raoulraoul OP , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle

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raoulraoul OP , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle

Why, that’s easy. They were voted into their roles of representation. Not by me, of course. I’m in a different district.

raoulraoul OP , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle

Lock And Load!

raoulraoul OP , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle

Wow! Where the hell did you pop up from?! Finally, as anti-firearm as I am, a statement I can reasonably get behind! 👏 👏 👏 Thank you.

raoulraoul OP , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle

I see. You’d prefer a different kind of idiot, an idiot that would make gun ownership look good.

you undermine every attempt to actually maintain the right to defense via firearms.

From the linked article…

a machine gun capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute, a level of firepower that quite simply overwhelms law enforcement.

…just in case your family is being attacked by, say, King Edward I of England or the FBI. We are talking about an assault weapon, not a Winchester 1897, perfectly adequate for your maintaining the right to defense via firearms. That is, if you must.

See, I know guns aren’t fetish items. You know they’re not a fetish item. Everybody knows guns aren’t fetish items. Every gun owner claims that they know…while slowly and methodically polishing up and down that long, metal barrel with mineral oil, lost in private thought…proudly displayed in oak credenzas or hung along the wall like so many stuffed bass or marlins. Maybe even modestly stored in a softcase just under the bed. I’d bet Anthony McRae knew, too.

And this charming fellow in Indiana just yesterday knew that guns aren’t fetish items.

Also just yesterday in Arkansas, this gun enthusiast and his “right to defense” knew that guns aren’t fetish items.

And this firearms advocate celebrating Juneteenth over in Round Rock, Texas. They knew.

And this rifle aficionado in Cincinnati, Ohio.

And this most certainly responsible firearm owner in Lathrup Village, MI, just hours after Michael William Nash’s demonstration of his 2nd Amendment rights in Rochester Hills.

This is no longer a question of the right to defend, or own firearms, or a “well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State”. Rationalize and polemicize all you want. This is a sickness. Recognizing and admitting the problem is always the first step in resolving.

We are in agreement on one thing: instead of actively trying to resolve this tragic problem, Rep. Brian BeGole et al are merely clowns.

r^2^ FunFact™: know how many total shootings in 2023 (and 2022) there were just across the Detroit River over in Windsor, Ontario? 11, with zero fatalities in 2023.

raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Yeah, or maybe the whole Russian arm…waitaminute…

I meant the entire United Stat…hmmmm…

…lemme get back to you on that.

raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Wow. Thank you, @profdc9. I’d forgotten all about that. I am compelled to republish…

Charlie Hebdo’s “Mohammed overwhelmed by fundamentalists”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo#2006_publication
^“Mohammed^ ^overwhelmed^ ^by^ ^fundamentalists”,^ ^“It’s^ ^hard^ ^to^ ^be^ ^loved^ ^by^ ^idiots”^

raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Ah, pardonnez-moi, mon ami. Credimi, mi rendo conto che non tutti i lettori qui sono di madrelingua inglese. Comunque sia, non intendevo offenderti. Scherzavo.

Relax, amigo, I was obviously kidding with you (even though all the mob-mentality downvotes apparently couldn’t see that either).

Admit it though, regardless of any alleged language barriers, it was a thumb-typo. 😁

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raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

YOU can…if that’s your thang. I’ll pass, thank you.

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raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Or your customer base. Or your consumer base. Or your consomme base! That’s the wurst!

Ain’t typing with your thumbs great?! 🤣

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raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

For some reason I just can’t bring myself to trust their government.

Now, whyevuh would you say that?

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raoulraoul OP , 4 months ago to nottheonion in The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

You sound fun.

Stay sick, scratch glass, turn blue, climb walls…but don’t get caught!

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raoulraoul OP , 5 months ago to nottheonion in Tourist Falls 170 Feet Off a Cliff to Her Death While Taking Selfie

I don’t know. Maybe ask the cleverly named @DessertStorms?

raoulraoul OP , 5 months ago to nottheonion in Tourist Falls 170 Feet Off a Cliff to Her Death While Taking Selfie

I thought I was callous.

raoulraoul OP , 5 months ago to nottheonion in Tourist Falls 170 Feet Off a Cliff to Her Death While Taking Selfie

You can’t say they weren’t warned. Draw your own conclusions.