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Odin2005

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37. If anger issues cause you to commit a crime you should not be allowed access to weapons, period.

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 04:32 PM

Jun 2016

And I say that as somebody who is generally pro-gun.

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In Voisine v. US, SCOTUS Just Ruled People Convicted of Domestic Violence Can't Buy Guns [View all] MohRokTah Jun 2016 OP

Good. PeaceNikki Jun 2016 #1

This ruling will directly save women's lives. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #2

As a DA survivor, I know this firsthand. PeaceNikki Jun 2016 #7

AND men's. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 #18

Phil Hartman... :( n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #26

This means the SCOTUS is reaffirming the right of government to regulate guns. roamer65 Jun 2016 #3

Yup. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #6

Slight Distinction-This Was a Violation of Federal Law After Being Convicted of a State Law Stallion Jun 2016 #25

Nobody said otherwise. Igel Jun 2016 #36

Not quite. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #4

Wow, two big wins on one day... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #5

This one is not getting enough coverage n/t malaise Jun 2016 #33

Yeah, but arguably it is a fairly narrow case... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #35

There is yet hope for this country Hekate Jun 2016 #8

"two of the SCOTUS justices are complete morons" - Sonia Sotomayor is a "complete moron" really? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #9

Ok, not "Complete" AllTooEasy Jun 2016 #12

That's still a bizarre assessment. Orrex Jun 2016 #20

What was Sotomayor's rationale for her dissent? n/t backscatter712 Jun 2016 #39

A good day for SCOTUS decisions mcar Jun 2016 #10

Oh happy day! lark Jun 2016 #11

SCOTUS DIDN'T rule that People Convicted of Domestic Violence Can't Buy Guns Nitram Jun 2016 #13

You are wrong. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #14

Where are you seeing the constitutionality of the federal law being decided here? sl8 Jun 2016 #23

OOps, I see you are correct. Thanks for the correction. Nitram Jun 2016 #15

Not a problem, it's all good. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #16

Fantastic news. vintx Jun 2016 #17

and from the deepest hottest portion of hell the tormented scalia screams noooooooooooooooooooooooo dembotoz Jun 2016 #19

. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #21

Excellent libodem Jun 2016 #22

So Sotomayor is a "complete moron"? former9thward Jun 2016 #24

She isn't... but I do disagree with her on this one. FBaggins Jun 2016 #29

I'm sick of this binary view of the Justicies of SCOTUS. RAFisher Jun 2016 #31

The headline is not accurate. former9thward Jun 2016 #27

Nope. That isn't what they ruled FBaggins Jun 2016 #28

I agree with the decision, but let me play devils advocate still_one Jun 2016 #30

Now all they need to do is require a sanity test. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #32

Good news again! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #34

If anger issues cause you to commit a crime you should not be allowed access to weapons, period. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #37

That isn't the case here FBaggins Jun 2016 #38

K&R (nt). Kurovski Jun 2016 #40