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In reply to the discussion: Americans Certify Second Amendment, Divided Over Gun Laws [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)33. Radical right-wingers like the President?
http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/mailbag/president-obama-we-must-seek-agreement-on-gun-reforms/article_011e7118-8951-5206-a878-39bfbc9dc89d.html#ixzz1kV5SUkry
Now, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. And the courts have settled that as the law of the land. In this country, we have a strong tradition of gun ownership that's handed from generation to generation. Hunting and shooting are part of our national heritage. And, in fact, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners - it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept...
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept...
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The gun-control side has purposefully worked to obfuscate what a semi-automatic firearm is.
Atypical Liberal
Jan 2012
#4
Not sure why the numbers seem strange. Gun culture loves semi-autos -- general public not so much.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#6
You and your friends successfully employed arrogance and moral superiority about....
krispos42
Jan 2012
#29
Because it is an important issue. While we do nothing, millions more guns pollute society.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#71
No worries, we've got people like you to protect our precious bodily fluids...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#73
It's kinda funny. Is it so hard to say "I think Scalia is right and Stevens is wrong".
DanTex
Jan 2012
#48
Ah, there's that self-innoculation again!: "derided and silenced." We know 'bout that license. nt
SteveW
Jan 2012
#81
Don't you have just a *wee* bit of consternation about United States v Jones?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#62
When has an incorporated right, once protected by the SCOTUS, *ever* been reversed?
X_Digger
Jan 2012
#64
When cornered, the pro-gunner will instinctively turn to irrelevant historical sidenotes...
DanTex
Jan 2012
#68
President Obama agrees as well. Does that carry any weight with you?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#44