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In reply to the discussion: What guns were like when the 2nd amendment was written [View all]deathrind
(1,786 posts)15. The 2nd will not be repealed...
And it should not be IMO. Pistols / Shotguns / Rifles for hunting, sport shooting, self defense should not be taken away. Having said that the 2nd should be revisited and brought up to current times.
There is no good argument against 100% background check on all firearm sales. Another aspect that should be heavily regulated if not banned all together is the high capacity magazines/drums/clips. A 100-200 round drum in an AR15 can be emptied in well under 1 minute. This alone would save lives. The Tucson shooting is an example of that.
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As I've said elsewhere, some gun control proposals are certainly Constitutional,
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#7
Sure it is. It ends, "And we have passed and repealed prohibition and slavery amendments."
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#56
Easiest way to do something about it is to elect Democrats and change Supreme Court. Even Scalia
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#13
Why would you oppose something that you suggested and admit has ben effective?
stone space
Jun 2016
#37
And in the meantime, you can have all the quills you want to exercise your 1st Amendment rights.
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#9
Yeah, I've noticed folks here threatening to exercise their First Amendment Rights...
stone space
Jun 2016
#33
Yeah, and Scalia only talked of guns in the home. We have a chance to get rid of the racist Justices
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#14
You really think that Supreme Court justices Kennedy, Roberts, Thomas and Alito are racists?
TeddyR
Jun 2016
#22
Ok, so members of the militia have to be in good working order too. In relatively good shape
MillennialDem
Jun 2016
#26
it doesn't need to be repealed--it just needs the kind of limits we place on speech, religion, etc.
yurbud
Jun 2016
#21
There are all kinds of limits that can be placed on gun ownership that are probably constitutional
TeddyR
Jun 2016
#25
Oh...if we're not using the FBI defition, the body count drops to under 100
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#63
Beats being afraid of something that's been used a single time and malfunctioned.
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#70