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Old 05-12-2016, 09:30 PM
 
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Have you ever been in the bad part of Panama city? It's crazy in the gun sense. Lots of people are walking around with machine guns slung over their shoulders and a couple of big pistols stuck in their belts. Every commercial building has two guys with large machine guns standing out in front. One guy who was armed to the teeth came up and asked me for a smoke.
This is of course why Panama City has become a byword for safety and civility.
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Old 05-12-2016, 09:42 PM
 
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Do you know what freedom in the context of the constitution and the bill of rights is?

The ability to defend yourself from all tyrants. Your Choice is Your Freedom. Freedom is your individual ability to make your own choice. Liberty? Liberty is unlimited choices to choose from.

Freedom is not about being able to walk without shackles, down a path government allows.
I know I don't need a gun to feel freedom like you do, but that's ok
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:58 AM
 
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The same gun.
Yes, Parity-of-Force is the only true guarantor of freedom and/or survival. The ABILITY to defend oneself absolutely, and without question, will render that need non-existent in almost all cases, thereby keeping the peace.

Where there is a dis-parity of force, there will be violence and death.

This is a historical lesson that ALL would do well to understand.
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:00 AM
 
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You don't feel equal without a gun?
Whether you FEEL it or not, is irrelevant. Without the means of self-defense you are a victim-walking.
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:12 AM
 
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The same gun.
Or a lobotomy.
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:37 AM
 
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Yes, Parity-of-Force is the only true guarantor of freedom and/or survival. The ABILITY to defend oneself absolutely, and without question, will render that need non-existent in almost all cases, thereby keeping the peace.

Where there is a dis-parity of force, there will be violence and death.

This is a historical lesson that ALL would do well to understand.
Horse crap! Only in uncivilized nations perhaps.
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:58 AM
 
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Horse crap! Only in uncivilized nations perhaps.
I really don't need to hear about your breakfast. Unfortunately, for you, the experience in the USA (especially in places like Florida), where "liberalized" conceal carry laws, aka "shall issue", have resulted in dramatic reductions in crime, so despite your dietary preference, you've been pwned (by the facts).
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:59 AM
 
Location: The Island of Misfit Toys
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Smart women don't get raped? Just dumb ones?

Calling rape victims stupid. We have hit a new low on this forum.
Read the subject line. They said "the only thing"…

There are a myriad of ways people can be equal to one another.
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Old 05-13-2016, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Maryland about 20 miles NW of DC
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The same gun.

You are right, it is very hard to tell two graves apart. We are all equal in death. Rich and poor, black or white, straight or gay.
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Old 05-13-2016, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Florida
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The same gun.
Got it Charles Bronson. Thanks.
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