The Perpetual Gun Control Thread
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I don't think the scope ad is very unusual, but there are absolutely some firearm ads that are highly suggestive of illegal activity. Not sure whether the Bushmaster specifically has any, but IIRC it was the discovery process that ultimately showed the true colors of the tobacco industry.
Still doubtful that anything meaningful comes of this, but I do support the one hole CT's Supreme Court has created in the legal immunity gifted to the gun industry. IMO they should be no more or less liable than any other company.
Still doubtful that anything meaningful comes of this, but I do support the one hole CT's Supreme Court has created in the legal immunity gifted to the gun industry. IMO they should be no more or less liable than any other company.
I don't think the scope ad is very unusual, but there are absolutely some firearm ads that are highly suggestive of illegal activity. Not sure whether the Bushmaster specifically has any, but IIRC it was the discovery process that ultimately showed the true colors of the tobacco industry.
Still doubtful that anything meaningful comes of this, but I do support the one hole CT's Supreme Court has created in the legal immunity gifted to the gun industry. IMO they should be no more or less liable than any other company.
Let's just solve the problem by outlawing anything and everything that can be construed/used as a weapon against anyone else. Then, we kindly ask the criminals to turn theirs in as we know they are truly upstanding citizens. Then we ask anyone coming across the boarder to play nice and be good little boys and girls and we can all play in the park and have a grand time together and everything will be all warm and fuzzy.
No blue font by intent as it seems a lot of people in this country really seem to think this.
Now, back to reallity: there is evil in the world and there are people that will do harm to others regardless of if it's a gun, knife, baseball bat or spork that is used to do it.
It is tragic when people are senselessly killed by any means but we can't freak out every time and blame the guns.
I'm still waiting on video showing a gun (be it a pistol, rifle, shot gun or the dreaded ASAULT WEAPON ) actually get angry at someone, load itself, chamber its own round, aim itself and pull its own trigger in a violent fit of rage.
Point is, whenever something like this happens the outcry is all about " oh no!!!! another gun has killed someone". The gun didn't kill anyone the person behind it did. You will never effectively fix this short of confiscating every gun in this country. Guess what happens then? Something else is used as a tool to kill someone. Then that is outlwed. Then something else and so on.
As long as evil exists in this world people will kill and harm others.
No blue font by intent as it seems a lot of people in this country really seem to think this.
Now, back to reallity: there is evil in the world and there are people that will do harm to others regardless of if it's a gun, knife, baseball bat or spork that is used to do it.
It is tragic when people are senselessly killed by any means but we can't freak out every time and blame the guns.
I'm still waiting on video showing a gun (be it a pistol, rifle, shot gun or the dreaded ASAULT WEAPON ) actually get angry at someone, load itself, chamber its own round, aim itself and pull its own trigger in a violent fit of rage.
Point is, whenever something like this happens the outcry is all about " oh no!!!! another gun has killed someone". The gun didn't kill anyone the person behind it did. You will never effectively fix this short of confiscating every gun in this country. Guess what happens then? Something else is used as a tool to kill someone. Then that is outlwed. Then something else and so on.
As long as evil exists in this world people will kill and harm others.
I'm puzzled. Can you give examples?I don't think the scope ad is very unusual, but there are absolutely some firearm ads that are highly suggestive of illegal activity. Not sure whether the Bushmaster specifically has any, but IIRC it was the discovery process that ultimately showed the true colors of the tobacco industry.
Still doubtful that anything meaningful comes of this, but I do support the one hole CT's Supreme Court has created in the legal immunity gifted to the gun industry. IMO they should be no more or less liable than any other company.
Sounds like the linked images in the post didn't load for you? I know the board doesn't always play nice with every browser.
https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/rem-ad.jpg
https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/ammo-AD-OBAMA.jpg
I don’t think the Remington ad is outright calling for violence against elected officials, but I do think it’s threatening it with a wink and a nudge. In a world where the right-wing media and GOP representatives are publishing imagery that shows targets on the faces of politicians who advocate for gun control, I find this kind of “walk the line” marketing by gun makers to be highly irresponsible.
If Dodge marketed the Challenger as “great for running over protestors” before or after it was used in Charlottesville to do just that, I don’t know if that would be illegal, but it would certainly be immoral, and Dodge would likely be sued. When gun manufacturers market their products as essentially “great for shooting politicians” behind a wink and a nod, I don’t find it to be a vastly different situation.
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I do and it's not. This was settled first in the late 1700s with the Sedition Act cases and most recently in Wiki. Punishing speech, including advertising, is a very slippery slope, which was recognized early in the history of the republic...
Doesn't change the way I feel about the rest of my comment, but I appreciate the link.
Bump stock ban now in effect. They are now illegal and CJ Roberts refuses to delay implementation.
Every little bit helps.
Every little bit helps.
Knee-jerk reactions are virtually never appropriate - especially when talking about a natural right.Every little bit helps.
I ran mine through the grinder...Bump stock ban now in effect. They are now illegal and CJ Roberts refuses to delay implementation.
Every little bit helps.
Yep, I completely agree. The "slippery slope" theory is a very real thing. Regardless if it is viewed as a "fallacy" with its own wiki page. LOL!
For example - England now has knife laws that are stricter than some of our state gun laws...
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