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Dark n Stormy Knight

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2. It's not about the rights.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:01 PM

Dec 2014

It's about the people. The 2A folks are also generally free to exercise 1A without harassment, because they use it to express the views of the oligarchy.

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Funny how tear gas only gets used on people exercising their 1st amendment rights but not their 2nd [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2014 OP

Not really. There'd probably be a gun fight. n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #1

It's not about the rights. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2014 #2

Ammosexual Privilege (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #3

That's because they know that 2nd Amendment advocates pose no threat. Maedhros Dec 2014 #4

Aren't those people exercising their 2nd... brendan120678 Dec 2014 #5

Looks that way to me Fumesucker Dec 2014 #16

You don't shoot things at people that might shoot back. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #6

Just goes to show you what The 1% are most scared of ... 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #7

I think another picture would have wored better ripcord Dec 2014 #8

Are we playing spot the sociopaths? onehandle Dec 2014 #9

They are also allowed to threaten the White House RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #10

Actually, neither of the groups you HappyMe Dec 2014 #11

Yes, exactly. Rights abridged by a state response become privileges (or less). nt appal_jack Dec 2014 #13

It would be tyranny and authoritarianism to gas folks using their second amendment remedies?? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #12

K&R liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #14

Guns are people, my friend. nt Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #15