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maxsolomon

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10. LBJ's point was that licensing and regristration wasn't "surrendering constitutional rights"

Reply to Crepuscular (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:27 AM

Jun 2016

our other rights come with limits. even the 2nd is (currently) limited: we don't have automatic firearms (yes, I know you can get them if you jump through hoops), we don't have RPGs.

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Rude Pundit: Once Upon a Time, the US Believed in Genuine Gun Control [View all] maxsolomon Jun 2016 OP

LBJ is probably rolling in his grave right now. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #1

LBJ was excellent on domestic policy. I always suspected he made a deal with the Wall Street devil.. yurbud Jun 2016 #2

Registration will tell us how many guns there are, where they are, and in whose hands they are held jmg257 Jun 2016 #3

Registration will tell us how many cars there are, where they are, and in whose garages they are Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2016 #4

Most owners aren't worried about the govt confiscating their cars. Many are about their guns. jmg257 Jun 2016 #6

oh, well if gun owners are worried then... maxsolomon Jun 2016 #9

I disagree. Fear is a GREAT reason for doing all kinds of smart things, jmg257 Jun 2016 #11

Fear is the Mind Killer maxsolomon Jun 2016 #12

You're welcome. Don't forget these needless notions too... jmg257 Jun 2016 #13

there is prudence and there is overreaction maxsolomon Jun 2016 #14

And there is experience, which means their fears may be different then yours. jmg257 Jun 2016 #18

yeah, we're not going to agree here maxsolomon Jun 2016 #19

It's cool. I know what your saying, and in some specifics I agree. jmg257 Jun 2016 #21

Who then experienced a national gun confiscation that you allege LanternWaste Jun 2016 #32

I didn't allege that. I was talking about "fear" in general (good vs bad), and reaction to it. jmg257 Jun 2016 #34

"Who then experienced a national gun confiscation " Angel Martin Jun 2016 #38

No. It will only tell you the ones that are registered. N/T beevul Jun 2016 #16

Good. We should know that. CanonRay Jun 2016 #7

UBC would be much more effective with registration. That should help jmg257 Jun 2016 #8

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #5

LBJ's point was that licensing and regristration wasn't "surrendering constitutional rights" maxsolomon Jun 2016 #10

LBJ was giving his opinion Crepuscular Jun 2016 #15

oh, i agree with that maxsolomon Jun 2016 #17

30+ years from now Crepuscular Jun 2016 #20

Likewise, your opinion that registration is "surrendering constitutional rights" brentspeak Jun 2016 #23

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They may be charged with illegal possession of a weapon, but not charged with failure to register? jmg257 Jun 2016 #26

Once upon a time, the US was anti-military DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #24

when was that? maxsolomon Jun 2016 #25

In the early days of the Republic DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #35

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My family is Wild West. hunter Jun 2016 #36

That's fun to know! struggle4progress Jun 2016 #37

Gun laws were tougher in old Tombstone struggle4progress Jun 2016 #28

Even the Old West had gun control struggle4progress Jun 2016 #29

I wonder if the difference between the 60s and now re: Handguns was the huge increase jmg257 Jun 2016 #33

Forget that myth about open carry’s Old West roots struggle4progress Jun 2016 #30

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