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pamdb

(1,439 posts)
7. repeal the 2nd
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 08:32 PM
Feb 2018

Yes. It should be repealed. It's not that someone cannot by a gun, they just have to prove they need it. Unless things have changed, in the UK if you're a farmer and need a rifle to protect your livestock, you have to say, this is why
I need it. If you're in a profession that might call fora need for a firearm, private inquiry agent, maybe government official, you have to prove you need it. If you're a victim of domestic violence or feel you need a gun for protection, you have to explain to the police why you need it. You can't walk down to the corner store, slap down $130 and walk away with an AK 15 or whatever it's called. No one's saying you can't GET a firearm, you just have to prove you need it.

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Repeal and replace it with (1) a complete ban on all guns and (2) confiscation of all current guns LonePirate Feb 2018 #1
Do you fear a tyrannical government? Renew Deal Feb 2018 #4
I fear neither. LonePirate Feb 2018 #6
Just who is going to collect those guns? hack89 Feb 2018 #22
Enforce the second amendment by enforcing the "A well regulated Militia..."part. Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #2
No. Simply interpret as it was written. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #3
The problem isnt the second amendment unblock Feb 2018 #5
repeal the 2nd pamdb Feb 2018 #7
"The security of a free State" is the primary purpose of the 2nd Amendment. TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #8
needs to be updated so VERY STUPID PEOPLE understand it Skittles Feb 2018 #9
There are many things the FFs did not anticipate. lpbk2713 Feb 2018 #10
Yes, cause Guns Suck. n/t JoeOtterbein Feb 2018 #11
There is nothing prohibited sarisataka Feb 2018 #12
Gag order. democratisphere Feb 2018 #13
God wrote our Constitution. The Second Amendment is sacred. hunter Feb 2018 #14
Repeal. Period. END. GeorgeGist Feb 2018 #15
IMO "being necessary to the security of a free state" makes the whole thing junk. Nailzberg Feb 2018 #16
+1000 (nt) scarletwoman Feb 2018 #19
No. shanny Feb 2018 #17
We should have the right to bear ball and powder muskets. McCamy Taylor Feb 2018 #18
What do you think the founder thought about gay marriage, abortion hack89 Feb 2018 #21
Like many good things that were designed with good intentions, the 2A has been abused world wide wally Feb 2018 #20
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