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Freethinker65

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27. Interesting.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2024, 03:13 PM

Jan 2024

They are trying to have GOP argue the "well regulated militia" part of the second amendment...you know, the part they choose to ignore when referring to the constitutionality of any and all gun regulations.

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Democrats Propose Bill to Neuter Militias [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 OP

This would render them null and obsolete! GreenWave Jan 2024 #1

Would be nice if something like this could pass...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2024 #2

Step #1 gab13by13 Jan 2024 #3

They are more like a 1% motorcycle gang without the wheels. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2024 #21

While I'd support it totally, we may as well be advocating for "actual" neutering (i.e., surgical castration) hlthe2b Jan 2024 #4

They aren't militias gab13by13 Jan 2024 #6

Preaching to the choir, instead of the courts... hlthe2b Jan 2024 #10

Gangs, not militias. NutmegYankee Jan 2024 #5

Some of our moderate Dems want to help Mike keep his job, maybe Mike can helps us with this. nt Hotler Jan 2024 #7

Good. Now make them practice in Afganistan and you'll weed out the sunshine patriots. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #8

They need to be banned from the military, LEO jobs, and security jobs, too. nt redqueen Jan 2024 #9

Another reason to have a national database for law enforcement personnel. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #25

This should have been done years ago! Initech Jan 2024 #11

If the law could pass, the corrupt & compromised supremes would declare the law unconstitutional. BComplex Jan 2024 #12

Because we now live in bizarro world SouthernDem4ever Jan 2024 #14

Right Wing Death Squads is a more accurate description. spike jones Jan 2024 #13

That'll put a dent in the Airsoft community Aviation Pro Jan 2024 #15

If airsoft groups are planning and training for assassinations or a coup... paleotn Jan 2024 #17

They use airsoft as a training evolution for maneuver training Aviation Pro Jan 2024 #23

I would think city, county, and state law enforcement would be concerned about private militia LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #16

Good start, we need laws against Domestic Terrorism Wild blueberry Jan 2024 #18

Neuter? liberalgunwilltravel Jan 2024 #19

If they are not "well regulated", then they're not a militia according to 2A. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #20

Many of them are very well regulated LastDemocratInSC Jan 2024 #24

I'm sure that iron clad protections will be included Barry Markson Jan 2024 #22

Neuter their testicles or other parts? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #26

Interesting. Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #27

As long as it doesn't prevent people TheFarseer Jan 2024 #28

The Supreme Court already did this in J_William_Ryan Jan 2024 #29