Re: as an anarchist, i'm pretty disappointed with guns nuts ...

On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:34:40 +0000, Creon <[email protected]> wrote:

>At Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:38:46 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:26:05 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >On 8/17/2026 3:02 PM, Tara wrote:
>> >> On Aug 17, 2026 at 2:45:52?PM EDT, "Noah Sombrero" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Guns are tools for killing people.  So best idea:  don't have a gun
>> >>> unless you intend to kill people.
>> >> 
>> >> assault guns and hand guns have only one use - killing other people
>> >> 
>> >> Rifles, long and shot guns are for hunting and are for killing animals
>> >> (preferably for food) and in rare occasions, for animal defence. If you aren't
>> >> using them, or have them for these reasons, you don't need them.
>> >> 
>> >> simple, right.
>> >
>> >The neat thing about human rights that are encoded in written 
>> >constitution that includes the right own and bear arms, is that it 
>> >prevents other people telling you that you can't own a gun. And in those 
>> >places where you do have the right to use force in self-defense to 
>> >protect your life, people can do that.
>> >
>> >In other words, you don't get a say in the matter.
>> I get to say, I will not possess a gun.
>
>"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." -Samuel Johnson
>
>Does it bear mentioning that "gun control" is one of the classic
>"interminable debates" on the Net?

Far right vs left in all permutations.

>
>Also:  it _does_ bear mentioning that the classic trope, "firearms
>are designed to kill, so that's all they're good for" is easily
>disproved, since many times a warning shot will send bad guys fleeing.
>
>In fact, when I was in the USCG, racking a shotgun was
>considered a "warning shot" -- and believe me, that gets people's attention.

Lucky me, I don't live where that kind of thing is needed.
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