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The_Dunedan · 03-27-2005, 06:10 PM

I love how Strange Famous ( and others ) ignore the incontrivertable ( and often mentioned ) fact that the defensive use of a firearm stops somewhere between 80,000 ( VERY lowball estimate ) and 2,500,000 ( most accepted figure ) crimes every year in the US.

I love how they ignore the incontrivertable fact that States with shall-issue Concealed Carry have seen an accelerated drop in crime, a drop which is significantly -greater- than the nationwide average.

I love how they ignore the fact that nations with strict Victim Disarmament laws in place ( with one exception; Japan ) all have rates of violent crime which are either higher than that of the US, or are rapidly approaching it.

I love how they expect "the Government" or "the Police" to protect us, even though the nationwide average response-time for cops is just over twenty minutes.

I love the classist bias they exude when they tell people to "wait for the professionals" in areas where the cops won't go, or when they tell inner-city victims to "move to a better area!"

I love the rediculous implication that scratching a rapists face with some keys will put him out of the fight, but shooting him twice with a .45 will only make him angry.

I love the explicit sexism in their frequent arguement that "A woman would just be disarmed and have her gun used against her!" As if a quick pull of her trigger wouldn't render the question academic. "Silly little girl" they say "Leave this to the Big Strong Policemen. You might hurt yourself."

I love the presumtion that a civillian who practices 100+ rounds every week would miss and kill Non-combatants, but a cop who fires his weapon twice a year to qualify is a Pistol God Of Accuracy Who'd Never Miss Because Of His Advanced Training.

I love the cognitive dissonance associated with the notion that "Assault rifles and handguns are only good for killing huge numbers of people," which is why the cops need them to protect us.

I love how, every time a Victim Disarmament statue is removed, they predict bloodbaths which never happen.

I love how they think that our guns are "substitute cocks;" which is why so many women own them and I own a 2" snub-nose.

And I ESPECIALLY love how they think passing a law will magically make people like me, my family, my friends, and ( I imagine ) several others on this board turn in our Evil Black Phallic Weapons Of Doom And Destruction.

03-27-2005, 06:10 PM	#61 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	I love how Strange Famous ( and others ) ignore the incontrivertable ( and often mentioned ) fact that the defensive use of a firearm stops somewhere between 80,000 ( VERY lowball estimate ) and 2,500,000 ( most accepted figure ) crimes every year in the US. I love how they ignore the incontrivertable fact that States with shall-issue Concealed Carry have seen an accelerated drop in crime, a drop which is significantly -greater- than the nationwide average. I love how they ignore the fact that nations with strict Victim Disarmament laws in place ( with one exception; Japan ) all have rates of violent crime which are either higher than that of the US, or are rapidly approaching it. I love how they expect "the Government" or "the Police" to protect us, even though the nationwide average response-time for cops is just over twenty minutes. I love the classist bias they exude when they tell people to "wait for the professionals" in areas where the cops won't go, or when they tell inner-city victims to "move to a better area!" I love the rediculous implication that scratching a rapists face with some keys will put him out of the fight, but shooting him twice with a .45 will only make him angry. I love the explicit sexism in their frequent arguement that "A woman would just be disarmed and have her gun used against her!" As if a quick pull of her trigger wouldn't render the question academic. "Silly little girl" they say "Leave this to the Big Strong Policemen. You might hurt yourself." I love the presumtion that a civillian who practices 100+ rounds every week would miss and kill Non-combatants, but a cop who fires his weapon twice a year to qualify is a Pistol God Of Accuracy Who'd Never Miss Because Of His Advanced Training. I love the cognitive dissonance associated with the notion that "Assault rifles and handguns are only good for killing huge numbers of people," which is why the cops need them to protect us. I love how, every time a Victim Disarmament statue is removed, they predict bloodbaths which never happen. I love how they think that our guns are "substitute cocks;" which is why so many women own them and I own a 2" snub-nose. And I ESPECIALLY love how they think passing a law will magically make people like me, my family, my friends, and ( I imagine ) several others on this board turn in our Evil Black Phallic Weapons Of Doom And Destruction.