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In reply to the discussion: H.R. 8 passed. [View all]
 

Dial H For Hero

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15. Amongst those who are both passionate about firearms rights and ignorant of realistic politics,
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 03:40 PM
Mar 2021

I suppose so. As for your, um, creative example of dialogue from those who are pro-RKBA, while I won't deny for a moment that there are those for whom the issue trumps all others in an emotional, unreasoning manner, the fact remains that gun ownership is in fact a Constitutionally protected right.

Does it have limitations? Of course...only the most extreme think otherwise. I have run across the occasional internet poster who will argue, in all apparent sincerity, that the 2A protects private ownership of any all weapons, from a sharp rock at one end to nukes at the other. Such an extreme point of view isn't worth serious debate.

Of course, the same applies to the opposite end of the spectrum, those who say words to the effect of "I'm sick of guns, and the government needs to confiscate every single one of them in civilian hands. Anyone who resists should have the gun taken from their cold dead fingers." Just look at H.R. 127, introduced this session by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. It would consfiscate, without compensation, hundreds of million of magazines from gun owners, and its various provisions would result if the ownership of a single .22 rilfe or single-shot shotgun costing the owner tens of thousnads of dollars over the course of their lifetime. It's patetnly absurd.

Mind you, I've seen this opinion (and slight variations of it) on this very site. Thankfully, the vast majority of posters here aren't so extreme;

Oh, the overwhelming sentiment here is for at least some increased level of gun control at the federal level, with which I respectfully disagree. And that being said, I could certainly live with universal background checks and red flag laws without much griping. I'm not about to support restrictions on "assault" weapons and "high" capacity magazines, though.

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H.R. 8 passed. [View all] SamKnause Mar 2021 OP
1 voted no on the stimulus package also... getagrip_already Mar 2021 #1
I didn't catch who it was. SamKnause Mar 2021 #2
I was wondering the same thing PatSeg Mar 2021 #6
Here they are aggiesal Mar 2021 #7
Better not be Kurt Schrader. calimary Mar 2021 #9
Here they are aggiesal Mar 2021 #10
sounds like a winner...... getagrip_already Mar 2021 #11
Now to the Senate. roamer65 Mar 2021 #3
Where it will be blocked by the filibuster. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #4
What's that sound? AndyS Mar 2021 #5
Why should they get upset, given that it's almost certain not to pass the Senatef? Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #8
Even just the suggestion that legislators might talk about restrictions is enough to create a tizzy. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #14
Amongst those who are both passionate about firearms rights and ignorant of realistic politics, Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #15
Are there still exceptions for firearms purchased PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #12
It's a good idea. Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #13
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