Virginia Republicans Push Bill to Permit Bazookas, Hand Grenades, Anti-Tank Weapons, etc.

[lowkell]

http://bluevirginia.us/diary/10912/csgv-applauds-del-fillercorn-for-leading-opposition-to-radical-bazooka-bill

[Faux pas]

1. Guess they're gearing

up for the next civil war. Sheesh.

[polichick]

3. Gittin' ready to fight the gubmint.

[Faux pas]

7. They are a serious

bunch of pimples on the ass of life.

[polichick]

8. And just like pimples, they're likely to explode. :)

[Faux pas]

10. tick tick tick...

[riqster]

2. Christ on a landmine. Really?

[Turbineguy]

4. MOAB's

Great for quail hunting.

[The Magistrate]

5. This Is 'Original Intent' Of The Second Amendment, Sir

There was at the time no appreciable difference between the arms possessed by regulars and those possessed by private persons; even artillery was available to any citizen who could afford a cannon.

Private possession of everything from battle-tanks to fighter jets is well within the original logic of the framers of the 2nd amendment....

[Frustratedlady]

9. For real?

Private possession of everything from battle-tanks to fighter jets is well within the original logic of the framers of the 2nd amendment....

Man, our framers of the 2nd amendment were SMART! They knew about fighter jets and all those battle tanks and everything way back then?

Truly amazing.

Are we talking about regular citizens calling for these laws, or are these extreme groups pushing this kind of legislation? Do they also have Stand Your Ground laws? It might be worth the move to watch some of these hot heads battle it out with their grenades and all that thar ammunition they've been hoarding for just such a day.

Popcorn supply! Check!

[geek tragedy]

11. private armies and mercenaries were quite common back then

the notion that the state should have a monopoly on organized violence was a controversial one back then.

[The Magistrate]

16. Flat Fact, Ma'am

The line you are trying is the equivalent of someone saying 'all they knew were muskets and such, they couldn't possibly have meant the kind of weapons we have now', and it is just as fallacious.

What was envisioned was that the weapons in the hands of the populace would be equivalent to those in the hands of a standing army. If the standing army has muskets, the people have muskets. If the standing army has machine-guns, then the principle would hold that the people, too, should possess them, and possess any other weapon employed by regular armed forces.

Whether this is wise policy of not is a separate question....

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Well, they're "arms"

or something.................

[TRoN33]

12. Not just Virginia... Wisconsin Republicans are literally pushing for the new laws...

Claiming that 2nd amendments permit regular folk to own the fighter jets, tanks, and attack helicopter.

What next? Amend the laws to allow idiots like Ted Nugent to own the nuke?

[Kablooie]

13. The government should be forced to sell all their high tech weaponry to citizens.

Hey, why not?

[ailsagirl]

14. What, no nuclear bombs??

[sakabatou]

18. No, just Davey Crockets.

[blkmusclmachine]

15. GOP is out of its mind. Unfortunately, DC DEMS still have bipartisan fetish.

[Mr.Bill]

17. I imagine they'll be trying to pass a lot of foolish laws

in the coming years now that there's a governor who will veto them.

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. Why not? If you can justify some of the weapons legal now, you can justify RPGs

I understand their logic completely, and they're right. There is no difference in kind of degree between what Lanza's mother could own without a problem and an RPG. None.

That the whole gunner shithead mentality is also insane and stupid beyond comprehension doesn't change the fact that they are being consistent here. This is gunner paradise: every asshole walking around with anti-tank weapons.