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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2013, 10:56 AM Sep 2013

Eschaton: The Guy With The Gun Is The Bad Guy

Almost all of the security we have in this country is about making sure people don't bring guns where they aren't supposed to. Personally I find the degree of security in many office buildings to be quite silly. Do they really need metal detectors? But they do, and what they're trying to detect is guns because obvious.

So all the gun nuts having their feefees hurt because the starbucks guy is asking very nicely for them to not bring their giant external penises into their stores is really just kinda funny. If this trend of proud external penis wearers booms, the result is just going to be... metal detectors in any place that can legally exclude guns. Yay freedom.

http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/09/the-guy-with-gun-is-bad-guy.html

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Eschaton: The Guy With The Gun Is The Bad Guy (Original Post) onehandle Sep 2013 OP

The anti-gun violence side needs to target two things: Gross Negligence and Gun Menace swayne Sep 2013 #1

The NRA did not ban guns from this years convention nor will they be banned in 2014. hack89 Sep 2013 #3

"penis?" The same 231 foot Penis of Doom looming over St. Pete? Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #2

He said penis... sarisataka Sep 2013 #4

"giant external penises" Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #5

Atrios is one of the top liberal bloggers on the Internet. onehandle Sep 2013 #6

Yep, Atrios is top notch. kcr Sep 2013 #7

Then there's no excuse for idiocy like that. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #8

Good fucking grief! HappyMe Sep 2013 #9

swayne

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1. The anti-gun violence side needs to target two things: Gross Negligence and Gun Menace

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 11:11 AM

Sep 2013

These two things are where the crux of the matter lies. If the country cannot be outraged and do something about gun violence and misuse of guns then the NRA and the right wing goon will have won.

Anyone who "misuses" a gun should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. That is, things like leaving them around kids and then the kids play with them and get shot, walking into a place of business with a gun "showing" (unconcealed)--absent of self defense, that is ONLY being done for MENACE unless it is held by a peace officer.

There is a reason the NRA and gun shows don't allow guns into their events. Force them to play their hand and then you will see why they don't allow it. If people David Gregory can't and won't ask Wayne LaPierre why the NRA can banned guns from their events, they are part of the problem.

Force the gun nuts to defend they reasons they won't ban misuse of guns and menace (non self-defense) with a gun. You cannot lose that argument.