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Sogo

(4,986 posts) Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:44 PM Jun 2022

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Regulate the damn ammunition.

Keep all your damn guns.

We'll take all the damn ammunition.

Nothing in the second amendment about ammunition, is there?

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Regulate the damn ammunition. (Original Post) Sogo Jun 2022 OP

Yes! leftieNanner Jun 2022 #1

I believe the courts would deem ammunition to be a protected component of "arms" PTWB Jun 2022 #2

When the taxation of ink was brought to SCOTUS sarisataka Jun 2022 #3

Quite so. PTWB Jun 2022 #6

They courts already have several times at several levels Amishman Jun 2022 #7

Humorous, but definitely to your point. alwaysinasnit Jun 2022 #4

Lots of clandestine ammo hoards out there. Mopar151 Jun 2022 #5

leftieNanner

(15,082 posts)

1. Yes!

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:46 PM

Jun 2022

Regulate the ammo!

I have had the same thought.

PTWB

(4,131 posts)

2. I believe the courts would deem ammunition to be a protected component of "arms"

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:52 PM

Jun 2022

sarisataka

(18,607 posts)

3. When the taxation of ink was brought to SCOTUS

Reply to PTWB (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:57 PM

Jun 2022

They ruled the materials needed for a free press were covered under the 1st Amendment. Ammunition would therefore be protected under the 2nd.

PTWB

(4,131 posts)

6. Quite so.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 03:46 PM

Jun 2022

Amishman

(5,555 posts)

7. They courts already have several times at several levels

Reply to PTWB (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 05:27 PM

Jun 2022

Gun Save Lives vs Ali, Illinois Ass’n of Firearm Retailers v. City of Chicago, and Jackson v. City & County of San Francisco all have touched upon and supported the idea that the second amendment covers ammunition.

alwaysinasnit

(5,065 posts)

4. Humorous, but definitely to your point.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 02:07 PM

Jun 2022

Mopar151

(9,980 posts)

5. Lots of clandestine ammo hoards out there.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 02:08 PM

Jun 2022

Not to mention the number of enthusiasts who reload their own ammunition.

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