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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostAs far as I know - murdering your child is not protected by the privacy clause.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostA knife is not a tool designed to kill - it is merely designed to cut. While it can be used to cut a person as well as a kumquat, that is not what it is designed for. A gun is designed to kill. That is its purpose. A knife can be a weapon if it is used that way. A gun is a weapon. That's the difference, IMO.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostA knife is not a tool designed to kill - it is merely designed to cut.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View Postif it makes you feel better sooner or later we're gonna have 3d printed designer viruses. IE: an extinction inducing plague generator in the hands of every idiot. Enjoy the inevitable apocalypse as our grandchildren discuss the legality of assault pathogens with 12 or less lethal symptoms from their bunkers.
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostReading the entire post with the word "unborn" included. And now some evil folks are actually advocating legal post birth abortion.Last edited by carpedm9587; 03-01-2018, 07:36 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostInvasion by government into private citizens is what I consider immoral.
Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostBecause sometimes they slip up and admit it. No I will not go searching for examples, read the news.
Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostAnd how is buying a gun similar to these issues?
Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostAnd 50 years of looking at the efficiency of the government. Plus my daughter now works for the government and I hear her vent often.Last edited by carpedm9587; 03-01-2018, 07:43 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostAnd they are actually reducing these how?
Obesity was climbing at an incredible rate from the 1960s through the 1990s. Then studies showed us some of the potential causes, especially the role sugar plays. Since then, massive awareness campaigns have been launched, doctors have been educated, school lunch programs targeted, and for the past decade the obesity levels have held stable and are even beginning to show signs of dropping.
Cancer (was that on the list?) has been the target of massive studies. Smoking was found to be a major contributor. 50 years ago, 42% of the country smoked. Despite massive effort by the industry to throw smoke (pun intended) in the air, the word got out, advertising was blocked, sales to minors was blocked, campaigns and lawsuits were launched, and smoking in the U.S. has dropped to 17%. Meanwhile, continued studies have pointed to other carcenogenic sources and we keep whittling away at them.
For most of the items on that list (as I remember it), studies and the actions taken as a result have made a difference. Solved the problem? No. But significantly reduced the impact? Yes.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostI thought about using the attractive nuisance idea in my post but did not want to get into the radical difference.
I disagree with everything else you responded. And I never leave my house unlocked, ever. My house is locked even when we are home and inside.
What description looks like "due diligence" to you? A previous post or the "locked box inside a locked box inside a locked box.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostUnrelated.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostBecause combat knives don't exist.
For example, as a scoutleader, my boys could bring jackknives and kitchen knives on scout trips (once they had passed safety checks), but a knife with a fixed, double blade or a spring-loaded retractable blade, was not permitted.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostA combat knife, like a gun, should be given special consideration, IMO. A kitchen knife should not.
I give you credit for trying to be consistent, but it only serves to expose how ridiculous liberalism really is.Last edited by Mountain Man; 03-01-2018, 08:47 AM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostThat they do so "all the time" does not provide us with data about what the impact would be of eliminating guns as an alternative. We simply do not know how many would (successfully) resort to one of these other choices, and how many would simply not try. We are guessing without a well-structured study.
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So Trump seems to be ticking off Republicans and making Democrats happy with his comments on Gun Control.
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Trump: 'Take the guns first, go through due process second'http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...process-second
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostDo you have any idea how insane this is? An 8" kitchen knife will kill just as readily as an 8" combat knife, but because one is given the designation "combat knife", you think there's a moral and legal difference? In that case, maybe gun dealers should start designating their guns as "For target practice only!", and then we won't have a problem.
I give you credit for trying to be consistent, but it only serves to expose how ridiculous liberalism really is.Last edited by carpedm9587; 03-01-2018, 08:43 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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