Suicidal? Neurotic? Low Self-Esteem ? Don't Buy A Gun

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In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control and from 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control and from 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were r ounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935 and from 1948 to 1952, 20 million political
dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964 and from 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970 and from 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956 and from 1975 to 1977, one million
educated' people, unable to defend themselves, w ere rounded up and
exterminated.

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Progressives, Guns, and the Assault on Truth

by William L. Anderson

Progressives smell blood in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut and their coordinated assaults, while not actually making Americans any safer, nonetheless are going to see positive results for the anti-gun lobby. Not surprisingly, the New York Times, which is full of what Daniel Okrent once called "bien-pesant" journalists, has been leading a full-scale charge, demonizing any gun owner who does not carry a weapon as part of his or her employment as being a murderer or enabler of shooting little children.

A lot of writers, such as Robert Higgs and Will Grigg, have dealt with the utter hypocrisy of President Barack Obama decrying the killing of American school children while at the same time ordering drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere in which little children are killed. However, since Obama has been declared by at least some of his supporters as "our lord and savior," one would suppose that The Great And Holy One is beyond any criticism, and especially criticism from the "bien-pesant" journalists that rule our media."

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NBA All-Time Scoring Leaders:

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 15,837 6,712 24.6 38,387
2. Karl Malone 1,476 13,528 9,787 25.0 36,928
3. Michael Jordan 1,072 12,192 7,327 30.1 32,292
4. Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 12,681 6,057 30.1 31,419
5. Kobe Bryant 1,187 10,543 7,605 25.5 30,252
6. Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 11,330 5,935 23.7 28,596
7. Moses Malone 1,329 9,435 8,531 20.6 27,409
8. Elvin Hayes 1,303 10,976 5,356 21.0 27,313
9. Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 10,749 5,423 21.8 26,946
10. Oscar Robertson 1,040 9,508 7,694 25.7 26,710
11. Dominique Wilkins 1,074 9,963 6,031 24.8 26,668
12. John Havlicek 1,270 10,513 5,369 20.8 26,395
13. Alex English 1,193 10,659 4,277 21.5 25,613
14. Reggie Miller 1,389 8,241 6,237 18.2 25,279
15. Jerry West 932 9,016 7,160 27.0 25,192
16. Patrick Ewing 1,183 9,702 5,392 21.0 24,815
17. Kevin Garnett 1,280 9,888 4,707 19.3 24,654
18. Allen Iverson 914 8,467 6,375 26.7 24,368
19. Dirk Nowitzki 1,055 8,431 5,997 22.9 24,134
20. Charles Barkley 1,073 8,435 6,349 22.1 23,757
21. Robert Parish 1,611 9,614 4,106 14.5 23,334
22. Ray Allen 1,171 8,127 4,200 19.8 23,213
23. Adrian Dantley 955 8,169 6,832 24.3 23,177
24. Elgin Baylor 846 8,693 5,763 27.4 23,149
25. Paul Pierce 1,050 7,570 6,236 22.0 23,101
26. Tim Duncan 1,137 8,897 5,194 20.2 23,016
27. Clyde Drexler 1,086 8,335 4,698 20.4 22,195
28. Gary Payton 1,335 8,708 3,265 16.3 21,813
29. Larry Bird 897 8,591 3,960 24.3 21,791
30. Hal Greer 1,122 8,504 4,578 19.2 21,586

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A conservative case for an assault weapons ban

I get it. Someone bent on mass murder who has only a 10-round magazine or revolvers at his disposal probably is not going to abandon his plan and instead try to talk his problems out. But we might be able to take the "mass" out of "mass shooting," or at least make the perpetrator's job a bit harder.

To guarantee that there would never be another Tucson or Sandy Hook, we would probably have to make it a capital offense to so much as look at a gun. And that would create serious 2nd Amendment, 8th Amendment and logistical problems.

So what's the alternative? Bring back the assault weapons ban, and bring it back with some teeth this time. Ban the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer and possession of both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Don't let people who already have them keep them. Don't let ones that have already been manufactured stay on the market. I don't care whether it's called gun control or a gun ban. I'm for it.

I say all of this as a gun owner. I say it as a conservative who was appointed to the federal bench by a Republican president. I say it as someone who prefers Fox News to MSNBC, and National Review Online to the Daily Kos. I say it as someone who thinks the Supreme Court got it right in District of Columbia vs. Heller, when it held that the 2nd Amendment gives us the right to possess guns for self-defense. (That's why I have mine.) I say it as someone who, generally speaking, is not a big fan of the regulatory state.

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A conservative case for an assault weapons ban

So what's the alternative? Bring back the assault weapons ban, and bring it back with some teeth this time. Ban the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer and possession of both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Don't let people who already have them keep them. Don't let ones that have already been manufactured stay on the market. I don't care whether it's called gun control or a gun ban. I'm for it.

The scumbag has never heard of the UNCONSTITUTIONALITY of ex post facto laws.

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[AttackPlanR]

What the hell does neurosis and thoughts of suicide have to do with state sponsored gun controll

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What the hell does neurosis and thoughts of suicide have to do with state sponsored gun controll

Only someone with extremely poor judgment, suicidal or who believes his/her life is not worth defending would conclude that the best way to oppose crime is by disarming and waiting 20 Pho King minutes for the police to arrive.

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[Joy in Mudville]

NBA All-Time Scoring Leaders:

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 15,837 6,712 24.6 38,387
2. Karl Malone 1,476 13,528 9,787 25.0 36,928
3. Michael Jordan 1,072 12,192 7,327 30.1 32,292
4. Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 12,681 6,057 30.1 31,419
5. Kobe Bryant 1,187 10,543 7,605 25.5 30,252
6. Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 11,330 5,935 23.7 28,596
7. Moses Malone 1,329 9,435 8,531 20.6 27,409
8. Elvin Hayes 1,303 10,976 5,356 21.0 27,313
9. Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 10,749 5,423 21.8 26,946
10. Oscar Robertson 1,040 9,508 7,694 25.7 26,710
11. Dominique Wilkins 1,074 9,963 6,031 24.8 26,668
12. John Havlicek 1,270 10,513 5,369 20.8 26,395
13. Alex English 1,193 10,659 4,277 21.5 25,613
14. Reggie Miller 1,389 8,241 6,237 18.2 25,279
15. Jerry West 932 9,016 7,160 27.0 25,192
16. Patrick Ewing 1,183 9,702 5,392 21.0 24,815
17. Kevin Garnett 1,280 9,888 4,707 19.3 24,654
18. Allen Iverson 914 8,467 6,375 26.7 24,368
19. Dirk Nowitzki 1,055 8,431 5,997 22.9 24,134
20. Charles Barkley 1,073 8,435 6,349 22.1 23,757
21. Robert Parish 1,611 9,614 4,106 14.5 23,334
22. Ray Allen 1,171 8,127 4,200 19.8 23,213
23. Adrian Dantley 955 8,169 6,832 24.3 23,177
24. Elgin Baylor 846 8,693 5,763 27.4 23,149
25. Paul Pierce 1,050 7,570 6,236 22.0 23,101
26. Tim Duncan 1,137 8,897 5,194 20.2 23,016
27. Clyde Drexler 1,086 8,335 4,698 20.4 22,195
28. Gary Payton 1,335 8,708 3,265 16.3 21,813
29. Larry Bird 897 8,591 3,960 24.3 21,791
30. Hal Greer 1,122 8,504 4,578 19.2 21,586

Thanks!

I was hoping I would learn something by opening up this thread

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I haven't read or heard one thing about taking everyone's guns away.