Lets watch The Dark Knight Rises...

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Nightshade wrote:lol, yeah it threw me for a loop when I read it, too. I'll see if I can find the link again.

EDIT: Not the link I was reading yesterday, but it discusses the same ruling: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/polit ... cotus.html
Time to re-think owning a gun? Unless ur a moron...(or Dutch)
alright normally when I say this it's in jest, but this time:
America :olo:
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Eraser wrote: So the government says that if they turn into tyrants, you have the right to take up arms against them? First of all, why would I need the government's approval if I wish to oppose them and overthrow them? Would people really go like "oh but the law forbids us to have weapons, so lets not revolt against our government"? Also, wouldn't the first thing a tyrant would do is scrap the constitution and impose a weapon ban?
It's not about getting the government's blessing before a revolt. It's one of the things that makes this country great, the fact that the Founding Fathers codified the right of the people to remove the government should it become oppressive and tyrannical. The likelihood of it actually happening...yeah, that's a different story.
Eraser wrote: Second thing, a revolution can be done without bloodshed. See Egypt.
Uh, maybe you should see Egypt, because that regime change was far from bloodless. It wasn't an open war, but it's not like the Mubarak regime just said "Oh, you want us to leave? Ok, just let us clean out our desks."
Eraser wrote: Also, there's no need for a weapon in defending your home if the other dude doesn't have a weapon either. And you say when the gov't fails to protect you. How do you determine if that is the case?
Says who? You? With all due respect, kiss the darkest part of my big, white ass. You don't have the right to tell me how I should defend my home and family. You don't have the right to tell me to wait and verify whether or not someone that's broken into my home is carrying a weapon. The law (in NC, at least) states that if I feel that there's a threat of death or grievous bodily harm from a burglar deadly force is legal. Now, do I want to blow away another human being? Of course not. I wouldn't simply run at the intruder with guns blazing. But would I shoot someone if I felt they posed the aforementioned threat? Without a moment's hesitation.

We've had this discussion before, and I know where your opinions lie. I don't agree with them and I know you don't agree with mine.
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You need a gun because shit like this might happen.

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I read there are quite a lot of women fan-girling over this guy.
Interesting phenomenon how (some) women are attracted to murderers; must be some sort of primitive "kill power" thing.
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This thread has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that cuntshade is an embarrassment to himself, his family and the whole country...RIP America...
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A dumb ass said that there's no difference in an assault rifle and any other semi automatic weapon...lol what a moron...
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Yeah, he clearly doesn't understand how to best shoot up a movie crowd :tard:
So glad I don't live in that retarded shithole called the US of assholes.
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now i see why the term 'euroweenie' came into being
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Your tiny flacid english dick, and your momma's loose vagina you could park the entire cast of TDKR in, etc...
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scared? wrote:A dumb ass said that there's no difference in an assault rifle and any other semi automatic weapon...lol what a moron...
Please tell me that your reading comprehension skills aren't this poor and that you're not actually this stupid.
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MKJ wrote:
whom the Supreme Court have ruled are under no obligation to protect you
wait what?
stumbled on that. going to have to check on this potentially spurious claim. so if that's true...
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pretty poewrful article.
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Did cuntshade kill himself yet?...
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Yeah, but they're just Sikhs.
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lol guns...
Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
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*waits for facebook memes*
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Couldn't this stupid fucking piece of shit with a "9/11" tattoo on his arm at least wikipedia who the Sikhs are?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog ... -shootings

Briliant little article for you morons to read. And the non-morons just to reconfirm how correct you were
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i blame people for not having enough guns
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Don Carlos wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/aug/03/movie-violence-mass-shootings

Briliant little article for you morons to read. And the non-morons just to reconfirm how correct you were
That's how it always goes with arguments about movie violence. It's always someone else being desensitized – it's always "them", those "others", or "us" – never the person who wants it toned down. It's never "me". I've been desensitized. I've been numbed.
:up:

same goes for the more general "people have too much freedom" line some morons peddle; people other than themselves, of course
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Don Carlos wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/aug/03/movie-violence-mass-shootings

Briliant little article for you morons to read. And the non-morons just to reconfirm how correct you were
Wouldn't call it brilliant, but there are some truths in there.
I don't think this article will convince the critics of movie violence though. They'll argue that even if this was a psychopath, material that would push such people over the edge should be banned or regulated. I think most people don't fear that ordinary folk would be pushed towards such acts by movie/videogame violence but that it could push people that are sensitive to such material (eg: psychopaths) over the edge.

Personally I think these folks would've done something horrible regardless. If it wasn't Batman it would be some other movie. Or a video game. Or a book. Or a person. Just look at Breivik. He cited Geert Wilders as an inspirational figure for himself.

And of course people are always talking about others. I think everyone agrees that someone that does this is a nut case and people never consider themselves to be nut cases (and rightly so in most cases I guess).
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The only problem with that Guardian article is that the author assumes that the perpetrator will be found to be suffering from some mental illness or another (namely psychopathy in this instance). It seems to be something society is moving to as a whole; nobody wants to accept that someone otherwise completely sane is capable of committing an atrocity.
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0psys wrote:Why would you need to own a machine gun?
No one needs a machine gun. But everyone has shit they don't need. Do we need the video games we play? No, but they're fun. Just like machine guns are fun. I own a few, and they're a blast to shoot. But I don't shoot them that much (mainly because ammo is damn expensive right now and going through 30 rounds in just a few seconds can be pricey). They're also a great investment. Resale value is extremely high and the collectible guns do nothing but become more valuable as the years go by...
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xer0s wrote:Just like machine guns are fun. I own a few, and they're a blast to shoot.
My mental picture of you as a massively stupid redneck has almost solidified. All you need to do now is to vote for Mitt Romney, say how great Fox News is or profess the benefits of a war with Iran and your "right-wing moron" persona will be complete.
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