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Waldorf

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5. When the 2nd was written "well regulated" had nothing to do with being overseen by the government.

Reply to HassleCat (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 11:42 AM

Jun 2016

"The phrase "well-regulated" was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected."

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How rational societies respond to mass shootings. [View all] YouDig Jun 2016 OP

It is undeniable. Tighter gun laws reduce or end this kind of occurrence. Squinch Jun 2016 #1

The Second Amendment HassleCat Jun 2016 #2

When the 2nd was written "well regulated" had nothing to do with being overseen by the government. Waldorf Jun 2016 #5

Yes, we've heard these arguments 1000 times Dem2 Jun 2016 #8

Yes, good working order. HassleCat Jun 2016 #9

"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #3

Just heard a guy on MSNBC say 134 this year alone Bluzmann57 Jun 2016 #4

This gets definitional; Mother Jones found 72 mass shootings in the US since 1982 Recursion Jun 2016 #7

OTOH I'd rather we focused policy on the "normal" shootings that kill many more people Recursion Jun 2016 #6

Yeah, fuck people's constitutional rights! Odin2005 Jun 2016 #10

Fuck the "right" to have an assault rifle. YouDig Jun 2016 #11