jlf1961 -> RE: The original arguments FOR the second amendment (10/8/2017 12:49:34 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961 ... But that is beside the point. The main point is that everyone from every other country insists that their way is better. The United States is doing this wrong or that wrong. Which is why even those that might agree with you people tell you all to fuck off. But of course it never happens that some US know-it-all blames whatever foreign entity (remember "Sweden" ...?) for being irresponsible retards who need some proper american-style bullying to follow the good example (the best way to win foreign sympathies for sure). Which is why even those with sympathies for the USA feel it could be a good thing that you defend your absurd militia amendment as a justification for shooting each other wholesale. It certainly keeps the loonies occupied. Any US historians might please answer, when your so indispensable militias saw military action after the 1860s? Fighting each other ... Militias that saw action after the 1860's? Okay, ever hear of Teddy Roosevelt's rough riders? Spanish American war. But lets really fuck your argument. Under Federal laws, states retain the right to have militias or state defense forces, and some states still do, at last count, 21 out of fifty. Also under that law, state defense forces are purely volunteer, not paid, must supply their own uniforms, weapons and most of the time, provisions. Ammo supplied by the state when called up. Going a bit further, in many western states, the counties also have the right, under the same law, to call up units of volunteers in times of crisis, be it SAR for a lost hiker or whatever, filling sand bags, or in the worst case, to aid law enforcement to control civil unrest in times of disaster. The simple reason for this is that the National Guard, while partially under the state governor's control is maintained as a reserve to the regular army, in which case, it is not considered a militia unit, since state militias cannot be nationalized by the president. And the reason for that is because when the United States got tired of the elected jackasses in London telling them what they will do with no representation from the colonies, the militias that fought against the British Armies were considered mutinous troops and shot on the spot, since the militias in the colonies were subject to the King's orders first, the colonies second. So, basically, the entire bill of rights were to insure that no Federal Government could screw the people over the way that Parliament and good King George the asshole did. In a very real sense, the American gun culture is a direct hold over from the revolution and the war of 1812 (that kind of started because the royal navy refused to believe that US flagged ships were crewed by Americans, and press ganged Americans into Royal Navy service) creating a paranoia that exists to this day. So, yeah, we hold the second as sacred. We are an independent stubborn people who distrust anyone suggesting that we hang up our guns in some gun club or give them up completely. Is gun violence a problem? Yes. Is there a way to fix the problem that would make gun owners happy and not feel like the minority is out to fuck us over? Yes Is it a simple solution? Yes Oh, one last thing, gun violence is just a symptom of a much bigger problem, which of course is ignored, but hey, violence across the board is on the rise, not just gun violence. We have inner city youth joining gangs because they see no way out of a bad situation. We have minorities who think the cops are targeting them exclusively. We have a rampant drug problem where people will rob someone for a couple of bucks to get a fix. We have a segment of the population who want to roll back civil rights and that makes minorities a bit apprehensive, and both sides are ready to kill the other with any means available. Domestic violence is on the rise. The problem is not just guns, it is the fucking people with guns or any thing else they can get their hands on. And thanks to the internet, you can download the directions to make a pipe bomb, FAE bomb, truck bomb, phosgene gas, mustard gas, chlorine gas..... Not to mention every freaking teenager knows how to make Molotov cocktails. Finally, did you know the wonderful British developed this great weapon in WW2 called the Sten gun? The damn thing is so simple to make that blacksmiths all over England and Scotland turned em out by the tens of thousands.... And the DIY instructions are available on the internet. So, IF someone wanted to get a gun, thanks to the wonders of the modern age, you can learn how to do it watching a youtube video. oh, that includes making the cartridges from lipstick tubes like the Jewish people living in Palestine did to fight the British and the Arabs before the formation of Israel. Hell, I told that to a local ATF guy, who insisted I was bull shitting him, so a gunsmith friend of mine and I took our disbeliever to the shop and built a fully automatic 45 caliber sten gun in about four hours. Then we proceed to make 50 .45 caliber rounds to use in it from lipstick tubes that we bought at a local supply store for those who like to make their own lipstick and used fishing weights to make the lead. While he was impressed, he was also a bit concerned, especially when he found the DIY video and step by step instructions on the net. Of course there is another weapon of equal simplicity, the AK47. there are back alley shops in India and the Middle east turning them out by the thousands.
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