Posted on 06/16/2016 1:07:31 PM PDT by Winged Hussar
Happyland fire killed 87 in a nightclub in 1990. The Cuban that murdered all those people used gasoline. That’s why they don’t say Orlando was the nation’s biggest mass murder. More people were murdered by gas. I don’t even want to get into foreigners getting their hands on pressure cookers.
Interesting:
The Cocoanut Grove was Boston’s premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s. On November 28, 1942, this club was the scene of the deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people (which was 32 more than the building’s authorized capacity) and injuring hundreds more. The enormity of the tragedy shocked the nation and briefly replaced the events of World War II in newspaper headlines. It led to a reform of safety standards and codes across the country, and to major changes in the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims.
It was the second-deadliest single-building fire in American history; only the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago had a higher death toll, of 605. It was only two years after the Rhythm Club fire which had killed 209.
Wikipedia
Milo Yiannopoulos:
“The American Left, the Progressive Left, the Social Justice Left hates women, gays and minorities. It is a band of spoiled brat white liberals who care for nothing except their own self esteem. They don’t care about anything but feeling good about themselves and advertising their own moral virtue to everybody else.” And, while they’re doing it they are denying the rights of minorities to protect themselves, they are denying minorities to be informed about the risks that are out there.”
I have an AR-15, but I don’t own an assault weapon.
Rights stealing politicians aren’t enough of a reason? And no I don’t own assault “weapons”.
We don’t need a reason. We just want to.
To become a Marine, Moulton swore an oath.
To become a progressive pinko, Moulton violated that oath.
The words “shall not be infringed” appear in that Constitution you swore to “support and defend” sir.
I live in a state in America where many of ‘ the locals ‘ [ read: people of color - non Caucasian ] proudly display on the vehicles small and large decals stating “ Defend Hawaii “ Others wear clothing expressing the same message . Having lived here over 40 years I have to ask myself “ defend from whom or what ?” Sadly , I can only assume that the messaging refers to ‘haoles’ , to ‘defend Hawaii from Haole ‘ Now guess what the main feature of this message is , the ‘logo’ as it were ? A CAR-15 ( or M-4 ) carbine . The direct implication is that all ‘locals’ will be prepared ( and willing?) to confront ‘haoles’ with assault carbines , if & when necessary . And so are all the good white folks expected to hope that day never comes and take no counter measures in the meantime ? I wonder .....But I will tell you this ; No matter what laws get passed in D.C. by the politically correct pinhead sheep politicians , there wil noto be one armed ‘local’ in Hawaii turning in nothing , should any bans be instituted . And I doubt there will be darned few Hawaii law enforcement going around to their cousins trying to round up any that happen to be registered . They might go around to the ‘haoles’ , but not to the ‘locals ‘ . You can take that to the bank.... News from the far western front of the information battlespace
“Militia” referred to all the able bodied men of military age, which at the time the 2nd amendment was written would have been about ages 16 or so through age maybe 45 or a little older,
I worked with a former army guy who never called guns ‘guns’. Always ‘rifles’ or ‘weapons’.
‘this is my rifle, this is my gun, etc...’
even I remember that little diddy and the difference in terms between the two.
maybe this marine was dropped on his head recently?
The second amendment is to protect against a tyrannical government. I should be allowed to posess and carry anything a US soldier is issued. Period.
Would I want a full auto rifle? No. They are notoriously hard to fire and hold on target. But that is beside the point. The second amendment is absolute. It does not give a right to keep and bear arms except (fill in the blank)
We should as a citizenry be able to match our government troops in fire power.
Love watching re-runs of that show!
As you point out, some people are pretty quick with the lever. One of the reasons this whole assault weapon business is so stupid.
If he was a Sr Officer it is highly unlikely he carried anything other than a 9mm side arm
**** “Civilians have no reason for owning media outlets” ****
POST OF THE YEAR BUMP!
Keep and Bear arms is about overthrowing the govt.
The purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to ensure that the average citizen can be an effective member of a militia to protect the COUNTRY and not just themselves. From threats both foreign and domestic.
Where in the Amendment does it say that citizens should only be allowed weapons inferior to potential invaders ? How could any militia be effective if they were outgunned ? To deny the average citizen automatic weapons, or, yes, even a bazooka or rocket launcher or tank, is to deny the 2nd Amendment has any value.
Demilitarize the police!
Then demilitarize Hollywood!
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