Portland police shut down Burnside Bridge, detain 13 bearded men

 @WARevolution  @taz idiots 

well, "kind sir," you're not the first "true patriot" i've encountered who likes to hide behind phony "civility" while advocating, fostering &/or serving egregious trespass against common decency.

 

so, sure, feel free to express your passion for freeDUMB with an assault rifle on a bridge any time. but, purdy please, try not to be offended when a cop launches the following politesse your way before opening fire;

 

"yo f-wad, drop it NOW or die."

 @taz idiots I do know what's at stake, we just have to agree to disagree.

 

I did that without a bunch of name calling too.

 @WARevolution 

sadly, you remind me of the lawyers & therapists dancing around james holmes over in colorado - you know, dickin' around with dotted Is & crossed Ts of misguidedly applied "correct procedure." sometimes wrong is wrong & if constitutional amendments are necessary to reframe that for folks like you, i say, the sooner the quills are applied to papyrus, the better.

 

you clearly don't get what really is @ stake here & clearly need to be curtailed in how you express your so-called "passion for freedom."

 

good night, indeed. i sincerely hope you wake up to a clearer understanding of the spirit of the times & what is required of you to help make our world a better place.

 

 

 @hologram5  @WARevolution 

the news story specifically refers to the weapon in question as an "assault rifle." 

 

so, in case you didn't read what i wrote above, allow me to sum it up as succinctly as possible, ok? ready?

 

anyone, other than the military or law enforcement personnel, that takes an assault rifle out into public at any time deserves whatever befalls them.

 

now, if you wanna play around with such a scenario as the tools @ the center of tonight's story, go ahead. if you get gunned down by a copy during your little game of photo-op, well, dems duh breaks, friendo.

 @taz idiots "let's cut to the bottom-line here, shall we?"

 

You have neither the manners nor the learning to support your statements.

 

The fact is the law of the land says I can carry a weapon in plain view just about anywhere. Whether you agree with that matters not.  The only mistake these guys made is not seeking guidance from the local authority. 

 

By your definition I should never be allowed to take a weapon anywhere but my home. If I have a use for a weapon, then I have the RIGHT to do so as long as it doesn't involve a crime. A VAST majority of gun enthusiasts have no intention of using a weapon for anything but proper uses. In this case it was for photography. You can waive your rights if you want, but I have fought for mine and I won't give them up.

 

I'll not bow to any authority or mentality that would limit my rights, ANY of them.

 

To follow your thought I believe you would be very happy in China.

 

As for the name calling? It shows your character.

 

Debate the original statement instead of trying to slip it under your rhetoric. The charges will not stand. Your debate?

 

I said I would not reply but I have too much passion for freedom.

 

Since I doubt you can bring a serious debate to my original argument that the charges are bogus, good night.

 @taz idiots  @WARevolution FIRST OF ALL, it's not an "ASSAULT" rifle.  Learn the definition of the word and weapon.  Assault rifles are AUTOMATIC.  Geez, you'd think the guy was out waving it around and shooting into the air.  Get a grip people.

 @WARevolution 

let's cut to the bottom-line here, shall we?

 

if one takes an assault rifle out into public for WHATEVER reason, they amply deserve whatever they get. seems to me & most people with common sense that such behavior should be met with ZERO TOLERANCE.

 

as for how completely idiotic it most certainly is that ANYONE outside of the military or law enforcement should be allowed to have an assault rifle in the first place, well, i have a feeling i know where you probably stand on that issue, as well.

 

as for name calling, well, i'm afraid that a moron by any other name is still a moron.

 @taz idiots I didn't say anything about how smart it is to do what these guys did or that it wouldn't raise an eyebrow. My argument is that the charges are bogus.

 

My misapplied use of the Constitution? I'd bet you would vote for a complete re-write of the document that guides this country? You call me misguided?

 

Now, I'm not going to reply to you again unless you can put a little civility in your tone. If you can actually debate my statement then fine, but I'll not put up with name calling nor belittlement.

 @WARevolution 

sure. in this climate with nearly daily shootings around the country, some tool should simply be allowed to play with an assault rifle in plain sight of other people in public and NOT expect to run into a raised eyebrow or two? are you serious? that gude was lucky he didn't get plugged by a cop right then & there. who knew what he was gonna do. did you? yeah, i didn't think so.

 

so, take your misapplied & abusive "interpretation" of the constitution with you down to texas, ok? that will particularly play well in lubbock right now.

 

man, people like you make me wanna pack a pea shooter to defend myself against your pea brained behaviors and "patriotic" defense of freeDUMB.