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17. The whole concept of amending the Constitution was so that it would

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 07:48 PM

Mar 2021

conform to changing times and be an instrument for dealing with the issues of that time. That is a key element that the so-called strict constructionists gloss over, or simply ignore.

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The 2nd Amendment was written for a different time. [View all] El Supremo Mar 2021 OP

unfortunately qazplm135 Mar 2021 #1

Ask any one of these dipshit 'militia' types if they think we should disband the U.S Armed Forces. Aristus Mar 2021 #2

EXACTLY! bluestarone Mar 2021 #3

Correct, sir, on all counts! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #8

Weren't they all? OldCicero Mar 2021 #4

I don't think so. But... El Supremo Mar 2021 #6

The whole concept of amending the Constitution was so that it would Blue_true Mar 2021 #17

Frankly, an amendment is what it will take. Like repealing prohibition OldCicero Mar 2021 #24

Yes. I agree. Blue_true Mar 2021 #32

Prohibition was also an amendment MichMan Mar 2021 #44

Although they are full of rube chit, the gunners will say that back then there were quill pens, yet Hoyt Mar 2021 #5

See the dick act of 1903 EX500rider Mar 2021 #25

Makes you and most here too old to own gunz, even under gunners' Hoyt Mar 2021 #28

Of course that's not true either EX500rider Mar 2021 #30

Nope, it clearly is. Do Gungeoneers have an emergency signal that Hoyt Mar 2021 #31

Feel free to point even one time in US history when you had to be in a militia to own firearms. EX500rider Mar 2021 #35

Racism has always existed, but it ain't right. Gunz and racism are highly correlated. Hoyt Mar 2021 #36

"Gunz and racism are highly correlated." In your mind I suppose they are. EX500rider Mar 2021 #38

If only you gunners could be happy with that. GOPers used to post that photo on Discussionist Hoyt Mar 2021 #39

And there is the nonsense, thank you. EX500rider Mar 2021 #56

Most of them are. Most racists do own guns. Hoyt Mar 2021 #57

That just a feeling you get or do you have any studies to produce? Let me guess... EX500rider Mar 2021 #58

Yes.. Deuxcents Mar 2021 #7

So change it. The constitution explains how. Nt hack89 Mar 2021 #9

We can stop gunners without going to that extreme. People are tired of coddling selfish gun owners. Hoyt Mar 2021 #11

I agree the 2A allows strict gun control hack89 Mar 2021 #13

What I don't have a grasp on is why you gunners fight so hard to protect gunz Hoyt Mar 2021 #14

But I don't fight you. That's what you refuse to understand hack89 Mar 2021 #18

The poster didn't seem to be trying to protect guns. Blue_true Mar 2021 #21

That's why muzzleloaders are the only firearms not subject to federal gun control laws. sop Mar 2021 #10

I read that 2nd amendment sometime ago and it also Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #12

Why don't you show us your copy of the 2nd amendment. former9thward Mar 2021 #26

I do not have one and it was quite awhile back. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #33

Actually it says no such thing. Nt EX500rider Mar 2021 #27

I thought it did. I stand corrected. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #34

If you want to go by the actual Constitution, multigraincracker Mar 2021 #42

The second does not mention guns, pistols or rifles. multigraincracker Mar 2021 #15

In many red states, you can't carry a sword. But gunz are fine. Hoyt Mar 2021 #37

Or knife with a 3 inch blade, brass knuckles, multigraincracker Mar 2021 #41

The second does not mention guns, pistols or rifles. multigraincracker Mar 2021 #16

British intended to seize colonists' guns moondust Mar 2021 #19

Repeal it, then. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #20

"The United States still seems willing to tolerate a significant degree of instability and violence HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #22

Yet,the majority of single homicides, which far outweigh mass shootings, is perpetrated by black men MichMan Mar 2021 #45

Mass shootings are random, therefore more concerning. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #47

I doubt the families of the victims feel differently in either type MichMan Mar 2021 #48

No, not really. White people wanted guns so they could terrify everyone else. hunter Mar 2021 #23

Exactly. And that's why they still want/need them. Hoyt Mar 2021 #29

Governor Reagan was the first to ban multigraincracker Mar 2021 #43

Exactly.... This seems to be one of the forgotten reasons for the 2nd Amendment... HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #53

Read the first ten amendments closely and you'll see a theme emerge jmowreader Mar 2021 #40

The 2A comes directly from the British Bill of Rights of 1689 hack89 Mar 2021 #46

Thomas Jefferson wasn't involved in writing the constitution Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 #50

He did let Madison know that he would oppose the ratification of the constitution if a Bill of Midwestern Democrat Mar 2021 #52

Very true Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 #55

THANK YOU for that... seems to be a forgotten part of history HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #54

imho, the constitution is a living document. Maxheader Mar 2021 #49

Founders were not in a huge rush to start up a standing peacetime army... Tommy Carcetti Mar 2021 #51