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billh58

(6,635 posts)
3. Well stated
Tue Mar 23, 2021, 01:39 PM
Mar 2021

and spot on the mark. As Jim Jeffries says, gun nuts only have one argument (and it's not a very good one): I like guns. The extreme right wing has perverted the Second Amendment to mean something that it does not, and was never intended to mean: the universal right to own and carry a lethal weapon with absolutely no restrictions or regulation.

You are the perfect example of a responsible gun owner: you own a few guns, but recognize the responsibility that comes with the right to do so. Most gun owners that cry and moan about gun regulation are lax about gun safety, leave their deadly weapons accessible to children and don't secure them against theft, and are in general irresponsible with their guns.

Society has the absolute right to protect themselves from all forms of threat, and guns are right up there with the top health hazards in this country.

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