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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth
There's only about 3 Canadians on this board that constantly complain about the US. Oddly enough most of them seem to live in quebec.
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To clarify, I am not complaining about American People. I complain that the gun laws seem out of whack and about the lack of pollution laws and enforcement, both of which kill a crazy amount of Americans.
In other words... I fuckin' love you!
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Originally Posted by deltav
I don't really get bent out of shape about gun control either way, but one funny thing I've noticed...
When you start talking to real pro-gun folks about why their right to own assault rifles & whatnot is so important, 99% of the time it comes out that they have this juvenile fantasy of being the last bastion of Freedom & Liberty for this hazy future time when the big bad gubmint truly decides to take over. They really feel it's a plausible scenario that they and other gun owners will band together into like an effective resistance force to protect fellow citizens from the Feds or the US Army or the One World Government i.e. UN.
It's just a fairyland left over from playing cowboys & indians at age 8, what cracks me up is that these grown men take it dead serious and have no idea how childish they sound.
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To me it looks exactly the same as you described. When I look at the fake militia people during the Bundy Cattle thing, and Survivalists who stock up on guns & ammunition, it's like they are living out a fantasy of theirs... could there be such a thing as "Crazy Gun Nut Porn"?
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Originally Posted by AaronM
Mark, lets pretend for a moment that you attend a high school basketball game. At some point in the game, some dudes bust through the door and open fire. One of them approaches your area, grabs you or your wife/friend/kid, and sticks a gun to their head....
Would you rather:
1: Offer him a swig of your Molson Ice
2: Explain to him that you don't believe in guns
3: Throw your beer at him
4: Pull out your own gun and have a fighting chance to defend yourself and your loved ones?
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Of course I would choose #4 and so would any other sane person. My point is that it seems to me that laws like Stand your Ground, and lobbyists like the NRA, are making it easier and easier for those crazy DUDES to get those guns and commit those crimes in the first place.
I admit it - talking about gun laws is a fun way to get people anxious. But think about it: We're all smart people here. We all run our own businesses and make pretty good money and have lots of brainpower: Isn't there another way, a better way, then to let the gun problem keep getting worse and worse?