Posted on 06/15/2016 6:39:06 AM PDT by Zakeet
Former "Star Trek" star and gay activist George Takei penned an op-ed for The Daily Beast Tuesday arguing that the First Amendment cannot be protected without limiting the Second, and calling for a "common-sense" ban on firearms "designed for mass slaughter."
Mr. Takei wrote that the LGBT community is grappling with the notion that Sundays terrorist attack on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando "was inspired by religious fanaticism."
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Mr. Takei wrote that the constitutional right for citizens to own, purchase and sell "semi-automatic firearms" conflicts with their right to peaceably assemble "without undue fear of being targeted or killed."
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You stupid swishy—did the NRA murder your butt buddies? Or was it a Muslim? Is it the NRA chopping off your swishy buddies heads off or throwing them off five story buildings?
Or is it Muslims?
Idiot.
Decisions, decisions....and flop sweat.
takei’s only claim to fame is that he/it is gay.
How well did they deal with ISIS? Gays put the blame on Christian conservatives.
“We’ll scratch your eyes out!”
As someone who was the victim of govt violence, he sure does love the govt.
Sounds like an F-16 taxiing by.
was this guy some actor?
never heard of him
The stupid is strong in this one.
This seems to be a developing liberal talking point, that it was religious fanaticism which drove the massacre. But we are told it’s religious fanaticism in general terms, which shields any particular religion from being singled out.
amazing to me how liberals create these memes and talking points to avoid the obvious.
Conflict with the right to peaceably assemble? Like in San Jose?
What? I should be afraid of someone beating me with HIS purse???
What a laugh this threat is.
Be tolerant...... Or else. Homofascist thugs!
Hey Ms. Sulu, how'd that gun ban in France work out???
Uh, George...there are plenty of gay NRA members, it’s gay people who are getting murdered, and you want to take their guns away. Dumbass.
I wonder what the reaction would have been if it turned out that one of the patrons was armed and shot the killer before more were killed?
How about the right of Christians to operate a business within their religious beliefs? You are not going after those same Muslim business who operate within their religious beliefs. You are a hypocrite, George Takei.
Is this guy being used or does he really believe the crap that just escaped his lips?
That's not all they grapple with.
The racist Asian has it backwards again. The second protects the first, not the other way around. Or to explain it on an intellectual level that idiot can understand, paper only covers rock, while rock still breaks scissors.
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