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Boris you seem to forget that an individual needs to be accountable and responsible for their actions and behaviors. Laws and regulations are there to protect each other from each other.
Posted on: 2013/2/7 6:54
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We prefer other tools of self-defense. But it doesn't mean that you must do as we do. If you prefer to imprison yourself in order to be safe, - you go ahead. Quote: Vigilante wrote:
Posted on: 2013/2/7 5:01
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You chose to mention Newtown repeatedly, - even though that murder could not have possibly be prevented by the measures that you are proposing and defending. Ergo, you mentioned it as a moral blackmail, trying to pose as a defender of the children, and trying to picture the opposing side, - me, - as someone who if responsible for the tragedy. You did it in the same way a politician exclaims "let's do it to save the children". In the same way the politicians in the old country was arguing that we must keep the collective farms since we must feed the children and elderly, and we can't trust private farmers to do that. You know it and I know it, and everyone else knows it. You are in no position to get offended. And my posts are 100% civil, for I called your behavior thuggish not to throw names, but purely as factual narration.
Posted on: 2013/2/7 4:56
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Here's another reason of the futility of gun control laws:
3-D printing http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/fut ... hen-falls-apart-1C7404226 http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreen ... thwart-proposed-gun-laws/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d6xK2PP24Q
Posted on: 2013/2/7 3:55
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So the insurance solution will work like this:
We would require gun buyers to purchase insurance for owning a gun. If a gun was used in a crime and killed someone, even if the firearm was stolen, the insurance companies provide compensation to the victims. What this suggests is that the vast majority, like what 99.99% of gun owners would be taxed to pay for the criminal or negligent use of a firearm? Insurance companies, assuming they will underwrite this - the actuarial tables would not work. I don't think it would be possible. Quote:
Posted on: 2013/2/7 3:48
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Borisp.
Accusing me directly of being a thug, trading on the blood of innocent children, denying you the right the protect your freedom - is quite frankly absurd, a gross distortion and personally offensive. I'd prefer you keep your posts civil and reasonable, even if we disagree.
Posted on: 2013/2/6 13:06
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Posted on: 2013/2/6 5:29
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May I suggest?
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Posted on: 2013/2/6 5:20
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dtjcview wrote: Yep. I was born under the tyrannical government. Quote: dtjcview wrote: Yes, you want to restrict my freedom. If someone wanted to fingerprint all citizens and collect their DNA, if someone wanted to register all printers, computer and copying equipment (like it was in the country of my birth), - you'd recognize that it is an attempt on your rights, no? Your mention of Newtown in this context, - the fact that some crazy person massacared those kids in no way excuses your attempt on my freedom. Not only it is wrong, but an attempt to pretend that I carry some blame, just as an attempt of moral blackmail are shameful and indecent. Quote: dtjcview wrote: Bull. Newtown and Columbine were real, but they are RARE. The very fact that you concentrate on the rare events instead of those that cost most of the lives proves that saving lives is not your goal. And there is nothing wrong with "reductio ad absurdum". It is not a logical fallacy, - it is just a way to test a logic. If the logical construct is valid, it should work even in the absurd end of the spectrum. If it doesn't work there, - it is false. Quote: dtjcview wrote: The right to live is not an entitlement. The right to defend my life is neither. You seem to belive that it is up to you to allow or to disallow me to protect my life. You are wrong. And, as I said, your mention of Newtown is an indecent trading on innocent blood. Not only it shows that you are a bad person, but it also proves the weakness of your argument. Judging by how often you now repeat this "newtown" mantra, you have decided that this is your best argument. So, you are trying to wrap yourself in the mantle of defenders of innocent kids and make belive that I side with their murderer. You are but a thug. And belive me, I've seen thugs, and I've heard this kind of demagogery aplenty.
Posted on: 2013/2/6 5:12
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No offense was intended. I meant the war and genocide and not the people nor place. And my intent was to show empathy and not to rebuke nor criticise.
Posted on: 2013/2/5 21:14
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Croatia is beautiful. No one from Jersey City should be throwing around terms like hell-hole towards other places.
Now back to gun talk...
Posted on: 2013/2/5 20:08
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Borisp - Let me guess. You came to the US from some hell-hole like Croatia. Welcome.
