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Ironically, the second amendment provides the means for enacting gun regulation when the people want...

SpikeTalon comments on May 27, 2022:

It does no such thing. What it does do is establish that in order to maintain the security of a free state a well regulated militia is pretty much a necessity, and the second part clearly states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On that last part there, notice how it said nothing about regulating the rights of the citizens to bear arms, but it did say shall not be infringed. Common sense should dictate that the first part of the 2A was not referring to only regulated militias having the right to bear arms. Also, for what purpose do you suppose the Founder's had in mind when they drafted the 2A? They knew full well that Governments could become corrupt over time and turn on the people they are supposed to be serving, so it makes no bit of rational or logical sense that they knowing such would then make a law suggesting only Government regulated militias can possess all the weapons. Your whole argument on that is contradicting. https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/2nd-amendment From the above linked to source: During the Revolutionary War era, “militia” referred to groups of men who banded together to protect their communities, towns, colonies and eventually states, once the United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. Many people in America at the time believed governments used soldiers to oppress the people, and thought the federal government should only be allowed to raise armies (with full-time, paid soldiers) when facing foreign adversaries. For all other purposes, they believed, it should turn to part-time militias, or ordinary civilians using their own weapons. Now... I have spent many years thinking about this topic, and I have now been on both sides of that debate, having started out as a rabid gun control activist the likes of which you couldn't begin to fathom, I am saying what I'm saying for a good reason. I am not one to be dictated to by emotions (referring to my own) and pay absolutely no reasonable regards to anyone else who lets their emotions run wild as soon as the next horror presents itself in society, as no truly logical or reasonable person should. Once unbridled emotions take hold, logic and reasoning go out the window. Back in January 2021 I was a mute witness to the madness over emotions running high over a perceived "election steal" which was hardly the truth, and what I saw to come shortly afterwards appalled me to no end. Now, I am witness to emotions dictating to and manipulating those on the other political side regarding recent shooting sprees, and I'm equally appalled at what I'm witnessing, people who in reality are seething with hatred and contempt for the perceived opposition just like those who went wild back in ...

It really goes to show, you are responsible for your loved one's and you own saftey.

SpikeTalon comments on May 27, 2022:

Truth be told there, I agree wholeheartedly. The lack of appropriate and timely police response along with the fact that school screwed up by not having all the building entrances locked during the school day, resulted in catastrophe. Can't blame that one on the NRA, let's put the blame where it really belongs.

I wonder why school shootings never (at least to the best of my knowledge) happened when I was in ...

SpikeTalon comments on May 27, 2022:

I grew up in the 1980s-90s, and I certainly didn't have to worry about being shot in school, and there were many guns in circulation back then. Hell, the entrance doors to my school weren't even locked, which says alot. You are right about your conclusion regarding the number of mentally disturbed individuals, but try telling that to those who are slave to their emotions? I just got done arguing with two other guys on the matter, and it didn't take a rocket scientist to realize their arguments were emotionally charged.

The Texas elementary mass shooting was the 212th mass shooting in the U.

SpikeTalon comments on May 27, 2022:

No, that was the fourth mass shooting so far in 2022, a far cry from the 212 figure that propaganda sources keep pushing, because they conflate every instance of a shooting with a mass shooting when they are two different statistics. They also get school shootings and mass school shootings confused too.- https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-GUNS/MASS-SHOOTING/nmovardgrpa/? https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/? As for gun reform, there are already numerous laws on the books meant to curb violence via firearm, and none of those laws have been effective to date because criminals have no regards for the law. More of the same won't help any, and especially nowadays with the right tools anyone could 3D print firearms and not even have to bother at all with the legal system.

Do you criticize "Rethuglicans" ?

SpikeTalon comments on May 27, 2022:

This porcupine criticizes both Rethuglicans and Demorats, as I don't trust either of them.

The Brown Bess was the standard fire arm during writing of the second amendment.

