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President Obama on Friday drew a parallel between the challenges authorities face when looking to prevent lone-wolf terrorist attacks and the effort to prevent mass shootings.
"It's not that different from us trying to detect the next mass shooter," Obama said of detecting lone-wolf plots, during his wide-ranging year-end press conference at the White House
originally posted by: neo96
a reply to: crazyewok
The difference is gun owners have to submit to a background check and get permission to buy a firearm.
And it doesn't ask, 'Are you a terrorist hell bent on going, and shooting up a bunch of people because Allah told you to'.
My question was how does Obama differentiate between a terrorist and a mass shooter because were Im sitting they are both the same.
There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
I speak out against my government, and believe in constitutional rights.
originally posted by: neo96
a reply to: crazyewok
My question was how does Obama differentiate between a terrorist and a mass shooter because were Im sitting they are both the same.
He doesn't. Hence the false equivalence.
They are two entirely different things.
There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
From BSG. Commander Adame.
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
I speak out against my government, and believe in constitutional rights.
Clearly you are now enemy #1, and anti-American, and added to the domestic terrorist watch list, and a baby and kitten killer, and a racist, and a somethingophobe, and intolerant of something..somewhere.
Just give the government your guns, resistance is futile......