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In reply to the discussion: Why we have a second amendment [View all]SQUEE
(1,315 posts)24. your right, it is not a war zone
..and having seen a few I well and truly hope it never is. But as I said, I have seen a modern city that became one. I do not carry every day, I have a CCW but find it to be truly exhausting to have to constantly be alert at the level that carrying a weapon requires. I never said control of this country either thats your projection of my intent.
As for the tired old "where have I seen you before"... I have been registered for years, but for the most part merely come in to read and ponder, though sometimes a response tugs at me, more so lately. Have a nice day sir.
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True, but does anyone know why the anti-gun folks disregard the holding in the Heller case?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#5
I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm. But I've been wrong once or thrice.... n/t
PavePusher
Aug 2012
#29
Sounds to me like you haven't read the fine points of Heller. Nor the dissenting opinions to those
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#10
White supremacist gun nuts form them now. Show gun and spout bigotry is all required for membership.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#13
It's not settled obviously. No changes in DC or Chicago so far. New cases with slightly different
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#16
They've been ordered to change they are just unamerican and ignoring the rulings
Missycim
Aug 2012
#18
Well good, Why don't you gun owners get your guns and a bunch of your buddies and go to Pennsylvania
upaloopa
Aug 2012
#3
Maybe so. So how do you reconcile citizens walking around armed in public out of "original intent?"
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#14
Walking around armed in public is just a happy side-effect of the second amendment.
Atypical Liberal
Aug 2012
#19
that is part of it but, (to me) the broader intent of 2A and why it is so important is that --
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2012
#36