1. Restrict your freedom? You can still buy and own guns. But I'd rather you as a gun owner pay more of the medical bills and funeral costs of gun victims than me as a law-abiding, non gun owning taxpayer. And what about the freedom to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of those dead and injured in Newtown? 2a. If and when axes, chainsaws, computers or whatever are used to inflict death and injury on the same scale as with guns, then it may be worth considering. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a movie. Newtown and Columbine were real. (Borisp - you really need to work on your reductio ad absurdum line of arguments.). 2b. By "moved", I was both appalled and stirred into action. By "rights", I think you mean your "sense of entitlement". So yes. I'm attacking your warped sense of entitlement, if it helps stops future horrific events such as Newtown. "Prejudiced" against guns? No. Not even prejudiced against irresponsible gun buyers and sellers - my desire to hold them accountable is entirely rational. 3. Ok Borisp. I won't tell you, you have nothing to fear. But I think the world may have more to fear from people such as you, than vice-versa. 4. "Non sequitur"? Your Latin is better than both your English and your logic. Try this http://www.fallacyfiles.org/slipslop.html. One doesn't lead to the other. Your argument is weak if not downright fallacious. Quote:
Posted on: 2013/2/5 4:15
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Oh, this is PRECIOUS!!! So, the article confirms that KKK was pioneering the gun control laws, in order to deny the former slaves their right to defend themselves. In addition the article claims that not only KKK, but some people in the NRA were afflicted with racism. So, what did those NRA-affiliated racists do? Well, they supported the gun control!!! To sum it up, the gun control has clear racist roots. P.S. Of course, the NRA managed to rid itself of the racism and of the gun control. I mean, you know who Charlton Heston was, and you do understand that he would not be at the head of a racist organization, right? Or do I need to clarify this for you?
Posted on: 2013/2/5 2:55
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Holy Effing Sheiss! I have an axe! I would need to register this. I also have some knives! Deadly Weapons! Where is the STS -034 form? What about my baseball (my preferred melee weapon) bat? I am so confused. My Insurance company is Prudential - can someone help me out? LOL
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Posted on: 2013/2/5 2:49
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dtjcview wrote: There are no two "seconds", - it is just that my first paragraph had two items in it. However, if it makes easier to you, I will stick to your enumeration. Also, apologies for the "forth". However, since I am speaking English only since my late twenties, I am going to forgive myself for this minor transgression against the language. Now... where were we? Ah! 1. Ok, I just want to say this again so it sinks in, - you want to restrict my freedom not as a punishment for a crime and not via some form of due process, but preemptively. Because you are afraid that I may commit a crime. 2. Do you propose to institute similar approach everywhere? Should I register an axe? Get an insurance for a chain saw? For a computer, in case I plan to hack some website? Is this a blanket suggestion - everyone who may harm someone must register everything that can be used for causing harm? Or is it highly selective? And, because you were moved? You really think this is a proper outlet for your emotions, - to attack my rights? If you were moved not against some sort of tools, but against a category of people, you'd recognize it as bigotry. Prejudice against a tool is not disgusting, unlike prejudice against some people, - no argument there. But it is just as irrational. 3. Paranoia it isn't. If people were motivated by stopping tragedies, - they'd started with something that causes most tragedies. We have data. They'd try to look at poisoning and many other things first. And, if they would look at the firearms, they would start with the situation in Chicago. When people concentrate of the rifles, and point at Newtown, - we can safely assume that "stopping tragedies" is not their primary concern. Second, experience tells us that government never, ever, ever stops. Everything it does is a slippery slope. Look, just few years ago people were screaming their heads off because Bush applied waterboarding of a few really, really well-known terrorists. And that was waterboarding, - something that doesn't cause permanent damage and that a few journalists dared to try on themselves. Now, Obama has a kill list, he kills american citizens with no due process, and when Senate asks him to explain how he decides who to kill, - he just ignores it. And the press is not screaming bloody murder, it is perfectly fine with this interesting situation. Don't tell me I have nothing to be afraid of. 4. Non sequitur. It matters not if something can be bought or sold. Your justification was, - it can be used to commit a crime. So, if you'd stick to your logic, you must ask everyone to submit their fingerprints and the DNA, - especially those who have equipment to commit rape. Thinking about it, - why stop there? Let's make sure that people report to the government all their movements, right? It would allow to easily investigate any crime, no? A GPS chip under the skin, - and voila, crime fighting is easy now! Do you know of any reason why NOT to do that? No, seriously, do you have any objections, and if so, - what's your reasoning?
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I will say this: where I come from, we do not settle disputes with a firearm. This is not honorable.
We do not use them in anger. If that is not enough argument, I don't know what is.
