half-baked political rant

[Chaplin_Sinatra_Fonzarell]

Scribe's right about France though. What can I say? We suck. France rules.

[gnimbley]

I thought the second admendment meant we were allowed to keep
military grade arms in our homes. You know, full automatic rifles , RPGs,
Stingers. (What can a Stinger do to a helicopter?)

Anyway, the argument about our "right to bare arms" always struck me
as disengenious. Consider this: No rational person would argue that
individuals have the right to their own personal nuclear weapons. The
result of that would be the end of humanity. (Okay, so I presume that
anyone wanting to end humanity would not be rational.) On the other
hand, I could kill you with a salad fork. No rational person would argue
that we should ban cutlery. All rational people would agree that some
weapons (nuclear weapons) should be banned, and some weapons
(salad forks) should not. Therefore, all we are really arguing about
is where we draw the line.

[Guido Finucci]

On the other hand, I could kill you with a salad fork. No rational person would argue that we should ban cutlery.

Are you saying that those bureaucrats who make stupid airline safety rules aren't rational, or that they aren't human?

Just asking.  

[Zurtok Khan]

*stabs the Gnome with a salad knife to help prove the point*

I agree with Gnimbly.  Draw a line.  Then paint the Mona Lisa.  Uhh...yeah...

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

*stabs the Gnome with a salad knife to help prove the point*

I agree with Gnimbly.  Draw a line.  Then paint the Mona Lisa.  Uhh...yeah...

*stabbinates the next three posters except for gnimbley who has 5d8 rounds of stabbinatorial immunity*

[Ghost In The Machine]

I thought the second admendment meant we were allowed to keep
military grade arms in our homes. You know, full automatic rifles , RPGs,
Stingers. (What can a Stinger do to a helicopter?)

Anyway, the argument about our "right to bare arms" always struck me
as disengenious. Consider this: No rational person would argue that
individuals have the right to their own personal nuclear weapons. The
result of that would be the end of humanity. (Okay, so I presume that
anyone wanting to end humanity would not be rational.) On the other
hand, I could kill you with a salad fork. No rational person would argue
that we should ban cutlery. All rational people would agree that some
weapons (nuclear weapons) should be banned, and some weapons
(salad forks) should not. Therefore, all we are really arguing about
is where we draw the line.

"Special weapons" (nukes, germs, gas) are not considered "arms" by any nation.

[LMNO]

Considering that both a gun an a bomb are tools whose purpose is to kill, wouldn't that be considered a "line"?

[Ghost In The Machine]

Considering that both a gun an a bomb are tools whose purpose is to kill, wouldn't that be considered a "line"?

I'dAnswerThisButMyFuckingSpaceBarBroke.I'llBeRightBack.

[agent compassion]

'Course we have the right to bare arms. I'm baring my arms right now.

[gnimbley]

"Special weapons" (nukes, germs, gas) are not considered "arms" by any nation.

Like I give a shit what some nation says. Arms, weapons, things that
kill ya, sharp pointy objects, nasty hobbits... just word games. The point
still stands.

[DJRubberducky]

I think the point was that the nations play these word games so they can continue to keep such nastiness out of the hands of the hoi palloi because they want 'em all for themselves, without actually violating anything.

"Yeah, you can bear arms, but nukes aren't arms, so you can't have those."

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

I think the point was that the nations play these word games so they can continue to keep such nastiness out of the hands of the hoi palloi because they want 'em all for themselves, without actually violating anything.

"Yeah, you can bear arms, but nukes aren't arms, so you can't have those."

No. No. Sorry for being a Greek nazi, but "hoi polloi" doesn't follow "the".
"Hoi" in this case means "the." It is plural. "Polloi" means " many/masses" and is related to other words like "poly" and shit like that.

Just saying.

Gnimbley. I too don't give a fuck. I just stab them one and all the same.

The Irreverend Hugh; equal opportunity stabbinatorialist.