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Pro-gun activists threaten to kill state lawmaker over bill they misunderstood

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Pro-gun activists threaten to kill state lawmaker over bill they misunderstood | US news | The Guardian

Virginia state legislator Lee Carter wrote a bill to allow teachers to strike. Pro-gun activists wrongly concluded it threatens their rights

Virginia’s only socialist state legislator said he has been the target of multiple death threats over a bill that pro-gun activists misinterpreted as a potential threat to their rights.

The legislation introduced by Lee Carter, a 32-year-old Bernie Sanders-endorsed socialist, would allow public school teachers to strike without being fired, and has in fact nothing to do with guns. But some gun rights activists wrongly interpreted it as an attempt to fire law enforcement officials who might refuse to comply with gun control laws introduced by Virginia’s new Democratic legislative majority.
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Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans.
 
Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans.
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Not much of a contribution for an OP. It's an ad hom and flame, nothing else.
 
Incredible stupidity.

Perhaps before allowing someone the right to purchase a firearm they have to show that they can read.
 
Read the article...there is nothing but the state congressmans word that this even happened. Now...if it DID, then anyone stupid enough to make a threat to someones life should be investigated and if found guilty hammered with the full force of the law. But all that article says is "when some gun rights activists read the bill, they claimed it meant something entirely different" and then goes on to talk about Northams actual gun control efforts.
 
JacksinPA said:
Pro-gun activists threaten to kill state lawmaker over bill they misunderstood | US news | The Guardian

Virginia state legislator Lee Carter wrote a bill to allow teachers to strike. Pro-gun activists wrongly concluded it threatens their rights

Virginia’s only socialist state legislator said he has been the target of multiple death threats over a bill that pro-gun activists misinterpreted as a potential threat to their rights.

The legislation introduced by Lee Carter, a 32-year-old Bernie Sanders-endorsed socialist, would allow public school teachers to strike without being fired, and has in fact nothing to do with guns. But some gun rights activists wrongly interpreted it as an attempt to fire law enforcement officials who might refuse to comply with gun control laws introduced by Virginia’s new Democratic legislative majority.
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Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans.
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How do we know they're "pro-gun activists"?
 
Why do they want to take our guns? Did I read that correctly?
 
JacksinPA said:
Pro-gun activists threaten to kill state lawmaker over bill they misunderstood | US news | The Guardian

Virginia state legislator Lee Carter wrote a bill to allow teachers to strike. Pro-gun activists wrongly concluded it threatens their rights

Virginia’s only socialist state legislator said he has been the target of multiple death threats over a bill that pro-gun activists misinterpreted as a potential threat to their rights.

The legislation introduced by Lee Carter, a 32-year-old Bernie Sanders-endorsed socialist, would allow public school teachers to strike without being fired, and has in fact nothing to do with guns. But some gun rights activists wrongly interpreted it as an attempt to fire law enforcement officials who might refuse to comply with gun control laws introduced by Virginia’s new Democratic legislative majority.
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Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans.
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You need to explain why the misconception exist. There has to be something in the bill that caused this supposed confusion.
 
Integrityrespec said:
You need to explain why the misconception exist. There has to be something in the bill that caused this supposed confusion.
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I don't 'need' to explain anything. Contact that news source.
 
ecofarm said:
Not much of a contribution for an OP. It's an ad hom and flame, nothing else.
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The ad hom and flame come from gunners who don't understand the proposed law.
 
jamesbyoung said:
The ad hom and flame come from gunners who don't understand the proposed law.
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That's nice. "They did it first". Everyone respects that. Fine point. If one is unethical.

The OP is an ad hom and flame and nothing else. It's an OP. That's garbage. You can't claim the original contribution in the OP is anything but garbage. Not if you're honest.
 
Mongidig said:
Why do they want to take our guns? Did I read that correctly?
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You misunderstand. If you own a gun, that's the one I personally want to take from you for your own safety.
 
ecofarm said:
That's nice. "They did it first". Everyone respects that. Fine point. If one is unethical.

The OP is an ad hom and flame and nothing else. It's an OP. That's garbage. You can't claim the original contribution in the OP is anything but garbage. Not if you're honest.
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No, your attack is a flame, but short of ad hom. The problem is that we have some pro-gunners who react instead of act.
 
jamesbyoung said:
No, your attack is a flame, but short of ad hom.
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Mine is an assessment of a post, the OP, the original content, the opening argument the starting position for debate. It's garbage. It's lying to deny that.
 
ecofarm said:
Mine is an assessment of a post, the OP, the original content, the opening argument the starting position for debate. It's garbage. It's lying to deny that.
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Your assessment fell short. The OP is correct, and the arguments against it are garbage. It's a lie to suggest otherwise.
 
jamesbyoung said:
Your assessment fell short. The OP is correct, and the arguments against it are garbage. It's a lie to suggest otherwise.
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Are you aware the OP consists of no original material except:

"Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans."

And you're gonna condone that and attack those that object? Pathetic.
 
ecofarm said:
Are you aware the OP consists of no original material except:

"Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans."

And you're gonna condone that and attack those that object? Pathetic.
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Are you aware that the OP is correct and arguments fall far short against it. Pathetic.
 
jamesbyoung said:
Are you aware that the OP is correct and arguments fall far short against it. Pathetic.
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"Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans."

Is not an argument. It's not a position to be defended. It's not a claim to be examined. It's garbage. You support it because it's on your "side". That's pathetic.
 
ecofarm said:
"Being mixed up seems to be par for the course for these 2ndA. fans."

Is not an argument. It's not a position to be defended. It's not a claim to be examined. It's garbage. You support it because it's on your "side". That's pathetic.
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OK, you are put where you belong.
 
jamesbyoung said:
OK, you are put where you belong.
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"These 2ndA. fans" is not referring to those in the article. How do we know? He doesn't know their history. He is, in fact, referring to all second amendment supporters.

Maybe you missed that part. Do you believe he's aware of those people's histories? Obviously not.
 
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