SpikeTalon comments on May 26, 2022:

You are focusing on what was popular back in those days, and not all what actually existed in those times, which leaves out key details to your overall argument. The concept of repeating and multi shot weapons certainly existed back in the 1700s, and there's evidence to suggest that such weapons (or even the concepts for such) existed even before the 1700s. Single shot muskets were the popular arm back then as they were the most affordable arms, only the rich usually owned the more expensive weapons that could hold more than one round.- https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2018/03/11/multi-shot-assault-weapons-of-the-1700s-and-the-2nd-amendment/ Also back in the 1700s, regular citizens were allowed to own cannons, contrary to Joe Biden's claim otherwise, in which he was grossly incorrect. So the 2A applied not only to guns, but virtually any weapon your Government possessed the citizens should also have access to, in order to keep the playing field somewhat level. The Founders were not dumb men and knew full well that with the continuation of the Enlightenment era weapon technology would conceivably advance, and they also knew the Government would get their hands on such weaponry. As for killing power and magazine capacity goes, a skilled shooter with even 5 round magazines could do some serious damage, as it doesn't take long to reload a mag. Sure doesn't take me long to reload an M4, regardless of what the mag capacity is. The average person could carry multiple magazines on them at any given time, so even if each only held 5 rounds that could still equate to being able to carry many rounds on your person, which means damage potential would still be considerable, which by extension also means high capacity magazine bans are a moot point. Regarding actual stopping/killing power, some of the deadliest rifles out there aren't fully automatic and carry usually 5 or 6 rounds per magazine, yet they have potentially more lethal power than your average AR-15, even though the ARs may appear scarier looking than sniper rifles. Most of these gun control laws would not even apply to such sniper rifles, yet that doesn't diminish the fact they are powerful weapons capable of taking out a target from over a mile away. I had once tried to use the argument you cited above back when I had supported gun control measures... and I got my arse handed to me on a platter by the gun rights proponents who cited the points that I just shared above, and shortly after realized my argument could not be logically defended any further. So the framers of the Constitution designed the 2A as they did knowing full well what Governments were capable of doing to the citizens once they acquired too much power. Some these days would try to claim that fears of such Government ...

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SpikeTalon comments on May 25, 2022:

Both thoughts and prayers along with the gun control laws currently on the books have pretty much been useless so far.

Many people (the vast majority IMO) are intellectual misers when it comes to political issues.

SpikeTalon comments on May 25, 2022:

Meh, I'm bloody sick and tired of that tribalist mentality, and Hume's observation is sadly true me thinks.

I think this might fit our group better:

SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:

I'd concur.

I am not a Conservative (at least not in the American meaning of this word), but I have to ...

SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:

Generally speaking, I'm not comfortable with extremes of any sort. With that said, I surely get your point.

Beware of how you are being tracked via your online presence.

SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:

@MichelleGar1 @Pralina1 Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.

It's not a perfect rule, but it's as close as we've gotten.

SpikeTalon comments on May 23, 2022:

Life itself is far from perfect, and the aim there is certainly a noble one though, which is what matters most.

Little break w my work daughters at Asheville .

SpikeTalon comments on May 22, 2022:

Looks like a scenic place, cool. We all need to cut loose every now and then. Is that you by that pond?

Nowadays it is fashionable to constantly pillory white people and to put Western culture in the ...

SpikeTalon comments on May 22, 2022:

Depends on who you're talking to, some folks are more level-headed while others tend to let their emotions get the better of them. I'm reminded of an old saying (forgot who said it now), our society has no shortage of enthusiasm for criticism and not enough criticism for said enthusiasm.

Nothing to disagree with here

SpikeTalon comments on May 20, 2022:

There are a number of folks on this site who should take that into consideration.

"Naturally being a migrant wanting to outdo American bullying & anarchic behaviour it follows that ...

SpikeTalon comments on May 19, 2022:

When I was still relatively new to the site, multiple sock puppet accounts were harassing me via private messenger almost daily, and in the end Admin could do very little to deter such. He could ban IP addresses, but that's no guarantee an individual can't come back on another account using a VPN service though. I doubt bans would help much any, probably best to block such accounts as much as possible. No simplistic solutions for such issues.

Elon Musk states he will now vote Republican .

SpikeTalon comments on May 19, 2022:

Can't say I blame him.

I'd like to explore stoicism more in depth. Any comments regarding stoicism?

SpikeTalon comments on May 16, 2022:

You might be interested in this- https://dailystoic.com/what-is-stoicism-a-definition-3-stoic-exercises-to-get-you-started/

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha... Where are all the feminist these days?

SpikeTalon comments on May 15, 2022:

The thing that gets me is, those defending the examples above usually claim to be liberal, but how on Earth is such an approach to the matter genuinely liberal?? The real liberals respect individual rights for all, and when men who are pretending to be women can and have violently assaulted women, there's nothing actually liberal about such. The following is from a known leftwing organization, but they are right on that though- https://www.womensliberationfront.org/news/two-nj-womens-prison-inmates-impregnated-by-male-criminal

Having just received notification that @Alienbeing has tagged me I went to read his comment.