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Quote of the Day: Evolutionary Theory Edition

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“I don’t want to own a gun. But I have evolved on my stance on guns over the last year and I think many can. I don’t want to be a sitting duck if other people have guns and they’re not going away. I wonder, should I be armed myself if everyone else on the block is armed and I’m the only one?” – Don Lemon, Anthony Bourdain and Don Lemon’s Refreshingly Honest CNN Debate Over Gun Rights [via mediaite.com]

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  1. It bears repeating in its own post since a correction hasn’t been made; Sydney is not the Capitol of Australia, Canberra is. Sydney’s just the largest city and cultural capitol, much like NYC. Common misconception.

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  2. Joe, great review! I have been wanting this gun for a year now but was not able to buy it last year because of everything that was going on with firearms. I finally got my hands on one this year but I was only able to find the 20″ sportster barrell. I had my mind set on the 18.5 med bull barrell. I’m just curious on how many rounds I can put thru the skinnier barrell in one sitting before I let it cool down. The one I purchased came with a 10 round mag and I do like to pop off rounds. Thanks Ben

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  3. Dear Don,
    Yes, you don’t have to have a gun. It’s your right to choose. I just wish that others were not trying to take the right to choose away from you, and forcing us to be sheep. Stand proud and be strong.

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    • “[Y]ou don’t have to have a gun. It’s your right to choose. I just wish that others were not trying to take the right to choose away…”

      A-focking-men

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  4. If everyone else on your block is armed you probably live in a really safe neighborhood and are less likely to need a gun than the man who lives on the block with no guns.

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  5. Well, if your in a bad neighborhood and your the only one with tools you might want to tool up, but you don’t have to. It’s better to be prepared and not need your tools. Personally I find it disturbing how many people wait until after bad stuff happens before purchasing a firearm.

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  6. I really like Anthony Bourdain. He’s my kind of dickhead. I’m disappointed by his move to the most inaccurate, hysterical news organization on Earth, and I haven’t watched this yet, so I really, really hope he doesn’t buy into the gun control agenda.

    Just a few seconds in Bourdain says “This is a cultural thing, really more than about the issue.”

    Truer words are rarely said.

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    • I’ve watched his show on both, it’s just as good or better. I’ve give him a lot of credit for his willingness to step outside his comfort zone and jump in to strange (to him) cultures

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  7. Good catch. Shades of Dan Baum! Bourdain, a self-admitted progressive who likes guns, and
    *gasps* admits he likes gun-owners as he travels “in this America of mine” (his words): “these people in red-state America, they like guns. I gotta admit, I like guns, I like holding guns, I like shooting guns.”

    But then comes a very revealing admission, perhaps even an unscripted slip that is revealing of the sort of elitist ‘we know whats best for you’ mind-set that is struggling to reconcile its own cherished belief system with reality. “I’m not sure I want my neighbor to have guns, until I know a little more about them…”

    Well, welcome Anthony and Don, to the ranks of the thoughtful Americans who value their self-defense rights. I have a sense that there are any many more like you who are putting down the kool-aid, and thinking for yourself- and are now looking for good information on guns.

    Thanks again for TTAG for being one of those places.

    PS: slightly OT,
    but relevant to past posts here on MDA, and its deceptive agitprop,
    heres an article also found on Mediate, today-
    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbcs-latest-hilariously-failed-attempt-to-smear-terrifying-gun-rights-groups/

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    • I’m not sure if Bourdain has ever referred to himself as progressive, but he has referred to himself as libertarian. People may interpret his dickishness for liberalism (and who could blame them?), but his overall demeanor and world view shrieks libertarian.

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  8. I watched this show when it aired. Although some of the speakers need a bit more information, it was refreshing to not hear all of them shouting “take the guns” for once.

    One of the best bits I heard was Don Lemon mention that if anyone wants to have a conversation about guns they need to quit comparing gun owners to the Sandy Hook and Aurora types.

    Amen to that.

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  9. “I don’t want to be a sitting duck if other people have guns and they’re not going away.” — Don Lemon

    Perhaps this is the inroad where we should focus our message: guns are not going away. Guns are not going away because it is logistically impossible for government to confiscate 300 million firearms from people that don’t want to give them up. And it is impossible for government to stop people from making guns in their own garage workshops. Of course this will not impact people who are hysterical, although it apparently does impact people like Mr. Lemon who have not totally lost touch with reality.

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    • I’ve had many a debate with people who want guns to go away altogether. It’s not very difficult to talk them out of this position. With 100+ million gun owners and 300+ million guns, these are numbers that most people cannot even fathom. The best number comparison to guns is passenger vehicles. As of 2009, there were 250 million passenger vehicles in the U.S. This includes cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, etc. Ask them if it’s feasible to get rid of all passenger vehicles. They’ll tell you, “of course not”. The difference between people recognizing the number of cars vs. guns is a result of most people never seeing a gun, and seeing hundred or even thousands of cars every day. So, imagine if everyone who owned a gun carried around their guns in plain sight each and every day. They would exceed passenger vehicles.

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  10. I will reserve judgment on this organization.

    Their board is unimpressive and limited, and their “About” page seems like a laundry list of “We will ____.” Looks to me like they’re trying to wrap the NRA-ILA and GOA into a package, and preempt State-level gun rights groups.

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  11. Great article. Would like to do the same to my 1974 Marlin 336 in 35 Remington that was sold under the JC Higgens name. I’m trying to find those Williams sights and wondering if these are the same ones:

    http://www.midwayusa.com/product/945296/williams-wgrs-336-guide-receiver-peep-sight-set-marlin-lever-actions-with-fire-sight-front-sight-aluminum-black?cm_vc=subv1813573

    Also, my gun does NOT have a front ramp. The factory sight is just dovedtailed into barrel. Will I need to install a front ramp prior to using this Williams setup?

    THANKS!

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  12. Easy solution. 223 and a lung shot. Never lost a deer. Never had to perform the Coup de grâce shot on retrieval. So little bleeding that I haul them to the processor on a tarp in my SUV.

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  13. How does taking guns away from honest citizen keep them safe from criminals. It is now a known fact that the Concealed Carry Laws has saved more lives and reduced homicides and violent crime more than any other law on the books.

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  14. The university didn’t have a choice.They could have returned the hardware now, or later after a superior court revoked their authority to regulate guns on their campus.

    Liberals hate being ovveridden by a branch of government.It’s like an argument between angry lesbians.

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  15. Just because a thief returns an item doesn’t mean there was no crime committed. In addition, why should they have to go pick up anything? The campus public safety- or whatever- drove to seize them, they can drive to return them.

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    • Note: This was in an apartment that the university owned OFF campus. This was NOT on a school campus. The students need to press this and become millionaires before graduation.

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