I got into an online discussion about firearms. Of course, with someone who hates guns,and also knows nothing about them. They linked me to the video below, and I blew blood out of my sinuses.
Let’s just put this out there: Assault Rifle has a definition. This includes burst or full auto fire. The VAST MAJORITY of rifles in the USA do not have this feature. You can technically buy these rifles – but they are very goddamned expensive, and no gang banger on the street is going to buy one legally. Even illegally, they’re a pretty penny.
“Assault Weapon” is a bullshit term that means whatever the person saying it means – and the people using this term are, without fail, anti-gun grabbers. I’ve heard this term used to describe everything from an M242 to a Glock pistol. It’s a booga-booga bullshit term, meant to inspire fear, nothing more.
So yeah. Join my tooth-crushing rage here.
I went to the dentist today and they said it was very bad to grind your teeth. I not only had to curb my rage at this nitwit in the video, but had to actively stop myself from grinding my own teeth to dust. Every last “fact” she stated was wrong. I hate people like this. NEVER STOP FIGHTING AGAINST IGNORENT PEOPLE.
P.S: Love the comic. Who’s going to buy Omar’s store?
*ignorant
Because I’m a dick
Please tell me that misspelling “ignorant” was meant to be sarcastic.
Glad you caught that. No, I was just typing after an 18 shift. Kind of tired, so I just sounded it out. 2
Excusable, then. 🙂
*headdesk* rinse, repeat
Do not underestimate the power of the Chewbacca Defense.
Because Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!
Firstly, Endor is a moon, not a planet.
Secondly, even if Chewbacca lives there (which I doubt, but I didn’t follow any of the post movie stuff), it doesn’t mean he’s from there.
Not understanding your point…
People move from “where they’re from” to new places all the time.
Never mind. I just searched “Chewbacca Defense”..
Now I feel like an idiot…
Oh Ghod, me too…..
“I got into an online discussion about firearms. Of course, with someone who hates guns,and also knows nothing about them.”
So tell me, how IS Diane Feinstein these days?
*watches* My brain, MY BRAAAAAAIN! IT BUURRRRRRNNSS USSSSS!
“This video does not exist.”
Much like I wish these tools didn’t.
“…they penetrate vests…” “…they pose particular thereat to law enforcement…”
So does .700NE.
You know what can penetrate those vests with astonishing regularity?
A knife.
I have a bow and a broadhead arrow. That will slice through various types of vest. Can that therefore also be termed an assault weapon?
Idiots!
Depends. Are you carrying a 30-caliber high assault quiver thingy?
You are restricted to a 9 arrow quiver unless you have a prerestriction or historic license. The quiver must be transported in a locked case, with the bow in a separate case and the safety on or a safety locked draw string, and unloaded.
That actually gave me an eye-lid tic. Gee, thanks.
Actually, the most worrisome sentence is “they complied with the letter of the law but not the spirit.” The spirit of the law was the complete ban of guns. This could be a new attack point.
Trying to talk about this with dedicated anti-gun folks is pointless, but for folks who still have a shred of reason, I’ve found it helpful to share this website with them: http://www.assaultweapon.info/
Bookmarked that, i feel that it will be needed in the future
I lasted 16 seconds.
Ain’t watchin’. My blood pressure is being controlled by a combination of meds and not giving two fucks about what these idiots think. If I pay them any attention, I may pop like a juicy red balloon.
No thanks. I’m with Coinneach; my blood pressure meds wouldn’t be able to control my drastic rise. Sadly, we have some in the gun rights community here who are every bit as bad as the Brady Bunch.
This is completely irrelevant to everything, but it’s something I really want to get off my chest-
I remember explaining the situation in Connecticut to my father a few weeks back. Having been the local city Marshall for nearly 20 years now and being probably the most pro-civilian-gun-ownership guy in the US, he’s planning on moving to Marion County (we’re currently in a suburb of the Metroplex in Texas) and just living in a small house in the woods. Which I think is a great idea, peace and quiet sounds perfect to me at this point- Sadly I still have my fair share of road to cover before I get to that point.
But that’s not what I wanted to get at. After explaining the gun control situation, he said something along the lines of “Thank god the officials of Texas are not as ignorant and narrow-minded. We will not have these problems in the ‘Hundred-Acre Woods.’ ”
And that got me thinking.
Throughout history it has been shown that governments are extremely imperialistic when it comes to their citizens and are damn well content to come and seek out those who do not wish to comply to these sorts of regulations, cramming it down their throats either directly or behind the scenes. If you don’t comply to something like gun control, the government will find you, they will corner you, and they will force their ideologies upon you, to “punish” you for your actions.
