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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Dec 15, 2014, 03:59 PM Dec 2014

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Funny how tear gas only gets used on people exercising their 1st amendment rights but not their 2nd

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Funny how tear gas only gets used on people exercising their 1st amendment rights but not their 2nd amendment rights

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Funny how tear gas only gets used on people exercising their 1st amendment rights but not their 2nd (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2014 OP

Not really. There'd probably be a gun fight. n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #1

It's not about the rights. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2014 #2

Ammosexual Privilege (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #3

That's because they know that 2nd Amendment advocates pose no threat. Maedhros Dec 2014 #4

Aren't those people exercising their 2nd... brendan120678 Dec 2014 #5

Looks that way to me Fumesucker Dec 2014 #16

You don't shoot things at people that might shoot back. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #6

Just goes to show you what The 1% are most scared of ... 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #7

I think another picture would have wored better ripcord Dec 2014 #8

Are we playing spot the sociopaths? onehandle Dec 2014 #9

They are also allowed to threaten the White House RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #10

Actually, neither of the groups you HappyMe Dec 2014 #11

Yes, exactly. Rights abridged by a state response become privileges (or less). nt appal_jack Dec 2014 #13

It would be tyranny and authoritarianism to gas folks using their second amendment remedies?? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #12

K&R liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #14

Guns are people, my friend. nt Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #15

benz380

(534 posts)

1. Not really. There'd probably be a gun fight. n/t

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Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:01 PM

Dec 2014

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)

2. It's not about the rights.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:01 PM

Dec 2014

It's about the people. The 2A folks are also generally free to exercise 1A without harassment, because they use it to express the views of the oligarchy.

stone space

(6,498 posts)

3. Ammosexual Privilege (nt)

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Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:01 PM

Dec 2014

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

4. That's because they know that 2nd Amendment advocates pose no threat.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:03 PM

Dec 2014

Free speech, on the other hand, might undo them.

brendan120678

(2,490 posts)

5. Aren't those people exercising their 2nd...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:05 PM

Dec 2014

Amendment rights also exercising their First Amendment rights at the same time?

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

16. Looks that way to me

Reply to brendan120678 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:30 PM

Dec 2014

Perhaps there is some philosophical lesson to be learned here.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

6. You don't shoot things at people that might shoot back. n/t

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:10 PM

Dec 2014

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

7. Just goes to show you what The 1% are most scared of ...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:18 PM

Dec 2014

free speech that exposes them for the slime balls they are,

v.

a few idiots toting guns parading around looking like jackasses,

ripcord

(5,346 posts)

8. I think another picture would have wored better

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:18 PM

Dec 2014

They aren't breaking any laws and the picture even shows them using a crosswalk.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

9. Are we playing spot the sociopaths?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:46 PM

Dec 2014

Ooh! Ooh!

I know! I know!

Ask me! Ask me!...

RandiFan1290

(6,229 posts)

10. They are also allowed to threaten the White House

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:51 PM

Dec 2014

and block traffic

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

11. Actually, neither of the groups you

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:54 PM

Dec 2014

pictured should be tear gassed.

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

13. Yes, exactly. Rights abridged by a state response become privileges (or less). nt

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 05:50 PM

Dec 2014

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

12. It would be tyranny and authoritarianism to gas folks using their second amendment remedies??

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 05:16 PM

Dec 2014

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

14. K&R

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Mon Dec 15, 2014, 06:58 PM

Dec 2014

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

15. Guns are people, my friend. nt

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Mon Dec 15, 2014, 06:59 PM

Dec 2014

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