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NY introduces bill to "require background checks for 3D printers capable of creating firearms" (www.nysenate.gov)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hopefully won't pass

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Do you just make a habit of reading incorrect context into things that aren't there?

It is legislation being introduced and supported (colloquially 'pushed') by NY liberals, I never implied it was being shoved through committee or forced through the legislature.

Look, not to be pedantic, but you've already moved the goalposts once, care for a second time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

When did I move goal posts? Honest question.

It’s a NY state bill on an issue related to firearms. In that context it is not strange to read the word liberal on the same context.

Now that I understand you mean liberal v communist it is more clear. Although I don’t understand the significance of a NY liberal vs any other state.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah. My bad. I was being overly snippy.

'Moving the goalposts' is when someone, during a conversation, rather than admitting they were incorrect about something, changes the subject to be about some other matter, as if that was the point of the discussion. Basically, it's something people do to be annoying.

I suppose the only way to assume the 'liberal vs. conservative' context is to read into it, and assume the media consensus American political context applies to it, but I personally don't do that, since we are far away from media consensus around here, I just try to read people as they say. Which you have now been doing so, awesome!

I'm not sure why they specified 'NY' either, but I don't think it particularly matters other than that the bill is clearly some sort of attempt to curry favor with those who were opposed to the Mangione killing.

Anyways. Cheers, comrade.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

It took me a bit to get there but I finally did. I was genuinely confused. I appreciate the exchange and you sticking with it until I caught up