Censorship over discussing the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

[gearchecker]

I'm fighting for everybody's rights to Keep and Bear (my) Arms here, and my post is deleted. How appropriate in a gun forum.
I don't understand why the moderators felt that my thread posted yesterday was so political that it was not only censored, but it was deleted as well.
I was well within the topic guidelines and principles of this 2nd Amendment forum section. I honestly don't understand reason for the threads deletion.

I never received so much as a Private Message letting me that it was too hot a topic for the ladies and gentlemen of this forum. I didn't even receive an infraction as I normally do when I post anything here. So I was quite surprised by the action on my thread.
Let's face it, you can complain and argue that Diane Feinstein is a nut case and her laws are draconian in this forum. She openly talks about taking your guns from you. And not a soul on this forum is allowed to argue with sound constitutional debate?
Censorship is just as bad as any other act that people in power use to limit or shut down opposing arguments. I'm going to reprimanded here for my position, and I'll probably get banned or receive infractions for it as well.
At least a few members here had the opportunity to read my post, and I appreciate the few times they were allowed to hit the Like or Thank You button before my post was censored and deleted.
There was not a single reference of the intent to violate the law in my post. I am not, nor was the post inciting another to violate the law either. We are not criminals for desiring our rights to remain unchained or taken from us. We are Americans and we were given the rights and permission to have free thinking minds.
The only thing I ask the moderators here to do before censoring this post, or even worse, deleting it, is that they send me a letter, note or post telling me exactly what rule of this forum I violated.
Open political discussion isn't a bad thing, no matter what some may believe. This is a forum of free thinking adults. I'm amazed that discussion of our constitutional rights, among adults is against the rules.

So be it,
Gearchecker

 

[s&wchad]

You took this public, so I'll be happy to explain things right here. Before we get into the specifics, note this from the Terms of Service:

We're not here to make life harder for anyone. Any decision taken by the administrators and moderators is final and must be respected. Do not post staff complaints on the open forum.

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I'm fighting for everybody's rights to Keep and Bear (my) Arms here, and my post is deleted. How appropriate in a gun forum.
I don't understand why the moderators felt that my thread posted yesterday was so political that it was not only censored, but it was deleted as well.

Your post was deleted because it was a chain email that's making the rounds and is posted on other forums. It wasn't helpful for defending out Second Amendment rights, it was simply a rant and it was only something you cut and pasted. Get over it.

I never received so much as a Private Message letting me that it was too hot a topic for the ladies and gentlemen of this forum. I didn't even receive an infraction as I normally do when I post anything here.

If you normally receive an infraction when you post, you're doing it wrong. Re-read the RULES - General Posting Ruleshttp://smith-wessonforum.com/announcements-rules/161421-rules-general-posting-rules.html and the Terms of Service and try to abide by them.

The only thing I ask the moderators here to do before censoring this post, or even worse, deleting it, is that they send me a letter, note or post telling me exactly what rule of this forum I violated.
Open political discussion isn't a bad thing, no matter what some may believe.

This is a very busy board and the handful of us staffing it don't have the time to spell everything out. We're currently receiving close to 3,000 posts per day and you have no idea how much time it takes to stay on top of things. We expect our members to take a hint and review the rules and terms of service when they see we felt it necessary to intervene.

 

[handejector]

I don't understand why the moderators felt that my thread posted yesterday was so political that it was not only censored, but it was deleted as well.
I was well within the topic guidelines and principles of this 2nd Amendment forum section. I honestly don't understand reason for the threads deletion.

Simple.
I deleted it because of this quote from your post:

If gun confiscation is ever approved it will be the greatest crime this country could possibly undertake against its citizens. I will not agree to such a violation of my rights.
My rights under the Constitution of the United States are not negotiable.

I believe without any doubt, that if the US government passes any law that allows the confiscation of guns legally owned and obtained under law, it will be the beginning of the greatest and most violent civil war the world has ever seen.

You need to look up the definition of the word "sedition".
This is not the time for blustering and posturing.

This is the time to make the best legal and logical case we can possibly make in the coldest, most calculated, and most professional way we possibly can.
We need to win hearts and minds on all levels of our society, from the poorest to the richest, from the most brilliant and educated to the illiterate and uneducated, from working class to professionals and politicos, from the left to the right, and from every belief and religion. They must be made to understand they are thinking of trading freedom for a false security.
Threats of civil war are not a good way to accomplish that. "I'll kill you or make you kill me"
"Uh-huh, please tell me more about your beliefs......."
God help us, we may one day see civil war, but now is not the time to talk about it.
Talk is cheap.
It will take a well-spent fortune to fight this one.

Here's a good article on how to deal with antis:
Terrific Article on the Mind of an Anti-gunner

BTW-
Did you notice The High Road and The Firing Line quickly locked your threads?

There was not a single reference of the intent to violate the law in my post. I am not, nor was the post inciting another to violate the law either.

Duhhhhh....... See the above.
The Government in power doesn't usually sanction bloody civil wars.
The Feds got real upset about our earlier one.

Censorship is just as bad as any other act that people in power use to limit or shut down opposing arguments.

You're a Mod on another board. Don't tell me that posts don't get edited or deleted there. Your thread was not deleted because of opposition to your viewpoint. It was originally deleted simply because it was a blustering, posturing statement that won't help our cause in these dangerous times.

I didn't even receive an infraction as I normally do when I post anything here.

That's funny.
You've received a total of four dings, 1 with a point, 3 were Reminders.
3 were for multiple ads. Did you have trouble understanding "One ad per category", or are you above our rules?
The latest Reminder is when it got laughable.
You know- the one where you found a rather HARD to find set of grips here in 2-1/2 hours with a WTB ad.
But you placed the WTB ad in the gun ads.
So, Thiokol moved it to:

WANTED to Buy
Place all WANTED ads here

Is "Place all WANTED ads here" hard to understand?

That very night you started a thread on another forum asking why we had such NASTY attitudes here and stating how Thiokol beat on you all the time and how much you loathe being here......
Thiokol's entire message when he sent the Reminder about your ad being in the wrong ad section-

Message to User:

Your WTB ad for the stocks has been moved to the WTB forum.

That would rattle some people with a persecution complex and possibly scare weak kittens.
Really brutal.


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Your post was deleted because it was a chain email that's making the rounds and is posted on other forums. It wasn't helpful for defending out Second Amendment rights, it was simply a rant and it was only something you cut and pasted. Get over it.

gearchecker, when I read your post, it reminded me of a chain email I got some time back, so I tagged it as that.
It may be original to you.
You are welcome to the credit for it.