Another mass shooting in Virginia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please interpret this, like it was written in 1791, when only single-shot rifles existed (and swords and cannons):
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By that logic, there are a no freedom of the press on the internet (press freedom only exists if you use a Gutenburg printing press made prior to 1776 ??).

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please interpret this, like it was written in 1791, when only single-shot rifles existed (and swords and cannons):
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By that logic, there are a no freedom of the press on the internet (press freedom only exists if you use a Gutenburg printing press made prior to 1776 ??).

It's freedom of "the press", not to use a press. "The press" included reporters who wrote by hand as well as those who used a printing press. But, if you want to be literal, the 2nd amendment grants the right to bear arms, not to actually fire them.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please interpret this, like it was written in 1791, when only single-shot rifles existed (and swords and cannons):
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By that logic, there are a no freedom of the press on the internet (press freedom only exists if you use a Gutenburg printing press made prior to 1776 ??).

It's freedom of "the press", not to use a press. "The press" included reporters who wrote by hand as well as those who used a printing press. But, if you want to be literal, the 2nd amendment grants the right to bear arms, not to actually fire them.

Why not argue the 2nd only protects the right to own arms/ a gun, but there is no right to own ammunition ??

Ridiculous argument.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guarantee the gun was bought legally. bet he voted for Trump too.

This post didn’t age well, did it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t we just keep the original gun thread on here and that’s it, as there is no need to post about every one of them. The comments are identical to every gun thread someone posts. It’s the same exact talking points. Why post every shooting?

Because OP is a lobbyist, who is using Off Topic to lobby political support for her cause.

She does this every single time. And Jeff lets her.

This is OP and I have not seen a more moronic post on DCUM, which is saying something given the current state of the politics forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are involuntary members of a death cult that worship's white men's right to guns. It's insane.

Go check out a photo of this shooter.

Yeah - he is not white.

Racist much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please interpret this, like it was written in 1791, when only single-shot rifles existed (and swords and cannons):
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By that logic, there are a no freedom of the press on the internet (press freedom only exists if you use a Gutenburg printing press made prior to 1776 ??).

“By that logic”?! It’s the literal words of the Constitution. Which words, and only those words, Originalists, including at least 3 current SCt justices, believe should be used to interpret the Constitution.

[Anonymous]

and yet again,

- you do not deny that you post every damn one of these mass shootings here on DCUM, as if people here do not see it plastered all over every webpage and the WaPo for days.

What makes YOU so triggered / motivated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and yet again,

- you do not deny that you post every damn one of these mass shootings here on DCUM, as if people here do not see it plastered all over every webpage and the WaPo for days.

What makes YOU so triggered / motivated?

Do you think there’s only one poster other than you in all of DCUM? What are you, some special kind of simpleton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please interpret this, like it was written in 1791, when only single-shot rifles existed (and swords and cannons):
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By that logic, there are a no freedom of the press on the internet (press freedom only exists if you use a Gutenburg printing press made prior to 1776 ??).

Please educate yourself on Originalism. Hint: you “need” Originalism for abortion bans, as a majority of the current Supreme Court has done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Jeff will make a Gun Violence forum?

Tots and Pears, America!! Enjoy your Thanksgiving!!

Not a bad idea.

Just post all the tragedy-porn in one place, for those into such stuff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as people have easy access to weapons of war, these shootings will happen, whether we have institutions for the mentally ill or not.

Adequate mental health care will mitigate the problem, but the problem remains easy access to guns.

No military in the world uses semi automatic rifles.

Adding : this shooter reportedly used a pistol. Some of them do have military heritage, but so did the old Single Action Army “cowboy” revolvers. So referring to them as “weapons of war” is just hyperbolic sloganeering.

True: only a pistol used.

And the suspect is Black, not white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are involuntary members of a death cult that worship's white men's right to guns. It's insane.

Go check out a photo of this shooter.

Yeah - he is not white.

Racist much?

We already know you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet again,

- you do not deny that you post every damn one of these mass shootings here on DCUM, as if people here do not see it plastered all over every webpage and the WaPo for days.

What makes YOU so triggered / motivated?

Do you think there’s only one poster other than you in all of DCUM? What are you, some special kind of simpleton?

More of your childish insults, I see.

Are you just sock-puppeting? (probably).

But whatevs.

You do you, Crazy gun control lady.

Whatever, gun nutter.

Agree to disagree, crazy gun control lady.

DP. I am not the OP but I think I hurt your feelings on one of the other gun threads. Please don’t take out your frustration on other people just because you can’t come up with relevant responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and yet again,

- you do not deny that you post every damn one of these mass shootings here on DCUM, as if people here do not see it plastered all over every webpage and the WaPo for days.

What makes YOU so triggered / motivated?

Do you think there’s only one poster other than you in all of DCUM? What are you, some special kind of simpleton?

More of your childish insults, I see.

Are you just sock-puppeting? (probably).

But whatevs.

You do you, Crazy gun control lady.

Whatever, gun nutter.

Agree to disagree, crazy gun control lady.

The only crazy person here is you, gun-nutter. Continue embarrassing yourself, you seem to enjoy it.