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90. It would be nice if we tried to do more to stop people who are using guns to committed crimes

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 04:42 PM

Feb 2023

We are half assing it by focusing only on gun control. The guy who killed Nipsey Hussle got 60 years to life, that is how you deal with the trash who are using guns. If we were serious about dealing with gun violence we would be pushing to get those people off the streets for as long as possible.

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The 2nd Amendment could be repealed! [View all] The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 OP

I hate to destroy your dreams, but there's no way that could;d/would ever happen. napi21 Feb 2023 #1

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #5

And what about the ERA? Still not on the horizon. Even the freedom Wonder Why Feb 2023 #14

I think it is called politics The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #18

I agree the majority want STRICTER gun laws, but the original post didn't say that. It said napi21 Feb 2023 #23

Totally agree DenaliDemocrat Feb 2023 #24

I guess I would disagree with your interpretation of what repeal would do. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #36

Repeal of the Second Amendment does not necessarily mean that treestar Feb 2023 #78

You have a very distorted view of history. onenote Feb 2023 #45

Actually it is repealed by accepted rule of grammar. nt Samrob Feb 2023 #17

Yeah it would take a war or two, or maybe even three to accomplish that. Initech Feb 2023 #20

We already have some gun control and had more in the past The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #38

a future American society would make it happen treestar Feb 2023 #77

Go for it dweller Feb 2023 #2

Article V remedy would fail. The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #3

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Feb 2023 #15

If you are very young, and if you're willing to wait a long, long time FakeNoose Feb 2023 #4

Correct it would take decades The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #8

More than decades inthewind21 Feb 2023 #48

Did Elizabeth Cady Stanton say anything like that? treestar Feb 2023 #80

This Democrat would fight your efforts. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #7

I feel it is the problem The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #11

Pretty sure we are speaking out. inthewind21 Feb 2023 #51

What gun control laws are prevented by the 2ndA? SYFROYH Feb 2023 #56

This... The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #88

Point taken but that wasn't SCOTUS if I recall SYFROYH Feb 2023 #94

It was not a SCOTUS ruling, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #95

Maybe the "right to keep and bear arms" could be HariSeldon Feb 2023 #9

agreed. Takket Feb 2023 #10

Yes make it a wedge issue. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #12

"Start(ing) the process" involves a supermajority in both houses FBaggins Feb 2023 #13

That said, conservatives have not suffered the stunning assassinations that liberals have. usonian Feb 2023 #16

The most recent change to the Constitution took over 200 years to be ratified. LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #19

The 22nd only took four years. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #27

The 22nd inthewind21 Feb 2023 #57

Prohibition was repealed after only 13 years. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #66

Because Prohibition was highly unpopular and unenforcable, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #71

Children being killed in schools is highly unpopular! The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #72

.... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #73

I am sorry if I have insulted you that was not my intent. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #75

Fair enough. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #79

Change the court. roamer65 Feb 2023 #21

I believe it was in the documentary... Fla_Democrat Feb 2023 #22

Repeal and replace. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #28

Are you aware of just how hard it is to change the Constitution? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #32

Yes I am aware. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #40

Not by repealing the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #42

I doubt it would cause unrest. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #43

I would say that we'll see, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #61

Same as we have done in the past. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #62

.... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #70

Agree with some... The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #74

I propose electing Democrats to the Senate and Presidency. onenote Feb 2023 #53

Prohibition was a whole different ball of wax, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #33

We had prohibition for 13 years. We've had the 2nd amendment for 232 years. onenote Feb 2023 #55

Question. Dr. Strange Feb 2023 #60

Too ambitious. Start smaller... Fla_Democrat Feb 2023 #84

yes treestar Feb 2023 #82

I would support it EnergizedLib Feb 2023 #25

The 1st Amendment could be repealed! brooklynite Feb 2023 #26

We said the same thing about abortion The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #30

"We said the same thing about abortion"....and we haven't changed things. brooklynite Feb 2023 #47

You keep bringing up abortion, which is a totally different situation. onenote Feb 2023 #52

nobody wants that treestar Feb 2023 #81

Gisele Bundchen could call me on the phone and beg me to give her life meaning. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #29

So we should just ignore the nationwide constant bloodshed? The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #31

A majority of the nation doesn't agree with repealing the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #34

I agree with your second point. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #39

If a majority of Americans supported a repeal of the 2A, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #41

Have you actually looked for polls regarding Americans' position on repealing the second amendment onenote Feb 2023 #50

That poll is five years old! The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #63

It's hard to take you seriously when you refuse to back up your claims onenote Feb 2023 #67

Someone made the statement that there is low support for repeal of the 2nd. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #69

I offered a solution. You ignored it. onenote Feb 2023 #85

Yes, you are correct, since those are clearly the only two choices available to us. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #37

... LexVegas Feb 2023 #35

So could the first amendment. Or the 13th amendment. In theory, any amendment could be repealed. onenote Feb 2023 #44

Sometimes you have to sneak people into compromise The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #46

First we need to fight to restore civics education Hortensis Feb 2023 #49

Bingo inthewind21 Feb 2023 #58

I wish it was even remotely possible. It's not. ificandream Feb 2023 #54

If the 2nd is repealed there is nothing to enforce. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #64

I beg to differ. Straw Man Feb 2023 #96

I don't even think 2/3rds of DU would support this Polybius Feb 2023 #59

The problem is that people think that repeal would mean guns are banned. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #65

Stop inthewind21 Feb 2023 #83

Yo, I do not have to stop. The 1st applies to all Americans. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #86

When did the SC rule that? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #87

You are correct The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #89

No problem, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #91

I agree. But how do we get that changed now? The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #92

Who would do that you ask? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #93

The 1st amendment needs some tweaking too fescuerescue Feb 2023 #68

Yes, not within our lifetime maybe treestar Feb 2023 #76

It would be nice if we tried to do more to stop people who are using guns to committed crimes ripcord Feb 2023 #90