They really are trying to out-stoopid each other (Stefanik challenger)

[MissMillie]

Candidate Running To Primary Elise Stefanik Says People 'Should Be Able To Own a Nuke'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/candidate-running-to-primary-elise-stefanik-says-people-should-be-able-to-own-a-nuke/ar-AALItQx?ocid=U483DHP&li=BBnb7Kz

A Republican challenger hoping to succeed House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik in the U.S. House of Representatives believes that Second Amendment rights should include the ability to "own a nuke."

Carthage, New York resident Lonny Koons argued against legal limits on the ownership of guns and other weapons in an interview published by The Watertown Daily Times on Friday. Koons admitted that allowing ordinary citizens to own nuclear weapons would be "obviously extreme craziness," but maintained that the Constitution demands that citizens have unfettered access to any arms available to the military.

"In all technicality, if you wanted to own a nuke, you should be able to own a nuke," Koons told the paper. "That's obviously extreme craziness, but at the same time, if the whole point of the Second Amendment is to stand up to the government, if the government has nukes how can you stand up to that with a musket?"

Koons insisted that no limits of any kind could be imposed on what weapons citizens could own unless a new amendment to the Constitution were to go into effect.

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[elleng]

1. "obviously extreme craziness"

[rurallib]

5. In ten years owning nukes will no longer be extreme

but republican policy.

[rickyhall]

3. Is that the point of the 2nd Amendment? To enable US citizens to revote against their government.

Really. I read it lots of times, it's kind of difficult to understand, but I never got that.

Where can buy a RPG?

[rurallib]

7. did you see that part about militias?

Republicans haven't been able to see it for decades

[rickyhall]

8. Something about regulated militias?

[11 Bravo]

4. Lonny Koons sounds like a loony con.

[rurallib]

6. I first read his name as 'Loony Koons' and thought what a perfect name for him

[Solly Mack]

9. I demand that the government I want to overthrow give me everything I want!

Because I have rights that the government I want to overthrow has enshrined in the founding of the government I might have to overthrow!

Government must grant me the ability to own the weapons of war so I might be able to overthrow the government!

It's only fair!

I believe that's what he is saying.

[The Magistrate]

10. Reductio Ad Absurdum, Ma'am, Is Not For Amatuers

He has overthrown his position by stating its true outlines.

If the 2nd Amendment exists to empower the people against the Federal government, then he is correct. Any weapon available to the government must be available to private citizens, from atomic warheads on down to field artillery. And any argument for the 2nd Amendment on the ground it enables resistance to the government is arguing for just that --- private ownership of every weapon available to the state.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Good Grief! And we thought it couldn't get worse than Stefanik!

TFG has inspired the crazies to come out - and run for office!

Actual billboard here in NY-21:

[DET]

12. How Do These People Function?

“In all technicality...” That’s all I needed to hear to pretty much know everything I need to about this guy.