tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post116078218406447124..comments2023-12-22T11:29:52.149-05:00Comments on Multi Medium: 1 Out Of 10 Ain't Bad...Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160951231759729332006-10-15T18:27:00.000-04:002006-10-15T18:27:00.000-04:00In terms of the text of the amendment, the NRA has...In terms of the text of the amendment, the NRA has a very strong case. In terms of morality and, well, sanity, I think they're well beyond the pale.<BR/><BR/>There was some standup comic who suggested a compromise where the 2nd Amendment would only apply to weapons that were available in the late 18th century.<BR/><BR/>He then proceeded to hilariously enact a holdup using a musket, where the crook demanded that his victims wait while he went through the laborious loading process. Good stuff.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160949874607312372006-10-15T18:04:00.000-04:002006-10-15T18:04:00.000-04:00When it comes to debate tactics and arguments for ...When it comes to debate tactics and arguments for the bill of rights, the people at the NRA have spent decades prepping people on every single trick. I actually am impressed by their work. I think they are wrong, but I'm still impressed by the communications effort.<BR/><BR/>Over on Fark after yet another school yard shooting it's always fascinating to see the gun nuts to come out. One of the shootings involved a Machine Gun and I posted about it. The arguments back ranged from the technical "But it isn't actually technically a machine gun!" to the ridiculous, "We just need to arm all the teachers." <BR/><BR/>What I'd really like to do is get the parents of the dead kids on the phone with the "we must have these guns!" folks. When I suggested it they said, "Sure, but then I want to have interviews with people who saved their lives from having a gun in the house."<BR/><BR/>It was an interesting reaction.spockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240736364442392921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160939688776078142006-10-15T15:14:00.000-04:002006-10-15T15:14:00.000-04:00Gah. You kids and your 'living constitution'.Dying...<I>Gah. You kids and your 'living constitution'.</I><BR/><BR/>Dying. Dying Constitution.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks, Kenosha. Looks like he was mainly focusing on the rights of prisoners; I'm talking about the rights of *everybody*.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160937821112186362006-10-15T14:43:00.000-04:002006-10-15T14:43:00.000-04:00Olbermann intercepts Eli's post and runs it in for...<A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15220450/" REL="nofollow">Olbermann intercepts Eli's post and runs it in for a touchdown!</A>The Kenosha Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033456113843929721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160935788220733842006-10-15T14:09:00.000-04:002006-10-15T14:09:00.000-04:00Gah. You kids and your 'living constitution'.Gah. You kids and your 'living constitution'.Zap Rowsdowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179088896088126124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160863560433998772006-10-14T18:06:00.000-04:002006-10-14T18:06:00.000-04:00how are we gonna fight the islamofascists if we ai...how are we gonna fight the islamofascists if we ain't got our guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160834704434136402006-10-14T10:05:00.000-04:002006-10-14T10:05:00.000-04:00Heh. I did not see that.The thing that frustrates...Heh. I did not see that.<BR/><BR/>The thing that frustrates me about the 2nd Amendment is its inherent contradiction. On the one hand, it says that its purpose is to protect a "well-ordered militia", and on the other, it says that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed.<BR/><BR/>But people aren't buying arms for the purpose of constituting a "well-ordered militia" - but their right to bear them is still uninfringeable.<BR/><BR/>I personally would like to see guns regulated a lot more tightly, but I don't believe that the wording of the amendment supports it. And if the hysterical fear of terrorism isn't enough to rein it in, nothing will. It's just further proof of how bogus and insincere the Republican "War On Terror" is - they'll use it to take away every right except for the one that actually lets terrorists buy assault weapons.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160809932687643242006-10-14T03:12:00.000-04:002006-10-14T03:12:00.000-04:00Olberman did a schtick on that recently, where he ...Olberman did a schtick on that recently, where he crossed out amendments with a red marker.<BR/><BR/>I'm not seeing how "legally allowing every yahoo in the country to walk around with an AK-47 ferchrissakes" has anything much to do with impairing states' abilities to marshall a "well-ordered militia," though, so I think the 2nd Amendment is more or less intact for now. <BR/><BR/>Would be nice if they could ban those assault weapons again, if only to keep them out of militia nut nitwits'/terrorists/gun-runners' hands. Thanks to our fairly porous border, a lot of your problem guns eventually become our problem.Interrobanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073177798747299275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160803837909985242006-10-14T01:30:00.000-04:002006-10-14T01:30:00.000-04:00Am I? Wha'd I miss?Am I? Wha'd I miss?Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933380.post-1160798877427121252006-10-14T00:07:00.000-04:002006-10-14T00:07:00.000-04:00Are you stealing material from Keith Olberman? Ver...Are you stealing material from Keith Olberman? <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Verification word: kptsd<BR/>definition: Kooky Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderThe Kenosha Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033456113843929721noreply@blogger.com