 2 states to run the country the system in place works just fine.

That's the lie they tell you in school. The EC (which really wasn't designed so much as its a side effect) was put in place to protect New York. If we actually followed the Constitution CA and NY WOULD decide the presidency anyway as is our right.

 

[Cubik]

The general population should not have access to assault rifles. Absolutely crazy.

 

[VinnyVeritas]

Democracies rot from the bottom, Monarchies/Dictatorships rot from the top. Obviously you prefer bottom rot.

As far as money is concerned, please explain, in detail, how you envision that may occur.

Democracy is a pernicious evil.

The majority hold no firm grasp on truth or fairness and in fact when flush with power, do the most egregious things to those not in the majority.

 

[VinnyVeritas]

The general population should not have access to assault rifles. Absolutely crazy.

That's so easy to say and so hard to define. But that has been pointed out repeatedly.

 

[VinnyVeritas]

That's the lie they tell you in school. The EC (which really wasn't designed so much as its a side effect) was put in place to protect New York. If we actually followed the Constitution CA and NY WOULD decide the presidency anyway as is our right.

Perfect example of what I posited in post #2084.

 

[Bray123]

So essentially they are armed with single action revolvers and bolt action rifles or possibly a pump shotgun. Is that what you are claiming?

No

 

[TrailerHitch]

I do not care what the so called "Founding Fathers" had to say about anything. They were intelligent and well educated for their time, but they were not infallible.

And I suppose you know everything...or at least are ignorant enough to think so.

 

[TrailerHitch]

That's the lie they tell you in school. The EC (which really wasn't designed so much as its a side effect) was put in place to protect New York. If we actually followed the Constitution CA and NY WOULD decide the presidency anyway as is our right

Then they should secede and form their own country.

 

[VinnyVeritas]

And I suppose you know everything...or at least are ignorant enough to think so.

One of those who conflate technological advances with the abrogation of basic human nature.

We've "evolved" so much in just a few short centuries...

 

[JohnEngelman]

And I suppose you know everything...or at least are ignorant enough to think so.

I am aware of my limitations, theirs, and yours.

 

[JohnEngelman]

No you are a socialist who masquerades as a democrat.

Socialists do not need to masquerade as Democrats.

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Gallup, AUGUST 13, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time in Gallup's measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS​

• 47% of Democrats view capitalism positively, down from 56% in 2016
• 57% of Democrats now view socialism positively, little changed from 2010
• https://news.gallup.com/poll/240725/democrats-positive-socialism-capitalism.aspx

 

[HisArpy]

Who gives a shit what the highest court said? Can you name a single case of the left not caring who live or dies cus I will confirm or deny any of them but you won't.

I give a shit. That you and others don't seem to is why the world is so fucked right now.

 

[HisArpy]

My question, and I rarely pipe in on politics, is this; what would one accomplish with even a nationwide bad on assault weapons?
Allow me to explain:
~50K gun deaths per year.
~ 1/2 suicide; leaves 25K
~3% involve rifles, for the sake of this that is 100% assault weapons. Assume*
100 people.

Because those ~100 gun deaths per year are scarier than the other ~49,900. That's why.

 

[HisArpy]

The general population should not have access to assault rifles. Absolutely crazy.

Why is it any crazier than the general population having access to chemicals which kill hundreds of thousands every year (Fentanyl, Heroin, cocaine)?

 

[Rightguide]

Who gives a shit what the highest court said?

Certainly not an anarchist like yourself.

 

[Rightguide]

I would like for the U.S. government to become more democratic than it is by ending the Electoral College and the Senate, and by weakening the Supreme Court. I would also like to end the power of money in American politics.

Are you an American?

 

[DeluxAuto]

Why is it any crazier than the general population having access to chemicals which kill hundreds of thousands every year (Fentanyl, Heroin, cocaine)?

You made an accidental point, Derpy. Excellent!

 

[Rightguide]

Guns are disgusting. Men who love guns are disgusting. I want the government to punish them by confiscating their guns. I favor confiscation without compensation.

I think it's safe to say you were drilled in the goose step at a young age. Very disgusting.

 

[schism666]

Maybe if you were real men you could defend yourself against the Russians.

like you did against isis?

 

[Cubik]

Why is it any crazier than the general population having access to chemicals which kill hundreds of thousands every year (Fentanyl, Heroin, cocaine)?

Silly.

 

[HisArpy]

Silly.

Is it? Why?

 

[Cubik]

Is it? Why?

In practical terms you can't just suddenly and rapidly walk into a busy public space and easily kill multiple people with Fentanyl, heroin and cocain.

 

[JohnEngelman]

Are you an American?

Yes.

 

[HisArpy]

In practical terms you can't just suddenly and rapidly walk into a busy public space and easily kill multiple people with Fentanyl, heroin and cocain.

This is semantics because it assumes slow genocide is preferable. It also assumes (wrongly) that distributing things like fentanyl isn't "easy" even though the statistics prove that to be false.

Then there's ANFO, which will do exactly what you claim. And will do it far better than an "Assault Weapon" ever could. Yet not one cry from you about the horrors of readily available fertilizer that anyone can get their hot & grubbies on. Nor is there a misguided social movement to ban garden supply stores or put a special tax and insurance requirements on geraniums before you can plant them. And let's not forget about limiting the number of flower petals that you can have in your windowbox garden.

 

[Cubik]

This is semantics because it assumes slow genocide is preferable. It also assumes (wrongly) that distributing things like fentanyl isn't "easy" even though the statistics prove that to be false.

Then there's ANFO, which will do exactly what you claim. And will do it far better than an "Assault Weapon" ever could. Yet not one cry from you about the horrors of readily available fertilizer that anyone can get their hot & grubbies on. Nor is there a misguided social movement to ban garden supply stores or put a special tax and insurance requirements on geraniums before you can plant them. And let's not forget about limiting the number of flower petals that you can have in your windowbox garden.

Such nonsense logic.

The entire rest of the developed world see's the sense in not allowing any Tom Dick or Harry to own a lethal military assault rifle but not the USA?!