So the shouts of Allahu Akbar were accompanied by Vive le France, then?
The point is that these countries have neither the obligation nor the responsibility to accept refugees and that some are nearly collapsing underneath them. It’s absolute insanity and it MUST stop.
no, the point is none of the attackers are confirmed Syrian. and even if the one is, he also had a non-Syrian passport, which means a terrorists could sneak into a country under any guise, so rejecting refugees due to fear of terrorists is a logic fail. thats the point. you can change the point to something else, but thats the point being made.
Canada plans to bring in 25,000 Syrian migrants in the next month or so.
Canadian's were very concerned that ISIS fighters may come in with them.
Wisely Canada has decided to limit this large number of migrants in so short a time period;
It explains so much that you get your information from, and create your world view from, an insane crackpot who lied about everything he said, including the phony fear-Obama/buy-gold investments he used to defraud his audience. Everything he predicted was a lie.
Yes, and the intended target is a living being. All too often, a human being. Paper targets exist for practice, so you can be expert at it when you take aim at a living being. By the way, I'm not anti-gun. I just recognize that the current gun debate is just a marketing ploy by the gun industry. Having sold more guns than there are people in the U.S., they need to stir up controversy to stimulate more sales. They don't care who they sell them to.
There is no "gun debate", however there are people willing and able to relieve you of your constitutionally guaranteed rights if you simply allow it.
It explains so much that you get your information from, and create your world view from, an insane crackpot who lied about everything he said, including the phony fear-Obama/buy-gold investments he used to defraud his audience. Everything he predicted was a lie.
Unplug your TV set man!
Criticism of Glen Beck should not imply an endorsement of anything Obama. Both are charlatans.
There is no difference between a "stupid superstitious cult" and your religion. Both believe that a Supreme Being has a need to use an ancient human technology (writing) to communicate with us. Both believe they're doing "God's work", which of course directly implies that God needs human help. Going by your logic, very few people should be allowed access to computers.
I don't have a religion. I don't believe in magic. If you belong to a group that believes in any kind of magic, congratulations because you belong to a cult.
And yes, very few should.
Science is the contradiction to superstition, so it seems pretty silly to use a computer (a device entirely of scientific creation) yet also believe in magic.
There is no "gun debate", however there are people willing and able to relieve you of your constitutionally guaranteed rights if you simply allow it.
No, there are people willing and able to relieve your bank account if you'll buy into their BS about some one coming to take your guns. No one in any position of power is looking to take gun rights away. Even if you can find some one who claims to be, they have no support for their position. It's just not going to happen, so the only reason to bring it up is as a marketing ploy. That's just what the NRA does on a regular basis. Congratulations, you've been seduced by advertising.
No, there are people willing and able to relieve your bank account if you'll buy into their BS about some one coming to take your guns. No one in any position of power is looking to take gun rights away.
I think it's more the old slippery-slope argument. ANY limiting of gun rights is seen by a very vocal segment as the first wave of encroachments on the right to possess firearms. TBH its does look like the Dem are introducing a number of related bills at the moment. Gun-owner organizations are predictably intolerant (there's that word again) of efforts by some groups to push controls of any type on freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Valid concerns? I personally don't know as I've not looked all that hard at the issue.
No, it's not. They're two separate fields. Science studies the "how" and not the "why" so for example, a scientist can tell you how the moon orbits the Earth without falling into, but not why they and the stars and galaxies exist. Ultimately, science may tell us how the Big Bang occurred, but not why it happened. Science has nothing to say about the existence of a God or Gods because the answer is not testable.
Religion (superstition) should only try to answer the "why," but too often makes the mistake of trying to answer the "how." Throw in the tendency to argue points from authority, and bad things happen.
I think it's more the old slippery-slope argument. ANY limiting of gun rights is seen by a very vocal segment as the first wave of encroachments on the right to possess firearms. TBH its does look like the Dem are introducing a number of related bills at the moment. Gun-owner organizations are predictably intolerant (there's that word again) of efforts by some groups to push controls of any type on freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Valid concerns? I personally don't know as I've not looked all that hard at the issue.