If my father were to continue his pro-gun mindset in his house in the woods after an assault-weapon ban in Texas, I would probably see something on the news equating to “Former cop turned terrorist- known remote criminal hideout raided, 12 officers have been-”
…And that’s exactly the kind of propaganda that we should be afraid of
The Connecticut gun registration is case in point- there was no open democratic vote. There was no warning. The law was passed, non-de-facto, irregardless of the constitution, overnight and expected all citizens to comply with it.
(The argument of the constitution is kinda irrelevant at this point too considering we’re dealing with people who don’t give a rat’s ass about it)
This basically amounts to exactly what happened in Africa with the european colonies- boundaries are drawn by a governing body who wishes control over a given sector of land, and draws up a grid without taking into account the individual cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles of the (potentially very diverse) people who live within those boundaries, subjecting them to a hive-minded regime.
Similarly is the American Civil War- when the south wanted to secede, the North pursued them and declared war in an attempt to “preserve the union.” This essentially amounts to “We want to continue to control your land.” Certainly, the situation with slavery at the time could very well be a moral obligation for a conflict, but at the end of the day they were two vastly separate groups of people, and the South was not happy about being lumped together when they had their own distinct culture and requirements. Thus, even though they potentially even had plans to ALLY with the Union, their chance at a potential independent nation, that caters to their cultural needs, was quashed. Please keep in mind I do not condone slavery or any of the racist practices of the South at the time, but this does make for a prime example of what I’m getting at here.
Furthermore, look at the American revolution- When the colonists were pushed to a point that they no longer wished to comply to the regime of Britain, they declared war and began to claim the land for an independent entity. However, the Brits were left boggled and confused- They figured their rule was correct, they assumed compliance was a necessity. After all, it IS a law from the king.
It reminds me of a story I once read of a Roman soldier, stationed outside a palace, with orders not to move a muscle. However, upon seeing a woman being attacked by bandits, he moved in to intervene and saved her life and property. Upon hearing about this tragedy, the Emporer ordered the execution of this guard for disobeying his orders- even though he may have done the right thing.
This is what America is being subjected to, and the hive-mindedness that we are gradually conforming to. When a law is passed in the US, that’s it. It is the law, it is an order, it is indisputable, and the police WILL enforce these laws. (keep in mind I would be an officer had it not been for a heart condition) I don’t support anarchy- in fact I’m in vast support of having a government. Laws are needed to prevent murders, theft, and other crime. They are necessary in order for society to survive. However, when you start throwing in controversial laws regarding trivial and culturally-indecisive orders such as banning gay marriage or firearms, you start to get into the realms of laws that are not justifiably passed, and simply based on whatever cultural or religious sect happens to comprise the majority of our governing bodies.
Now please bear that I could be perfectly mistaken in all of this. I could be mad. But if you ask me, there comes a point where you have to realize that it is up to you as an individual to be able to understand which laws are justified in passing- and which laws are not. It is up to you to be able to discern right from wrong, rather than taking what is given to you and eating it. At some point you have to realize that laws are a moral guideline for helping people exist in harmony as a society- not a way of controlling what your citizens do because you feel like it. Live and let live, allow people to enjoy their lives as long as they do not directly interfere with anyone else’s, and for the love of god just get along. This is how we prevent wars, this is how we prevent social conflict, and this is how we can get a little better at being humans.
Please, feel free to expand on this or completely deny everything I just said. I’m probably completely wrong about this. If a psychologist read this he may very well look me in the eye and call me a madman. But whatever, it’s just my opinion.
*applause*
Outstandingly well written.
Add facebook to the growing list of public pantshitters who think guns are the boogieman:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/03/foghorn/breaking-facebook-considering-banning-gun-related-pages/
“They can go through doors” LOLOLOL!!! There’s a comic for you to draw. I imagine an AK and a TEC9 Strolling down a hallway together, hand in hand.
If whatever critter said it meant they can put bullets through internal doors …
… well, that’s suggesting that anything more powerful than a … um … than a … than …
It’s suggesting that all guns must be banned because they’re all terrifyingly powerful, isn’t it? There just isn’t a gun to put on the end of that “more powerful than a” to make the distinction, unless you count paintball markers, water pistols and starter pistols. I’m in the UK and can legally own a gun that’ll blow a hole through an interior door without paperwork or storage requirements.
