Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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16. Mental gymnastics.

Tue May 3, 2016, 02:23 PM

May 2016

Ok, there's something about right wing gun mentality that I find quite disturbing whenever I encounter it here on DU.

That is the notion that Black folks and Gay folks should be treated as if they are carrying deadly weapons.

Treating Black folks and Gay folks better than the typical yahoo on the street toting an AR-15 is claimed to be a violation of civil rights.

Uh ... you've got it backwards. Treating the AR-15 toter worse than anyone else is the violation.

We are expected to dial 911 as quickly upon sight of Black and Gay folks as we would upon sight of somebody in a restaurant or a college classroom with an AR-15.

Could you please show us where anyone has advocated for that?

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Should all Black folks and Gay folks be treated as if they are carrying AR-15s in public? [View all] stone space May 2016 OP

What mass kidnapping sarisataka May 2016 #1

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What restaurant? sarisataka May 2016 #3

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So an interesting sarisataka May 2016 #9

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Okay, this is a truly bizarre post... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #4

No kidding. Press Virginia May 2016 #36

Wow... TipTok May 2016 #5

I take it from the photo.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #7

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Where is the restaurant... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #10

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I think carrying a gun with you is a childish and ridiculous thing to do, and I honestly Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #28

Would you mind telling me what state you live in? CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #29

Not relevant, and I truly didnt mean an insult. What is relevant is REGARDLESS of Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #30

The laws vary from state to state so much, that it is almost impossible to have.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #32

What I mean is the 2nd clearly restricts your rights to well regulated militia...so if I lived in a Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #33

no it doesn't gejohnston May 2016 #37

From my expereince.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #49

If nobody had guns, nobody would get shot. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #50

Okay. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #51

Are you a Vietnam veteran? There are two movies coming out this year on LBJ Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #53

No CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #55

LBJ has a weird history, I find it fascinating, especially the civil rights. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #56

He literaly had two very different sides.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #59

Why would you treat people who carry ARs badly? ileus May 2016 #13

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Potato. beevul May 2016 #14

Mental gymnastics. Straw Man May 2016 #16

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Only if they are being used in an offensive manner. Straw Man May 2016 #18

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A gun in a holster isn't being "used." Straw Man May 2016 #21

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If you're in an open-carry state ... Straw Man May 2016 #23

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Actually, it is. Straw Man May 2016 #25

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Really? Straw Man May 2016 #31

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Good luck running from guns.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #35

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K & R! DashOneBravo May 2016 #20

I get the hell out when I see armed people gwheezie May 2016 #27

If you go to Switzerland or Germany, gejohnston May 2016 #40

Been there for Schutzenefest, Zurich in '77, very strange on the train DonP May 2016 #46

Well I have been shot at gwheezie May 2016 #63

I've been shot twice, stabbed and blown up a couple of times, what's your point? DonP May 2016 #71

I have question, gejohnston May 2016 #38

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Please see post #35 CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #41

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Just a little humor... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #43

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Do you have a link to the mall shooting? Hangingon May 2016 #47

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I'm not sure I get your point here TeddyR May 2016 #48

A photo of a 'Black Man with a Gun' that went viral recently. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #54

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Gay couples are at more risk for violence than hetero couples. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #62

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No CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #67

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Although I don't like him comparing Obama to Stalin and Mao, gejohnston May 2016 #72

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First, English isn't his first language gejohnston May 2016 #74

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I'm sure there are, gejohnston May 2016 #76

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You make odd connections TeddyR May 2016 #60

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You like to obfuscate TeddyR May 2016 #64

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I'm happy to debate this issue with you TeddyR May 2016 #69

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