Now is not the time to talk about Gun Control

[itsrobert]

Last edited Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:48 PM - Edit history (1)

and and any such discussion should be regulated to the killing enablers' gun nut forum on DU.

[cthulu2016]

1. Correct. It appears yesterday was.

[Care Acutely]

15. + 1000

[GObamaGO]

2. While I agree with your sentiment

I predict this will be locked or you will be told to take it to the gungeon.

[jody]

3. Do you want to take support for RKBA from our party platform and make Obama recant his

support for the Second Amendment?

[itsrobert]

6. Do you support the right to take a firearm to a school and kill 20 plus kids?

n/t

[jody]

13. Answer NO. What is your answer to #3? nt

[itsrobert]

14. Do you support the right to take a firearm to a public school?

n/t

[jody]

17. Already answered. What is your answer to #3/ nt

[itsrobert]

19. Than you don't support the Second Amendment?

You don't support the 2nd amendment?

[jody]

27. This branch of the thread asked "3. Do you want to take support for RKBA from our party platform and

make Obama recant . . ."

What is your answer to that question?

[upaloopa]

7. I'm taking that as support for the gun lobby

My question to you is this. Do you only care about winning debates and your right to bear arms or does the killing of innocent children give you pause to maybe consider the point that gun violence in this country is getting to the point of unacceptable levels.

[jody]

12. What is your answer to #3? nt

[upaloopa]

28. This not a political issue at this point.

Your losing the effect you think your arguments have. People will be calling for gun control. Get use to it.

[jody]

31. "not a political issue at this point" but every thread on this issue includes many posts that

advocate some degree of banning firearms.
.
I don't see you posting to those

[upaloopa]

34. I mean you can't threaten a politician with NRA

tactics anymore.

[jody]

35. Thanks. nt

[sanatanadharma]

30. YES

I'm opposed to the right to kill with bullshit arms.

[jody]

33. Thanks. RKBA is a very divisive, polarizing issue and IMO that's why Obama supports the 2A. nt

[Skidmore]

4. It never is the time and that's the problem.

[Wind Dancer]

8. +1000 n/t

[gcomeau]

5. Now is damn wel EXACTLY the time to talk about it.

People pull this crap every single time.

Mass shooting ---> "Oh, don't talk about it NOW... a little respect!!!" ---> anyone brings it up later? Immediate and vociferous denial that there's any problem to be addressed and discussion shouted down.

[arthritisR_US]

10. +100 !

[Iggo]

23. Now is ALWAYS the time.

[MineralMan]

9. It's always time to talk about it, and when horrible events

like this one occur, more people get involved with that conversation. Sorry that bothers you.

We truly need to find a way to stop massacres like this from happening. You can't stop this conversation just because you don't like where it's taking place.

[itsrobert]

11. good points

Now reread the entirety of my post.

[MineralMan]

16. I read the whole thing, and this should not be relegated to that DU group.

Nor will it be. It will be discussed generally, and not just on this website. Right now, the discussion is primarily in GD, where you posted. You can join those discussions or not. That's your choice.

[itsrobert]

18. Okay, I did not use the sarcasm tag

because i thought it was obvious. Apparently not. Sorry about that.

[MineralMan]

21. This is not a time where satire or sarcasm is appropriate.

Say what you think, directly and without playing word games. Anything else will be misunderstood right now. When there's a very serious thing going on, it's not time to mess around with word games. Truly.

You can still edit your original post, you know. You can still explain that you were being sarcastic and regret that.

[itsrobert]

22. nope

I think most people get what I meant. thanks anyway for your advice.

[MineralMan]

29. The thing is that a great number of people have no idea who you are

or what you stand for. Many of them will misunderstand your OP, and naturally so.

You're not as famous as you believe on DU.

[itsrobert]

37. I never thought I was

Famous for anything. I have 20 followers on twitter and most of them are spam followers.

[LisaL]

20. Seems like the right time to talk about Gun control is NEVER.

[Initech]

24. Then when is? Take that NRA bullshit talking point elsewhere.

[YoungDemCA]

25. It's never the time...

If not now, when?

[tosh]

26. Why the hell not??

[JanMichael]

32. Wrong, it's exactly the right time. And I think people should have to look at unedited photos

while we do it.

[MrYikes]

36. Your speaking about how bad guns are is a good thing,

but could someone at least say something just a little bit bad about the people who did this?