tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post6807591767356415631..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: First Safe Act ViolationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-15105276160392836842013-04-08T16:03:09.439+02:002013-04-08T16:03:09.439+02:00Given the fact, herbivore, of his obsession with b...Given the fact, herbivore, of <i>his</i> obsession with banning semi-automatic firearms--yes, if he is truly too stupid to know the difference with regard to something this important to him, he is unfit for office. He <i>is</i> certainly qualified for blogging idiotically about how <i>icky</i> guns and gun owners are, and arguing that people with ragged fingernails are unfit for gun ownership.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-85602674930015604622013-04-08T13:47:06.816+02:002013-04-08T13:47:06.816+02:00What you said, or inferred, that indicated your ob...What you said, or inferred, that indicated your obsession with guns is that a president who doesn't know the different between semi- and fullly-automatic is not fit for office.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79651329178979350082013-04-07T17:01:11.712+02:002013-04-07T17:01:11.712+02:00You really think everything's about guns.
Ano...<i>You really think everything's about guns.</i><br /><br />Another obvious falsehood (the polite word--you know what a stickler for politeness I am--for "lie"). I don't at all "think everything is about guns." I <i>do</i>, however, think that claiming that semi-automatic <b>guns</b> are <i>fully</i>-automatic <b>guns</b> is about, well . . . <i>guns</i>.<br /><br />I'm funny that way.<br />Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-51947786877192455042013-04-07T09:29:21.802+02:002013-04-07T09:29:21.802+02:00You're as monomaniacal as Captain Ahab.
"...You're as monomaniacal as Captain Ahab.<br /><br />"What does that say about his suitability for the high office he holds?"<br /><br />You really think everything's about guns.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60253150706237670772013-04-05T16:49:40.402+02:002013-04-05T16:49:40.402+02:00That's the result of ignorance on his part and...<i>That's the result of ignorance on his part and stupidity on the part of his advisors who allowed him to mis-speak.</i><br /><br />Oh, come on. You're saying that a highly educated and (theoretically) intelligent man who has been obsessed with gun laws for decades, and has been <i>especially</i> active in efforts to ban semi-automatic firearms, <i>doesn't know the difference between semi- and fully-automatic</i>? That he has been trying to impose oppressive restrictions on something he misunderstands <i>that</i> fundamentally? What does that say about his suitability for the high office he holds?<br /><br />And the "stupidity" of his advisors--presidents don't have advisors forced on them. If he can't be trusted to choose intelligent (or at least non-stupid) ones, then again, what does that say about his suitability for his office?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-43952771712546747062013-04-05T13:03:58.359+02:002013-04-05T13:03:58.359+02:00That's not a lie, Kurt. That's the result...That's not a lie, Kurt. That's the result of ignorance on his part and stupidity on the part of his advisors who allowed him to mis-speak.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-38869873185185714162013-04-05T01:46:51.336+02:002013-04-05T01:46:51.336+02:00Hey, Mikeb--about your made-up term "pro-gun ...Hey, Mikeb--about your made-up term "pro-gun liars." Wanna talk about a liar? How about that sack-of-subhumanity of a president of the Democrats <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/04/remarks-president-dccc-event-san-francisco-ca" rel="nofollow">claiming that the gun used at Sandy Hook was "fully automatic"</a> (emphasis added):<br /><br /><i>I just came from Denver, where the issue of gun violence is something that has haunted families for way too long, and it is possible for us to create common-sense gun safety measures that respect the traditions of gun ownership in this country and hunters and sportsmen, but also make sure that we don’t have another 20 children in a classroom gunned down by a semiautomatic weapon -- by a <b>fully automatic weapon</b> in that case, sadly.”</i><br /><br />See the difference between your mythical "pro-gun liars," and a <i>real</i> liar? The <i>real</i> liar is the guy who isn't telling the truth.<br /><br />Time to recall that asshole. By whatever means necessary.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-45819368825825509362013-03-26T18:15:10.638+01:002013-03-26T18:15:10.638+01:00The lie was painting the guy as an innocent victim...The lie was painting the guy as an innocent victim of an unjust law. You should understand that of all people being one of the "bad rules be damned" guys. But whenever you blame the law instead of the lawbreaker you're lying.