B-Man Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 As Charles C. Cooke wrote in 2015, “here’s the million-dollar question: What the hell are they waiting for? Go on, chaps. Bloody well do it. Seriously, try it. Start the process.” In the meantime, “Every D candidate should be asked about this,” Glenn tweets today. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Nick Kristof Argues with Straw Men about Guns; Straw Men Win By DAVID FRENCH Yesterday, the New York Times’ Nick Kristof posted a column that purported to tell his largely progressive readership “how to win an argument about guns.” I’m interested to read good arguments from the other side, so I clicked eager to find how Kristof would best an informed gun-rights advocate in debate. The short answer, it turns out, is that he wouldn’t. The column’s pattern is simple: Kristof posits a primitive caricature of a gun-rights argument, delivers a thoroughly inadequate response designed to settle the issue, and then repeats the cycle. In other words, he erects one straw man after another and fails to best any of them. More at the link: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/nick-kristof-argues-with-straw-men-about-guns-straw-men-win/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 https://www.dailywire.com/news/29179/londons-mayor-declares-intense-new-knife-control-emily-zanotti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, /dev/null said: https://www.dailywire.com/news/29179/londons-mayor-declares-intense-new-knife-control-emily-zanotti Quote No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law. But...but...but...I use it to eat my lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) Quote Sean DavisVerified account @seanmdav FollowFollow @seanmdav Old and busted: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." New hotness: Nobody needs a knife. Quote Mayor of LondonVerified account @MayorofLondon FollowFollow @MayorofLondon No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife. Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law. I'm not sure I want to take advice from a guy who can't find any use for a knife other than murdering someone I carry a knife everywhere I go and I find dozens of uses for it, none of which include murdering people . Edited April 9, 2018 by B-Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, DC Tom said: But...but...but...I use it to eat my lunch. Not anymore. Only criminals use knives. The worst of the lot use assault knives to eat their lunch. Edited April 9, 2018 by Koko78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 58 minutes ago, B-Man said: I'm not sure I want to take advice from a guy who can't find any use for a knife other than murdering someone I carry a knife everywhere I go and I find dozens of uses for it, none of which include murdering people . I carry a locking for and a half inch blade, and Leatherman when dressed for the farm If I'm out doing real work at sometimes carry a K-Bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: I carry a locking for and a half inch blade, and Leatherman when dressed for the farm If I'm out doing real work at sometimes carry a K-Bar Havv a nother won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Just now, thebug said: Havv a nother won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Funny, I thought you would have more hair, but other than that...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Koko78 said: Not anymore. Only criminals use knives. The worst of the lot use assault knives to eat their lunch. Assault knives with self loading semi-automatic high capacity magazine clips Doesn't the K in AK-47 stand for Knife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 A reminder: this is the sort of thing one can expect from a government that doesn't recognize the natural rights of it's citizens as sacrosanct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 8:28 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Guns just make killing efficient. Why make killing efficient? Sure. Whatever. Here's a NSFW link to all the Sopranos murders... https://youtu.be/K6Iulu8y1nM Remember - it's NSFW for language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Nanker said: Sure. Whatever. Here's a NSFW link to all the Sopranos murders... https://youtu.be/K6Iulu8y1nM Remember - it's NSFW for language. Nobody said, less messy. One can be an efficient slob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Y'know what'd be really funny? If London banned knifes, and people started killing each other with forks. Mayor of London: "There's no reason for anyone to use a fork! Look at Ethiopia. They just grab some disgusting flatbread and scoop their food by hand. And only four people have ever been killed by flatbread in Ethiopia. Who's with me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA Grant Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 The London law is clearly targeting gang violence. It's giving more power to law enforcement to stop criminals. This is to protect the innocent, and put more pressure & traps for gang members. The idea that this will hurt the innocent schoolteachers & accountants who walk around with personal-protection switch-blades is very silly. It's not going to affect people using knives in rural areas, or whatever. If that happens, if police were to spend more time hassling people over their Swiss army knives when they're camping, rather than on the gang members with switchblades -- nobody would stand for it. But it seems obvious London is looking at the violence & danger presented on the trains or the streets, looking for ways to curb muggings & assaults. Nevertheless, right-wing media/commenters only focus on rhetoric aspect of it with no appreciation for any nuance... as usual. Any effort to regulate society & improve conditions will be imperfect until all humans are replaced by sentient robots. So what's the better plan? Give knives & knife-training to all London citizens? Y'know, "the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a knife is a good guy with a knife." Maybe it'd be better to escalate the situation -- London should legalize handguns again. Better yet, legalize AR-15s. I'm sure that would reduce gang violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Is the above as dumb a post as I suspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Is the above as dumb a post as I suspect? Yes. He's advocating for a version of stop and frisk without realizing liberals are on the other side of that issue - because he's an asshat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, DC Tom said: Is the above as dumb a post as I suspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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