As for the guns themselves going through doorways, so can almost anything else I can carry.
there is a full auto glock pistol. since its not a rifle, but is full auto, im not sure it meets the full technical definition of assualt weapons. in other news i blame csi and similar shows (law and order, ncis, etc) for the image that full auto weapons are prevelant. seems like every other episode some in those shows is going full auto spray and pray with bottomless mags. thank you hollywood for making it impossible for law abiding citizens to enjoy their rights.
I’m on a Live Journal group for writers who are having trouble finding reference information. In one reply I mentioned “lands and grooves.” Someone responded “Oh, that’s what they’re saying on CSI! I thought it was ‘Lanson grooves.'”
There is no technical definition of “assault weapon”; it means “gun with whatever features we deem scary today.” The Glock 18 (which I believe is the selective-fire Glock pistol that you’re referring to) is technically a machine pistol. It is not an assault rifle both because it’s not a longarm (aka “rifle”) and because it fires a pistol-caliber cartridge; assault rifles fire intermediate-power cartridges.
The Glock 18 is an NFA post FOPA weapon which means no one without an enhanced FFL can own one. Yes a machine pistol, but still well within NFA control. They’re a leprechaun among firearms. They have never been used in a crime, but God knows Feinstein still shits her bed over it every night
I strongly suspect that Feinstein knows much more about guns than is commonly believed. More to the point, I suspect she knows both exactly how irrelevant an AWB is and how rare (and rarely-used) selective-fire weapons are. She most likely views an AWB as a stepping stone to further gun control.
She also has a permit to carry a handgun.
Had. It’s reportedly no longer valid, and she has claimed that she stopped carrying some time ago.
Note that the video in question is old, with just over 100k hits, and has ratings and comments disabled. Huh. Wonder why. LOL Because they hate having their propaganda disproven, I suppose.
That is the problem with Videos these days. People can put up easily digested stories, with no basis of reality, nor counter arguments to show how false their statements are. ANd if they get really good they can get people to buy books and fund their lunacy
Check out
day by day and Sipsey Street, they have published the names and addresses of the politicians that passed the dumb law. The pols are very unhappy.
Heh, I like the playlist it’s in: “Pro gun control idiots without a clue”
Oh good. I’m so glad you showed my that video, because I wasn’t hating people enough.
Thank you.
Just be aware that while you wrote this as satire – and I’m sure the regular readers take it as such – that some people would think you’re being both serious and accurate.
*Sigh*
Isn’t a weapon something that can hurt someone or something, say assault them? If I go all G Gordon Liddy and assault someone across a table with a pencil, does that make my weapon, the pencil, an assault weapon?
I wonder if cavemen argued about getting rid of all the fist sized rocks? Then rocks on sticks? Then pointy sticks over a set length? There have always been weapon grabs, and they always end poorly.
I cannot wait until we all have ray guns. Then this gun thing will all be so funny!
No! Not a pointed stick! You can put your eye out with one of those! *sighs* Thus, by this [alleged] reasoning, eventually even bananas will be outlawed.
Since when did gun laws become an extended Monty Python-esque skit?
Since they were of equal intellectual merit.
Sir, are you insinuating that Monty Python skits are abysmally, appallingly stupid?
Nonsensical and chaotic, absolutely, but stupidity was not a Python trope. SHAME! SHAME!
You make a good point.
Gun laws; More absurd than Absurdist comedy.
HE’S GOT A STICK WITH A NAIL IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yup, old, forgotten video, now given new life.
The best thing to do with complete shitheads is to ignore them.
Hmm… I don’t know, I’m pretty sure my Kentucky Long Rifle is an assault weapon too, I think we should ban it. I mean, it has an insane two rounds per minute rate of fire, and it has a very scary lightly stained maple stock. TIS AN ASSAULT WEAPON I SAY! Just look at this evilness- https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/product/Kentucky-Rifle-Kit-.50-cal-Percussion
The Founding Fathers couldn’t have had that sort of firepower in mind when they wrote the Second Amendment! …er, wait…
Where did the mouse-over text things about .22LR and 12 ga. shotguns being the most common weapons used in LE killings come from? UCR says the majority are handguns.
Or am I missing more sarcasm?
They make handguns in 22LR as you should know(I just had to point it out). My guess is that sawn off weapons may be lumped into the “Handgun” category.
I’m English….. And even I know shes talking crap
Shes also getting her wars muddled up. WWI trenches, WWII Sturmgewehr
OOH! OOH! Lookit lookit!
http://www.examiner.com/article/conn-police-refuse-to-enforce-new-gun-laws