As I always say, they are anti-freedom, not anti-gun. They may hem and haw over how the Founding Fathers meant such-and-such when they wrote the 2nd Amendment, or how they couldn’t POSSIBLY have foreseen the power of a semi-auto rifle, or a hand-gun that holds more than 10 rounds.
But let’s face it those arguments are tenuous at best, and the real honest answer is they think the ENTIRE Bill of Rights is a load of crap.
Exhibit A:
Well first its a bit of a false dichotomy, as the NRA is a massive and celebrated group that is very inclusive. The Annual meetings draw about 100,000 people of all walks of life, and while there is a political skewing, the range of of politics of the members is pretty broad. Further the membership is far more vast than those who travel to the meeting, and the group is celebrated by many non-members.
Meanwhile, according to Wikipedia, the Westboro Baptist Church has a membership of 40 people.
Still that doesn’t mean shit when it comes to rights. Rights are not a popularity contest, and that’s the point. I like to use the KKK as an example of the 1st Amendment, as they are a small, ugly group, but when they hold their demonstrations they don’t lynch or physically harm people, they’re just bigoted and offensive, and that should be protected by the 1st Amendment.
The 1st Amendment is NOT about you tweeting what you had for lunch, its the right to say something so horrible you offend EVERYBODY.
The same goes for the 2nd Amendment. It isn’t about punching holes in paper, or putting some ducks in a bag, as that doesn’t really bother most people. The right to Keep and Bear Arms is the right to use military-grade weapons to kill an oppressive government, kill abusive police officers, or kill criminals infringing on your right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
Yes, there are limitations to these rights. I can’t commit libel or slander, I can’t incite a riot, and I can’t play rock music in my back yard at ear-splitting levels in the middle of the night. (the last is only because my neighbors live VERY close to me…if I live in the middle of the woods, which I have, nobody cares)
Same goes for the Second, You can OWN whatever you want, but you’re not allowed to threaten or murder with the!
The anti-rights forces, as the name I give them suggests, don’t think you have ANY rights. They think my right to own a handgun, or a rifle should be a crime, just as the Westboro pigs should be jailed for holding up their “God Hates Fags” signs.
Sorry antis, but a flag that can’t be burned and desecrated isn’t worth defending, and your anti-rights world isn’t worth living in, and if you try to create that world I won’t hesitate to kill you if that’s the only option you leave me.
And that’s why they don’t want me owning guns. It gets in the way!
I assume there’s supposed to be a picture in there, just after Exhibit A? Either it didn’t attach properly or it isn’t displaying properly on my end.
Yeah looks fine to me and several computers You can click here to go directly