Gun Protesters Plan March On Washington With Loaded Rifles To...

[QUOTE="MrPraline"]barry o knows he cannot really touch guns so instead he focuses on silly red herrings like the ar-15 and other sporting rifles. while that wouldn't put a dent in any of the statistics he pretends to be so worried about. what a joke.airshocker

They also don't want to admit that NICS is a heaping pile of sh*t.

Yeah, also a red herring. MrPraline

NICS can work, it just gets overwhelmed. I have no doubt people who shouldn't be allowed to buy firearms end up buying them because it takes so long for NICS to do a check on their name.

lol, here is one guaranteed to upset everyone no matter what side they are on.

what does the current rifle hysteria have in common with the wars in afghanistan and iraq.

both are just revenge carried out against people that had nothing to do with the original action that inspired the interventions.

why else would we go after people and things that are not a significant part of the overall problem?

it's cool though, it is just our nature to lash out and exact revenge whether or not it fixes anything or punishes the guilty.

the result and the logic is unimportant just the sweet sweet satisfying revenge.

 

Riverwolf007

Well in theory,  the Taliban government in Afghanistan sheltered and enabled Al Qaeda. 

Perhaps that's somewhat similar to the way that the NRA enables murderous individuals to have easy access to deadly weapons(by its opposition to any and all gun control).  NRA is the propaganda wing of the gun industry.  Gun owners furnish the profits of the gun industry.

The difference here is no one is going to dismantle the NRA and send their members to Gitmo.  You really can't equate the suffering of the Afghan people with the totally nonexistent 'punishment' of gun owners.  Any hysteria that exists is purely on the part of, and manifested in the paranoia of the gun nuts.  They are the ones sending an armed militia to the capital.  Any opposition to their agenda has been soberly pessimistic and utterly limp-wristed.

I think everyone who buys a gun should have a background check and a safety cIass to learn how to properly handle a gun and when it would be appropriate to use.

It would give veterans and retired cops a decent job.

I wish I lived closer to Washington DC.  I'll have my popcorn ready and my guns cleaned when this goes down.  

I think everyone who buys a gun should have a background check and a safety cIass to learn how to properly handle a gun and when it would be appropriate to use.

It would give veterans and retired cops a decent job.

THE_DRUGGIE

an economic reason for universal background checks? Interesting. *ignores post*Serraph105

Most counties where I'm from do this. At least the rich ones do. But it's only taught by cops.

I wish I lived closer to Washington DC.  I'll have my popcorn ready and my guns cleaned when this goes down.  

hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I wish I lived closer to Washington DC.  I'll have my popcorn ready and my guns cleaned when this goes down.  

Serraph105

LOL.. no.  

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I wish I lived closer to Washington DC.  I'll have my popcorn ready and my guns cleaned when this goes down.  

hartsickdiscipl

LOL.. no.  

I see.....

Thats awesome, I hope they aren't beat down by the police though.

I think everyone who buys a gun should have a background check and a safety cIass to learn how to properly handle a gun and when it would be appropriate to use.

It would give veterans and retired cops a decent job.

THE_DRUGGIE

This sounds reasonable... It would add jobs and could limit the amount of criminals obtaining guns if the crime is severe enough. Firing a gun is easy but safety is paramount.

As for the OP, I sympathize with the protesters and hope they don't do anything stupid. The last thing anyone wants is another shooting by some dumb idiot.

Hope they get arrested.

Carry loaded weapons is certainly illegal and a dumb idea, especially in the capitol. Carrying unloaded weapons is not, although I have not idea if that changes if you are part of a protest.

to an outside observer, americans must be out of their minds..comp_atkins

lol 900 people.

Yeah good luck with that.

I think the best we can hope for is that one these jackasses accidentally shoots themselves and the march is called off before an armed response is provoked.

[QUOTE="comp_atkins"]to an outside observer, americans must be out of their minds..Miroku32

to insiders, it often seems that way too lol.

This is why I call myself Californian...not American.

