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...kinda went by the wayside, to coin a phrase. And just so we are on the same page here, I'm almost certain when I talk about "beaches of Normandy", I am almost certain you interpret that as "Saving Private Ryan", with US soldiers using M-1s and not a single Springlfield in sight. I don't know...

You need to read with comprehension. Neither Patooka nor Jimmy Higgins nor me nor anyone else here has called for a banning of guns. It appears that you are simply regurgitating the NRA false narrative. Perhaps if you bothered to actually listen to our concerns, instead of insisting on...

Dude, you don't read your own thread, do you? Anti-American foreigners aside, most American LWers are smart enough to avoid putting it into those exact words. So, if, as you claim, you're against banning guns, what is your solution to the LW's perception of a US "gun problem"?

Dude, this is why I don't trust the anti-gun lobby to make rational decisions regarding gun bans: the AR-15 and AK-47 didn't exist in WWII. Additionally, most weapons used in war are fully automatic, most in the US are not...and if they are, it's very, very costly to buy and own them.

...for protection. I have yet to hear a believable explanation why you must own hardware superior than what was used to storm the beaches on Normandy like the AR-15 or any AK analogue. Your day to day isn't that fucking stressful for crying out loud. - - - Updated - - - "That man is not the...

I am not talking about an individual, but a horde of mass migrants. And let's not delude ourselves that these are 'refugees' or legitimate 'asylum seekers'. Hundreds of migrants in U.S.-bound caravan cross Mexico-Guatemala border I.e. he is not fleeing a war, or persecution. He wants to make...

It's not a rhetorical trick. It is redefining the word "invasion" to mean something different. In Derec's mind, one Mexican swimming across the Rio Grande is the exact same thing as the Allies landing at Normandy. That's insanity.

Yes, when they stormed the beaches of Normandy the soldiers yelled, “For the free market!!!”

Or a stadium. Or a baseball practice thingy. Or a country music concert in Las Vegas. Or a Cafe. Or a tourist resort. Remember kids, we better military equipment than what was used to storm the beaches in Normandy in our house because, well, reasons.

I sure like bacon. :D And roast beef too, which we spell "rosbifs" here, which we Frogs can use to mean the English, apparently as a reference to the likely appearance of their sanguine or vermilion faces, at least in former times. I like Bacon as much as I revere Descartes. :p Both died too...

To take it out in public, not to possess it. And you're not allowed to carry your gun if your dinner was Jim Beam and coke, either. And you're not allowed to shoot anywhere in most cities (except at ranges) without a very good reason. The only things missing from your list are the safety...

...and shot into the sun? My take on gun control is something like this: IF weapon is superior than what allied soldiers used to invade Normandy in 1944 in terms of rate of fire and ammunition capacity - THEN explain in 30 seconds or less why such a weapon is necessary for you to own...

I thought I made it very clear (above) that it does have a value: "We form bonds with those individuals we interact with, and extend our friendship to those who are similar to those we interact with. And we care little about the rest." The arguments start when deciding which animals fall into...

Sorry I know you had a lot to say here but this argument always kinda bugs me. As if cattle and pigs were capable of even envisioning their species in a macro sense or capable of appreciating the psuedo-symbiotic relationship they share with humans. What's more, even if they were, I would think...

...humans, as long as they are complete strangers who are supporting a cause which I find morally repugnant. The guys defending the beaches in Normandy on D-Day were more than capable of expressing affection - many of them had wives and children who they loved very much. But I don't have a...

They weren't storming the beach at Normandy. They had time to assess the situation. The guy was cooperative and had no visible weapons. That the encounter ended with a fatal shooting is entirely the responsibility of the cops. They failed to properly manage the situation.

By the looks of it that is just concrete. The problem is with re-enforced concrete. As soon as there's cracks the salt water erodes the steel girders. Once rust sets in the concrete starts exploding outward, expanding the cracks, which is bad. New York is all re-enforced concrete. Old timey tall...

June 1944, allied forces used concrete structures to make a port in Normandy Called Mulberry. Concrete elements are eroding on the beaches since that day. They still look ok after nearly 7 decades of exposure of salt water, wind and tides. BUT They are not load-bearing. So I guess most...

I did read an interview with a former German soldier who had been defending the Normandy Beaches on D-Day, in which he describes his experiences in the build up to, and on the day of, the invasion. He was, after many harrowing experiences, captured as a POW, and taken to a holding pen with other...

So you can say something that makes sense when you want to. Just one post in thousands and thousands of them but still. EB