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pipoman

(16,038 posts)
34. There is a process for amending the constitution
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 02:47 AM
Oct 2015

Just no chance of meeting the criteria in anyone's lifetime... there is no will to change it....38 states are needed and I don't believe more than 3 would even be close...

If you're not a homeowner you can't get a gun? Armstead Oct 2015 #1
That is our law in Canada. akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #2
Kinda sucks. I know a lot of good people who rent. Including me. Armstead Oct 2015 #4
I do not know about you, but for me, I would never want to own a gun. akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #7
So banks can own guns in Canada? Fumesucker Oct 2015 #41
Secon amendment, second amendment, second amendment. SheilaT Oct 2015 #3
President Obama should say tomorrow that gun owners yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #6
You know that is not going to work. The NRA is very powerful and some states who are akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #10
I think the NRA's power is exaggerated because people want a bogeyman goldent Oct 2015 #12
You have to remember that some Democrats represent states that are pro-gun and akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #14
Might be like asking why people need 10 guitars or 8 cats or 4 cars goldent Oct 2015 #18
I disagree. Most Americans want some form of gun control such as background checks and waiting liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #15
You are probably right that Americans want gun controls goldent Oct 2015 #21
I agree with that. It's weird. It's like they are the only group other than lobbyists politicians liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #23
I agree with you. Most Americans want some form of gun control but the akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #22
The only power the NRA has is our Constitution pipoman Oct 2015 #26
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 states there are certain people who cannot own a liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #29
what is and isn't possible federally has been pretty well defined.... pipoman Oct 2015 #31
I disagree. If they can pass a federal law stating that certain people cannot possess a firearm liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #33
You can disagree if you wish....disagreement doesn't change facts pipoman Oct 2015 #37
ridiculous pipoman Oct 2015 #24
It wouldn't make me giddy to violate the Constitution. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #47
That's among the silliest replies I've read on this subject... NaturalHigh Oct 2015 #51
Gun lovers like yourself that doesn't surprise me yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #52
Gun under my pillow? Seriously? NaturalHigh Oct 2015 #55
Lol. I was being sarcastic yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #56
Actually TeddyR Oct 2015 #54
LOL...FFS... pipoman Oct 2015 #20
No it doesn't or people wouldn't do it so damn much... Fumesucker Oct 2015 #43
The Second Amendment HassleCat Oct 2015 #5
America has a lot of people who feels that owning a gun makes them safe but I disagree with that! akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #8
Those in power keep power by whipping the citizens into a panic driven frenzy. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #9
That is the problem. the fear mongering, but I still do not understand how akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #11
No, the 2nd...in fact the entire constitution was written by people pipoman Oct 2015 #17
Because not enough states or voters wish to amend our Constitution....simple pipoman Oct 2015 #13
I do no understand, is the US Constitution based on a gun mentality or an akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #16
The US constitition is enumeration of individual rights and limitation on government.period. pipoman Oct 2015 #19
I think you have to explain what you mean! akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #25
I don't know how to be more clear. pipoman Oct 2015 #27
Ok, am sorry if I challenged you. You are not the law maker akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #30
There is a process for amending the constitution pipoman Oct 2015 #34
The Constitution TeddyR Oct 2015 #53
Because they're largely the same laws that don't work in other large unequal countries Recursion Oct 2015 #28
The law works when it comes to gun control, but the US akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #32
Because we're much more like Brazil than Germany Recursion Oct 2015 #35
The US is working on the racism and inequality and you akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #36
The past is not gone. It's not even past. Recursion Oct 2015 #38
You are so right! How can we as a people try to move forward? akbacchus_BC Oct 2015 #39
It comes down to money. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #40
In the US the pro gun control faction is wider but shallow, people won't go to the barricades for it Fumesucker Oct 2015 #42
Because of the NRA. And congressmen like Bernie Sanders. DanTex Oct 2015 #44
Just had to get in a dig. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #48
The D- is meaningless. He voted against the Brady Bill, and for the immunity bill, which was the DanTex Oct 2015 #49
a start would be like cars, require insurance on more than 3 guns & registration fee, like /w cars. Sunlei Oct 2015 #45
It's a simple answer, really. LWolf Oct 2015 #46
Because, despite all the bluster, America is chickenshit when it comes to guns. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #50
Because our political system is FOBAR. nt ladjf Oct 2015 #57
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