<br /><br />About the name calling and insulting, you're one of the best at that. I don't want to compete. I'm asking you as a man, not a sniveling punk, to knock it off because this is my blog and I feel it lowers the quality of the discourse. <br /><br />And notice how even in this you shirk responsibility. You can't help yourself because I'm so deserving of the names you use and worse even. It's bullshit, Kurt. You do it because you like bullying people, that's my guess, but whatever the real reason, cut it out please.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-56010036133215503812013-03-26T16:34:49.744+01:002013-03-26T16:34:49.744+01:00Without evil, unjust laws, there would be no moral...Without evil, unjust laws, there would be no moral obligation to be a lawbreaker.<br /><br />Grow up, you whining, petulant child.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-24327253361040712112013-03-26T16:30:58.458+01:002013-03-26T16:30:58.458+01:00What I object to is the pro-gun attempt to paint t...<i>What I object to is the pro-gun attempt to paint this guy as an innocent victim of the unjust laws in NY.</i><br /><br />That's not what you said in your blog post:<br /><br /><i>The pro-gun liars are touting this as the first bust of the NY Safe Act.</i><br /><br />The "pro-gun liars" stated a verifiable fact, and you called them "liars" for it. That, of course, makes <i>you</i> the liar--which in your case, sadly, is one of the <i>kindest</i> things to call you.<br /><br />And remember <a href="http://mikeb302000.blogspot.com/2013/03/first-safe-act-violation.html?showComment=1364201084527#c8810650203178758040" rel="nofollow">"<i>this</i></a>?<br /><br /><i>So then you agree it's a lie to pawn this story off as the first Safe Act violation.</i><br /><br />So <i>who</i>, again, is the liar?<br /><br /><i>Kurt, why is it you cannot make a comment without including some namecalling?</i><br /><br />I can, and very often do, when not addressing idiots and sniveling, cowardly little punks. When addressing you, however, I am exerting maximum effort just to restrain myself from describing you in far more brutally honest terms.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-56458027636261194562013-03-26T12:15:06.653+01:002013-03-26T12:15:06.653+01:00You're right, there's nothing in there to ...You're right, there's nothing in there to say he's not taking full responsibility for his actions. It's guys like you who keep talking about how bad laws make criminals out of good guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-23561266030009776832013-03-26T11:21:42.742+01:002013-03-26T11:21:42.742+01:00I can accept that it was both a Safe Act violation...I can accept that it was both a Safe Act violation and another even more serious one. What I object to is the pro-gun attempt to paint this guy as an innocent victim of the unjust laws in NY.<br /><br />Kurt, why is it you cannot make a comment without including some namecalling? Is that a sign of your advanced intelligence or that you've got right on your side? It seems to me if you had either of those things going for yourself you wouldn't call people things like "idiot" and "sniveling, cowardly little punk."<br /><br />Or is this part of that armed society that's a polite society. You're a big man with a gun, why do you have to insult people with names?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-2783404453189500322013-03-25T17:41:30.326+01:002013-03-25T17:41:30.326+01:00Hey guys, How'd it taste, eating Mike's lu...Hey guys, How'd it taste, eating Mike's lunch?<br /><br />Was it...Delicious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-19922959440325488082013-03-25T15:45:17.040+01:002013-03-25T15:45:17.040+01:00Character witnesses are neither new nor rare in cr...Character witnesses are neither new nor rare in criminal cases. The fact that he is a war hero speaks well of his character, and is thus a very sensible point to make.<br /><br />Granted, the Buffalo News is not part of Mr. Wassell's legal team, but if you don't think the war hero history of the accused is newsworthy, or of interest to readers, you're an even bigger idiot than I had thought, which is nearly impossible to imagine. I'm chuckling as I picture the reporter's editor's reaction, if that history had been left out of the story.<br /><br />Finally, what's up with <i>this</i> idiotic shit:<br /><br /><i>The worst thing about this case is the failure to take responsibility for his actions. It's not his fault, it's never his fault.</i><br /><br />In the entire article, I can find him quoted only once:<br /><br /><i>I can’t speak about the case.</i><br /><br />How is that "shirking responsibility," and passing the blame for anything?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-70387545752694966622013-03-25T15:44:01.731+01:002013-03-25T15:44:01.731+01:00Translation: Character references and personal hi...Translation: Character references and personal history only matter when Mikeb says they do.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-65801668844380587212013-03-25T15:41:51.509+01:002013-03-25T15:41:51.509+01:00What is with you and the false dichotomy? Stories...What is with you and the false dichotomy? Stories are more complex than that. Part of this is a SAFE Act violation, while part isn't.