Actually, more than half of NRA members (I believe it was close to 90%) are in favor of closing the background check loop hole for gun shows. It's the gun makers that out vote them.
Introducing bills to increase background checks is light years away from coming for your guns. Equating the two is much worse than disingenuous.
Actually, more than half of NRA members (I believe it was close to 90%) are in favor of closing the background check loop hole for gun shows. It's the gun makers that out vote them.
Introducing bills to increase background checks is light years away from coming for your guns. Equating the two is much worse than disingenuous.
The bills currently being considered are generally not restricted to background check issues. Do a search for yourself. If you'd like a key word suggestion try "gun control bills" or if you want current specifics try "gun control bills in congress 2015".
No, at this point I'm tired of dealing with it, and I don't see the burden of proof as being on me. If some one wants to claim that people are coming to take your guns then it's up to them to show at least one specific bill and explain how said bill would result in people with legitimate rights to guns being required to turn them in.
No, at this point I'm tired of dealing with it, and I don't see the burden of proof as being on me..
Of course there's no burden of proof on you. :rolleyes:
I would assume that if you think it important to comment vociferously on an issue you'd minimally take a few moments to look into it when contradictory evidence is offered. Perfectly acceptable of course that understanding this particular issue isn't of any great importance to you as I erroneously believed it was. It really isn't for me either as I'm not immediately affected by it. At least not yet and hopefully never.
You've offered no evidence. You've asked me to find it for you. Here's my evidence: The NRA has lied about this issue for far too long. More guns have made us more safe in exactly the way that smoking makes people healthy.
Until I see real evidence showing that some one really is trying (with significant likelihood of succeeding) to take peoples legitimate rights to guns away, I'll vote against the NRA at every opportunity.
You've offered no evidence. You've asked me to find it for you.
No sir I did not. I already found it for myself. I offered you a suggestion on how to do the same. That you are not interested in discovery is a bit disappointing and I would hope that's not evidence of a closed mind.
There is no difference between a "stupid superstitious cult" and your religion. Both believe that a Supreme Being has a need to use an ancient human technology (writing) to communicate with us. Both believe they're doing "God's work", which of course directly implies that God needs human help. Going by your logic, very few people should be allowed access to computers.
I don't have a religion. I don't believe in magic. If you belong to a group that believes in any kind of magic, congratulations because you belong to a cult.
And yes, very few should.
Science is the contradiction to superstition, so it seems pretty silly to use a computer (a device entirely of scientific creation) yet also believe in magic.
Oooh! The NRA is in favor of a bill that wouldn't move the needle at all! Well then, I'll throw everything I have into supporting them. /s
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That you are not interested in discovery is a bit disappointing and I would hope that's not evidence of a closed mind.
I've seen enough to know they're not interested in doing the right thing. It's all about sales to them, and removing loop holes might cut into sales in a market that's already saturated. I don't need to keep rediscovering this fact.
It's all about sales to them, and removing loop holes might cut into sales in a market that's already saturated. I don't need to keep rediscovering this fact.
I’m still waiting for you to prove that the pro-gun lobby is behind the anti-gun lobby.
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Evil people use guns therefore there is something wrong with guns!
Shitty analogy.
The main purpose of a gun is to kill- that's the entire point.
The main purpose of an iPhone is not to kill things.
Really?...I thought the main purpose of the iPhone was to kill Samsung.
So the shouts of Allahu Akbar were accompanied by Vive le France, then?
The point is that these countries have neither the obligation nor the responsibility to accept refugees and that some are nearly collapsing underneath them. It’s absolute insanity and it MUST stop.
no, the point is none of the attackers are confirmed Syrian. and even if the one is, he also had a non-Syrian passport, which means a terrorists could sneak into a country under any guise, so rejecting refugees due to fear of terrorists is a logic fail. thats the point. you can change the point to something else, but thats the point being made.
Canada plans to bring in 25,000 Syrian migrants in the next month or so.
Canadian's were very concerned that ISIS fighters may come in with them.
Wisely Canada has decided to limit this large number of migrants in so short a time period;
to women, children and families.
