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

On 8/17/26 5:34 PM, Creon 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?

we have stricter licensing requirements for cars than for guns, and 
anyone's who cool with that is a brain dead moron deserving of their 
mortal fate

> 
> 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.
> 

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