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-57533111979179944202013-03-25T15:35:37.841+01:002013-03-25T15:35:37.841+01:00Look, idiot. He has been charged with a violation...Look, idiot. He has been charged with a violation of the obscenely misnamed "SAFE Act." To point that out is <i>not</i> to deny that he is <i>also</i> charged with <i>other</i> victimless "crimes," and is thus completely and verifiably true.<br /><br />"[p]ro-gun liars," my ass. There's definitely a liar here, but he isn't on the pro-gun side.<br /><br />Go buy yourself a clue, because you clearly don't have one.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-71893968905693265102013-03-25T14:31:44.023+01:002013-03-25T14:31:44.023+01:00No, it's not a lie. It's the first Safe A...No, it's not a lie. It's the first Safe Act violation prosecution, it just comes with another violation that makes it a poor test case.<br /><br />Stop playing stupid--you're starting to convince us that you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-33840957978548047062013-03-25T09:50:39.429+01:002013-03-25T09:50:39.429+01:00Yes, I think they do. Goddard and Giffords were s...Yes, I think they do. Goddard and Giffords were shot as a direct result of the loose gun laws in the US. Therefore they are better qualified to talk about it.<br /><br />War heroes, on the other hand, would have no more insight into the gun debate than a heroic fireman or a really good teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79096288488772311152013-03-25T09:47:19.228+01:002013-03-25T09:47:19.228+01:00Wrongdoing in his past would also be irrelevant. H...Wrongdoing in his past would also be irrelevant. He sold a gun to someone who identified himself as a disqualified person. That's a crime regardless of who you are. And that has nothing to do with the Safe Act.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-88106502031787580402013-03-25T09:44:44.527+01:002013-03-25T09:44:44.527+01:00So then you agree it's a lie to pawn this stor...So then you agree it's a lie to pawn this story off as the first Safe Act violation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-84189892004430208362013-03-24T23:14:13.340+01:002013-03-24T23:14:13.340+01:00By the way, if you don't like "former-mil...By the way, if you don't like "former-military guys wearing their war wounds like a crown," what's your position on wounded "gun control" advocates use of their wounds as implying some kind of authority on their part? Do Colin Goddard's four bullet wounds grant him expertise in the Constitution, or in self-defense? <br /><br />How about Gabrielle Giffords--does the fact that she suffers from severe brain damage enhance her authority to dictate what size magazines people can own, or what kinds of guns? I know severe brain damage is useful in creating a "gun control" advocate, but for choosing people who determine public policy, shouldn't we look for <i>healthy</i> brains, rather than severely damaged ones?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-31800550698739642362013-03-24T21:09:38.148+01:002013-03-24T21:09:38.148+01:00And would someone please tell us what his having b...<i>And would someone please tell us what his having been a "war hero" has to do with it. . . . In this case he sounds like a true hero, having been seriously wounded and risking further injury to save fellow Marines, but I ask again, what does that have to do with anything?</i><br /><br />Let's imagine that the alleged "criminal's" history was not that of a hero, but of something horrid--say child molester. Would <i>that</i> have nothing to do with it, too? In other words, would evil in the accused's history also be irrelevant, or is it only press reports of an alleged "gun criminal's" <i>heroism</i> that makes you whine like the sniveling, cowardly little punk that you are?<br /><br />With all due respect.<br /><br />That would be none.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-16804188360273922812013-03-22T21:40:36.167+01:002013-03-22T21:40:36.167+01:00He tried to sell a rifle with a grip on it? Whew,...He tried to sell a rifle with a grip on it? Whew, that was a close call. Someone could have been able to hold it.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-61956034402736567302013-03-22T15:23:38.420+01:002013-03-22T15:23:38.420+01:00It is my responsibility not to harm innocent peopl...It is my responsibility not to harm innocent people. It is the government's responsibility not to pass laws against things that are not a harm. That's the difference.<br /><br />In this situation, selling a gun to someone who identifies himself as having a violent felony on his record is rightly a crime. The rest of it is an unjust violation, and unjust laws are no laws at all. They're only force.<br /><br />The SAFE Act is already being challenged, so look forward to most of this going away. Selling to a confessed felon will remain.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com