Silversoul said:

niteowl said:

How is it sending an 'undemocratic message'
The man did nothing more than exercise his Constitutional Rights

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You can exercise your constitutional rights in a way that sends an undemocratic or anti-American messages.  Flag-burning, for instance.  The message this guy is sending is one of violence and intimidation, not one of civil discourse.

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WakeboardrB said:

As long as it's legal, it's perfectly fine to do.

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WakeboardrB said:

I like how you are equating this to or at the very least alluding to this being like 'flag burning'. Dude is standing up for his rights. I applaud him for being so gutsy.

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Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

As long as it's legal, it's perfectly fine to do.

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Really?  So if a guy cheats on his wife, lies to everyone, and cusses people out all day, it's perfectly fine.  Legality and morality are not the same thing.

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Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

I like how you are equating this to or at the very least alluding to this being like 'flag burning'. Dude is standing up for his rights. I applaud him for being so gutsy.

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What rights would those be, exactly?

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Trying to compare a private party with a public demonstration is kinda weak.

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WakeboardrB said:

Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

As long as it's legal, it's perfectly fine to do.

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Really?  So if a guy cheats on his wife, lies to everyone, and cusses people out all day, it's perfectly fine.  Legality and morality are not the same thing.

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Dude, you really are grasping at straws here.

Please continue, I'm kind of enjoying this.

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Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

I like how you are equating this to or at the very least alluding to this being like 'flag burning'. Dude is standing up for his rights. I applaud him for being so gutsy.

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What rights would those be, exactly?

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Silversoul said:

niteowl said:

How is it sending an 'undemocratic message'
The man did nothing more than exercise his Constitutional Rights

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You can exercise your constitutional rights in a way that sends an undemocratic or anti-American messages. Flag-burning, for instance.

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Flag burning is probably seen as one of the most un-American thing you could do
Exercising his Constitutional Right to bear arms is (IMO) the right way to get your point across

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The message this guy is sending is one of violence and intimidation, not one of civil discourse.

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Why are you intimidated by a guy carrying a gun?
He was threatening no one, the police were watching him
there was no need to be concerned from what I read

If you dis-like our rights here in the U.S.
then move your commie ass to Canada

jewunit said:

Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

I like how you are equating this to or at the very least alluding to this being like 'flag burning'. Dude is standing up for his rights. I applaud him for being so gutsy.

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What rights would those be, exactly?

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His right to bear arms, obviously.

I don't see how what he's doing is morally wrong, your analogies are pretty weak.

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"It was a group interested in exercising the right to bear arms," said police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill.

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Green_T said:

Even though what he did was perfectly legal, it is still sketch because it symbolizes a threat (albeit weakly)

Its the difference between saying "i am pissed about xyz" and "i am pissed about xyz...and i have a gun".

Make sense?

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Ferris said:

It needs to be nipped in the bud before things get ugly in my opinion.

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Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

As long as it's legal, it's perfectly fine to do.

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Really?  So if a guy cheats on his wife, lies to everyone, and cusses people out all day, it's perfectly fine.  Legality and morality are not the same thing.

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WakeboardrB said:

Do you have some sort of problem with people embracing their constitutional rights in a peaceful and lawful manner?

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Ferris said:

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Trying to compare a private party with a public demonstration is kinda weak.

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Not really, it's a fine example.

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No it isn't
What goes on in your home can easily be illegal
What goes on in your home is completely up to you
If you don't want people to wear shoes in your house
that is your perogative

once you step out of your house
you step into public domain
your home laws do not apply

if it is legal for me to wear shoes
you have no right to say that I can't
regardless of how badly you dislike shoes

WakeboardrB said:

Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

I like how you are equating this to or at the very least alluding to this being like 'flag burning'. Dude is standing up for his rights. I applaud him for being so gutsy.

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What rights would those be, exactly?

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The right to possess and carry a firearm [whether concealed or open carry] in his state. Also his right to personal protection and protection of those around him.

Do you have some sort of problem with people embracing their constitutional rights in a peaceful and lawful manner?

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I agree Wake
There seems to be a trend here lately of
not wanting to follow our basic laws
even talk about taking our
Constitutional Rights away

Scary times indeed
The Media Machine is working

Silversoul said:

WakeboardrB said:

Do you have some sort of problem with people embracing their constitutional rights in a peaceful and lawful manner?

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I have no problem with the Second Amendment, but I do have a problem with people exercising that right in a way that sends a threatening and intimidating message.  Just as I don't agree with people exercising their First Amendment rights to spread hateful messages, nor do I agree with people exercising their Second Amendment rights for the same purpose.

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