damn Mingez.....feeling a little socialist? You must have had a big bowl of pinko commie puffs this morning
LOL, nope, no more than you are feeling "Facist" Junkpile! :mrgreen:
Cheap shot BTW :lol:
As for heroin, people do it every day without anyone saying something about it.
But heroine IS illegal. Are you suggesting we should legalize it? Maybe tax it? :lol:
I don't see the connection between my comments and let's say - a suitcase nuke. Rocket launchers are definately not what I would consider protecting under the right to bear arms.
Well, perhaps that was because I was exaggerating. But the point is the same. What's the point?
EVERYONE has a line to cross. Concerning gun control, everyone of you has a line, some more exaggerated than others. You said it yourself TC, not everyone is qualified to bear arms. I'm a little stricter than you in that respect. Many think that as long as you are a tax paying adult without a record, you should be able to own an assault rifle. Some feel as though everyone SHOULD be able to own a rocket launcher.
As for the deterioration of civil liberties,
both sides want to limit those. Restrict your "Right" to bear arms, or your "Right" to be an aethiest, or your "Right" to be critical of government, your "Right" to free speech. It just depends on whether or not it infringes upon your agenda.
Remember the Janet Jackson thread? You can spin that as censorship or amorality, it just depends on where your line is drawn.
For abortion? Then the Christian Right wants to limit your ablility to chose.
Against abortion? Then the Liberal left is infringing on your ability to save murdered babies.
Don't believe that 1st trimester babies are sentient beings? Then the Conservatives are infringing on your right to believe in a particular theology (or lack of theology)
Both sides use the "My rights" arguements to support their agenda.
All I know is, the "Right to Bear Arms debate", isn't important enough to me to be a decision breaker. And I'm a gun owner.
PS- Damn you guys are good. I certainly look forward to these threads. I'm enjoying the good debate and arguements. If anything, these debates have taught me to discern between debate and arguing. And that TC sure is a well-read Conservative... not common in my experience. Just Kidding-Just Kidding!!!
No really, I've certainly learned a lot from these threads. At the very least, it makes me continue my political research in an effort to keep up with some of you.