Azalin Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I can't say that I see the Libertarian argument for providing shotguns to the homeless, but this guy has successfully created a headline for himself. “Getting them pistols is probably next to impossible. The pistols need to be registered, people have to have addresses.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/16/arm-homeless-with-shotguns-to-reduce-crime-us-senate-hopeful-says.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 11 minutes ago, Azalin said: I can't say that I see the Libertarian argument for providing shotguns to the homeless, but this guy has successfully created a headline for himself. “Getting them pistols is probably next to impossible. The pistols need to be registered, people have to have addresses.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/16/arm-homeless-with-shotguns-to-reduce-crime-us-senate-hopeful-says.html With the introduction of positive rights into American Constitutional Law, one could argue that if the "Right to Healthcare" means that others are required to provide you with healthcare, then the Second Amendment means that others are required to provide you with firearms. I think it's a poor argument, but it's at least internally logically consistent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Azalin said: I can't say that I see the Libertarian argument for providing shotguns to the homeless, but this guy has successfully created a headline for himself. “Getting them pistols is probably next to impossible. The pistols need to be registered, people have to have addresses.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/16/arm-homeless-with-shotguns-to-reduce-crime-us-senate-hopeful-says.html Hmmmm. Why not cut out the trade goods and just give them a couple cases of wine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, TakeYouToTasker said: With the introduction of positive rights into American Constitutional Law, one could argue that if the "Right to Healthcare" means that others are required to provide you with healthcare, then the Second Amendment means that others are required to provide you with firearms. I think it's a poor argument, but it's at least internally logically consistent. The internal consistency also makes it an argument useful for banning abortion under "right to life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorbait Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 This thread reminds me of the movie Hobo with a Shotgun. Yes it’s as terrible as it sounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, gatorbait said: This thread reminds me of the movie Hobo with a Shotgun. Yes it’s as terrible as it sounds. Reminds me of Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I cannot imagine anything going wrong with giving shotguns (and ammunition, I presume) to the homeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Koko78 said: I cannot imagine anything going wrong with giving shotguns (and ammunition, I presume) to the homeless. I have no problem at all with the homeless using their prerogative to exercise their natural rights, though as I understand them, those natural rights do not include demanding others arm them. Poverty is not a crime. It should not separate an individual from their rights. If they can acquire arms, they have a right to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, gatorbait said: This thread reminds me of the movie Hobo with a Shotgun. Yes it’s as terrible as it sounds. Your posts remind me of that movie Idiot with a Computer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 This entire thread reminds me of that movie with Don Knotts about the field goal kicking mule. I think Tim Conway was in it too. He played the homeless guy with a shotgun...and a heart of gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 11 minutes ago, Cugalabanza said: This entire thread reminds me of that movie with Don Knotts about the field goal kicking mule. I think Tim Conway was in it too. He played the homeless guy with a shotgun...and a heart of gold. This post reminds me of the 2017 Browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 That's weird. I couldn't buy a gun if my driver's license wasn't up to date with my current address. Maybe they have a recent water bill with their address they can use instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 ^^^Man, we are getting closer to my favorite dystopian timeline^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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