[QUOTE="Miroku32"][QUOTE="comp_atkins"]to an outside observer, americans must be out of their minds..mrbojangles25

to insiders, it often seems that way too lol.

This is why I call myself Californian...not American.

Californian?  That's not exactly something to brag about.  

You know... this really doesn't help anyone in the long run, especially them. They'll be turned away and/or arrested for carrying loaded weapons in public, and if they avoid a mass shooting and manage to avoid legal action, they'll try to use this as a way to show that their rights are being taken away, even though carrying unconcealed rifles, let alone LOADED unconcealed rifles, has been a taboo, and illegal, in most places for years.

What scares me is that, if this happens, there will droves of idiots who will heed their bullshit call.

I'm not really stating anything none of us already know, but if they go through with this, it will be the last straw for many people.

They'll be arrested for violating the gun laws in DC. SAGE_OF_FIRE

Just checked. Open carry is not permitted within the boundaries of DC. They will be arrested upon brandishing weapons.

Quite dumb really. They are only proving they cannot read the law. 

Just checked. Open carry is not permitted within the boundaries of DC. They will be arrested upon brandishing weapons.

Quite dumb really. They are only proving they cannot read the law. 

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Just checked. Open carry is not permitted within the boundaries of DC. They will be arrested upon brandishing weapons.

Quite dumb really. They are only proving they cannot read the law. 

Person0

Just humoring the obvious sarcasm.

The people who live in DC decided that it was in their best interest to give up their rights. People from outside the region have to submit themselves to the laws of the region. That's how the nation works. 

You don't even have any legal say in law until you've lived in an area for a certain amount of days. This is so you cannot just cross political boundaries and cast your vote. 

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Just checked. Open carry is not permitted within the boundaries of DC. They will be arrested upon brandishing weapons.

Quite dumb really. They are only proving they cannot read the law. 

Wasdie

Just humoring the obvious sarcasm.

The people who live in DC decided that it was in their best interest to give up their rights. People from outside the region have to submit themselves to the laws of the region. That's how the nation works. 

You don't even have any legal say in law until you've lived in an area for a certain amount of days. This is so you cannot just cross political boundaries and cast your vote. 

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]They'll be arrested for violating the gun laws in DC. MrGeezer

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="Miroku32"] You read my mind. hartsickdiscipl

to insiders, it often seems that way too lol.

This is why I call myself Californian...not American.

Californian?  That's not exactly something to brag about.  

Yes it is.  At least, northern californian is.

I forgot what president it was, but it was one of our earlier ones, and he said "When I want to go out west, I go to Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and so forth.  When I want to go west of the west, I go to California".  California has always been something special, past and present.

The company I work for is HQ'd in California, but is expanding in Chicago.  I ask some of my coworkers how they enjoyed Chicago (some have lived there), they say its one of their favorite places in the world, then they tell me all these great stories.  I then ask them if they'd ever leave California and head back there for work, and they've all said "**** no" lol.

If California is not worthy of bragging about, I don't know what is :P

*waits for citations of debt, poor education, stupid gun control laws, etc pertaining to CA*

That's pretty much like protesting against the abolition of slavery by walking your slave around the white house.lightleggy

I would actually sort of like to see that.

^^ So now they should be scared of the protesters?dramaybaz

Maybe they won't arrest anybody or just a couple but you cannot let a protest of this nature go unsupervised. You need to bring overwhelming force if just to stand idle by and let them know that it isn't in their best interest to escalate the situation even further. Master_Live

Feel sorry for the non-crazies in America. Must suck to have morons like this turning your country into the laughing stock of the world.C_Rule

[Doesn't matter.MrGeezer

Maybe they won't arrest anybody or just a couple but you cannot let a protest of this nature go unsupervised. You need to bring overwhelming force if just to stand idle by and let them know that it isn't in their best interest to escalate the situation even further. Master_Live

> Open carry against the law in DC.

> 800 idiots with loaded rifles.

> DC Metro Police will stop them.

> Grabs popcorn.