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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The only "well regulated militia" [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)15. You've dodged the question before:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172205349#post4
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172205349#post10
The disinterested reader will note that the question was studiously ignored back then,
so I'll ask again:
Were we supposed to start an armed rebellion, or is this just another complaint disguised as a question
about people you don't like?
Yeah, one helluva job RKBA is doing, combatting the onset of tyranny in the U.S.
I don't see pro-gun militants willing to fight for jack shit, much less against the most tyranny-prone administration in this country's history. To the contrary---the RKBA crowd helped install the trump regime, and they seem content to see it play itself out, full-length...
I don't see pro-gun militants willing to fight for jack shit, much less against the most tyranny-prone administration in this country's history. To the contrary---the RKBA crowd helped install the trump regime, and they seem content to see it play itself out, full-length...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172205349#post10
friendly_iconoclast
Response to Paladin (Reply #4)
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:07 AM
10. The US doesn't *quite* have a totally degenerate government (for now, anyway), so...
...what were those you dub "pro-gun militants" supposed to do? Be specific.
Response to Paladin (Reply #4)
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 02:07 AM
10. The US doesn't *quite* have a totally degenerate government (for now, anyway), so...
...what were those you dub "pro-gun militants" supposed to do? Be specific.
The disinterested reader will note that the question was studiously ignored back then,
so I'll ask again:
Were we supposed to start an armed rebellion, or is this just another complaint disguised as a question
about people you don't like?
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Disagree; we the people, all of us, need to be ready to defend our country.
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#1
"Well regulated" as intended, means that every citizen is trained, equipped, and prepared
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#3
Quibble all you want. If January 6 didn't wake you up, I won't argue with you.
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#5
Huh, well since there have been no SCOTUS decisions on this issue, I guess you're... wait a minute!
krispos42
Aug 2021
#27
The antigun (like all true believers, of any sort), have their 'articles of faith'- or...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2021
#12
So now that trump's gone, that "well regulated militia" thing comes back into play.
Paladin
Jan 2021
#13
"You gun rights people sure were quiet..." About what? What do *you* think ought to have been said?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2021
#14