[J m HofMarN]

Lecter- If you're going to use two paragraphs by Chris Rock as a source you aught to cite.

The 2nd Ammendment is propped up so ridicuously it's a joke. Pro-gun advocates actually believe that when it was written, it applies to having machine guns and assault rifles and God knows what else to mow down dozens of people in seconds.

It's a good point that gun technology and the lifestyle of the US has changed dramaticly since that time. The guns then could, if you were lucky, kill one person at a time. Cannons however could kill many people at a time and do indeed count as arms. Did people in the late 1700s feel that they had the right to bare cannons as per the second ammendment? I doubt it.

[Dr Lecter]

Lecter- If you're going to use two paragraphs by Chris Rock as a source you aught to cite.

I would rather take credit for his work. Nah, I just couldn't remember where I heard it.

Also, technically the 2nd amendment must also cover things like nuclear warheads and missiles. I just see some redneck going down k-mart and getting some uranium... sounds completely safe to me... that was funny in Bowling for Columbine when that redneck who had just put a loaded gun to his head, took the safety off and pulled the trigger (he hadn't clocked it), Then he had the nerve to say when they were talking about if buying nuclear weapons over the counter is covered the 2nd amendment "there are some nutcases out there".

This post has been edited by Dr Lecter: 22 June 2006 - 02:27 PM

[barend]

the second amendmant was written in a time where your average joe needed a gun... the world changed and someone forgot to amend it.

i remember arguing with an older gentleman about the issue when our country finnally grew up a little and asked everyone to hand in their guns...

(and being a country founded on convicts we need them more than you)

i found it funny that he was under the impression that farmers with old 22 rifles were going to stop paratroopers in kevlar with fully automatic asault rifles...

guns = violence...

and if you disagree your an assclown.

try, just for a moment to imagine an america without guns...

how many skinny teenagers are going to start shit with complete strangers without a gun. i love that i live in country where tough people are tough because they're tough, not becuase they carry a piece of equipment designed by some nerd to fight their battles for them...

i think america would benifite if they traded their guns in for swords...
swords are fun and kill people, that's a good trade off isn't it?

so rather than a bunch of inbread hicks running around killing people by just pointing at them, they actually have to do a few push ups before they can run someone through with a claymore.

i'm sure even charlton heston could appreciate that.

[Deepsycher]

Maybe they could have a civilised fight in a ring without any weapons if both agree. Knives could be just as bad when the target is not aware that they are being stabbed from behind.

[barend]

they may not see it comming but most people notice when they're getting stabbed from behind.

[David-kyo]

Ah yes, that would explain why there are just as many guns in Canada as there are in the United States, yet Canada has less gun crime than Britain, in which it takes years and years to earn the right to a gun permit.

Ok, I guess this is a bit of a one-sided opinion I gave, but then again, there are people who don't get a hard-on everytime they hear the word 'gun'.

Still, giving a gun to a person who mutters 'I wish I had a gun to kill people with' to himself doesn't really seem the brightest idea to me.

Hey, dont bag communists, if it werent for them America would have fucked up the world long ago.

Dude, I suggest you read posts carefully before you reply to them. Also, looking up the word 'irony' might help you with understanding them.

[Gobbler]

Nice try, Mr. Kyo, but for future reference... don't expect too much of Coby's brain capacity if you don't want to end up disappointed.

[David-kyo]

Okay, thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[Otal Nimrodi]

*looks up Irony* The use of words expressing something of the other than the literal intention. Now that IS irony.

[Slade]

*sigh* This entire thread makes me sad. No, I'm not going to elaborate or get into any of it.

[Dr Lecter]

Terror is the product you push, well I'm a truth addict, ah shit I got head rush.

Yes, that was a Rage Against the Machine Lyrics. So sue me.

[Cobnat]

Dude, I suggest you read posts carefully before you reply to them. Also, looking up the word 'irony' might help you with understanding them.

Them?

Nice try, Mr. Kyo, but for future reference... don't expect too much of Coby's brain capacity if you don't want to end up disappointed.

Your an asshole, and bitch, and youll get yours Herr Gobbler.

[Dr Lecter]

Your an asshole, and bitch, and youll get yours Herr Gobbler.

Damn, he must be changing his underwear because he's so scared.

[Cobnat]

Damn, he must be changing his underwear because he's so scared.

Dont make me add you onto my list Dr... you dont want to be on my list...

[Gobbler]

He certainly doesn't, but I bet he'd like to see your face when you look back on that post in a few years and suddenly start slapping your forehead.

Edit: I know I would.

This post has been edited by Gobbler: 24 June 2006 - 10:58 AM