Posted on: 2013/2/5 2:29
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Posted on: 2013/2/5 1:21
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More on the "gun control was a racist plot of the KKK" canard.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/11 ... ol-racism-and-nra-history
Posted on: 2013/2/4 23:59
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Very good debate. I liked the quote "the problem with bans is that capitalism always wins". I couldn't agree more. That's why engineering a unique American solution to this American problem is important: creating a framework for businesses and lawyers to make money from solving the problem, while not trampling individual freedoms.
The insurance/litigation route seems like a potentially good framework. Let the insurers build the pot of money, and let the sharks (err, lawyers) go after the bad guys. Quote:
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"tool" LOL
here's a reasoned argument about the "language" of the debate. Listen to the Canadian speaker at around the 7 min mark: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segm ... /50ec81452b8c2a71b90000cd
Posted on: 2013/2/4 18:56
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More than likely the taxpayer will end up with the bill for this tool...
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I did Google it. Thanks for that.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/22 ... lly-shoots-off-his-penis/ LMFAO Quote:
Posted on: 2013/2/4 18:40
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I didn't say "always" - if you pull a gun and attempt to rob someone who has a carry license and knows how to use it, you can get killed.
it's a shame they're kids, but 16 year olds should know better.
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Rarely. Try googling "accidentally shoots". You will be reading for days. And where is boris? Why isn't he relentlessly questioning your summation that this what "always happens when you pull a gun on someone?" Where is your proof?!!! Blah, blah, boring.
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This is what happens when you pull a gun on someone:
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/man-shot ... jr-high-school-in-detroit (WXYZ) - Police sources tell 7 Action News that a women's basketball coach from Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School shot two men who attacked him as he was walking two basketball players to their cars in the school parking lot. Police sources say the coach was walking the two girls to their cars when two men allegedly approached and one pulled out a gun and grabbed him by his chain necklace. The coach then pulled out his gun and shot both of them, according to sources. The man who shot the attackers was 70 years old, according to police. Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/man-shot ... -in-detroit#ixzz2JxBEhKQQ
Posted on: 2013/2/4 17:45
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Borisp - I'll label your post 1, 2a, 2b, 3 and 4: you had 2 "second" points and one "forth", presumably "fourth".
1- No-one wants criminals to have guns, never mind gun insurance. 2a - Gun sellers who provide criminals with guns would be the target of litigation, if not additional criminal charges. So yes. Supposedly "law abiding", yet irresponsible gun owners would be held accountable. 2b - Oh I guess like at least half of the nation, I was moved by the events at Newtown. Anything that helps stop this kind of horrific tragedy is worth pursuing. 3 - It's a paranoia. People are motivated by stopping tragedies and not stealing your rocks. It may be self-fulfilling though if all sides of the debate can't learn to negotiate. 4 - Worth considering when penises can be bought and sold like guns. Quote:
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dtjcview wrote: As MDM has already said, criminals are not going to purchase the insurance. For two reasons. First, they wouldn't want to, and, being criminals, they will disregard the law. Second, for a criminal to own a gun is illegal and to register that gun means to report on himself. The Fifth Amendment says that you can't require that. So, registration and insurance will be not just disregardable, but constitutionally inapplicable to the criminals. So, your target is law-abiding citizens only. Nice. Second, when you decided to target gun owners requiring them to bu an insurance, - how did you make your choice whom to target? Did you pick an activity that is most prone to accidents? Or did you pick an activity that you personally dislike? Third, as I said before, - registration is invariably a precursor to confiscation. This is not paranoia, - this is what is an open, voiced threat from some politicians and organizations. No need to look far for example, - consider Cuomo's threats. Forth, if you are a man, you have all the equipment needed to commit rape. So, if we to follow your logic, you can require you to register, submit the your fingerprints and DNA to the government repository, - and buy an insurance against that, right?
Posted on: 2013/2/4 14:09
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Criminals won't be getting insurance.
Posted on: 2013/2/4 13:34
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The primary purpose of the insurance would be to give gun victims access to compensation. And the insurance should cover liabilities arising from gun incidents, criminal or otherwise. Registration would provide a clear track between the gun and the insurance. If you don't have a bill of sale with the buyers license and insurance details, you're still accountable for the gun.
Also as far as I know, dead criminals and dead gun owners are not "CRIMINALLY liable". I'd guess it's also pretty tough to get compensation from them. ...and we can have different rules for guns vs cars. Quote:
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