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2014/03/07 08:24:40
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Isn't it a false equivalency?
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2014/03/07 08:40:53
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Dwarf High King with New Book of Grudges
United States
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. |
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2014/03/07 14:01:59
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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 dogma wrote: NuggzTheNinja wrote: As someone whose people were disarmed by law, then herded at gunpoint (ironically) into gas chambers and ovens, I assure you that gun control is no less sensitive an issue for many people.
So your (I assume) Jewish heritage informs your understanding of what it is to be "American"?
No but it provides a unique view of what happens when a people are disarmed by the government. Because the people that view gun issues as equivalent to racial issues are wrong.
Interestingly, gun laws in the South were first put in place preciesly because of racism as part of Jim Crow, so that Afircan Americans couldn't get them and gain power.
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2014/03/07 14:14:23
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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dogma wrote:
 djones520 wrote:
And for some, the 2nd Amendment is no less sensitive. So why not provide the special warnings for those things?
Because the people that view gun issues as equivalent to racial issues are wrong.
No you are wrong. Those issues are on the exact same level of ground as free speech issues, search and seizure issues, and every other civil right issue that the constitution protects. The same exact level.
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2014/03/07 14:33:44
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Sniping Reverend Moira
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The Dakka Arbiter of all Morality has spoken on this matter.
Time to lock the thread. Discussion is over.
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2014/03/07 17:35:19
Subject: Re:I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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NuggzTheNinja wrote:Government can't possibly prevent people from being dumbasses. Any attempt to try will be...well...dumbassed.
This is an education issue. Since liberals have tried (and succeeded, unfortunately) in removing all firearms education from public school systems, it's no wonder that accidents happen. People raised around guns are far less likely to shoot themselves accidentally.
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I go through the basics with all my students, regardless of training level. These are fundamental to safe firearms handling:
1.) A gun is always loaded
Treat every firearm as if it is loaded. Give it the proper respect a loaded firearm deserves, never assume. You are allowed ZERO mistakes when handling a firearm. Every bullet fired from a firearm you are handling has your name on it: you are responsible for where it lands.
2.) Be aware of where your muzzle is pointed
Never point your firearm or allow your firearm to point to something or someone you are not willing to destroy.
3.) Keep your finger off the trigger until target is in sights
When drawing and presenting your firearm, your trigger finger is to be kept straight horizontally above the trigger guard until you are lined up to the target. Most "accidents" occur because people have their booger picker on the bang switch.
4.) Be sure of your target
Identify your target, as well as what lies behind and to the sides of the target. Bullets dont know when to stop. They can over penetrate your intended target with enough force to be still lethal. Identify your target means you do NOT engage shadows or sounds. Remember every bullet fired from a firearm you are handling has your name on it: you are responsible for where it lands.
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2014/03/08 04:59:13
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Fixture of Dakka
Kamloops, BC
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 cincydooley wrote:
The Dakka Arbiter of all Morality has spoken on this matter.
Time to lock the thread. Discussion is over.
Pretty much he's a better debater than 99% of us on here.
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2014/03/08 05:08:16
Subject: Re:I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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 Spacemanvic wrote: Identify your target means you do NOT engage shadows or sounds. Remember every bullet fired from a firearm you are handling has your name on it: you are responsible for where it lands.
Well, there is some leeway in that if you're a cop, but otherwise sound advice.
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 Flinty wrote:The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
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2014/03/08 05:19:40
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Imperial Admiral
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You've been on a roll lately. Are you going to be doing stand-up or something?
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2014/03/08 05:24:14
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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 Cheesecat wrote: cincydooley wrote:
The Dakka Arbiter of all Morality has spoken on this matter.
Time to lock the thread. Discussion is over.
Pretty much he's a better debater than 99% of us on here.
He debates well...
Doesn't mean he's right. 
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Live Ork, Be Ork. or D'Ork!
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2014/03/08 05:31:05
Subject: I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Fixture of Dakka
Kamloops, BC
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 Seaward wrote:
You've been on a roll lately. Are you going to be doing stand-up or something?
Thanks, I appreciate the compliment. 
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2014/03/08 21:15:33
Subject: Re:I thinks this does do a good job of summing it up. Yes, another gun topic....
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Just wanted to add a little more humor to the thread.
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Mannahnin wrote:A lot of folks online (and in emails in other parts of life) use pretty mangled English. The idea is that it takes extra effort and time to write properly, and they’d rather save the time. If you can still be understood, what’s the harm? While most of the time a sloppy post CAN be understood, the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling is generally seen as respectable and desirable on most forums. It demonstrates an effort made to be understood, and to make your post an easy and pleasant read. By making this effort, you can often elicit more positive responses from the community, and instantly mark yourself as someone worth talking to.
insaniak wrote: Every time someone threatens violence over the internet as a result of someone's hypothetical actions at the gaming table, the earth shakes infinitisemally in its orbit as millions of eyeballs behind millions of monitors all roll simultaneously.
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