Anti Caught Me Competely Off Guard

[atomd]

You should have told him to put his money where his mouth is. For only $200 per magazine he can take these deadly 20 round killing machine fully automatic assault magazines of death off the street for good. Isn't the life of one child worth more than $200 to him?

If he doesn't want to pay the $200 he obviously hates children and loves bloodbaths.

(it's pretty much the same logic these nutcases use so why not?)

 

[NavyLCDR]

When he was done I probably would have smiled and said "Do you feel better now? Maybe you just need a nap."

Interrupting others for the purpose of having them witness your temper tantrum is the act of a toddler. If you act like a child, I will accommodate you by treating you as one.

And that is the best response I have read . ROFLMAO!

 

[gdcpony]

I would have thanked him for exercising his 1st amendment right, then ask him to extend me the same courtesy with my 2nd amendment right.

I use this all the time! Works great.

 

[Pilot]

Next time be prepared to have a "NO GUNS HERE, PLEASE ROB ME" sign for his front lawn. Don't say anything, just give him the sign.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

You did fine man. Someone that does that isn't interested in facts or logic. They have convinced themselves that the world is a warm and fuzzy place and the government will keep you safe. So they see no need or value in having the capacity to fire a gun a lot without reloading. They also assume that because they don't enjoy shooting (even though they have probably never tried it) no one should enjoy shooting.

That irrational behavior is the symptom of a mind that believes in totalitarianism and oppression, and sees no problem with infringing on your rights as a law abiding citizen so long as he is happy. He is ignorant, illogical, and appathetic most likely. Engauging him would only have ruined your day.

Now if he had come up and calmly started a conversation and asked why you needed or wanted such things, then I say have a long conversation and explain your standpoint, and LISTEN to his side too. I think these type of interactions are rare though.

 

[TUBBY1]

No one needs a car that exceeds 70 miles an hour or a aspirin bottle with more than two. Both those items have taken lives but we need not knee jerk them out of existence either. There will always be crime but being prepared does not mean disarming the law abiding. You were smart not feeding the fire.No reason for the sheepdog to bark when the sheep are merely baying.

 

[Glocktogo]

My preferred response is to point, laugh heartily and then say "That's a good one!" before turning my back and ignoring them.

 

[S&Wfan]

He went on to say that only LEO's or military should have anything that could have more than 3-5 rds.

Then you all just smile and laugh and saw, "But we ARE the police, Now move along before we arrest you for being a public nuisance!"

 

[Officers'Wife]

I am a retired psychologist and my temptation would to b**ch-slap him. I've had all sorts of training and experience in how to de-escalate situations, but when confronted by an idiot, especially an uninvited idiot, all bets are off.

Hi Sniper,

While I understand the temptation, wouldn't a violent response just reinforce his ideas that firearms create violence?

 

[Sniper66]

Maybe, but who cares what he thinks. I would just be protecting the space he invaded, mine.

 

[el Godfather]

Laws restricting better gun options to civilians only debilitate the capacity of the law abiding citizens to properly and adequately defend themselves against those who have utter and complete disregard for the law and life of others.

Make whatever laws you can, they will NOT effect or restrict criminals who acquire weapons from illegal sources to commit crime. Law abiding citizens dont buy guns for illegal activities- its the criminal element that does and they can acquire them illegally, hence, also giving rise to black market.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Really, there are lots of ways to handle this, from ignoring it to snappy one-liners, to engaging him. How you do it depends on the circumstances of the incident. Given that he gave no opportunity to rebut anything he said, rolling your eyes and ignoring him would be about the best.

Otherwise you could whip out one liners all day, turning the tables by cutting off any reply he could make. Like:

"Yeah, 'cause the government and authorities having all the guns really helped the whole slavery issue in this country, and around the world, didn't it?"

"How 'bout you live your life lawfully and I live my life lawfully and we both accept that?"

 

[stompah]

Lots of good suggestions. Here's mine:

After he rants immediately smile spread your arms offering a hug. If he rebuffs the hug state that the world needs love to solve its problems. Then all 12 of you give him a big group hug. As he is running yell at him saying give peace a chance!


Or say nothing like you did, that's what I would have done.

 

[Comrade Mike]

You really do not want to have a battle of wits with an unarmed individual; they only drag you down to their level of stupidity and beat you with experience

Mark twain

 

[stonecutter2]

There is no resolving this argument. It is best to agree to disagree. I think the stunned silence was the best thing you guys could do - probably made them feel like the raving lunatic that they were acting like. Seriously, many of the anti-gun crowd scare me a lot more than most every gun owner I've known...ignorant owners excluded (who know nothing of safety).

 

[Rum Smuggler]

Matter of hunting versus defence

The government already limits the number of rounds a gun used for hunting may hold. The reason being to stack the odds more in the favor of the vulnerable prey being hunted.
In self defence, we are the vulnerable prey.
When a government through its laws restricts our abilities to legally defend ourselves, it stacks the odds in the favor of the criminal attackers.
In a day when armed gangs are in every city in America, the government must insure our ability to defend ourselves.
This was written into our costitution by men who feared big government as well as armed gangs.
We have the right to defend ourselves against every and all threats.
It is not the job of our federal, state, and local governments to limit LAW ABIDING citizens from doing just that.

 

[SC Shooter]

There is nothing you can say to sway the views of those like that any more there is anything they can say to sway our views. Therefore just let it go without comeback.

 

[theotherwaldo]

The authorities believe that the common people should not be able to resist the authorities. The revolutionaries believe that the common people should not be able to resist the revolutionaries.

Strange bed-fellows... .

 

[Tirod]

out of nowhere a man walked up and pointed to a 20rd mag for a SKS and went into a rant about why no one should have anything like that.

It's a "drive by" rant. Same ethics, a complete disregard for your rights.

I had a similar occurrence at work, former neighbor and friend of a coworker comes by to incite political discussions and demands you agree. Hey, I'm on the clock, I can't engage or disagree. It's not a fair situation, and guess what, he's a gun trader, too. Liberal Fudd who has no tolerance for "assault" rifles but who flips guns in deals. I can't say he buys and sells enough of them to require a license - they are all cash deals or barter.

Heck no he doesn't see the hypocrisy. No, there's no reasoning with him, much. The last time we got into it, most of the other customers were giving him the stink eye, and I kept moving the conversation to teens driving drunk. There are thousands more killed driving drunk than we lose troops in Irag and Afghanistan - many more than school shootings.

If any conversation is likely, the best defense is perspective - put things into the big picture and ask them what's more important.

The world is full of irate big mouths who don't like us. We just have to live with the ones down the block. The others require a passport.

 

[Deanimator]

"Because I feel like it. Now go urinate up a rope."

 

[Deanimator]

I can't say he buys and sells enough of them to require a license - they are all cash deals or barter.

There's no set limit... at least none that the BATFE will admit to.

I'd turn him in and let THEM decide...

 

[black_powder_Rob]

A good one that throws off people in any conversation is " I read some where that dogs can't look up." no one really has a response for that, at least not yet.