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sarisataka

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20. So is the right

Reply to moondust (Reply #15)

Sun May 15, 2022, 02:21 PM

May 2022

To self-defense a restricted right?

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Solution to Gun Control? Reject 2nd Amendment. It is that simple. [View all] Stuart G May 2022 OP

We needed an amendment to do away with slavery...how much chance is their for us Demsrule86 May 2022 #1

The 13th Amendment was also passed in a Congress full of vacancies Sympthsical May 2022 #8

Points well taken, but highly unlikely. Firestorm49 May 2022 #2

The real rub is you need 2/3 of the states to sign off. Just enforce the "well regulated militia" dutch777 May 2022 #18

That's incorrect, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #19

I stand corrected, and crap!, it's even worse. dutch777 May 2022 #27

IKR? MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #28

Having the right to bear arms shouldn't mean anyone can own any weapon they want. patphil May 2022 #3

Do Away with Amendment 2 Will Change the View of ..."What Owning a Weapon Is"...Just Do It! Stuart G May 2022 #4

Keep and Bear. maxsolomon May 2022 #42

Yes and if they can overrule any SCOTUS case treestar May 2022 #94

Unfortunately, it's not just GOPers who support more gunz. Hoyt May 2022 #5

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to amend the Constitution? Ocelot II May 2022 #6

So What if it is difficult?..45222 ...Gun Deaths a Year...2020...What Else Do You Need to Know? Stuart G May 2022 #7

Do you know anyone killed by a GUN?..Think about that for a moment? Anyone at all? Stuart G May 2022 #9

No, actually; I don't. Ocelot II May 2022 #13

Yes. maxsolomon May 2022 #44

Yes...........and? nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #45

And what happens when the authorities try to confiscate the more than MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #11

any confiscation is highly unlikely. maxsolomon May 2022 #103

Yeah, that was kinda my point, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #107

Would you just repeal the 2nd Amendment altogether? Ocelot II May 2022 #12

Yes, 2nd Amendment must Go!...Slavery Went, so 2nd Amendment needs to go too. Stuart G May 2022 #21

yeah, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #22

Well, then, have at it, and good luck. Ocelot II May 2022 #23

Suicide is a right manicdem May 2022 #72

so what if people thought that treestar May 2022 #93

The OP said it was a simple solution. Easy peasy, just do it. Ocelot II May 2022 #101

Let's try this City67 May 2022 #10

If we figured out how to stop straw purchases and shut down FFL dealers then we might have a shot at gldstwmn May 2022 #55

If you feel you can forcefully take guns away... LiberatedUSA May 2022 #14

I am not saying ...."forcefully take away guns"...Just take away the "Right To Bear Arms" Stuart G May 2022 #26

We already opened the door for red states to do what they want. LiberatedUSA May 2022 #54

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #58

Having all these firearms in the US AZProgressive May 2022 #87

I guess my point about it is this... LiberatedUSA May 2022 #88

it would apply to all rights manicdem May 2022 #73

Australia moondust May 2022 #15

This ain't Australia, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #17

So is the right sarisataka May 2022 #20

We can't because of the Second Amendment treestar May 2022 #106

Easy peasy, sarisataka May 2022 #16

Last time I looked we fought a civil war to get rid of slavery. former9thward May 2022 #24

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #25

We need NOT fight a civil war. Just do away with 2nd Amendment. States will take care of it Stuart G May 2022 #29

You make it sound easy, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #30

I'm good with that. Fla_Democrat May 2022 #81

Good idea if you want to see our party rip itself apart. SYFROYH May 2022 #31

Seems the OP isn't thinking ahead, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #33

Did you know that individual states have their own constitutions? Ocelot II May 2022 #32

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #34

YES, and some states will have strong laws: Which are " VERY RESTRICTIVE"...over time the proof will Stuart G May 2022 #37

Again, you refuse to answer the question of how you would repeal the 2A. MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #38

All but 6 states melm00se May 2022 #57

Eggzackly. So many states have the situation covered Ocelot II May 2022 #59

gun control is really a state or local thing. melm00se May 2022 #61

What gun control laws is the 2A stopping? hack89 May 2022 #35

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #36

THE 2ND AMENDMENT IS TO BLAME. DO AWAY WITH IT..TAKE IT OUT OF THE CONSTITUTION.. Stuart G May 2022 #39

Putting it in capital letters doesn't change the fact that MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #40

How will deaths go down if the laws remain the same? hack89 May 2022 #41

Exactly. The OP has it all ass-backwards. Ocelot II May 2022 #48

... MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #49

10,000 people die a year in this country due to drunk drivers gladium et scutum May 2022 #56

Over 100,000 a year to drug overdose RaDaR63 May 2022 #66

And don't forget Rx drugs also, especially Fentanyl. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #67

I've had a few loved ones die of Fentanyl overdose RaDaR63 May 2022 #69

Maybe it will work better the second time? Ocelot II May 2022 #80

Bingo. Heller allowed for reasonable gun regulation. Ocelot II May 2022 #43

Allow me. 48656c6c6f20 May 2022 #46

+100. MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #47

"Simple" enough to claim, but not at all simple to implement FBaggins May 2022 #50

Posting the Nike slogan RaDaR63 May 2022 #51

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #52

Gun control isn't going to be solved with Nike slogan. gldstwmn May 2022 #53

America loves its guns too much budkin May 2022 #60

That needs to be retaught in grammar schools everywhere..and Stuart G May 2022 #62

Oh, is that all it takes? BannonsLiver May 2022 #63

What about a strict interpretation of the 2nd Amendment... AntiFascist May 2022 #64

Well...we don't need a ..."well regulated militia" because we have a .."POLICE FORCE" Stuart G May 2022 #65

In California we have a California State Guard... AntiFascist May 2022 #68

yes and no. US Marshals were created in 1789. SYFROYH May 2022 #71

That's completely incorrect. Police in the form of county sheriffs existed in the colonies Ocelot II May 2022 #78

What about the massive number of guns already owned? Who will collect them? panader0 May 2022 #70

Feels like OP is trolling us. manicdem May 2022 #74

I am not trolling anyone. I don't do that. This is a real proposal to reduce gun violence. Stuart G May 2022 #76

decisive issue manicdem May 2022 #79

Better idea Joenobody May 2022 #75

I do not believe that is correct. It is incorrect. If all Democrats bought guns, there would be Stuart G May 2022 #77

who is they? Skittles May 2022 #83

oh yeah, that will solve everything Skittles May 2022 #82

There's been a lot of fucked up shit in our Constitution, and still is. hunter May 2022 #84

If it was simple, you and others would have done it already. Kaleva May 2022 #85

That's what the OP doesn't seem to understand, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #91

There simply isn't enough support to do what the OP suggests. Kaleva May 2022 #95

Your heart is in the right place, and your OP is well intentioned. LuckyCharms May 2022 #86

I was good up until this: MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #90

Here's the thing: LuckyCharms May 2022 #97

And I never told you to fuck off, MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #98

I'm sorry that my wording implied that you said that to me. LuckyCharms May 2022 #104

It would probably take a civil war to do that fescuerescue May 2022 #89

certainly start a movement for it treestar May 2022 #92

Unfortunately, passing and ratifying a Constitutional Amendment that MineralMan May 2022 #96

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #99

The US should return to the original intent and purpose of the second amendment Johonny May 2022 #100

I agree, but the SCOTUS did not maxsolomon May 2022 #102

State Miltias weren't a "right" - they were mandatory. The people, as the militia, had a vital role BusterMove May 2022 #105