08-08-2018, 11:36 PM
stanc Wrote:I had deleted my earlier posts, and intended to let all the whining continue without interruption, but I feel the need to respond to some recent comments.
It was not my intent to argue tactics of the left. My positions on matters discussed are genuine; any similarities to those of the anti-gun crowd are purely coincidental.
Not being clairvoyant, I don't know your intent. I can only go by your words. When you say "Rights [were] taken from the Individual and allocated to the government," that's not "potayto vs potahto." That's a rather substantial contradiction of the idea that Rights are unalienable, and cannot be either taken, or given away.
That being said, I will admit to often getting unduly focused on minutiae. If it's not an innate character trait, it was certainly developed by 16 years in a job which required looking for and correcting even the tiniest of errors.
What I do is respond to other posts. That I have many more posts in a thread than any other individual, is because typically three or more members address my comments, and I reply to each of them in turn. Since I consider it rude to ignore other members, I'm not going to refuse to respond just to reduce the number of my posts in a thread.
I can't imagine why the number of my posts would be so intimidating as to cause you or anyone else to be unwilling to interact and debate with those who do participate.
I said you were intransigent, not intimidating; there is a big difference.
This is a gun forum which is very specific to a particular calibre. I don't come here to debate gun ownership, and especially not with an intransigent keen on playing Devil's Advocate for entertainment. The Grendel is my hobby. I come here to enjoy time with fellow committed Grendel owners.