If only the mom had been armed to protect herself.

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164. "So tell us just how the fuck are we to interpret that?" Well, since you asked nicely.

There are existing parallels for these proposed statutes already enacted and enforced. As evidenced in the fact that there are already items which are regulated or deemed illegal for private citizens to possess. We accept those regulations and prohibitions as within of our government's jurisdiction.

Are you under the impression that, somehow, personal ownership of guns prevents tyranny? Or that regulatory legislation enacted by a representative government in response to public safety concerns is tyrannical? Those questions seem to get to the heart of your concerns about "tyranny". Have I misinterpreted?

You have asked how do I propose to see such regulation passed. In answer: I have no hope of ANY legislation which does an actual public service passing into law so long as our government is confounded by GOP actors seeking the spot light, desperate for re-election or the nation is hobbled by a large minority of misguided people on a rampage against truthful data, facts.

Would you, please, consider stopping the hard push? This discussion, from my point of view, seems personal and is assuming the appearance of a personal attack. Our conversation seems like some sort of rear-guard, guerilla action while the thread has moved the main battle into history, made more absurd by it's isolation.