Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by mattnewton on Friday March 23, 2018 @10:43AM
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Please enlighten me. What is the splash damage for not being to own an assault rifle vs the splash damage of making platforms responsible for their users speech (even if they don’t know it’s happening)?
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Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by pweissbrod on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:46PM
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I think your statement in the form of a question boils down to "banning high powered weapons affects less people than banning sites with personals". Perhaps youre right in that angle but you originally said "Why is the right to skeet shoot with a military weapon in the same breath as forums for free speech?" and from the standpoint of eroding citizen rights and privacy to government in the name of safety they are _absolutely_ the same.
Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by pythonista-rf on Friday March 23, 2018 @12:50PM
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Just bringing some information about "assault rifles"
Assault rifles, by military definition, have selective fire. None of my AR-15 rifles, or semi automatic 10/22 have that function. I cannot have assault rifles without a manufacturer license as a civilian.
"Military grade" weapons are garbage, my guns are far superior than military grade in quality and reliability.
Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by mattnewton on Friday March 23, 2018 @01:21PM
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So would you say the side effects of banning Assault Rifles have been negligible?
And what would you say of the potential side effects of SESTA/FOSTA?
Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by nybble41 on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:10PM
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More to the point, the intended effects of banning Assault Rifles have been negligible—and not nearly sufficient to justify even minor side effects.
Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten...
by pythonista-rf on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:49PM
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Weapons ban tend to have a hidden motive, or are emotional reflexes. Even with all strict laws, California led on the number of murders in 2016 (https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-...).
SESTA/FOSTA could be a stepping stone to prohibit more free speech.
It's insane that we see constant attacks on the first and second amendment by the government, all in one month.