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55. Wilhoit's Law

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 01:52 PM

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Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” This seems increasingly true.

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"You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple." [View all] MayReasonRule Sunday OP

Meal Team 6 OC375 Sunday #1

"yeah, but that stellar citizen was on OUR side" Whyisthisstillclose Sunday #2

I'm going to wait for the NRA's statement defending Pretti's unequivocal 2A rights. CincyDem Sunday #3

There have been some remarks: milestogo Sunday #7

Of course he's an (R) or an avowed hypocrite. enigmania Sunday #67

Here Ya' Go... MayReasonRule Sunday #15

Fuck the NRA COL Mustard Sunday #22

NRA talking out of both sides of its mouth 70sEraVet Sunday #36

Growing up in farm country Klondike Kat Sunday #42

Let us not forget popsdenver Sunday #71

LIARS! GiqueCee Sunday #47

I grew up collecting medals from the NRA for my marksmamship MadameButterfly Sunday #53

NRA even know they disarmed him before murdering him? Emile Sunday #49

victim perceived as a liberal Skittles Sunday #62

The NRA is a criminal organization lonely bird Sunday #59

Any statement with the word "Robust" in it is immediately disqualified. NBachers Sunday #63

I hope you're not holding your breath.... COL Mustard Sunday #20

Did ICe Killers scan Alex's face and already know all about him? delisen Sunday #4

Excellent questions. How did the one agent know to look for the gun? Why did he immediately Gaugamela Sunday #16

Negligent discharge of a weapon Blue Full Moon Sunday #21

What? Eleven times? Gaugamela Sunday #29

You're assuming they're that organized and that intelligent. Chances lean strongly towards no. paleotn Sunday #23

This regime is hoping and praying that some useful idiot Ferryboat Sunday #5

I agree don't give them reasons to escalate thinkingagain Sunday #13

The only thing they can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a camera Seinan Sensei Sunday #33

Yeah...but it takes nothing to "escalate" those fuckers. Look cross eyed at them and they Bengus81 Sunday #40

Agreed thinkingagain Sunday #54

Yes, I've seen that argument on Bluesky - they have their Palantir database TBF Sunday #17

Historically, Strategic Surreptitious Strike Strategies Play A Major Role Against Overwhelming Force MayReasonRule Sunday #18

Love Matt Berry. nt Maru Kitteh Sunday #46

The discipline you describe is not possible. hay rick Sunday #19

They are going to do it regardless Blue Full Moon Sunday #24

And fail in their mission. It's is and always will be about public perception. paleotn Sunday #32

They don't care about public perception. Blue Full Moon Sunday #34

That is where you're wrong. They do. They have to. paleotn Sunday #38

Agree that they don't care about public perception and Dems? AllyCat Sunday #37

Then why is Donnie so in a twist about opinion polls? paleotn Sunday #39

And yet, 7 democrats just handed ICE thugs another $10B AllyCat Sunday #43

Seen what's happened in the Senate on that legislation? paleotn Sunday #44

I've seen their overall actions so far. AllyCat Sunday #56

And it's a miracle no one has. paleotn Sunday #26

Leave the guns at home. Full stop. COL Mustard Sunday #27

Then they'll claim that a protester being ONLY twenty five feet away was impeding an arrest Bengus81 Sunday #41

The pigs fire all kinds of shit at protesters that aren't doing a goddamn thing. Klarkashton Sunday #52

Yes, knowing what we know, never bring a gun or anything else to throw at them Beringia Sunday #64

Don't RW nutriders open carry at their demonstrations? They truly are schizophrenic (in the split-mind sense) not an artemisia1 Sunday #6

Ruby Ridge Emile Sunday #8

What's really bad, they disarmed him before murdering him. Emile Sunday #9

That makes what they did premeditated. Kid Berwyn Sunday #11

+1. It was murder. dalton99a Sunday #14

An execution Seinan Sensei Sunday #28

Need to be extra cautious RoseTrellis Sunday #12

Police then escorted that killer to safety across state lines. Kid Berwyn Sunday #10

How soon the fools forget... WokeAintWhatIAm Sunday #25

The assholes have been convincing us for 4 decades now that 2A is absolute. Initech Sunday #30

As I recall, guns were all over DC on Jan. 6, 2021, including the one that Ashley Babbitt allegorical oracle Monday #74

Michigan in April 2020 y'all WokeAintWhatIAm Sunday #31

Exactly. These mask-wearing imbeciles were protesting Covid-19 mask mandates and shutdowns. sop Sunday #35

A little rain and their Levis will chafe and wear them down. BidenRocks Sunday #45

The MAGA Covid-19 goons look just like today's ICE goons. sop Sunday #48

Dear Goddess, I remember that image! niyad Sunday #66

There was no protest. There were people outside in an area mzmolly Sunday #50

Thank you. They tried to establish that yesterday and of course the media went right along. underpants Sunday #51

Wilhoit's Law usonian Sunday #55

US Capitol attack insurrectionists had weapons, including firearms CNYHarris Sunday #57

Many of our "freedoms" are merely illusions dlk Sunday #58

From the hill top.... FormerOstrich Sunday #60

This is not a good comparison. gulliver Sunday #61

It's still within the 7 yr federal statute of limitations to charge him ChicagoTeamster Sunday #65

Apparently the moron MISSED the protest inside the Michigan Capital Building in 2020, Jack Valentino Sunday #68

These fucking scumbags cheer on murderers and psychopaths every time. Initech Sunday #69

The NRA has only ever given a shit about right-wing Republican gun rights. hadEnuf Sunday #70

The Republican double standard is too obvious to ignore. Legally armed Democrats will be killed. Martin68 Sunday #72

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