Joanna Smith

No thanks.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@rennzella @1000_Cats @viralbunny @PPact Hahaha, jesus christ. Someone demonstrating an elementary-school grasp on the subject is telling others to do some research.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@tartarusorbust @Peppe2020 @OfficialJLD Do you consider voting a privilege? Speech?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@rociogutie24 @ambermac What about murder? In almost every jurisdiction, it's considered worse than rape. Are you in favor of banning Grand Theft Auto and almost every FPS?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@JohnRalstonSaul Lawful gun ownership rates have absolutely no correlation with violent crime rates. And in Canada, anyone who lawfully owns a handgun undergoes continuous (ie. 24/7, constantly active) background checks by the RCMP, so they have statistically lower crime rates than the gen pop.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@Peppe2020 @tartarusorbust @OfficialJLD A right is not a right if it requires permission to exercise. It is a binary function only. If you attempt any regulation thereof, it is not a right anymore, it is a privilege.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@Peppe2020 @tartarusorbust @OfficialJLD Why not?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@TheBigCrunchTh1 @JohnWesleyShipp People who carry concealed aren't all jumping for a chance to shoot someone for looking at them funny. A shooting is often accompanied by a very expensive court case.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@TheBigCrunchTh1 @JohnWesleyShipp I would have to demonstrate in court that I had credible reason to believe my life was in imminent danger from your push. In practice, this doesn't happen very often. Normally the person gets pushed, or the situation is on the verge of violence, and they draw a gun.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@TheBigCrunchTh1 @JohnWesleyShipp It doesn't. Stand your ground means you don't need to retreat. It doesn't mean you can pursue and execute the assailant when they've surrendered. However, a fleeing assailant is still dangerous until proven otherwise.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@rennzella @1000_Cats @viralbunny @PPact When do you think fetuses start developing a brain, exactly?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@kapboy59 @OfficialJLD It says "I can defend myself with deadly force so don't attack me". Or would you rather victims be defenseless?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@tartarusorbust @Peppe2020 @OfficialJLD Do you recognize that gun ownership is a right, or is it a privilege? And secondly, as a thought experiment: if you could press a magical button and have all guns (except in the hands of military and police) disappear, would you do it?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@FishBlanc @shannonrwatts Except it's piss poor logic. SYG laws allow for the use lethal force in response to a credible threat to one's life, without the need to retreat first. Someone open carrying is not a credible threat because it is a lawful activity.

She's just race baiting, and it shows.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@datn8vchic @lawbid55 @darleneturner53 And they are now. What's your point?

Do you understand what stand your ground laws mean? It means if you were attacked, you have no legal duty to attempt to retreat before defending yourself. What's wrong with that? Hell, we have this law in Canada and nobody's crying about it.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@rennzella @1000_Cats @viralbunny @PPact If birth is the measure of personhood, then it must follow that punching a 39 week pregnant woman in the stomach and killing the fetus should not be murder. At what point do cells become people? You're just a collection of cells.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@DalaiLama And when warriors weren't around to kill their opponents, or were defeated by them, those opponents immediately raped, murdered, and enslaved the sensitive and compassionate women. It's almost as if violence has a very important and inescapable role to play in human interaction.

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@PoetFood @ProudResister @sabrinap2000 Hahahaha, your house will be broken into as soon as you put up those signs.

Have you considered that the person who would obey that sign ISN'T the person you need to be worried about?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@Grnsoccershoe @ProudResister Canada has stand your ground laws. What the law means is that if your life is in danger, you may use deadly force to defend yourself, and you do not have a legal obligation to attempt to retreat before doing so. What is so offensive about letting victims defend themselves?

[Joanna Smith @joannasmith131]

@Eric_Clarkson @ProudResister @chrism70kc If you called the cops every time you saw a black male walking around in public, you'd prevent a whole lot more crime.