It explains so much that you get your information from, and create your world view from, an insane crackpot who lied about everything he said, including the phony fear-Obama/buy-gold investments he used to defraud his audience. Everything he predicted was a lie.
Unplug your TV set man!
There is no "gun debate", however there are people willing and able to relieve you of your constitutionally guaranteed rights if you simply allow it.
Criticism of Glen Beck should not imply an endorsement of anything Obama. Both are charlatans.
I don't have a religion. I don't believe in magic. If you belong to a group that believes in any kind of magic, congratulations because you belong to a cult.
And yes, very few should.
Science is the contradiction to superstition, so it seems pretty silly to use a computer (a device entirely of scientific creation) yet also believe in magic.
There is no "gun debate", however there are people willing and able to relieve you of your constitutionally guaranteed rights if you simply allow it.
No, there are people willing and able to relieve your bank account if you'll buy into their BS about some one coming to take your guns. No one in any position of power is looking to take gun rights away. Even if you can find some one who claims to be, they have no support for their position. It's just not going to happen, so the only reason to bring it up is as a marketing ploy. That's just what the NRA does on a regular basis. Congratulations, you've been seduced by advertising.
Science is the contradiction to superstition...
No, it's not. They're two separate fields. Science studies the "how" and not the "why" so for example, a scientist can tell you how the moon orbits the Earth without falling into, but not why they and the stars and galaxies exist. Ultimately, science may tell us how the Big Bang occurred, but not why it happened. Science has nothing to say about the existence of a God or Gods because the answer is not testable.
Religion (superstition) should only try to answer the "why," but too often makes the mistake of trying to answer the "how." Throw in the tendency to argue points from authority, and bad things happen.
I think it's more the old slippery-slope argument. ANY limiting of gun rights is seen by a very vocal segment as the first wave of encroachments on the right to possess firearms. TBH its does look like the Dem are introducing a number of related bills at the moment. Gun-owner organizations are predictably intolerant (there's that word again) of efforts by some groups to push controls of any type on freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Valid concerns? I personally don't know as I've not looked all that hard at the issue.
Actually, more than half of NRA members (I believe it was close to 90%) are in favor of closing the background check loop hole for gun shows. It's the gun makers that out vote them.
Introducing bills to increase background checks is light years away from coming for your guns. Equating the two is much worse than disingenuous.
No, at this point I'm tired of dealing with it, and I don't see the burden of proof as being on me. If some one wants to claim that people are coming to take your guns then it's up to them to show at least one specific bill and explain how said bill would result in people with legitimate rights to guns being required to turn them in.
I would assume that if you think it important to comment vociferously on an issue you'd minimally take a few moments to look into it when contradictory evidence is offered. Perfectly acceptable of course that understanding this particular issue isn't of any great importance to you as I erroneously believed it was. It really isn't for me either as I'm not immediately affected by it. At least not yet and hopefully never.
You've offered no evidence. You've asked me to find it for you. Here's my evidence: The NRA has lied about this issue for far too long. More guns have made us more safe in exactly the way that smoking makes people healthy.
Until I see real evidence showing that some one really is trying (with significant likelihood of succeeding) to take peoples legitimate rights to guns away, I'll vote against the NRA at every opportunity.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nra-backed-bill-aims-keep-guns-mentally-ill/
The Big Bang is one huge magic trick.
Oooh! The NRA is in favor of a bill that wouldn't move the needle at all! Well then, I'll throw everything I have into supporting them. /s
That you are not interested in discovery is a bit disappointing and I would hope that's not evidence of a closed mind.
I've seen enough to know they're not interested in doing the right thing. It's all about sales to them, and removing loop holes might cut into sales in a market that's already saturated. I don't need to keep rediscovering this fact.
It's all about sales to them, and removing loop holes might cut into sales in a market that's already saturated. I don't need to keep rediscovering this fact.
I’m still waiting for you to prove that the pro-gun lobby is behind the anti-gun lobby.
Organized Religion=Always Bad.
Belief in an unseen power=Always bad.
NRA=Always Bad.
Republicans=Always Bad.
Hmm. . . I suppose that does make life's little decisions pretty darn easy.